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The three westernmost counties ( Essex, Lambton and Chatham-Kent) are also commonly grouped as the region of Southwestern Ontario.

It is a prosperous agricultural region whose chief crops are tobacco, sweetcorn, soybeanSoybeans ( US) or soya beans ( UK) Glycine max are a high- protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. The word soy comes from Japanese shoyu. Soybeans may be boiled whole (in the green pod) and served with salt, often un, and winter wheatWinter wheat is a cereal. Winter wheats are planted in the fall, from September through December. Winter wheat sprouts before freezing occurs, then becomes dormant until the soil warms up in the spring. Persistent snow cover might be disadvantageous; howe. Dairy and beef farming and the breeding and training of standardbred horses are also important industries.

Much of Western Ontario was part of the Talbot SettlementColonel Thomas Talbot ( July 19 1771- February 5 1853) was born at Malahide Castle in Ireland. He emigrated to Canada in 1791, where he became personal secretary to John Graves Simcoe, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. In 1800 he received a grant of 5,, and the region has benefited from the Settlement's facilitation of agriculture and of trade in general.

The University of Western OntarioThe University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is commonly referred to as UWO or Western, although sometimes "Western Ontario" is heard, especially in relation to sports, for example "the Western Ontario Mustangs". Motto: Veri is in London.