Our People
Population 2001 789,930
Population 2006 789,729
Pop Growth 2001-2006 -201
Aboriginal Population: 40%
Francophone Population: 26%
Median Age 2006 (years) 40.8
Northern Ontario has
- 144 Municipalities
- 106 First Nations and Metis communities
- More than 150 unincorporated communities
- 46 Local Service Boards
- 191 Local Roads Boards
Major Urban Centres 2006
Sudbury 157,857
Thunder Bay 109,140
Sault Ste Marie 74,948
North Bay 53,966
Timmins 42,997
Occupying over 800,000 square kilometres and over 90% of Ontario's land mass, Northern Ontario is larger than most provinces and US states. Northern Ontario borders James Bay, Hudson Bay, Quebec, Manitoba, Minnesota and Michigan and has a significant Great Lakes Shoreline.
- East Algoma
- Sudbury
- West Nippising
- Parry Sound
- Muskoka
- North Bay
- South Temiskaming
- Kirkland District
- Timmins
- Northern Claybelt
- Nord-Aski
- Greenstone
- Sault Ste Marie
- Superior East
- Superior North
- Thunder Bay
- Atikokan
- Rainy River
- Lake of the Woods
- Patricia Area
- Chukuni
- Nishnawbe Aski
- Moose Factory
- Lambac
- East Algoma
- Sudbury
- West Nippising
- Parry Sound
- Muskoka
- North Bay
- South Temiskaming
- Kirkland District
- Timmins
- Northern Claybelt
- Nord-Aski
- Greenstone
- Sault Ste Marie
- Superior East
- Superior North
- Thunder Bay
- Atikokan
- Rainy River
- Lake of the Woods
- Patricia Area
- Chukuni
- Nishnawbe Aski
- Moose Factory
- Lambac
Northern Ontario has a highly diverse natural environment, population, and economic base. The province’s innovative and skilled workforce, rich natural resources, unrivaled quality of life and ideal location between Canada and the United States provide the foundation for almost unlimited economic opportunities.