Toronto (/ t ə ˈ r ɒ n t oʊ /, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/) is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada by its lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. The city was ransacked in the Battle of York during the War of 1812 and damaged in two great fires in 1849 and in 1904. Since its incorporation, Toronto has repeatedly expanded its borders through amalgamation with surrounding municipalities, most recently in 1998.

With over 2.6 million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Its metropolitan area has over 5.5 million residents. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,583,064, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 6,054,191 in the 2011 Census. Its cosmopolitan and international population reflects its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada. Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.

As Canada's commercial capital and one of the top financial centres in the world, Toronto is considered an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. It is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest in terms of market value. Toronto contains more corporate headquarters than any other Canadian city, including those of Canada's five largest banks. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, music, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism, engineering, and sports industries. According to Forbes, Toronto is the tenth-most economically powerful city in the world and one of the fastest growing among the G7 nations, whilst PwC ranks the city as the world's second-best "metro powerhouse". Toronto was ranked twelfth in the world and fourth in the Americas in 2010 for economic innovation by 2thinknow. The cost of living in Toronto was ranked highest in Canada in 2011.

Matching Results for Toronto:

Toronto
Toronto. Wikipedia [edit] Etymology. From Mohawk tkaronto ("where trees stand in water"), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. ...

Torontó
Torontó. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to: navigation, ... on: Torontó. Wikipedia ga [edit] Proper noun. Torontó m. ( invariable) ...

Toronto is the largest city in Canada.

Sourced

• Houses of ill-fame in Toronto? Certainly not. The whole city is an immense house of ill fame.
  • C. S. Clark, Of Toronto the Good (1898)

• Indeed I have always found that the only thing in regard to Toronto which faraway people know for certain is that McGill University is in it.
  • Stephen Leacock, My Discovery of the West (1937)

• Last night I Had a dream about Toronto. I was on my bicycle, cruising about in front of the old house. And, as usual in my dreams, I was a little girl again. A little girl in Toronto, with long golden curls.
  • Mary Pickford, interview in the Toronto Telegram (1968-06-22)

• Toronto as a city carries out the idea of Canada as a country. It is a calculated crime against the aspirations of the soul and the affection of the heart.
  • Aleister Crowley, The Confessions of Aleister Crowley (1970)

• Parish's observant father had once commented to her that Toronto was a city of straight streets and square corners built by Scottish bankers to make money - not to look at the beautiful lake or the wonderful valleys and forests. He was mostly right, but Bay was a rare exception to the city's linear grid.
  • Robert Rotenberg, Old City Hall (2009)

	New Location:
city:
state/region:
country:

Recreation: Boating: Sailing: Clubs: North ...
See also: Regional: North America: Canada: Recreation and Sports: Boating (8) Aquatic Park Sailing Club - Located on Toronto's Outer Harbour, site offers club ...

---

Health: Addictions: Substance Abuse: Centers and ...
See also: Regional: North America: Canada: Health: Mental Health (23) Portage - Treatments centres in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick to assist individuals with ...

---

Business: Education and Training: Driving ...
All Star Driving School - Greater Toronto, Canada area driver training. Schedules and contact information, list of locations and prices