Author: Clint Curtis

The Taylor 2 (also known as Ghost Lake) emerald showing near Dryden, in northwestern Ontario, is associated with a granitic pegmatite of the Mavis Lake Pegmatite Group proximal to the 2685 Ma Ghost Lake Batholith. Where can I find emeralds in Ontario? In Ontario, Hine’s Emerald has been documented in and around Minesing wetland in […]

Boreal forest region Ontario’s boreal forest is the largest forest region in Ontario and Canada and contains two-thirds of Ontario’s forest. It extends from the northern limits of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest to the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Coniferous (softwood) and mixed-wood forests dominate the Boreal region. What are the forest regions of Canada? Forest […]

In 2021-22, total revenue in Ontario was $185.1 billion — 20.2 per cent, or $31.1 billion higher than the 2021 Budget forecast. How much does the Canadian government earn from taxes? Total income taxes paid in Canada from 2000 to 2020, by type (in billion Canadian dollars) Characteristic Federal taxes Provincial taxes 2019 160.35 99.84 […]

Ontario’s Catholic schools go back as far as the 1600s. A formal system was established in 1841, and the Scott Act of 1863 granted the Catholic community the right to establish and operate publicly funded Catholic schools. When were Catholic schools funded in Ontario? Funding for grade 13 began in 1987. The Education Act, Ontario […]

2020–21 Financial highlights ($ Billions) – table 1 Consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31 March 2020 Economic and fiscal update 2019–20 Actual Total revenue 156.3 156.1 Expense: Programs 161.1 152.3 Expense: Interest on debt 13.2 12.5 Total expense 174.3 164.8 Where does Ontario get its revenue? In 2021, roughly 45 […]

Doug Ford is the 26th and current premier of Ontario. Who is responsible for ServiceOntario? Some services were also formerly provided by automated ServiceOntario self-service kiosks located primarily in shopping malls.ServiceOntario. A ServiceOntario location in Markham Agency overview Formed 2006 Minister responsible Lisa Thompson, Minister of Government and Consumer Services What is the name of […]

Red Lake Mine Location Country Canada Coordinates 51°3′40.16″N 93°44′35.34″W Production Products Gold What is the largest mine in Ontario? Compass Minerals’ Goderich salt mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. It has operated […]

Penguins are adorable and interesting creatures. They’re a ton of fun to watch and they fill you with the overwhelming desire to hold them. But you should stick to viewing these birds at the zoo and in nature documentaries. The reality of keeping penguins as pets is that it’s not feasible, and it’s certainly not […]

The sugar maple is found in central and southern Ontario. Is maple in northern Ontario? Where it is found. The red maple is found in central and southern Ontario, in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence region. What maple trees are native to southern Ontario? Although there are about 150 known species of maples, only seven are […]

Before you rest easy about finding gold in your own backyard, Ontario property owners have been blindsided before. Anyone 18 or over can get a prospector’s licence in Ontario to stake and mine a claim. Can you mine for gold in Ontario? Canada’s gold reserves are found mostly in the eastern provinces of Ontario and […]