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Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains). Ontario means “Beautiful Lake” in the Iroquois language.

Population: 11,506,400 (1999)

Size: 1,068,580 sq. km

Capital: Toronto

Main Industries: Manufacturing, farming, mining, forestry

Flower: White Trillium

Bird: Common Loon

Tree: White Pine

History:

In 1630, Etienne Brulé came to live with the Hurons and soon missionaries set up missions along the Great Lakes and fur traders set up trading posts. In 1781, many people loyal to Britain fled the United States and settled around York (now Toronto). In 1867, Ontario was one of the first four provinces that originally formed Canada. The manufacturing industry which developed during World War I and II attracted many workers from all parts of the world which has made Ontario a multicultural society today.