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Climate

The climate of Ontario varies largely from season to season and from one location to another.Severe thunderstorms peak in summer. London, situated in Southern (Southwestern) Ontario, has the most lightning strikes per year in Canada, averaging 34 days of thunderstorm activity per year. In a typical year, Ontario averages 11 confirmed tornado touchdowns, with the highest frequency occurring in the Windsor-Essex – Chatham Kent area, though many are destructive (the majority between F0 to F2 on the Fujita scale) and few are very destructive. Ontario had a record 29 tornadoes in both 2006 and 2009.

Tourism

Ontario boasts a vast array of activities, relaxing getaways, outdoor adventures and cultural experiences. Toronto is Canada’s largest city and there are countless things to do in Ottowa. There are over two dozen museums, fifty art galleries, night clubs, fine dining, heritage sites, awesome architecture, and festivals at many points year round. Small towns, charming hamlets and rural communities are also brimming with unique festivals, friendly artisan studios, bustling farmer and antique markets and excellent shops and boutiques.

Natural beauty and outdoor adventure abound year round in Ontario.

Ontario - The Facts

Ontario is Canada's second largest province, covering more than one million square kilometres (415,000 square miles) - an area larger than France and Spain combined.
Culture is one of Ontario's fastest growing sectors. The arts play an important role in fostering vibrant, liveable communities and building a strong, competitive economy.Ontario is one of the ten provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada.
It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40% of all Canadians, and is the second largest province in total area. It is home to the nation'scapital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.
The official language of the region is English.
The Capital of Ontario – Toronto
Canada's most populous Province with 13,505,900 residents as of 2012.
The Provincial motto - Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Loyal she began and loyal she remains)
The province consists of three main geographical regions:

The thinly populated Canadian Shield in the northwestern and central portions, which comprises over half the land area of Ontario. Although this area mostly does not support agriculture, it is rich in minerals and in part covered by the Central and Midwestern Canadian Shield forests, studded with lakes and rivers. Northern Ontario is subdivided into two sub-regions: Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario.
The virtually unpopulated Hudson Bay Lowlands in the extreme north and northeast, mainly swampy and sparsely forested.
Southern Ontario which is further sub-divided into four regions; Central Ontario (although not actually the province's geographic centre), Eastern Ontario, Golden Horseshoe and Southwestern Ontario (parts of which were formerly referred to as Western Ontario).

Important airports in the province include Toronto Pearson International Airport, which is the busiest airport in Canada

Fun Fact:

There are several world renowned celebrities from Ontario, such as Alanis Morrisette, Jim Carrey, Avril Lavigne, Mike Myers, Shania Twain, Matthew Perry, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Christopher Plummer and Justin Bieber.