I have gone on fishing trips near Red Lake, Ontario which is about 1200 miles to the northwest of Toronto. The main businesses are gold mining, lumber, and fishing resorts. There is not much else going on. The people in that part of Canada have more in common with the the people of Winnipeg, Manitoba which is a few hours to the west.
I know the general area, but I’ve never been that far north in Ontario. The closest I came was on a few trips along the northern route of the Trans-Canada Highway through Dryden.