Toronto
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of more than three million people. It is made up of the former cities of Toronto, North York, Scarborough, York and Etobicoke, and the former borough of East York. The city is home to a large immigrant population, and is a national and international hub for finance, communications and cultural life.
About the city
Toronto is the main urban cultural centre in English Canada. It is the home of the large University of Toronto (1827), Toronto Metropolitan University (1948), the more recent York University (1959), the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Ontario College of Art And Design (OCAD) University, the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the innovative Ontario Science Centre, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada. Other nationally eminent artistic, musical and library institutions are found here along with top Canadian centres of medical and scientific research, and the world-class Toronto Zoo. Toronto is English Canada's leading theatre town and its rich multicultural variety is reflected in the performing arts.
Toronto Subway
After over 100 years in service and having carried more than 31 billion customers, the TTC has grown to become one of the most visible and vital public service organizations in North America. We continue to make Toronto proud by centering our ridership in all of our decision making.
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Toronto is the main urban cultural centre in English Canada. It is the home of the large University of Toronto (1827), Toronto Metropolitan University (1948), the more recent York University (1959), the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Ontario College of Art And Design (OCAD) University, the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the innovative Ontario Science Centre, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada. Other nationally eminent artistic, musical and library institutions are found here along with top Canadian centres of medical and scientific research, and the world-class Toronto Zoo. Toronto is English Canada's leading theatre town and its rich multicultural variety is reflected in the performing arts.
The city has long been a potent factor in Anglo-Canadian literature as a national base for literary periodicals, publishing houses and successions of noted authors from Goldwin Smith and Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, to E.J. Pratt, Morley Callaghan, Marshall McLuhan, Northrop Frye, Margaret Atwood and Robertson Davies. Similarly, in art, it has been the base for Paul Kane, the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and numerous more recent painters such as Harold Town, as well as musicians such as Glenn Gould.
Popular concerts attract large crowds, notably at Ontario Place, a lakeside recreational area, or at the Canadian National Exhibition, Canada's largest annual exposition. Other leading public draws include hilly High Park, Fort York (restored to the days of 1812), Casa Loma (the grandiose castle home of a 1900s financial magnate), the CN Tower and Toronto Islands, a harbour park preserve.
Major Toronto professional sports teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs (hockey), Toronto Blue Jays (baseball), Toronto Argonauts (football), Toronto Raptors (basketball), Toronto FC (soccer) and Toronto Rock (lacrosse).
Getting there by TTC
511 Bathurst (at Fort York Blvd)
509 Harbourfront (at Fleet St)
Parking
Paid parking available @ Green P lots, located at 250 Fort York Blvd and 800 Fleet Street.
Free wifi
Free wifi is provided by Beanfield. Sign onto “Beanfield1hfree” and get one free hour of wifi at The Bentway.
