| − | '''Ontario''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] province, the third largest province by size, and the largest by population. Ontario rests between [[Manitoba]] and [[Québec]]. It is bordered by the American states of [[Michigan]], [[New York]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Minnesota]], in all cases a river or waterway border. It also borders on [[Nunavut]] to the north. It contains the southernmost point in Canada, Middle Island, which is further south than some points of [[California]]. The vast north of Ontario has many mineral deposits and large forests. | + | '''Ontario''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] province, the second largest province by size, and the largest by population. Ontario rests between [[Manitoba]] and [[Québec]]. It is bordered by the American states of [[Michigan]], [[New York]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Minnesota]], in all cases a river or waterway border. It also borders on [[Nunavut]] to the north. It contains the southernmost point in Canada, Middle Island, which is further south than some points of [[California]]. The vast north of Ontario has many mineral deposits and large forests. |
| | Throughout the twentieth century Ontario had the highest GDP in Canada and was the center of Canada's manufacturing industry. Its wealth has now been surpassed by [[Alberta]], and the heavy manufacturing base has been weakened by the decline of the [[automobile]] industry and competition from East Asia. | | Throughout the twentieth century Ontario had the highest GDP in Canada and was the center of Canada's manufacturing industry. Its wealth has now been surpassed by [[Alberta]], and the heavy manufacturing base has been weakened by the decline of the [[automobile]] industry and competition from East Asia. |