SOME FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

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

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.

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

There are 145 public hospital corporations with 224 sites.

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

There are 24 colleges offering a combined 900 programs.

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).

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

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

$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.