The Province of Ontario is:

  • Canada's most populous Province 
  • approximately 1,076,395 sq. km / 415,598 sq mi.
  • larger than France and Spain, combined.
  • more than 1/10th the size of Canada.
  • about the same size of the US states Texas & Montana, combined.
The Capital of Ontario - Toronto
The Provincial motto - Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet  (Loyal she began and loyal she remains)
Official Flower - Trillium
Official Bird - Common Loon

Did you know?

The Longest Street in the World
The distinction of the longest street in the world belongs to Yonge Street in the Province of Ontario.    Yonge Street starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through central and northern Ontario to the area of Rainy River, on the Ontario – Minnesota border, a distance of over 1178 miles / 1896 kilometers.  

The World’s Longest Freshwater Beach
Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay is the world’s longest freshwater beach, 8.6 miles / 14 km.    Wasaga Beach is located about 2 hours northwest of Toronto.

North America's Shortest Railway
The Thousand Island Railway, which ran in Gananoque Ontario, is North America ’s shortest railway in history, just 3.32 miles / 5.43 km.

The World's Third Tallest Tower
Canada has the third tallest tower in the world.  Completed in 1975, the CN Tower in Toronto stands 1815' and 5" tall.  CN Tower’s glass-paneled elevator floors are the highest in the world.

Largest Sony Big Screen
Inside Toronto’s Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) you will find the largest Sony big screen, measuring 33 ft. x 110 ft. (10.0 m x 33.6 m).

The World's Largest Coin
The Big Nickel located in Sudbury is the world's largest coin. It is a giant reproduction of a 1951 Canadian nickel, measuring 9 meters (30 feet) in diameter.

Lois Maxwell  (Miss Moneypenny / James Bond 007)
Lois Maxwell (1927 – 2007) was born in Kitchener Ontario and was a regular columnist of the Toronto Sun newspaper.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • The 1964 animated TV movie “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was filmed in Japan, but the entire soundtrack was recorded in a studio in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Most of the singing and speaking cast were Canadian.
  • Billie Mae Richards ("Rudolph") and Paul Soles ("Hermey") are neighbors in an Ontario retirement community.
Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo (1902- 1977) leader of the big-band era “The Royal Canadian’s” and known for his yearly rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” which is still played on new years at Times Square in New York City, was born in London Ontario.