Canton, Ontario

Canton
1832 chapel (foreground) and 1876 church
Plan of Welcome and Canton in 1878
Canton
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 78°21′03″W / 43.9976°N 78.35097°W / 43.9976; -78.35097
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyNorthumberland
MunicipalityPort Hope
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Canton is a hamlet in southeastern Ontario, a few kilometers (a few miles) north of Port Hope. It has a small wooden chapel built in 1832, one of the oldest in the region. Canton was once the home of Vincent Massey, the lawyer, diplomat and Governor General of Canada.