. . . Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board[c] Halton Catholic District School Board Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board[d] Toronto Catholic District School Board York Catholic District School Board, St Clement's School Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory, Niagara-on-the-Lake Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016 Current to 2016 the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA) of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) held a population of 5,928,040 making it Canada's most populous CMA the city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe an urban agglomeration of 9,245,438 people (as of 2016) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario. Toronto is an international centre of business finance arts and culture and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area situated on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers deep ravines and urban forest for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812 the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by United States troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto it was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation the city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi) The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than 50 percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language over 160 languages are spoken in the city Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries festivals and public events entertainment districts national historic sites and sports activities, attract over 25 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere the CN Tower The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology design financial services life sciences education arts fashion business services environmental innovation food services and tourism Contents.
Former City of North York Toronto is also home to a number of private/independent elementary secondary and university-preparatory schools including:. Player elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame There are a number of public transportation operators within the Greater Toronto Area providing services within their jurisdictions While these operators are largely independent provisions are being made to integrate them under Metrolinx which manages transportation planning including public transport in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. GO Transit which merged with Metrolinx during the late 2000s is Ontario's only intra-regional public transit service linking the communities in the GTA and the city of Hamilton as well as the rest of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Implementation of a 'Presto card' by Metrolinx has created a common means for all fare payments and allows for seamless connection between these and other transit operators Public transit operators in the GTA include Brampton Transit Burlington Transit Durham Region Transit GO Transit Milton Transit MiWay (serving Mississauga) Oakville Transit Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and York Region Transit the TTC operates the Toronto subway system which runs in Toronto and in Vaughan the latter of which began to be served by the system in December 2017 with an extension of Line 1 to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station Highway 401 serves as a major roadway in the Greater Toronto Area The GTA also consists number of King's Highways and supplemented by municipal expressways One of the most principal highways in the GTA Highway 401 is also the longest in Ontario and is also one of the busiest highways in the world. Notably a segment of the highway passing through the GTA holds the distinction of being North America's busiest highway the GTA is laced with a number of limited-access highways including the 400-series highways These include:. The Greater Toronto Area is a commercial distribution financial and economic centre being the second largest financial centre in North America the region generates about a fifth of Canada's GDP and is home to 40% of Canada's business headquarters the economies of the municipalities in Greater Toronto are largely intertwined the work force is made up of approximately 2.9 million people and more than 100,000 companies the Greater Toronto Area produces nearly 20% of the entire nation's GDP with $323 Billion and from 1992 to 2002 experienced an average GDP growth rate of 4.0% and a job creation rate of 2.4% (compared to the national average GDP growth rate of 3% and job creation rate of 1.6%) A worker at Oakville Assembly installs a battery on a Ford Flex in 2010 the automotive industry accounted for roughly 10 percent of Greater Toronto's GDP In 2010 over 51% of the labour force in the Greater Toronto Area is employed in the service sector with 19% in the manufacturing 17% of the labour force employed in wholesale & retail trade 8% of the labour force involved in transportation communication & utilities and 5% of the workforce is involved in construction. Despite the fact the service industry makes up only 51% of Greater Toronto's workforce over 72% of the region's GDP is generated by service industries The largest industry in the Greater Toronto Area is the financial services in the province accounting for an estimated 25% of the region's GDP. Notably the five largest banks in Canada all have their operational headquarters in Toronto's Financial District. Toronto is also home to the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Standard and Poor TSX Composite Index and offices of the TSX Venture Exchange the TMX Group the owners and operators of TSX Exchanges as well as the Montreal Exchange are also headquartered in Toronto the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange represent 3,369 companies including more than half of the world's publicly traded mining companies Markham also attracted the highest concentration of high tech companies in Canada and because of it has positioned itself as Canada's High-Tech Capital the Greater Toronto Area is the second largest automotive centre in North America (after Detroit) Currently,[when?] General Motors Ford and Chrysler run six assembly plants in the area with Honda and Toyota having assembly plants just outside the GTA General Motors Ford Honda KIA Mazda Suzuki Nissan Volkswagen Toyota Hyundai Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Subaru Volvo BMW and Mitsubishi have chosen the Greater Toronto Area for their Canadian headquarters. Magna International the world's most diversified car supplier, also has its headquarters in Aurora the automobile industry within the region accounts for roughly 10% of the region's GDP Agriculture. Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory Sociology London CMA (St Thomas Strathroy-Caradoc) 435,600 457,720 474,786 494,069 4.1, O 5 Economy Where a player has not declared an international allegiance nation is determined by place of birth Squad correct as of March 21 2019 No. Position Player Nation.
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