The Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton,1st Earl of Durham,in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
Sir Oliver Mowat was a Canadian lawyer,politician,and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He is best known for defending successfully the constitutional rights of the provinces in the face of the centralizing tendency of the national government as represented by his longtime Conservative adversary,John A. Macdonald. This longevity and power was due to his maneuvering to build a political base around Liberals,Catholics,trade unions,and anti-French-Canadian sentiment.
Sir Adam Beck was a Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Dominick Edward Blake,known as Edward Blake,was the second premier of Ontario,from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887. He is one of only three federal permanent Liberal leaders never to become Prime Minister of Canada,the others being Stéphane Dion and the latter's immediate successor Michael Ignatieff. He may be said to have served in the national politics of what developed as the affairs of three nationalities:Canadian,British,and Irish. Blake was also the founder,in 1856,of the Canadian law firm now known as Blake,Cassels &Graydon LLP.
Ernest Charles Drury was a farmer,politician and writer who served as the eighth premier of Ontario,from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario–Labour coalition government.
Arthur Sturgis Hardy,was a Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth premier of Ontario from 1896 to 1899.
Sir George William Ross was an educator and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the fifth premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
Sir William Ralph Meredith,was a Canadian lawyer,politician and judge. He served as Leader of the Ontario Conservatives from 1878 to 1894,Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1900 until his death,and Chief Justice of Ontario from 1913 until his death. Through his principles,known as the "Meredith Principles",he is regarded as the founding father of the Workers' Compensation System in Ontario,the impact of which was felt throughout Canada and the United States.
Sir Hugh John Macdonald,was the only surviving son of the first prime minister of Canada,John A. Macdonald. He too was a politician,serving as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a federal cabinet minister,and briefly as the eighth premier of Manitoba.
James Washington Breakey,was a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party,and was subsequently a supporter of the province's Liberal-Progressive coalition government.
Sir Richard William Scott,was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.
The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature,the Legislative Assembly of Ontario,which operates in the Westminster system of government. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government,and the party's leader becomes premier of the province,i.e.,the head of the government.
Sir William Howard Hearst,was the seventh premier of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.
Allan Studholme was a Canadian trade unionist and Ontario politician. He served as Labour MLA from 1906 to 1919.
Isaac Benson Lucas,was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Grey Centre from 1898 to 1919.
Joseph Elijah Thompson was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1924 to 1926 and served as Conservative MLA for St. David and Toronto Northeast from 1919 to 1929.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is the workplace compensation board for provincially regulated workplaces in Ontario. As an agency of the Ontario government,the WSIB operates "at arm's length" from the Ministry of Labour,Training and Skills Development and is solely funded by employer premiums,administration fees,and investment revenue. The WSIB is one of the largest compensation boards in North America and is primarily responsible for administering and enforcing the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA).
Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet,,was a Canadian politician,lawyer and judge who held the positions of President of the Executive Council of the Province of Canada;Commissioner of Agriculture;Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chancellor of Upper Canada.
Walter Ritchie Rollo was a Canadian trade unionist and politician in the early 20th century,and was a cabinet Minister in the United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government from 1919 to 1923.
George Greenfield Macdonell was from a prominent family in Upper Canada. He was the first son of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield,a nephew of John Macdonell of Greenfield and Donald Macdonell of Greenfield,and a great-nephew of Sir Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder and John McDonell of Aberchalder.
