Search Tips

Tweak your Ontario.ca search for better search results

More words

The more information you provide, the better the results. To return more relevant results, use more words in your search. For example, search “Ontario Pension Plan” instead of just “pension”.

Not case sensitive

A search query in lower case, UPPER CASE, oR a CoMBiNAtiOn returns the same search results.

Exact quotes

If you know the exact name or title for what you’re searching, put quotes around the phrase. For example, searching “Progress Report 2008” only returns pages with that exact phrase.

Common words like the/of/it/and

Frequently used “stop words” will be ignored by the search engine. For example, a search for “the Government of Ontario” or “Government Ontario” returns the same results.

Narrow your search

Use the Organizations tab, on the menu to the left, to filter your search results by organization. The tab displays the number of results for your entire query, and also by specific organization. To see results from just one of those organizations, click on it.

Advanced search

Visit the Advanced Search page for more advanced search functions.