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| - | |official_name = City of Nemonos
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| - | |image_skyline = Toronto skyline edit.jpg
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| - | |image_map = Toronto_Location_in_Ontario.png
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| - | |map_caption = Location of Toronto and its [[census metropolitan area]] in the province of [[Ontario]]
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| - | |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
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| - | |subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
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| - | |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Canada|Province]]
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| - | |subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Ontario]]
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| - | |subdivision_type2 = [[Metropolitan Toronto|Districts]]
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| - | |subdivision_name2 = [[East York, Ontario|East York]]<br />[[Etobicoke, Ontario|Etobicoke]]<br />[[North York, Ontario|North York]]<br />[[Old Toronto, Ontario|Old Toronto]]<br />[[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]]<br />[[York, Ontario|York]]
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| - | |leader_title = [[Mayor of Toronto|Mayor]]
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| - | |leader_name = [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]]
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| - | |leader_title1 = Council
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| - | |established_title = Established
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| - | |established_date = [[August 27]], [[1793]]
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| - | |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
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| - | |established_date2 = [[March 6]], [[1834]]
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| - | |established_title3 = [[Amalgamation (politics)|Amalgamated]]
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| - | |established_date3 = [[January 1]], [[1998]]
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| - | |area_magnitude =
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| - | |unit_pref = Metric
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| - | |area_magnitude =
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| - | |area_total_km2 = 630
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| - | |area_metro_km2 = 7125
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| - | |area_urban_km2 = 1749
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| - | |elevation_m = 76
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| - | |population_as_of = 2006
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| - | |population_total = 2,503,281
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| - | |population_density_km2 = 3972
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| - | |population_urban = 4,753,120
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| - | |population_metro = 5,555,912
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| - | |population_blank1_title= [[Demonym]]
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| - | |population_blank1 = Torontonian
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| - | |population_footnotes =<ref name="2006censuspop" /><ref name="area_and_pop_urban_area" />
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| - | |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| - | |utc_offset = -5
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| - | |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
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| - | |utc_offset_DST = -4
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| - | |area_code = [[Area code 416/647|(416) and (647)]]
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| - | '''Toronto''' ({{IPAEng|t������r���nto���}}, local pronunciation {{IPA|[���tr���no���]}}) is the [[List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population|largest city]] in [[Canada]]<ref>[http://wwp.canada-ca.net/ Canada], [[Greenwich Mean Time]]. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.</ref> and is the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada|capital]] of [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=004690|title=History of Ontario's Legislative Buildings|publisher=Government of Ontario|accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref> It is located on the northwestern shore of [[Lake Ontario]].<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Toronto.html Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America] Retrieved on 2007-[[July 8|07-08]].</ref> With over 2.5 million residents,<ref name="2006censuspop" /> it is the fifth-most populous municipality in [[North America]],<ref>{{cite web|
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| - | title= City of Toronto: Toronto Overview|
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| - | work=City of Toronto|
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| - | url=http://www.toronto.ca/invest-in-toronto/tor_overview.htm|
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| - | assessdate=[[July 9]], [[2007]]}}</ref> and the 46th [[World's largest cities|most populous]] in the world. Toronto is at the heart of the [[Greater Toronto Area]] (GTA), and is part of a densely-populated region in south-central Ontario known as the [[Golden Horseshoe]] which is home to over eight million residents.<ref>Total population of the Greater Toronto Area comprises the regional municipalities of [[Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario|Durham]] (561,258), [[Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario|Halton]] (439,256), [[Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario|Peel]] (1,159,405) and [[Regional Municipality of York, Ontario|York]] (892,712). These population figures are taken from {{cite web
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| - | | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=702&PR=35&SR=1&S=3&O=D
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| - | | title = Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
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| - | | publisher = [[Statistics Canada]]
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| - | | date = [[2007-03-13]]
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| - | | accessdate = 2007-03-18
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| - | }}</ref><ref name=Provstat>The fact that these municipalities form the GTA is stated in {{cite web
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| - | | url = http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/english/economy/demographics/projections/2006/index.html
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| - | | title = Ontario Population Projections Update, 2005-2031 Ontario and Its 49 Census Divisions
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| - | | publisher = [[Ministry of Finance (Ontario)|Ministry of Finance]], Government of Ontario
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| - | | year = 2006
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| - | | month = April
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| - | | accessdate = 2007-03-18
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| - | | quote = The Greater Toronto Area (GTA), comprised of the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York, ...
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| - | }}</ref><ref name="2006CensGGH">{{cite web
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| - | |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/popdwell/subprov4.cfm#ggh
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| - | |title=Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006: Subprovincial population dynamics, Greater Golden Horseshoe
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| - | |work=[[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population
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| - | |date=[[2007-03-13]]
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| - | |accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> The [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149,<ref name="2006censuspop" /> and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 at the [[Canada 2006 Census|2006 Census]].<ref name=Provstat/>
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| - | As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a [[global city]]<ref>"[http://mail.architexturez.net/+/In-Enaction/archive/msg00800.shtml What makes a global city?]", (2007)</ref> and one of the top financial cities in the world. <ref>"[http://www.citymayors.com/economics/financial-cities.html]", ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.</ref> Toronto's leading economic sectors include [[finance]], business services, [[telecommunications]], [[aerospace]], [[transportation]], [[mass media|media]], [[arts]], [[film]], [[television]] production, [[publishing]], [[computer software|software production]], [[medical research]], [[education]], [[tourism]] and [[sports]] industries.<ref name=TorontoEconomy>[http://www.toronto.ca/ City of Toronto] (2007) - [http://www.toronto.ca/invest-in-toronto/tor_overview.htm Toronto economic overview], [http://www.toronto.ca/invest-in-toronto/clusteroverview.htm Key industry clusters] and [http://www.toronto.ca/invest-in-toronto/pdf/economy.pdf A Diversified Economy]. Retrieved on [[2007-03-01]].</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.toronto.ca/business_publications/tocompetes.htm
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| - | | title=Toronto Competes
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| - | | author=ICF Consulting
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| - | | year=2000
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| - | | month=February
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.toronto.ca/business_publications/tocompetes.htm
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| - | | title=Toronto Competes
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| - | | author=ICF Consulting
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| - | | year=2000
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| - | | month=February
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> The [[Toronto Stock Exchange]], the world's seventh largest, is headquartered in the city, along with a majority of Canada's corporations.<ref name=TorontoEconomy/>
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| - | Toronto's population is [[Cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] and [[international]],<ref name=diverse_city>{{cite book
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| - | | last = Flew
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| - | | first = Janine
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| - | | authorlink =
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| - | | coauthors = Humphries, Lynn ; Press, Limelight ; McPhee, Margaret
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| - | | title = The Children's Visual World Atlas
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| - | | publisher = Fog City Press
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| - | | date = 2004
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| - | | location = [[Sydney, Australia]]
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| - | | pages = 76
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| - | | isbn = 1 740893 17 4 }}</ref><ref name=facts_of_Toronto>{{cite web
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| - | | url = http://allabout-toronto.com/
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| - | | title = City of Toronto, Ontario
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| - | | publisher =
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| - | | accessdate = 2007-07-06
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| - | }}</ref> reflecting its role as an important destination for [[Immigration to Canada|immigrants to Canada]]<ref>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/policy/fed-prov/can-ont-toronto-mou.html
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| - | | title=Canada-Ontario-Toronto Memorandum of Understanding on Immigration and Settlement (electronic version)
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| - | | author=Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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| - | | year=2006
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| - | | month=September
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref>. Toronto is the world's most diverse city by percentage of non-Canadian-born residents, as about 49 percent of the population were born outside of Canada.<ref name=diverse_city/><ref name=facts_of_Toronto/><ref>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/policy/fed-prov/can-ont-toronto-mou.html
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| - | | title=Canada-Ontario-Toronto Memorandum of Understanding on Immigration and Settlement (electronic version)
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| - | | author=Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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| - | | year=2006
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| - | | month=September
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> Because of [[Crime in Toronto|the city's low crime rates]],<ref name=crime>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
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| - | | title=Crime statistics
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| - | | author=Statistics Canada, ''The Daily''
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| - | | date=[[2006-07-21]]
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> clean environment and generally high standard of living, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]]<ref name=best>{{cite news
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| - | | url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/04/eui.survey/index.html
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| - | | title=Vancouver is 'best city to live'
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| - | | publisher=[[CNN]]
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| - | | date=[[2005-10-05]]
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.<ref name=quality>{{cite web
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| - | | url=http://www.mercerhr.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1216315&filePath=/attachments/English/QOL_Survey2006_table.pdf
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| - | | title=Mercer 2006 Quality of Living Survey
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| - | | author=Mercer Human Resource Consulting
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| - | | accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live [[as of 2006|in 2006]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Beauchesne|title=Toronto pegged as priciest place to live in Canada|publisher=CanWest News Service|date=[[24 June]] [[2006]]|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=245b1dc8-1b43-46cb-bd84-6e78ab8a5afb&k=54140|accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref>
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| - | Residents of Toronto are called ''[[List of people from Toronto|Torontonians]]''. Toronto has a number of [[Sister cities of Toronto|sister cities]], which are selected based on economic, cultural and political criteria.
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| - | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Toronto Argonauts]]
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