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	Topics Southern Ontario Topic Home Southern Ontario is the portion of the CanadianCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... province of OntarioOntario Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces.... lying south of the French RiverFrench River (Ontario) The French River is a river in central Ontario, Canada.... and Algonquin Park. For most purposes, Southern Ontario is much more commonly divided into smaller regions, such as Eastern OntarioEastern Ontario Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between the Ottawa and St.... , Western Ontario, Central OntarioCentral Ontario Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and a portion of the nort... , the Greater Toronto AreaFacts About Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada.... or the Golden HorseshoeFacts About Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, C... , which includes the Greater Toronto Area. Identity It is generally considered distinct from Northern OntarioNorthern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French Ri... , as it is far more densely populated and contains the majority of the province's cities, major roads, and institutions (Southern Ontario contains 94% or 11.75 million of Ontario's total population of 12.5 million people); the north, in contrast, contains more natural resources and remote wilderness. The south makes up approximately 15% 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 LakesGreat Lakes The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border.... , Huron, Erie and Ontario and smaller inland lakes, notably Lake SimcoeLake Simcoe Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province.... and Lake St. Clair (part of the Great Lakes system). It is a major vineyardVineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes.... region and producer of Canadian wineCanadian wine While most of Canada is too cold for grape growing, Canadian wine is produced in Southern Ontario and southern British Colum... s. 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 ConfederationCanadian Confederation Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process by which the federal dominion of Canada was fo... . 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 and land) routes and proximity to populated areas of the Northeastern (New York and Pennsylvania) and Midwestern United States (Michigan and Ohio). The region is one of the top destinations for immigrants world-wide. Some of the most well known cities of southern Ontario are BramptonFacts About Brampton, Ontario Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region.... , BurlingtonBurlington, Ontario Burlington is a city located in the Golden Horseshoe, across Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay harbour from Hamilton, in Halto... , BrantfordBrantford, Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada.... , HamiltonHamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a city located in Canada, in the province of Ontario.... , KingstonKingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario, is a city in Canada located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St.... , KitchenerKitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener, formerly the City of Berlin, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has a population of 209,000.... , WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario The City of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is a... , GuelphGuelph, Ontario The City of Guelph is a city located in Southernwestern Ontario, Canada Guelph has a population of 125,872 people.... , LondonLondon, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population... , MississaugaMississauga, Ontario Overview Mississauga is Canada's seventh most populous municipality, located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, and part ... , St. CatharinesSt. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines is the largest city in the Niagara Region in southern Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land.... -Niagara, OshawaOshawa, Ontario Oshawa is a city on Lake Ontario located 56 kilometres east of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... , and WindsorWindsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada.... , and largest among them, TorontoToronto Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Onta... and OttawaOttawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, and the country's fourth largest city.... (also part of the sub-region of Eastern OntarioEastern Ontario Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between the Ottawa and St.... ). 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. External links