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'''Ontario''' is the second biggest province of [[Canada]] and the largest in term of population. The Canadian capital city is located in its territory just at the border with [[Quebec]] and the provincial capital but also country's metropole is [[Toronto]].
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'''Ontario''' is the second biggest province of [[Canada]] and the largest in term of population. The Canadian capital city is located in its territory just at the border with [[Quebec]]. The provincial capital but also a country's metropole is [[Toronto]].
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'''Ontario''' is the longest province to cross during a journey from east to west as it is the only province in the country that is actually more wide than ''high''. Crossing '''Ontario''' by car takes more than 24h non-stop.
  
Ontario is the longest province to cross during a journey East-West as it is the only province in the country that is actually more wide than 'high'. Crossing Ontario by car takes no less than 48h non-stop.
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Hitchhiking in Ontario is legal : http://www.digihitch.com/article1448.html
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Keep in mind that this means you must solicit rides while standing on the shoulder and NOT the road way.
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== Cities ==
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* [[Ottawa]] ([[National Capital Area]])
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* [[Toronto]]
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* [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]]
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* [[Thunder Bay]]
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* [[Windsor]]
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* [[Peterborough, Ontario]]
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== Highways ==
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* [[Trans-Canada Highway|Transcanadian Highway]]
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== Border Crossing to the [[United States of America|United States]] ==
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* Towards [[Michigan]]
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** Look at [[Sault Ste. Marie]] for more details regarding Northern [[Michigan]]
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** Look at [[Sarnia]] or [[Windsor]] for more details regarding Southern [[Michigan]]
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* Towards [[Minnesota]]
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** Look at [[Thunder Bay]] or [[Fort Frances]] for more details
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* Towards [[New York State]]
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** Look at [[Gananoque]] (2 crossings), [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] or [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]] for more details regarding the Eastern part Crossing
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** Look at [[Niagara Falls]] or [[Fort Erie]] for more details regarding the Southern Ontario Crossing
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== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
  
  
== Cities ==
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* [[Ottawa]]
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{{Regions Ontario}}
* [[Toronto]]
 
Note:  Wawa, ON is generally considered by Caadian hitchers to be the absolute worst spot in Canada to wait for a ride.  If hitching through northern Ontario, it might be a good idea to pass up a ride to Wawa for one going to Thunder Bay if heading west, or Sault-Ste. Marie if heading east.  It is not unheard of to be stuck for days in Wawa.
 
  
== Border Crossing towards the [[United States]] ==
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 30 January 2021

<map lat='47.96050238891509' lng='-81.9140625' zoom='5' view='0' float='right' height='480' width='400'/> Ontario is the second biggest province of Canada and the largest in term of population. The Canadian capital city is located in its territory just at the border with Quebec. The provincial capital but also a country's metropole is Toronto.

Ontario is the longest province to cross during a journey from east to west as it is the only province in the country that is actually more wide than high. Crossing Ontario by car takes more than 24h non-stop.

Hitchhiking in Ontario is legal : http://www.digihitch.com/article1448.html Keep in mind that this means you must solicit rides while standing on the shoulder and NOT the road way.

Cities

Highways

Border Crossing to the United States

Nomadwiki & Trashwiki

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Provinces and Territories of Canada