20% of Ontario is covered with water.

2/3 of Ontario consists of the Canadian Shield containing some of the oldest rocks in the world dating back over 3 billion years.

Ontario’s Carolinian Zone contains more types of plants and animals then anywhere else in Canada.

¾ of Ontario’s land surface or 79 million hectares is covered by forest. This accounts for 1% of the world’s total.

The Great Lakes, (Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Huron and lake Michigan) which form much of the southern border of Ontario are the largest body of freshwater in the world.

The Holland Marsh (50 km north of Toronto) contains some of the most fertile soil in Canada.

Ontario is one of the worlds leading mineral producers.