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Detailed explanation-1: -Ottawa. Canada’s capital is also the second-largest city in Ontario with a regional population of close to 1.5 million people. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada’s capital in 1857 as it was a defensible location situated on the border between Quebec and Ontario – the two provinces making up the country at the time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originally known as Bytown, Ottawa was once a very small lumber town, very isolated as well. In 1857, when Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be the new capital of the United Province of Canada, many people in more established cities such as Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, or Quebec were very surprised by her decision.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country’s fourth largest city, as well as the second largest city in the province of Ontario after the provincial capital of Toronto.