Ontario is a Canadian province that borders all of the Great Lakes with the exception of Lake Michigan (wholly contained within US borders). Most of the provincial population lives either on or not far from the Great Lakes. Ontario is also home to some of the other largest freshwater lakes in the world including Lake Nipigon and Lake of the Woods. The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located at the Southeast corner of Ontario on the Ottawa River about 120 km Northeast of Lake Ontario.

Lake Erie

Lake Huron/Georgian Bay

Lake Nipigon

• 40 kms of fetch?
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Lake Ontario

Paddling on Lake Ontario Tessa Oldershaw of Nelo Canada

• Locales
  • Toronto
    • Downwinds
      • Toronto Island SUP video, surfski, Downwindfun
        • Toronto Island - Sunnyside Beach 5-8 km depending on launch beach video
      • Hanlan's Point Beach Laps video
      • Beachpoint Promenade, Pickering OC video
      • Leslie Spit Laps video
  • Kingston
  • Oakville/Burlington
    • Bronte Harbour - Spencer Smith Park 11km foiling video (with all of the foiling tacks he has measured up to 50 km on this run)
• Surf
  • Forecast Map
  • Burlington
    • LaSalle Park foiling video
  • Hamilton
    • Grays Road winging video
  • St. Catharines
    • ​​​​​​​Port Dalhousie/Port Weller foiling video
• Videos
  • ​​​​​ ​​Andrew Simpson Youtube Channel
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Lake Superior

• See Lake Superior Ontario Shores
• Check Ontario Resources below also - some of the surfing links have Superior info
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Clubs/Groups

• Lakehead University Surfing Club
• Limestone Boat & Board Club (Kingston)
• Mississauga Canoe Club
• Surfski Ontario
• Wai Nui O Kanaka Outrigger Canoe Club Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario)
• Canadian Canoe/Kayak Club Finder enter your city or town in the address search box
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Dealers/Stores

• Guelph, Ontario (44 km northwest of Lake Ontario)
  • Kayak Sport Canada Think, Epic Surfskis
• Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario)
  • Nelo Canada
  • PaddleSportPerformance focus on SUP but they organize Tuesday night races open to surfskis, OCs…
  • Soleil Sports Stellar Surfskis
• North Bay, Ontario (Lake Nipissing)
  • Simon River Sports 48 Exeter Street - Sprint kayak, Canoe, and Dragon boat
  • WavePaddleSport Canada Vajda
• Toronto (Lake Ontario)
  • Surf Ontario cold water, weather gear
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Races

• Ontario Races
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Repair

• Nelo Canada Ontario
• Ask local Dealers/Stores (see above) about repair service or places they may recommend
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Conditions

• Great Lakes (Ontario borders all of the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan)
  • Great Lakes Conditions
  • Lake Superior (as of 2023 only has information about USA runs, but condition descriptions are relevant)
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Resources

• Ontario Sea Kayak Centre Barrie, ON, Canada - Sea Kayakers are good resources on places to paddle
  • On Facebook
• Great Lakes Resources
• Surf
  • Beginners Guide to Ontario Surfing
  • Lakehead University Surfing Club
  • More on Ontario Great Lakes Surfing
  • Surfing the Ontario Great Lakes
  • Surf Spots
    • Ashbridges Bay, ON
    • Scarborough Bluffs, ON
    • Sandbanks, ON
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