Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fifth largest city in North America, the capital of the province of Ontario, and one of the most exciting, vibrant, and progressive cities in the world!

Did you know...

... that "Toronto" is the Huron Indian word that means "place of meeting"?

... that the United Nations has designated Toronto as the world's "most ethnically-diverse city"?

... that Yonge Street, our main thoroughfare, is the longest street in the world (about 1,200 miles/ 1,800 km long)?

... that the world's tallest building, the CN Tower (which dominates our skyline), has been identified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World?

...that Carribana, the world's largest festival of Caribbean culture and music, is in Toronto?

...that the world's largest fireworks display, "Symphony of Fire," is in Toronto?

...that the Toronto International Film Festival is the largest film festival in North America?

...that the world's largest annual exhibition, the Canadian National Exhibition, is in Toronto.

A People Place

• Total 2.3 million residents in Metropolitan Toronto.
• The capital of the province of Ontario and Canada's largest city.
• A multicultural Mecca, with more than 80 ethnic groups speaking approximately 100 languages.

  A Lively Place

• The third-largest theater centre in the English-speaking world.
• Over 5,000 restaurants and eateries.
• Some of the finest shopping centres in the world, including the justly celebrated Eaton Centre.
• An exciting waterfront, only minutes from downtown.
• Major League sports with the Blue Jays, Leafs, Raptors, and Argonauts.
• Amazing Nightlife

  A Temperate Place

• Average temperatures are +7.4C (45.3F) in spring, +20.7C (69.3F) in summer, +10.8C (51.4F) in autumn, and -3.3C (26.1F) in winter.