Remembering Queen Elizabeth's 14 royal tours of Ontario during her reign

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Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday.

According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

During her 70-year reign, Her Majesty visited Canada 22 times, with 14 of those trips bringing her to Ontario.

From her first visit to Canada as Queen in 1957 to her final trip in 2010, here’s a look back at each visit Queen Elizabeth II made to Ontario.

Dates: October 12 to 16 (Four days)
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Dates: June 18 to August 1 (45 days)
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Dates: October 5 to 13 (Eight days)
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Dates: June 29 to July 5
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Dates: June 25 to July 5 (11 days)
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Toronto, Cobourg, Kingston, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, St. Catherines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Scarborough, Brampton, Malton, Ontario; Charlottetown, Summerside, Mount Carmel, PEI; Regina, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta
To participate in events marking the RCMP centennial
To mark the centennial of PEI in Confederation
To mark the tercentenary of Kingston

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Dates: July 31 to August 4 (Four days)
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Dates: October 14 to 19 (Fives days)
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Dates: April 15 to 19 (Four days)
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Dates: September 24 to October 7 (13 days)
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Dieppe, Shediac, Moncton, Fredericton, Sackville, and Riverview, New Brunswick; Ottawa, Morrisburg, Cornwall, Prescott, Kingston, Amherstview, Windsor, Brantford, and Sudbury, Ontario; Winnipeg, Dauphin, Brandon, and Dugald, Manitoba
To participate in the Bicentennial of New Brunswick
To participate in the Bicentennial of Ontario
To attend the official opening of Science North

Dates: June 27 to July 1 (Five days)
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Dates: June 30 to July 2 (Three days)
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Dates: June 23 to July 2 (10 days)
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London, Stratford, Brantford, Toronto, North Bay, Petawawa, and Ottawa, Ontario; St. John’s, Bonavista, NorthWest River, Shetshatshiu, and Happy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador
To mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland
To view damage from floods

Dates: October 4 to 15 (12 days)
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Toronto, Oakville, and Hamilton, Ontario; Iqaluit, Nunavut; Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Fredericton, Sussex, and Moncton, New Brunswick
To mark her Golden Jubilee

Dates: June 28 to July 6 (Nine days)
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