Canada4Life.Ca Canada4Life.Ca
Canada4Life.Ca Provinces Flags Inventions Quotes Fathers of Confederation Quiz Facts Symbols Anthems Prime Ministers  


About

Contact

Links

Link To Me

Tell A Friend

Videos

What's New?

Forums

Credits

No Deep Integration with the USA!
Support Our Troops!

Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Valid CSS

Ontario

Ontario Map

Name
Ontario is of indian origin. In Huron the word onitari means lake and io means beautiful. In Iroquoian Kanadario means sparkling water. The word Ontario appeared in 1641 to describe lands along the Eastern Great Lakes and the name was applied to the province in 1867.

Flag
Ontario Flag
The flag of Ontario was adopted in 1965. It has a red background with the Union jack in the top left corner and the provincial coat of arms on the right side.

Coat of Arms
Ontario Coat of Arms
Ontario's coat of arms has a moose and a deer supporting a shield. On the shield is the cross of Saint George, representing England; and three maple leaves, representing Canada. The crest is a bear atop a wreath of green and gold.

Capital city: Toronto
Joined confederation: 1 July, 1867
Official motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanent - Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains
Area: 1,076,395 square kilometres
Percent of Canada's area: 10.78 percent
Population: 11,410,046 people
Population density: 12.6 people per square kilometre
Percent of Canada's population: 38.02 percent
Official flower: White Trillium
Official bird: Common Loon
Official tree: Eastern White Pine



Find us on Facebook.

Recent
Forum Topics
Canadian Casualties in Afghanist...
TREASON IN CANADA...
Legalizing Prostitution...
The Farce of Evolution...
I can Understand...
Is this real?...



Site created by Curtis Sanderson.
Copyright © 2001-2010. All rights reserved.