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Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 lying south of the French River
French River (Ontario)

The French River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District, Ontario and the Sudbury District, Ontario, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario....
 and Algonquin Park. It is the southernmost region of Canada.

Due to demographic and cultural changes, Southern Ontario is now rarely thought of or referred to as a single entity, except in the context of contrasting it with Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing.Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km? and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains less than 7% of the population....
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Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 lying south of the French River
French River (Ontario)

The French River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District, Ontario and the Sudbury District, Ontario, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario....
 and Algonquin Park. It is the southernmost region of Canada.

Due to demographic and cultural changes, Southern Ontario is now rarely thought of or referred to as a single entity, except in the context of contrasting it with Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing.Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km? and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains less than 7% of the population....
. Instead, the region is much more commonly divided into smaller subregions, such as Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario

Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canada province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River Rivers....
, Central Ontario
Central Ontario

Central Ontario is the portion of the Canada province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario.The population of the region was 959,266 in 2001; however, this number does not include large numbers of seasonal cottage country residents, which at peak times of the year swell its population to well in exc...
, Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London, Ontario. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Kitchener, Ontario to Windsor, Ontario ....
, the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area

The Greater Toronto Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The GTA is a provincial planning area with a population of 5,555,912 at the 2006 Canadian Census....
 or the Golden Horseshoe
Golden Horseshoe

The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and Industrialisation region centred around the western end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Georgian Bay....
, which includes the Greater Toronto Area.

Identity

It is generally considered distinct from Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing.Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km? and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains less than 7% of the population....
, as it is far more densely populated and contains the majority of the province's cities, major roads, and institutions. Southern Ontario contains 94 per cent, or 11.75 million, of Ontario's total population of 12.5 million people, while the north, in contrast, contains more natural resources and remote wilderness. The south makes up approximately 15 per cent of the entire land area of the province as a whole. For an inland location, it has an abundance of fresh water coastline on three of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes

The St. Lawrence River Great Lakes are a chain of fresh water lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada ? United States border. Consisting of Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth....
 (Huron
Lake Huron

Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the U.S. state of Michigan, and on the east by the Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America....
, Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
 and Ontario
Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The lake is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by the U.S....
) and smaller inland lakes, notably Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe

Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the twelfth-largest lake in the province. It is also one of the world's largest freshwater lakes to freeze over completely in the winter....
 and Lake St. Clair (part of the Great Lakes system). It is a major vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
 region and producer of Canadian wine
Canadian wine

Canadian wine is produced in southern British Columbia, southern Ontario, and Nova Scotia. The two largest wine-producing regions are the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario....
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Some analyses can go as far as to consider the two regions as, essentially, separate provinces, due to the level of contrast. In fact, a large portion of the north did not become part of Ontario until 1912, 45 years after Ontario entered Confederation
Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federalism Dominion of Canada was formed beginning July 1, 1867 from the provinces, colony and Territory of British North America....
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Demographics

Southern Ontario is home to almost 12 million people, compared to fewer than 800,000 in the North. This is due to many factors including the more arable land in the south, its more moderate climate, well-used transportation (water, land and air) routes and proximity to populated areas of the Northeastern
Northeastern United States

The Northeast is a region of the United States. According to the definition used by the United States Census Bureau, the Northeast region consists of nine states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania....
 (New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
) and Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four geographic regions within the United States of America that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau....
 (Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 and Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
).

The region is one of the top destinations for immigrants worldwide. Some of the most well known cities of Southern Ontario are Barrie
Barrie

Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, a city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , a Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , a provincial electoral district...
, Guelph
Guelph

Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above...
, Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
, Kingston
Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin....
, Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario

The City of Kitchener is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916....
, London
London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, St. Catharines-Niagara, Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener, Ontario....
, and Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located south of Detroit, Michigan, is separated from that city by the Detroit River, and has views of the Detroit skyline....
, and largest among them, Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 and Ottawa
Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
 (also part of the sub-region of Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario

Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canada province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River Rivers....
).

The area has a large manufacturing sector. Since the mid 2000's Ontario produces more vehicles per year than the State of Michigan. It is part of the infamous Rust Belt
Rust Belt

The Rust Belt, sometimes called the Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the Upper Midwest....
. The Province's two largest cities Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 and Ottawa
Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
 however are very service oriented. With Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 being home to all of the Major Canadian banks, and Ottawa
Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
 being the capital of Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

The area is well known for its attractions and tourism. It is home to many professional sports teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball 's American League....
, Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, amongst others. It is home to many theme parks including Canada's Wonderland, and Marineland (Ontario)
Marineland (Ontario)

Marineland is a Amusement park amusement and animal exhibition park in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Owing to its proximity to the falls and other natural park areas and its blend of animal attractions and rides, it is one of the main tourism destinations in Niagara Falls, Canada....
. Ontario has several legal gambling establishments throughout the Province with Caesars Windsor
Caesars Windsor

Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Ontario is one of four casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area. Owned by the Government of Ontario , it is operated by Harrah's Entertainment....
, and Fallsview Casino being the two flagship casino's in the Province.

Sources

  • Chapman, L.J. and Putnam, D.F. The Physiography of Southern Ontario. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1984. (Ontario Geological Survey. Special volume 2) ISBN 0-7743-9422-6.
Chasing Canada, Ontario eclipses Michigan in auto production. http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0507/16/autos-249603.htm

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