Category: Ontario

Table 1. Electricity Capacity (2010 – 2023) and Generation (2010 and 2018) in Ontario Capacity in MW and % Generation in GW.h and % 2010 2018 Wind 4.0% 7.6% Biomass / Geothermal 180 1 500 0.5% 1.0% How much of Ontario’s energy is wind? This pie graph displays the data presented in table 8: the […]

Ontario’s bedrock is also composed of younger Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks that range in age from 63 to 570 million years old and contain valuable deposits of salt, gypsum, oil, natural gas, groundwater, shale, lime, building stone and aggregate. How old are the rocks in Ontario? Overlaying the Canadian Shield southern Ontario are young […]

Learn how Ontario became the first North American government to eliminate coal-fired electricity generation, paving the way for a cleaner, greener electricity system. Appendix A. Province/State Ontario Coal N/A Natural Gas/Oil 6.4 Nuclear 60.9 Hydroelectric 24.5 Do we use coal for electricity in Ontario? But it took another decade of effort to ensure that coal […]

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 […]

Marital Status Total population 15 years and over by marital status 22185 Living common-law 2225 Not married and not living with a common-law partner 7555 Single (never legally married) 4170 Separated 595 Is Carrying Place a city? Carrying Place is a community straddling the Quinte West and Prince Edward County border that serves as a […]

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: […]

Ontario is the largest economy in Canada, making up around 38% of Canadian GDP. Though manufacturing plays an important role in Ontario’s economy responsible for 12.6% of Ontario’s GDP, the service sector makes up the bulk, 77.9%, of the economy. What is Ontario’s economy based on? Ontario’s industries range from cultivating crops, to mining minerals, […]

Districts Districts of Ontario Location Province of Ontario Number 10 Populations 13,255 (Manitoulin) – 146,048 (Thunder Bay) Areas 3,107.23 km2 (Manitoulin) – 407,268.65 km2 (Kenora) What are the different districts in Ontario? The districts of Ontario, each followed by its district seat: Algoma District (Sault Ste. Marie) Cochrane District (Cochrane) Kenora District (Kenora) Manitoulin District […]

Blyth. Behind-the-scenes at Ontario farm growing bananas, other tropical fruit. When you think of eating luscious tropical fruit like guava, papayas and pineapples off the tree, you might figure you’ve got to travel down south. In Blyth, Ont., these exotic fruits are now being grown locally — even in the dead of winter. Where do […]

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 […]