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MILLION A COMMUNITY IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS PEOPLE they are the foundation on which Si of industry, the growth of Sty Toad markets and public services are built. Ontario now Ras a population of over 6,000,000 people 115 times as many as in 1945. This increase, more rapid than for Canada as a whole, has been mainly due to the sharp rise in the birth rate. 1,750,000 babies born in 14 years makes it one of the highest levels in the western world. Immigration too, has been an important factor. In Ontario in the last few years there have been more than a million people, not only from outside Canada, but also from other Canadian provinces who have chosen to live in this progressive dynamic province. Progressive and dynamic because as the population has grown, so has Ontario. Production in the major industries (manufacturing, agriculture, minerals and paper) .has »~ ] TARIO 'has passed a major milestone... over increased and the benefits have been reflected in increased public services for all the people. Educational facilities have been expanded so that Ontario's youth may have every possible opportunity at all levels--very necessary if, the present rate of progress is to be maintained in the future. Grants to assist hospitals have been increased and the capacity of public general hospitals has been doubled. Industry has developed to meet increased demands; invest- ment in roads and highways, factories and equipment and other private and public capital has been vastly increased. Homes have been built at the rate of one for every four people and the average wage has doubled in recent years. The Province of Ontario keeps pace with its people--rapid industrial development, growing markets and expansion of public services have marched alongside the ever-increasing population, and will continue to do so. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO For further information write to D1visION oF PUBLICITY, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, TORONTO Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, Minister--Department of Travel & Publicity r Hon, Leslie M. Frost, ac. LL.D., D.C.L., Prime Minister