Author: Clint Curtis

Visible minority refers to whether a person is a visible minority or not, as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as “persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour“. What counts as a visible minority? The visible minority population consists mainly of […]

Alliston. But back to Ontario’s “Potato Capital,” as Alliston proudly called itself in the days before Honda came to town. What is Alliston Ontario known for? The town grew as a commercial centre for the area farmers and was best known as a potato-growing area. It is still a major industry in the town and […]

Ontario is at the centre of one of the most stable and competitive business environments in the world. Strategically located in the heart of North America, Ontario offers companies access to more than 194-million consumers within a day’s drive of the Greater Toronto Area. Is Ontario a good place to start a business? Toronto, Ontario […]

Swampy Cree – this group lives in northern Manitoba along the Hudson Bay coast and adjacent inland areas to the south and west, and in Ontario along the coast of Hudson Bay and James Bay. Where is Cree land in Ontario? The Moose Cree First Nation (formerly known as Moose Factory Band of Indians) (Cree: […]

We currently offer information about the three largest utilities in Ontario: Hydro One, Enbridge Gas, and Union Gas, and will likely add information on additional utilities in the future. Who supplies gas to Ontario? EGI delivers natural gas to 3.8 million customers in over 355 municipalities and 21 indigenous communities in Ontario through over 147 […]

Ontario’s Boundaries 1791 The American Revolution and the arrival of the Loyalists led to the Constitutional Act (1791), which separated the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada (current southern Ontario) and Lower Canada (current southern Quebec). How was land divided in Ontario? Rectangular Lot System. This system used the township or parish as its largest […]

“Ontario has one of the cleanest systems in the world when it comes to carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour – 93% and 92% lower than the U.S. and German grids respectively, and 81% lower than the rest of Canada.” How much of Ontario Hydro is renewable? Table 1. Electricity Capacity (2010 – 2023) and Generation (2010 […]

OPG is the owner of four nuclear power plants. It directly operates Pickering Nuclear Generation Station in Pickering, Ontario and Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Courtice, Ontario. Are nuclear power plants privately owned? Today, almost all the commercial reactors in the USA are owned by private companies, and nuclear industry as a whole has far […]

Government of Ontario. Ontario Power Generation Type Crown corporation Owner Government of Ontario Number of employees 10,000 (2019) Subsidiaries Atura Power Canadian Nuclear Partners Inc. Eagle Creek Renewable Energy Ivy Charging Network Laurentis Energy Partners PowerON Website opg.com Who owns nuclear plants Ontario? Overview. With a history of safe nuclear power generation dating back to […]

$91,154. How accurate does $91,154 look to you? Do nuclear power plants pay well? As of Dec 2, 2022, the average annual pay for a Nuclear Power Plant in the United States is $97,656 a year. What is the salary of Nuclear Operator? National estimates for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators: Percentile 10% 50% (Median) Hourly […]