Ontario is part of the North American manufacturing heartland. Examples of Ontario's key manufacturing industries include autos, information and communications technologies, biotech, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. There are 51, farms in Ontario Census of Agriculture, and they make up almost one-quarter of all farm revenue in Canada. They contribute to a good standard of living by supporting more than 53, direct jobs in the forest industry In total, the forestry sector supports almost , direct and indirect jobs across Ontario communities.
The mining industry in Ontario is a global leader in productivity and has world leading environmental standards. Ontario is among the top 10 producers in the world for nickel and platinum group metals. The province is also a significant producer of gold, copper, zinc, cobalt and silver.
Southern Ontario produces non-metallic minerals including salt, gypsum, lime, nephelinesyenite and structural materials sand, gravel, stone. The sedimentary rocks of the south are also the site of Ontario's oil and gas industry. Although Ontario is a manufacturing powerhouse, the services sector is the largest part of Ontario's economy.
Examples of Ontario's major services sector include business and financial services, professional and scientific technical services, and arts and culture. People have lived in what is now Ontario for more than 12, years. Before the arrival of the European settlers, Algonquian- and Iroquoian-speaking Aboriginals had settled on the land. Beginning in the s, French and British settlers arrived in Canada and began to work the land.
After the American Revolution , many American colonists who were loyal to Britain moved to Ontario. They were known as United Empire Loyalists. In , the British enacted the Constitutional Act , which split Quebec into two parts. Ontario was upstream of the St. In , the capital was moved to York now Toronto to protect it from American attacks. Throughout the nineteenth century, many immigrant groups moved to Upper Canada, including Germans, Scots and Mennonites. By , the population of Canada was about , Toronto became the first city in Ontario in In , Ontario and Quebec became separate provinces.
This was declared in the British North America Act. Ontario is Canada's second largest province, covering more than 1 million square kilometres , square miles - an area larger than France and Spain combined. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to the south. Learn more about these resources below:. Ontario's many lakes, rivers and streams played a central role in the province's history and development.
For Aboriginal peoples and the early European settlers, the lakes and rivers were a means of transportation and a source for food. Waterways determined the patterns of settlement as well as the patterns of industrialization. Harvested wood is used to make building materials, pulp and paper and a wide range of other value-added products, such as furniture and flooring.
But there is more than one kind of forest in Ontario. These include the deciduous forest of southern Ontario and the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Forest of central Ontario. Ontario's varied climate and geography support habitat for more than 3, species of plants, species of fish, 50 species of amphibians and reptiles, species of birds, and more than 81 species of mammals.
In Ontario's southernmost regions, you will find prickly pear cactus and sassafras trees, while polar bears roam our northern tundra. Common fish in Ontario include yellow perch, bluegill, northern pike, and walleye. The mammals that call Ontario home include beavers, black bears, muskrats, gray wolves, white-tailed deer and walrus. Familiar birds include blue jays, northern cardinals, great blue herons, red-tailed hawks, great horned owls and pileated woodpeckers.
Look carefully and you might see some reptiles and amphibians, including eastern garter snakes, northern leopard frogs, eastern massasauga rattlesnakes, midland painted turtles or one of 11 types of salamanders and newts. Since then, Ontario's provincial parks have stood for protection of the natural environment and enjoyment of the great outdoors.
Today, Ontario's vast system of parks and protected areas totals over 9 million hectares, and includes areas of magnificent old-growth forest, woodland caribou ranges, wilderness rivers, wetlands and habitat for rare and endangered plants and animals.
Our parks attract about 10 million visitors each year and provide places for outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, swimming, canoeing, nature viewing and fishing. Parks are also important for scientific research, environmental monitoring and outdoor education. Most importantly, Ontario's provincial parks will protect and conserve our rich natural and cultural heritage for the benefit of future generations.
It produces more than 25 different metal and non-metal mineral products. Ontario stone was used to build the Ontario legislature, the federal parliament buildings in Ottawa, and the Canadian Embassy Washington, DC.
The ancient rocks of the Canadian Shield cover two-thirds of Ontario and host many mineral deposits. Younger sedimentary rocks also contain valuable minerals and unconsolidated glacial deposits are another important source of mineral riches.
Amethyst, a variety of 6-sided purple quartz crystal, was adopted as Ontario's official gemstone in Amethyst, while occurring worldwide, is in rich supply along Lake Superior's north shore near Thunder Bay.
It is also found in the Bancroft and North Bay areas. Each province is represented by a lieutenant governor, a ceremonial position for the Crown that does not have any actual political power. On the ten provinces, Ontario is the largest, boasting a population of over 14 million people. The largest city in Ontario is Toronto, which is also the capital of the province. Toronto has a population closing in on 3 million as of Quebec is a province that also has a sizable population with over 8.
Major cities found in Quebec include Montreal, which is the second largest city in the nation, and Quebec City, the capital of Quebec. The province of British Columbia has a population of over 4. Of the 10 provinces, just three have populations that fall under 1 million. Prince Edward Island is the smallest with a population of over ,
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