Ontario Country & Tourist Information

Location
Eastern central Canada.

Area
916,734 sq km (353,951 sq miles).

Population
12.5 million (2005).

Population Density
13.68 per sq km.

Capital
Toronto (provincial).
Population: 5.2 million (2004). Ottawa (federal). Population: 1.1 million (2004; statistic combined with Gatineau).

Language
Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), English is more commonly spoken in Ontario.

Time
East of 90°W: GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November). West of 90°W: GMT - 5.

Ontario observes all the Public Holidays observed nationwide (see the general Canada section) and, in addition, the beneath Public Holidays listed for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
6 Aug Simcoe Day.

2008
4 Aug Simcoe Day.

Contact Information:

Tourism Toronto
PO Box 126, 207 Queens Quay West, Suite 590, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7, Canada
Tel: (416) 203 2600.
Website: www.torontotourism.com
Also incorporates Conferences and Conventions Bureau.

Ontario Tourism in the UK
4 Vencourt Place, Hammersmith, London W6 9NU, UK
Tel: (020) 8237 7998 or (01622) 832 288 (brochure request line).
Website: www.ontariotravel.net

Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
10th Floor, Hearst Block, 900 Say Street, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2E1
Tel: (800) 668 2746.
Website: www.ontariotravel.net


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