Category: Ontario

Ontario has been operating with an electricity surplus for over a decade, and supply will continue to meet demand until at least 2025 without new build electricity resources. Does Ontario produce more electricity than it needs? Ontario is Canada’s most populous province, and with massive renewable hydro-electric power, a major reason for the province’s historic […]

Alberta 16.6¢/kWh Ontario 13.0¢/kWh Prince Edward Island 17.4¢/kWh Quebec 7.3¢/kWh Saskatchewan 18.1¢/kWh What is the current cost of electricity in Ontario? Current prices TOU Price Periods Winter (November 1 – April 30) TOU Prices (¢/kWh) Off-Peak Weekdays 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. Weekends and holidays all day 7.4 Mid-Peak Weekdays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. […]

The Catchacoma old-growth Forest, located in northern Peterborough County, Ontario, is considered the largest tract of old-growth eastern hemlock in Canada. Where are old-growth forests in Ontario? These forests are found in all of Ontario’s forest regions: deciduous (Carolinian), great lakes – St. Lawrence, and boreal. Also included are ancient cedars – dwarfed cliff-growing trees […]

227,235. Number of recent immigrants in Ontario from 2000 to 2022 Characteristic Number of immigrants 2021-2022 227,235 2020-2021 107,929 2019-2020 127,112 2018-2019 139,089 How many immigrants came to Canada in 2022 so far? 492,984984 people immigrating to the country between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.Number of immigrants in Canada from 2000 to 2022. […]

Emerald Ash Borer is a forest pest native to Asia that has killed millions of Ash trees in southwestern Ontario, and the Great Lakes States. Why are trees dying in Ontario? Emerald Ash Borer Larvae hatch in the spring and tunnel under the bark, eating the tissue and disrupting the flow of nutrients. Leaves first […]

boreal forest. Ontario’s boreal forest is the largest forest region in Ontario and Canada. With an area of 50 million hectares, the boreal forest contains two-thirds of Ontario’s forest. It extends from the northern limits of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest to the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence. What is the biggest forest in Canada? Canada’s boreal […]

Comparing their volumes, Lake Ontario holds almost four times more water than Lake Erie. Ontario ranks fourth among the Great Lakes in maximum depth, but its average depth is second only to Lake Superior. Lake Ontario lies 325 ft (99 m) below Lake Erie, at the base of Niagara Falls. Which Great Lake is the […]

There are 46 treaties covering the province of Ontario including three numbered treaties, two Robinson treaties, two Williams treaties and 30 Upper Canada treaties. Also known as the Upper Canada land surrenders, these 30 treaties were signed through the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th century. What treaties are there in Ontario? Historic treaties in Ontario map […]

What are the native people of Ontario called? In Ontario, there are 13 distinct groups of First Nation peoples, each with their own languages, customs, and territories. These Nations are the Algonquin, Mississauga, Ojibway, Cree, Odawa, Pottowatomi, Delaware, and the Haudenosaunee (Mohawk, Onondaga, Onoyota’a:ka, Cayuga, Tuscarora, and Seneca). What do Native Canadians call themselves? “Aboriginal” […]

Treaty 381 The treaty was signed during the American Revolution and was one of the first land acquisitions in what would become Upper Canada. Current communities in this area include Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie. Is Ontario a treaty territory? Ontario is covered by 46 treaties and other agreements, such as land purchases by […]