Ontario
This article is about the Canadian province. For other uses, see Ontario (disambiguation). Place Ontario Flag Coat of arms Motto(s): Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin) ("Loyal she began, loyal she remains") BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st, with Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Largest metro Greater Toronto Area Government • Type Constitutional monarchy • Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell • Premier Doug Ford (Progressive Conservative) Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament) House seats 121 of 338 (35.8%) Senate seats 24 of 105 (22.9%) Area [1] • Total 1,076,395 km 2 (415,598 sq mi) • Land 917,741 km 2 (354,342 sq mi) • Water 158,654 km 2 (61,257 sq mi) 14.7% Area rank Ranked 4th 10.8% of Canada Population (2016) • Total 13,448,494 [2] • Estimate (2018 Q2) 14,374,084 [3] • Rank Ranked 1st • Density 14.65/km 2 (37.9/sq...