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Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the western part of the region. Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It is the province's most sparsely populated region. Its only major city is Thunder Bay. Smaller communities in the region include Kenora, Dryden, Rainy River, Atikokan , Fort Frances , Sioux Lookout and Central Patricia .

Northwestern Ontario consists of Kenora District, Rainy River District and Thunder Bay DistrictThunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. History Thunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma Di.

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For more information, see Northern OntarioNorthern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario covers 1 million square kilometres and constitutes 90 per cent of the surface area of Onta.

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