Ontario

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Located in Eastern Canada
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The Canadian province of Ontario was created in 1867. Previously, the area had formed the British colony Upper Canada, and was, for a short time, part of a unified Province of Canada.

1791 Upper Canada was established
1841 Acts of Union 1840 created a single Province of Canada
1867 Canadian Confederation established the modern province of Ontario

The province is divided into 50 counties, municipalities, and districts—generically, census divisions.