<P> It was commissioned by the Progressive Conservative government of John Robarts for the Ontario pavilion at Expo 67, the World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec in Canada's centennial year of 1967, and was used again in the following decades . </P> <P> The song was featured at the Province of Ontario's exhibit in the short film A Place to Stand, which won the 1967 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film . The Government of Ontario maintains three versions of the song, an English, French, and a bilingual version that incorporates both English and French . </P> <Ul> <Li> In their early busking days, Barenaked Ladies would often perform this song, with their hometown of Scarborough, Ontario replacing Ontario . </Li> <Li> In 2004, Jim Carrey sang the song on Late Night with Conan O'Brien when the show travelled to Toronto to tape four episodes . </Li> <Li> An episode of Rick Mercer's Monday Report uses this song during a report on the massive grow - ops in Ontario . </Li> <Li> In 2017 the Government of Ontario commissioned a number of new versions of the song to celebrate Ontario's 150th anniversary . New ballad version released in conjunction with the Ontario 150 TV advertising campaign created by John St. Advertising Toronto, music by Keen Music (Andrea Koziol / Thomas Neuspiel arrangers). New pop and choral versions created by Keen Music (Ginger Ale and the Monowhales / Aaron Jensen arrangers). </Li> </Ul> <Li> In their early busking days, Barenaked Ladies would often perform this song, with their hometown of Scarborough, Ontario replacing Ontario . </Li>

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