The Golden Horseshoe is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog, Lak
The western end of Lake Ontario during the winter. The region takes its name from the horseshoe shape.
A worker installing car batteries at Ford's Oakville Assembly. The automotive industry is a major sector of the Golden Horseshoe's economy.
The Niagara Peninsula is Canada's largest wine-growing region and a major producer of Ontario wine.
Convocation Hall in the University of Toronto
The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor is the most densely populated and heavily industrialized region of Canada. As its name suggests, the 1,150 km-long region extends from Quebec City in the northeast to
Golden Horseshoe
…Ontario's population. The population of the greater area is estimated to have surpassed 11,000,000 people since 2024. The Golden Horseshoe is part of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, itself part of the Great Lakes megalopolis. The core of the Golden Horseshoe starts from Niagara Falls at the eastern end of the Niagara Peninsula…
The Montreal–Windsor portion of the Corridor. Most of the Ontario portion of the Corridor is situated immediately north of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Montreal and its surrounding municipalities. Greater Montreal is the second largest metropolitan area in the Corridor.
The Rideau Canal in Bytown (present day Ottawa) in 1841. The canal was built in the 19th-century as a secure transit route for the Corridor in case war broke out with the US.