Did you know this?

  • Ontario is the second largest province of Canada
  • The province is the size of France and Spain combined, which is more than 4 times the size of the UK, or more than 15 times the size of Ireland
  • There are 250,000 lakes, 7 National Parks, and 9 Provincial Parks
  • Forests cover two-thirds of the territory
  • Niagara Falls, the most famous waterfall in the world, is located in Southern Ontario
  • The Niagara Region is famous for vineyards and wineries
  • Ontario is one the biggest producers of fruits and vegetables in the country
  • The province has the longest street in the world: Yonge Street, that goes from Toronto to Rainy River (near the border of Ontario and Minnesota State) on 1896 km (1178 miles)
  • The World’s longest freshwater beach (Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay in the Bruce Peninsula – long of 14 km)
  • But also the World’s third tallest tower: the CN Tower in Toronto (high of 346 m – 1135 ft)
  • And the North America’s shortest railway (5.43 km – 3.32 miles) in Gananoque in the Thousand Islands area.
  • Eventually, the well-known Blackberry Smartphone was designed at Research In Motion’s Waterloo Ontario facilities.