Flag of Ontario
Officially Province of Ontario
What the flag looks like
A red ensign: a red field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist and the provincial shield in the fly, showing a red St George's cross above three gold maple leaves on green.
What it means
The Union Jack reflects Ontario's British heritage, and the shield, granted in 1868, pairs the cross of St George with maple leaves for Canada.
How to remember it
Ontario
is a red ensign with three gold maple leaves on its shield; Manitoba's
red ensign has a bison instead.
Fun facts
- Ontario adopted its red ensign in 1965, the same year the Maple Leaf replaced the Canadian Red Ensign as the national flag.
- Ontario is home to almost two in every five Canadians.
Ontario at a glance
- Type
- Province
- Joined Confederation
- 1867
- Capital
- Toronto
- Region
- Central Canada
- Population
- 14 million
- Area
- 1,076,395 km²
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1965
Flags often confused with Ontario
- Manitoba: Manitoba and Ontario are both red ensigns with the Union Jack in the corner and a shield in the fly. Manitoba's shield has a bison standing on a rock; Ontario's has three gold maple leaves.