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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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Architecture

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Sports

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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