Ontario is a province located in east-central Canada is the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. The capital of Ontario is Toronto, Canada's most populous city and metropolitan area. An great quantity of natural resources, exceptional transportation links to the American heartland and the inland Great Lakes making ocean access possible via container ships, have all contributed to making manufacturing the principal industry, found mainly in the Golden Horseshoe region, which is the largest industrialized area in Canada, and part of the North American Rust Belt. Important products consist of motor vehicles, iron, steel, food, electrical appliances, machinery, chemicals, and paper.

Ontario is one of the ten provinces of Canada, and most populated country. This province is located in both the largest Canadian city, Toronto, and Ottawa, the capital. It is also the country's second largest province in terms of area, second only to Quebec. The southern region of Ontario is the most southern of all Canada. Ontario's economy had developed rapidly since the beginning of the twentieth century. Continued discovered several mines, especially gold and silver. At the same time, created plants and hydropower plants, thereby stimulating the growth of the province. Industrial timber was also important.