Northern Ontario

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Northern Ontario covers 90% of the actual land mass of Ontario, but only holds 6% of its population. Sparse and natural, the area is known for its outdoors activities and rugged inhabitants.

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There are several small francophone communities in Northern Ontario, however English speaking travellers shouldn't encounter any issues with language since most of those living in these communities are bilingual (English-French). There are also many communities that speak mainly cree, however this is usually on reserves and, once again, there are usually English speakers as well.

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By plane

Air Canada Jazz [1] provides daily service to North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie, Timmins and Thunder Bay from Toronto (Thunder Bay also served from Winnipeg, Manitoba). Westjet [2] flies only to Thunder Bay from Toronto. Bearskin Airlines [3] (based in Thunder Bay) provides services to various smaller communities in Northern Ontario from Ottawa and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Northwest [4] (via Mesaba Aviation) provides daily service to Thunder Bay from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.

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The 2 main routes through Northern Ontario are Highways #11 and #17. They diverge at North Bay with Hwy. 11 going north and Hwy. 17 going west to Sault Ste Marie then north from there. Both highways continue on to the Manitoba border.

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ViaRail [5] provides service from Toronto to Sudbury and continues through Northern Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba and westward. Sudbury is the only major city in Northern Ontario ViaRail operates to. Ontario Northland [6] passenger rail service is from Toronto to North Bay and terminates in Cochrane, Ontario.

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Greyhound [7] provides service to Northern Ontario from Toronto and Winnipeg, Manitoba along highways #11 and #17. Ontario Northland [8] coach service routes are from Toronto to Hearst, Ontario along the Hwy #11 corridor as well as Hwy #69 and #144 to Sudbury and Timmins.

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Car rental services are available in most of the larger centres. Including Kenora, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Marathon, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, and North Bay.

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Aguasabon Falls
Aguasabon Falls
  • Aguasabon Falls, Terrace Bay, Ontario
Ouimet Canyon
Ouimet Canyon
  • Ouimet Canyon, Dorion, Ontario

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