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1610–1612 – exploration of what is now southern Ontario by Étienne Brûlé, a truchement. 1611 – Henry Hudson visits Hudson Bay and claims the region for Great Britain. 1615 – Samuel de Champlain visits Lake Huron, after which French missionaries establish outposts in the region.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Ontario. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
History of Ontario. The history of Ontario covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands that make up present-day Ontario, the most populous province of Canada as of the early 21st century have been inhabited for millennia by groups of Aboriginal people, with French and British ...
Feb 25, 2023 · The timeline of Ontario history begins in 1841, when the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada were united by the Act of Union 1840 to form the Province of Canada. Upper Canada, which became known as Canada West, and Lower Canada, known as Canada East, together formed the new Province of Canada.
Sep 13, 2018 · timeline Ontario. Ontario is Canada's most populous and second-largest province. It stretches from Canada's southernmost point at Middle Island in Lake Erie in the south, to the Manitoba-Ontario border on Hudson Bay in the north, and from the banks of the St. Lawrence River in the east, to the Manitoba border in the west.
Aug 9, 2007 · As of the 2021 census, Ontario had 14,223,942 residents, making it the most populous province or territory in Canada. Ontario was one of the founding members of Confederation, along with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Québec, in 1867. The capital city of Ontario is Toronto.
Jan 18, 2024 · 1610–1612 – exploration of what is now southern Ontario by Étienne Brûlé, a truchement. 1611 – Henry Hudson visits Hudson Bay and claims the region for Great Britain. 1615 – Samuel de Champlain visits Lake Huron, after which French missionaries establish outposts in the region.
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