# Outline of Ontario

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ontario:
Ontario – one of the provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province or territory and fourth largest in total area. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɛərioʊ/
* Common English name(s): Ontario
* Official English name(s): Ontario
* Nicknames:
** The Heartland Province
** The Province of Opportunity (dated, official provincial slogan, formerly seen on provincial highway construction project signs)
* Common endonym(s): Ontario
* Official endonym(s): Ontario
* Adjectival(s): Ontario
* Demonym(s): Ontarian

## Geography of Ontario

Geography of Ontario
* Ontario is: a province of Canada.
* Canada is: a country
* Population of Ontario: 12,851,821 (2011 census)
* Area of Ontario: 917,741 km$^2$ (354,342 sq mi)
** 85.3% land
** 14.7% water
** List of Ontario area codes
* Atlas of Ontario

### Location

* Ontario is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
*** Americas
**** North America
***** Northern America
****** Laurentia
******* Canada
******** Central Canada
******** Eastern Canada
********* Canadian Shield
* Time zones (see also Time in Canada):
** Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04) – includes most of the province
* Extreme points of Ontario
** Highest point of Ontario
* Landforms of Ontario

### Environment of Ontario

Environment of Ontario
* Climate of Ontario
* Ecology of Ontario
** Ecoregions in Ontario
** Renewable energy in Ontario
* Geology of Ontario
* Protected areas of Ontario
** Biosphere reserves in Ontario
** National parks in Ontario
** List of designated places in Ontario
** List of historic places in Ontario
** List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Ontario
** List of Ontario provincial parks
* Wildlife of Ontario
** Flora of Ontario
** Fauna of Ontario
*** Birds of Ontario
*** Mammals of Ontario

#### Natural geographic features of Ontario

Landforms of Ontario
* Fjords of Ontario
* Glaciers of Ontario
* Islands of Ontario
* Lakes of Ontario
* List of dams and reservoirs in Ontario
* Rivers of Ontario
* Waterfalls of Ontario
* Mountains of Ontario
** Volcanoes in Ontario
* Valleys of Ontario

### Heritage sites in Ontario

* World Heritage Sites in Ontario (1)
** Rideau Canal
* National Historic Sites of Canada in Ontario

### Regions of Ontario

* Southern Ontario
** Central Ontario
** Eastern Ontario
** Golden Horseshoe
** Southwestern Ontario
* Northern Ontario
** Northeastern Ontario
** Northwestern Ontario
* Great Lakes

#### Administrative divisions of Ontario

Administrative divisions of Ontario
* List of census agglomerations in Ontario
* List of census divisions of Ontario
* List of census subdivisions in Ontario
* List of communities in Ontario
* List of ghost towns in Ontario
* List of Ontario census divisions by population
* List of townships in Ontario
* List of municipalities in Ontario
* List of Ontario federal electoral districts
* List of Ontario separated municipalities
* List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
* List of population centres in Ontario

##### Counties and districts of Ontario

The counties of Ontario, each followed by its county seat:
* Bruce County (Walkerton)
* Dufferin County (Orangeville)
* Elgin County (St. Thomas)
* Essex County (Essex)
* Frontenac County (Kingston)
* Grey County (Owen Sound)
* Haliburton County (Minden)
* Hastings County (Belleville)
* Huron County (Goderich)
* Lambton County (Wyoming)
* Lanark County (Perth)
* Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Brockville)
* Lennox and Addington County (Napanee)
* Middlesex County (London)
* Northumberland County (Cobourg)
* Perth County (Stratford)
* Peterborough County (Peterborough)
* Prescott and Russell United Counties (L'Orignal)
* Renfrew County (Pembroke)
* Simcoe County (Springwater Township)
* Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Cornwall)
* Wellington County (Guelph)
The districts of Ontario, each followed by its district seat:
* Algoma District (Sault Ste. Marie)
* Cochrane District (Cochrane)
* Kenora District (Kenora)
* Manitoulin District (Gore Bay)
* Nipissing District (North Bay)
* Parry Sound District (Parry Sound)
* Rainy River District (Fort Frances)
* Sudbury District (Espanola)
* Thunder Bay District (Thunder Bay)
* Timiskaming District (Haileybury)

##### First Nations of Ontario

* Anishinabek Nation
* First Nations in Ontario
* List of Indian reserves in Ontario

##### Municipalities of Ontario

List of municipalities in Ontario
* Population centres in Ontario
* Municipalities by type
** Cities of Ontario
*** Capital of Canada; Ottawa
*** Capital of Ontario: Toronto
*** Mississauga
*** Brampton
*** Hamilton
*** London
*** Markham
*** Vaughan
*** Kitchener
*** Windsor
** communities in Ontario
** Towns in Ontario
*** Township municipalities in Ontario
** Villages in Ontario
* Former municipalities in Ontario

### Demography of Ontario

Demographics of Ontario
* List of population centres in Ontario
* List of Ontario census divisions by population
* Population compared to other provinces

## Government and politics of Ontario

Politics of Ontario
* Form of government:
* Capital of Ontario: Toronto
* Elections in Ontario
** List of Ontario general elections
* Political parties in Ontario
* Political scandals of Ontario
* Taxation in Ontario

### Branches of the government of Ontario

Government of Ontario

#### Executive branch of the government of Ontario

* Head of state: King in Right of Ontario, King of Canada, King Charles III
** Head of state's representative (Viceroy): Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley
*** Previous lieutenant governors
*** Head of government: Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne
**** Previous premiers
***** Premiers of Ontario by time in office
**** Deputy Premier of Ontario
***** Previous Deputy Premiers
**** Cabinet: Executive Council of Ontario
***** Head of council: Lieutenant Governor in Council, as representative of the King in Right of Ontario
***** Leader of the government in parliament
**** Departments of the Ontario Government
***** Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
***** Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
***** Ministry of Children and Youth Services
***** Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
***** Ministry of Community and Social Services
***** Ministry of Consumer Services
***** Ministry of Culture
***** Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
***** Ministry of Education
***** Ministry of Energy
***** Ministry of Finance
***** Ministry of Government Services
***** Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
***** Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
***** Ministry of International Trade and Investment
***** Ministry of Labour
***** Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
***** Ministry of Natural Resources
***** Ministry of Research and Innovation
***** Ministry of Revenue
***** Ministry of Skills Development
***** Ministry of the Environment
***** Ministry of Tourism and Culture
***** Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

#### Legislative branch of the government of Ontario

* Parliament of Ontario (unicameral): Legislative Assembly of Ontario
** Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
** Ontario Legislative Building
** Ontario Legislative Assemblies
* Federal representation
** Ontario lieutenant
** List of Ontario senators

#### Judicial branch of the government of Ontario

* Federal Courts of Canada
** Supreme Court of Canada
** Federal Court of Appeal
** Tax Court of Canada
* Canadian court of appeal: Ontario Court of Appeal
* Superior court: Ontario Superior Court
* Provincial Court: Court of Ontario
** The Civil Division
** The Criminal and Penal Division
** The Youth Division
* Military court: Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada

### International relations of Ontario

* Ministry of International Relations
* Ontario Government Offices

### Law and order in Ontario

Law of Ontario
* Bar of Ontario – the provincial law society for lawyer s in Ontario (officially known by its French designation: Barreau du Québec)
* Capital punishment in Ontario: none.
** Ontario, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
** Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
* Constitution of Ontario
* Criminal justice system of Ontario
* Crime in Ontario
** Organized crime in Ontario
* Human rights in Ontario
** LGBT rights in Ontario
*** Same-sex marriage in Ontario
* Law enforcement in Ontario
* Penal system of Ontario
** Correctional facilities in Ontario

### Military of Ontario

Canadian Forces Being a part of Canada, Ontario does not have its own military.

### Local government in Ontario

* Local government in Ontario
* Municipal Act, 2001

## Culture of Ontario

Culture of Ontario
* Architecture of Ontario
** Tallest buildings in Ontario
* Cuisine of Ontario
** Ontario wine
* Festivals in Ontario
* Humor in Ontario
* Media in Ontario
* Museums in Ontario
* Order of precedence in Ontario
* People of Ontario
** List of members of the Order of Ontario
** List of people from Ontario
* Prostitution in Ontario
* Public holidays in Ontario
* Public libraries in Ontario
* Records of Ontario
* Regional culture in Ontario (culture by region)
** Culture of Montreal
* Scouting and Guiding in Ontario

### Art in Ontario

* Art in Ontario
* Cinema of Ontario
* Comedy of Ontario
* Dance of Ontario
* Literature of Ontario
* Music of Ontario
** List of musicians from Ontario
* Television in Ontario
* Theatre in Ontario

### Religion in Ontario

Religion in Ontario
* Buddhism in Ontario
* Christianity in Ontario
** Anglicanism in Ontario
*** Anglican Diocese of Ontario
** Roman Catholicism in Ontario
*** Archdiocese of Toronto
* Hinduism in Ontario
* Islam in Ontario
* Judaism in Ontario
* Sikhism in Ontario
* Irreligion in Ontario

### Sports in Ontario

* Curling in Ontario
** Curling clubs in Ontario
* Baseball in Ontario
* Football in Ontario
* Ice Hockey in Ontario
** Ontario Hockey League
** Ice hockey teams in Ontario
** Ontario Hockey Association Junior A seasons
* Rugby Ontario
* Professional sports teams in Ontario

### Symbols of Ontario

Symbols of Ontario
* Coat of arms of Ontario
* Flag of Ontario
* Provincial flower:
* Provincial bird:
* Provincial tree:
* Provincial motto:
* Provincial symbol:
* Provincial capital:

## Economy and infrastructure of Ontario

Economy of Ontario
* Economic rank (by nominal GDP) - This ranking shows only the Rank of Canada, the country in which is located Ontario
* Agriculture in Ontario
* Banking in Ontario
** National Bank of Canada
** Royal Bank of Canada
* Communications in Ontario
** Internet in Ontario
** Radio stations in Ontario
** Television in Ontario
*** Television stations in Ontario
** List of Ontario area codes
* Companies of Ontario
* Currency of Ontario - Ontario is a province and therefore shares its currency with the country in which it is located, Canada.
* Economic history of Ontario
* Energy in Ontario
** Environmental and energy policy of Ontario
** Oil industry in Ontario
** Electricity sector in Ontario
*** Electrical generating stations in Ontario
**** Hydroelectric generating stations in Ontario
**** Wind farms in Ontario
**** Biomass generating stations in Ontario
**** Nuclear generating stations in Ontario
**** Fossil fuel generating stations in Ontario
* Health care in Ontario
** List of hospitals in Ontario
* Emergency medical services in Ontario
* Mining in Ontario
** Mines in Ontario
* Ontario Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Ontario
* Water supply and sanitation in Ontario

### Transport in Ontario

Transport in Ontario
* Air transport in Ontario
** Airlines of Ontario
** Airports in Ontario
* Rail transport in Ontario
** Railways in Ontario
* Vehicular transport in Ontario
** List of automobiles manufactured in Ontario
** Vehicle registration plates of Ontario
** Roads in Ontario
*** Ontario Provincial Highway Network
**** List of provincial highways in Ontario
**** 400-series highways
**** Former provincial highways in Ontario
*** County roads in Ontario
*** List of Ontario Tourist Routes

## Education in Ontario

Education in Ontario
* Primary education in Ontario
** School districts in Ontario
** English educational institutions in Ontario
** Grade school in Ontario
** High school in Ontario
* Higher education in Ontario
** List of Ontario students' associations
** College education in Ontario
*** Public colleges in Ontario
*** Art schools in Ontario
** Universities in Ontario
* Museums in Ontario
* Public libraries in Ontario