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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.
1971 – Ontario Place theme park opens in Toronto created by the Government of Ontario 1976 – The CN Tower in Toronto is completed and opens to the public. 1979 – A train derailment in Mississauga causes the largest evacuation of a city in North American history.
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).
Date Event Change July 1, 1867 The Dominion of Canada was formed by the United Kingdom from three provinces of British North America: [8] [a] The Province of Canada, which was split at the Ottawa River into the provinces of Ontario to the west, and Quebec to the east [b] New Brunswick [c] Nova Scotia [d] The capital was established at Ottawa.
A British criminal code was established. No assembly of representatives was created, which allowed the governor to keep ruling under the advice of his counsellors. The British merchants of Quebec were not pleased by this new act, which ignored their most important demands.
However, by that date the balance had shifted. Of Canada's population of 8,787,000 people, roughly 4,300,000, or 50 percent, lived in cities. This was the result of internal urban population growth, the steady influx of the rural population into the cities and the arrival of immigrants, most of whom settled in cities.
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Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.Located in Central Canada, 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).