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{{Infobox City
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|official_name = City of Nemonos
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|image_skyline = Toronto skyline edit.jpg
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|image_flag = Toronto_Flag.svg
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|flag_link = Flag of Toronto
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|flag_size = 125px
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|image_shield = Toronto_Coat_of_Arms.jpg
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|shield_link = Coat of arms of Toronto
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|shield_size = 85px
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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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|leader_name1 = [[Toronto City Council]]
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|leader_title2 = [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MPs]]
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|leader_name2 ={{Collapsible list
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|title      = List of MPs
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|1=[[Carolyn Bennett]]
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|2=[[John Cannis]]
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|3=[[Olivia Chow]]
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|4=[[Roy Cullen]]
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|5=[[Ken Dryden]]
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|6=[[John Godfrey]]
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|7=[[Michael Ignatieff]]
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|8=[[Jim Karygiannis]]
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|9=[[Jack Layton]]
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|10=[[Derek Lee]]
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|11=[[John McKay (politician)|John McKay]]
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|12=[[Dan McTeague]]
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|13=[[Maria Minna]]
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|14=[[Peggy Nash]]
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|15=[[Jim Peterson]]
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|16=[[Yasmin Ratansi]]
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|17=[[Judy Sgro]]
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|18=[[Mario Silva]]
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|19=[[Alan Tonks]]
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|20=[[Joe Volpe]]
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|21=[[Tom Wappel]]
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|22=[[Borys Wrzesnewskyj]]
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|23=one vacant pending byelection
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}}
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|leader_title3 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament|MPPs]]
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|leader_name3 ={{Collapsible list
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|1=[[Bas Balkissoon]]
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|2=[[Lorenzo Berardinetti]]
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|3=[[Laurel Broten]]
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|4=[[Michael Bryant (politician)|Michael Bryant]]
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|5=[[Donna Cansfield]]
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|6=[[David Caplan]]
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|7=[[Mary Anne Chambers]]
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|8=[[Mike Colle]]
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|9=[[Paul Ferreira]]
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|10=[[Cheri DiNovo]]
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|11=[[Brad Duguid]]
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|12=[[Monte Kwinter]]
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|13=[[Rosario Marchese]]
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|14=[[Gerry Phillips]]
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|15=[[Michael Prue]]
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|16=[[Shafiq Qaadri]]
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|17=[[Tony Ruprecht]]
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|18=[[Mario Sergio]]
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|19=[[George Smitherman]]
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|20=[[Peter Tabuns]]
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|21=[[Kathleen Wynne]]
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|22=[[David Zimmer]]
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}}
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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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|area_footnotes =<ref name="2006censuspop">{{cite web | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=203&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=535
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| title = Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
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| work = [[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population
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| date = [[2007-03-13]]
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| accessdate = 2007-03-19
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}}</ref><ref name="area_and_pop_urban_area">{{cite web
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| url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=801&PR=0&SR=1&S=3&O=D
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| title = Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
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| date = [[2007-03-13]]
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| work = [[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population
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| accessdate = 2007-03-19
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}}</ref>
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|population_note =
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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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|postal_code_type = Postal code span
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|postal_code = [[List of M Postal Codes of Canada|M]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 416/647|(416) and (647)]]
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|website = [http://www.toronto.ca toronto.ca]
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|latd=43 |latm=39 |lats= |latNS=N
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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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date=2007|
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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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| url =
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| doi =
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| id =
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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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| date =
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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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| year=2006
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| month=
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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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== Culture ==
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Toronto (Template:IPAEng, local pronunciation Template:IPA) is the largest city in Canada<ref>Canada, Greenwich Mean Time. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.</ref> and is the provincial capital of Ontario.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario.<ref>Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America Retrieved on 2007-07-08.</ref> With over 2.5 million residents,<ref name="2006censuspop" /> it is the fifth-most populous municipality in North America,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 46th 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 Durham (561,258), Halton (439,256), Peel (1,159,405) and York (892,712). These population figures are taken from Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Provstat>The fact that these municipalities form the GTA is stated in Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2006CensGGH">Template:Cite web</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 2006 Census.<ref name=Provstat/>

As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city<ref>"What makes a global city?", (2007)</ref> and one of the top financial cities in the world. <ref>"[1]", Toronto Star (2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.</ref> Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries.<ref name=TorontoEconomy>City of Toronto (2007) - Toronto economic overview, Key industry clusters and A Diversified Economy. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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/>

Toronto's population is cosmopolitan and international,<ref name=diverse_city>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=facts_of_Toronto>Template:Cite web</ref> reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref> Because of the city's low crime rates,<ref name=crime>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite news</ref> and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.<ref name=quality>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live in 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians. Toronto has a number of sister cities, which are selected based on economic, cultural and political criteria.

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Cityscape

Architecture

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Club League Sport Venue Established Championships
Toronto Argonauts CFL Football Rogers Centre 1873
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Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Ice hockey Air Canada Centre 1917 13
Toronto Maple Leafs IBL Baseball Christie Pits 1969 8
Toronto Blue Jays MLB Baseball Rogers Centre 1977 2
Toronto Raptors NBA Basketball Air Canada Centre 1995 0
Toronto Rock NLL Box lacrosse Air Canada Centre 1998 5
Toronto Xtreme RCSL Rugby union Fletcher's Fields 1999 0
Toronto Marlies AHL Ice hockey Ricoh Coliseum 2005 0
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