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SOME FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

AREA: Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest province, with a total area of 1.076 million sq. km.

KILOMETRES OF PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY: The Ministry of Transportation maintains more than 16,900 kilometres, from Ontario's widest, the 401, to Hwy. 26 through Simcoe County, and about 2,800 bridges.

WATERWAYS: One-sixth of the province is covered in water — 250,000 lakes and more than 100,000 km of rivers.

HOSPITALS: There are 145 public hospital corporations with 224 sites.

SCHOOLS: There are approximately 1.4 million students in 3,962 elementary schools, and approximately 630,000 students in 871 secondary schools.

COLLEGES: There are 24 colleges offering a combined 900 programs.

UNIVERSITIES: There are 22 universities, from the largest (University of Toronto, with 95,055 students at various campuses and schools), to the smallest (Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie with 2,000).

MUNICIPALITIES: There are 414 single and lower-tier municipalities, and 30 upper-tier (counties and regions).

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS: There are 124 ridings up for grabs in the June 2 election. Find your riding here: elections.on.ca/en/votingin-ontario/electoral-districts.html

PROVINCIAL DEBT: $418.7 billion in publicly held debt, including the offsetting of $6.2 billion in Ontario bonds and treasury bills, plus $8.8 billion in nonpublic debt.

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