Facts About Toronto Toronto is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. Toronto is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe. The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada’s five largest banks, […]
Facts About Hamilton Hamilton is an important industrial city located on Lake Ontario, part of the Golden Horseshoe region in Ontario. Hamilton was the first city to host the Commonwealth Games in the world. Hamilton is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the Bruce Trail, McMaster University, Redeemer University College […]
Facts About Ottawa Ottawa is the seventh coldest capital in the world. Ottawa has the most educated population among Canadian cities and is home to a number of post-secondary, research, and cultural institutions, including the National Arts Centre, the National Gallery, and numerous national museums. Ottawa is known as one of the most educated cities […]
Facts About Kitchener Kitchener is located in Southwestern Ontario, in the Saint Lawrence Lowlands. Kitchener is one of three cities which make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener is the largest city within the Grand River watershed and the largest city on the Haldimand Tract. In 1784, the land […]
Facts About Barrie Barrie is a city and manifesting regional centre in Central Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. The Barrie area was first settled during the War of 1812 as a key supply depot for British forces. Barrie has a total land area of 898.02 […]
Facts About Brantford Brantford is sometimes called The Telephone City because the inventor of the telephone lived in Brantford. Hockey player Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford. Brantford is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River. Brantford was settled by United Empire Loyalists led by Joseph Brant of the Iroquois in […]
Facts About Kanata Kanata is a large suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Kanata was an independent town from 1978 to 2000. On September 20, 1998, the city of Kanata dedicated a cenotaph in Village Green Memorial Park dedicated to those who served their country in war and peace. The area […]
Facts About Oshawa Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aaz haway, meaning “the crossing place” or just “a cross”. Oshawa’s roots are tied to the automobile industry, specifically the Canadian division of General Motors, known as General Motors Canada. Founded in […]
Facts About Milton Milton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton consisting of 365 square kilometres of land area. Milton is on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO world biosphere reserve and the Bruce Trail. The Estimated Population of Milton is […]
Facts About Kingston Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Kingston is on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River. Kingston is within the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone and is dominated in the Kingston area by a mixture of deciduous […]