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    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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