1. The Provinces of Canada: ONTARIO

2. Symbols of Ontario The provincial bird is the Common Loon
The provincial flower is the Trillium
The provincial tree is the Eastern White Pine
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3. Provincial Flag
Ontario’s flag has a red field with the Union Jack in the upper left corner and the Ontario shield at right.

4. Province Meaning
The name Ontario, from an Iroquoian word sometimes translated as meaning "beautiful lake" or "beautiful water", is apt, since lakes and rivers occupy one-sixth of the province's total area of just over one million square kilometres.
There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario - they make up about one-third of the world's fresh water.

5. Province History First Inhabitants Exploration Settlement
Artifacts and archaeological excavation that show human habitation of what is today Ontario date back at least 7000 years.
Exploration
French explorers Etienne Brulé and Samuel de Champlain sailed the St. Lawrence into Ontario.
Settlement
The first large settlement was York (now Toronto), which became the capital in 1793.

6. Province History, continued
Pre-Confederation Days
A railway boom in the 1850s made year-round transportation routes a reality, though the boom abruptly ended in When the American Civil War started in 1861, the population of Canada West was about 1.5 million.
In 1867, Ontario joined with Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to form the Dominion of Canada.

7. Provincehood
This province became one of the first four provinces of Canada on July 1, 1867.
The first Lieutenant Governor of the province after Confederation was Major-General The Honourable Henry William Stisted.
The first Premier of the province after Confederation was The Honourable John Sandfield Macdonald.

8. Government National Government Provincial Government
There are currently 24 Senators and 106 Members of Parliament representing Ontario in the federal government.
Provincial Government
The current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is His Honour The Honourable David Onley.
The current Premier of Ontario is The Honourable Dalton McGuinty.
There are 107 Members of Provincial Parliament in the Ontario Legislature.

9. Map of Ontario
Toronto

10. Statistics Population: 12 500 000 (2005) Area: 1,076,395 km²
Population Density: / km²
Largest City: Toronto ( )
Capital City: Toronto
Other Cities: Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo

11. Economy Chief aspects of the provincial economy include:
cultivating crops
mining minerals
manufacturing automobiles
designing software and leading-edge technology

12. Weather The average high temperature in July is 23°C.
The average high temperature in January is -13°C.
The average yearly precipitation is 95 cm.

13. Natural Resources Water Minerals 250 000 lakes Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Minerals
Gold
Nickel
Copper
Zinc

14. Natural Resources, continued
Plant Life
deciduous forest of the Niagara Peninsula
mixed forest of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region
conifer-dominated boreal forest of the north
Animal Life
Fish
Beavers
Bears
Birds

15. Places to Visit Toronto Ottawa Algonquin Provincial Park CN Tower
The Ex
Ottawa
Parliament Buildings
Museums
Algonquin Provincial Park
Camping

16. Famous People Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
Lt.Col. John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields
The Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister
Christopher Plummer, actor
Neil Young, singer
Norman Bethune, inventor
Sir Frederick Banting, inventor

17. Provincial Motto & Coat of Arms
Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanent
"Loyal she began, loyal she remains"

18. Works Cited
Canadian Heritage. (2005) Ontario. Retrieved on September 1, 2005 from
Government of Ontario. (2005) About Ontario (Government of Ontario, Canada). Retrieved on September 1, 2005 from \
Marlatt, Craig. (2005) CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Ontario. Retrieved on September 1, 2005 from