Residents of Ontario are known as Ontarians.
- Ontarians are a hardy people who make the most of their snowy winters.
French–speaking Ontarians are called Franco–Ontarians.
- Many Franco–Ontarians, including Robert Paquette, will be featured in the show.
Whether used as nouns or as modifiers, Ontarian and Franco–Ontarian are always capitalized, and Franco–Ontarian is hyphenated.
- Franco–Ontarian culture is flourishing in Sudbury.
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