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Situated
on the
northern
shore
of Lake
Ontario
(part
of the
Great
Lakes
system),
Toronto
is one
of the
southernmost
cities
in Canada. |
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to more
than 100
cultures,
Toronto
truly
is the
world
within
a city.
Over 100
languages
and dialects
are spoken
in Toronto.
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With
a population
of 4.2
million,
Toronto
is Canada's
largest
city
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Toronto
is the
5th-largest
city
in North
America,
after
Mexico
City,
New
York,
Los
Angeles
and
Chicago
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As
the
capital
of Ontario,
Toronto
is the
seat
of government
for
Canada’s
most
populous
province
and
is the
industrial
and
business
centre
for
the
country |
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The
annual
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
is second
only
to Cannes
in terms
of high-profile
films,
stars
and
market
activity
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The
Toronto
Stock
Exchange
is North
America's
3rd
largest
Stock
Exchange
by value
traded
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Toronto
is the
largest
financial
centre
in Canada,
and
the
fourth
largest
economic
centre
in all
of North
America
after
New
York
city,
Chicago
and
Los
Angeles. |
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Within
a one
hour
drive
of downtown
Toronto
is the
greatest
concentration
of industry
and
auto
manufacturing
in Canada.
General
Motors,
Ford,
Chrysler
and
Honda
have
their
Canadian
head
offices
and
large
manufacturing
plants
in Toronto's
GTA. |
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All
of the
major
Canadian
banks
have
their
world
headquarters
in downtown
Toronto,
including
the
Bank
of Montreal
which
is located
in the
"First
Canadian"
Tower,
in downtown
Toronto. |
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Canada's
largest
general,
life
and
re-insurance
companies
and
financial
institutions
have
their
world
headquarters
in Toronto. |
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Toronto's
vibrant,
theatre
district
is second
largest
in size,
in North
America
and
only
second
to New
York
City. |
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Toronto
has
beautiful
islands
protecting
its
natural
harbour.
The
islands
are
a mix
of public
parklands,
nature
reserves
and
wetlands.
Private
cars
are
not
permitted
on the
islands.
Toronto
Parks
Department
is responsible
for
maintenance
of this
unique
city
of Toronto
natural
resource.
Islands
accessible
to the
public
are
reached
by public
ferry
boats
and
private
boats
across
Toronto
harbour. |
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With
respect
to safety
and
personal
security,
Toronto
is one
of the
most
peaceful,
large,
cosmopolitan
cities
in the
world. |
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It
has a
moderate
climate
but winter
is cold. |
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CN
Tower
(at 553.33
m), the
world’s
tallest
freestanding
structure
is in
Toronto. |
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In
addition to
English
and French,
the top 5
languages
spoken in
Toronto are
Chinese, Italian,
Tamil, Portuguese
and Spanish.
There are
two official
languages
in Canada
– English
and French. |
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The
City of Toronto
has 1,125,000
immigrants
- or nearly
half of its
total population
of 2,400,000.
This is a
much higher
proportion
than the rest
of Canada.
The only other
large urban
area which
approaches
the same concentration
of immigrants
is Vancouver,
where one-third
of the population
are immigrants.
Only 18% of
Montreal's
population
is immigrants. |
| Origin
of Toronto's
Immigrants
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Place
of Birth |
GTA |
Toronto |
Percentage
in Toronto |
Total
Population |
4,628,700 |
2,385,400 |
52 |
Total
Immigrants |
1,837,035 |
1,124,410 |
61 |
United
Kingdom |
180,720 |
74,250 |
41 |
Italy |
149,240 |
85,105 |
57 |
Hong
Kong |
111,605 |
62,315 |
56 |
India |
101,535 |
47,215 |
47 |
Jamaica |
88,790 |
56,670 |
64 |
China |
88,165 |
65,960 |
75 |
Portugal |
82,280 |
53,470 |
65 |
Philippines |
81,810 |
55,440 |
68 |
Poland |
78,180 |
46,850 |
60 |
Guyana |
62,050 |
41,320 |
67 |
Sri
Lanka |
54,255 |
45,760 |
84 |
| Viet
Nam |
50,510 |
38,990 |
77 |
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| Other
Countries |
707,895 |
451,065 |
64 |
Source:
Statistics
Canada,
1996 Census
Prepared
by Urban
Planning
and Development
Services,Canada |
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