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• The largest city in Canada, Toronto is home to over 2.5 million people. It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario in the densely populated "golden horseshoe" region of Ontario. Toronto is surrounded by many smaller cities and suburban communities which comprise the Greater Toronto Area, a region that supports over 5.5 million residents.

  As of June 22, 2009 Toronto is currently in the midst of a city-wide strike which is effecting garbage pick-up, over 300 city-run daycare centres and recreation programs, ferry services to Toronto Island and other city services.

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: Canada
  2. Languages spoken: English, French, with heavy concentrations of French, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tagalog, and Hindi.
  3. Currency: Canandian dollar
  4. Country code: + 1
  5. Area codes: 416 and 647
  6. Time zone: EST
  7. Airport code: YTZ World-airport-codes.com: Toronto City Centre Airport , YYZ Greenwichmeantime.com: Toronto, Canada - Airport in Ontario, Canada
  8. City population: 2,503,281 (2006)Statistics Canada: 2006 and 2001 Censuses
  9. Average climate: 15-26°F (winter), 65-75°F (summer)Wcities: Toronto Climate
  10. Residents are called Torontonians
  11. Capital of the province of Ontario
  12. Most expensive city to live in Canada (2006)
  13. 49% of residents were born elsewhere
  14. North America's 5th most populous metropolitan area
  15. Home to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Toronto FC.

• Economy and Culture

  Home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, which is the seventh largest in the world and most of Canada's major corporate headquarters, Toronto is one of the world's top financial cities.

  Despite being a financial centre, Toronto has withstood the current recession (2009) quite well. While jobs have been lost in manufacturing centres around the city, overall Toronto (and Canada, in general) is faring much better than many other urban areas in the world.

  Also an important cultural center, Toronto has a diverse ethnic population. A popular city for immigrants, both historically and in modern times, almost 50% of residents are non-native Canadians.

  Toronto is consistently ranked as one of the best cities in the world to live due to overall cleanliness, welcoming attitude toward diversity, low crime rates and relatively high standards of living.

• Cultural Festivals

  Toronto is well known for its many cultural festivals, of note are Caribana, a Caribbean Carnival celebrating its 42nd anniversary this year and Toronto Pride, one of the world's largest LGBT Pride festivals.

  During the summer there are festivals each weekend from Taste of Little Italy, the Toronto Jazz Fest, Vegetarian Food Fair, and Taste of the Danforth.

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