About Tiny

The Township of Tiny is part of the County of Simcoe in south-central Ontario and can be found in the Southern Georgian Bay region. It is the most northerly Township of the County of Simcoe and occupies most of the Penetanguishene peninsula.

The Township has a total area of 344 square kilometers and has a coastline on Georgian Bay measuring 70 kilometers. The southern boundary, about 16 kilometers long, abuts the Township of Springwater and the northern tip of the Town of Wasaga Beach. The eastern boundary, 17 kilometers long, marks the western boundary of the Township of Tay. The Township skirts the Towns of Midland and Penetanguishene and embraces the coastline in a sweep around the peninsula.

The Township of Tiny includes the following communities/hamlets:

Lafontaine
Perkinsfield
Toanche
Wyevale
Wyebridge

In addition to the mainland, the Township includes most of Giant’s Tomb Island. Tiny also neighbours on three First Nations Islands: Christian, Hope and Beckwith. Christian Island is home to the Chippewa people of the Beausoleil First Nation and is a self-governing body. The Beausoleil First Nation also owns an 8-hectare shoreline property on the mainland in the Cedar Point area, which accommodates private dwellings for individuals who wish to live on the mainland. It is also used for the ferry service to and from Christian Island.

The Township of Tiny is surrounded by the following municipalities:

Beausoleil First Nation
Town of Midland
Town of Penetanguishene
Township of Springwater
Township of Tay
Town of Wasaga Beach

Explore Our Township

According to the 2016 Population and Dwelling Counts from Statistics Canada:
- Permanent Population = 12,966
- Private Dwellings (occupied by usual residents) = 5,434
In the summer months, the Township’s population doubles to approximately 27,000.
For more Statistics Canada information as it relates to the Township, please follow the link below:
Statistics Canada - Township of Tiny
How Tiny Got its Name
The Township was named, in 1822, after a pet dog of Lady Sarah Maitland (1792-1873), wife of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Two other adjoining townships were also named for her pet dogs: Tay and Flos (now Springwater Township).
Incorporation Date
The Corporation of the Township of Tiny and Tay was created by the Parliament of Canada under the Baldwin Act of 1850. In 1868, Simcoe County passed a by-law that separated the United Townships into the Township of Tiny and the Township of Tay.
The history of Tiny Township reflects its three founding cultures: First Nation, French and British. Located within Wendake, the historical homeland of the Huron People, the region is closely tied to early missionary exploration of the region, including the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in nearby Midland.
In 1798, the British government purchased the land in the area and soon after established a naval base in Penetanguishene. By the mid 1800s, families from Quebec began moving to the Tiny Township area for the cheap and fertile land to farm.
Today, the Tiny Township area is still very much a bilingual (French and English) area of Ontario, and is one of 25 municipalities in Ontario designated for bilingual government services under the French Language Services Act.