Better Know a Province: Ontario

Thinking about a move to the province of Ontario? Live there currently? Keep reading to learn more about the region you do or will call home!

Located in east-central Canada, Ontario is Canada's most-populous province, containing nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and borders five states in the U.S. (Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York).

It is also the home to the nation's capital: Ottawa, and its most-populous city: Toronto, and boasts 250,000 fresh water lakes.

Generally divided into two areas -- Northern and Southern Ontario -- North Ontario is less populated to due to its extremely cold winters and heavily forested land while South Ontario contains 94 percent of the province's population and most arable land.

Ontario is most known for being the home to Niagara Falls: three collective waterfalls that stretch between Canada and the United States in Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. Horsehoe Falls (which lies largely in Canada) is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

Statistics

• Capital - Toronto
• Largest city - Toronto
• Official languages - English
• Demonym - Ontarian
• Time zone - Eastern: UTC-5 (most of the province) and Central: UTC-6 (majority of North West Ontario)

Symbols of Ontario

• Motto - Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains)
• Bird - common loon
• Tree - eastern white pine
• Gemstone - amethyst
• Flower - white trillium
• Licence Plate Slogan - Yours to Discover
• Colours - green and gold