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The history of Ontario covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands that make up present-day Ontario, the most populous province of Canada as of the early 21st century have been inhabited for millennia by groups of Aboriginal people, with French and British exploration and colonization commencing in the 17th century.
1871 – Thunder Bay District, Ontario, is created out of the western portion of Algoma District, Ontario. 1872 – contracts are let by the federal government to survey the route through Northwestern Ontario of the Canadian Pacific Railway , to stimulate settlement of Western Canada , to bring Western agricultural and other products to Ontario ...
Ontario [a] is the southernmost province of Canada. [9] [b] Located in Central Canada, [10] Ontario is the country's most populous province.As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 per cent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec).
Amethyst can be found in clusters throughout northern Ontario, concentrating around the area of Thunder Bay. [2] Tartan: Red and white with three shades of green and two shades of blue June 23, 2000 [13] The tartan was created in 1965 by Rotex Ltd., although was not formally adopted as the provincial tartan until the Tartan Act, 2000 was passed.
The International Court of Justice decided the maritime border with the United States in the Gulf of Maine. [60] No land changed hands, and the scope of the case did not include the sovereignty of Machias Seal Island. [59] April 1, 1999 The territory of Nunavut was created from roughly the eastern half of the Northwest Territories. [n] [61]
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The coat of arms of Ontario is the armorial emblem representing the Canadian province of Ontario. The arms contain symbols reflecting Ontario's British heritage, along with local symbols. At the upper part of the shield is the red cross of St. George, representing England. The lower portion of the shield features three golden maple leaves on a ...
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