Facts & Information – Ontario, CA

The province of Ontario is located in eastern Canada and has two distinct regions: Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario. Southern Ontario is home to the province’s largest city, Toronto, while its capital, Ottawa, sits in Northern Ontario. Ontario has a diverse population of minorities. Historically, the land was ceded from the Aboriginal tribe in 1788 and, through the current day, has a small population of Aboriginal and Inuit people in the province as well as a mix of Europeans, Asians, Africans, Latin Americans, and Caribbean that account for 26% of the population. Although the principal language of Ontario is English, about 11% of the population is French-speaking.

Ontario Scrap Yards & Salvage Yards

The largest municipalities are Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton and London. Toronto is the center of Canada’s financial services and banking industry. Ottawa’s focus is in IT, where the headquarters of RIM, the developers of the Blackberry smartphone, are based. Whether you’re looking to scrap older computer electronics or other unwanted metals, you can find current pricing on the iScrap App. You’ll find scrap yards and Auto Wreckers that offer container services and towing services in whichever region you need. Ontario’s contribution to car production and assembly at times surpassed Michigan’s. Ontario has Chrysler manufacturing plants in Windsor and Bramalea, two GM plants in Oshawa, one in Ingersoll, and assembly plants for Honda, Ford, and Toyota. Manufacturing is Ontario’s main industry. Recycling your cars, appliances, and other metals will feed right back into the manufacturing process here. Ontario’s steel industry was once centered in Hamilton but was shut down in 2014. Northern Ontario’s main industry is notably in pulp and paper due to its vast forest and mines.