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City of Toronto
With a population of 2.6 million people, Toronto is the 5th largest city in North America. Of the labour force of 1.3 million people, 800,000 have a post secondary education. Toronto residents represent more than 100 different ethnic groups and speak almost as many languages, making the city a unique and vibrant cultural mosaic. Toronto business directory
As the country’s corporate and financial capital, Toronto is home to more top-ranked national and international companies than any other Canadian city. Eight Toronto-based corporations are part of Fortune’s Global 500 list and several others fall into the Fortune 1,000.
Air Canada Centre
Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team & the Toronto Raptors basketball franchise. If you choose the 1- hour guided tour, the adventure takes you behind the scenes of North America's premier theatre of sports & entertainment.
Bata Shoe Museum
If you thought you had way too many pairs of shoes in your closet… This shoe museum will show you just how much fun 10,000 shoes can be!
Bloor and Yorkville Area
Toronto's most exclusive retail district is located in the Bloor/Yorkville area. The most elegant shopping and dining sections in the city.
Casa Loma
Even if you don’t typically seek out castles during your vacation, you'll appreciate the atmosphere and grandeur of Casa Loma
Chinatown
Toronto is the home of Canada’s largest Chinese population, so it’s not unusual to note that there are 5 other main Chinese areas in the city.
CN Tower
Only if you don’t have a fear of heights do you want to visit the CN Tower. But if you can muster the will to take a trip to the top it will definitely be worth it. The CN Tower is Toronto and Canada's most recognizable and celebrated icon.
Design Exchange
Once the home of the Toronto Stock Exchange (up until 1983), the DX is now a building reopened as a center devoted to promoting Canadian design, everything from graphic design to interior design, fashion, architecture and more.
Distillery Districts
If you want to visit the ‘hippest’ place in downtown Toronto, this is where you want to be. In just the past few years, The Distillery District has become one of the most romantic and enjoyable destinations in the city.
Eaton Centre
Built in 1979, the Eaton Centre boasts $746 of sales per square foot of retail space - the highest in North America - and is the number one tourist attraction in Toronto with one million visitors a week.
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
This centre is one of the last operating double-decker theater complexes in the world, being two former vaudeville halls built one on top of the other
Financial District
Toronto’s skyline shows one skyscraper after another. Those magnificent high-rises are probably banks, banks and more banks! Every one of Canada’s major banks is headquartered in downtown Toronto.
Four Season Centre for the Performing Art
Home for the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
Harbourfront Centre
People say that a visit to Toronto is not complete until you’ve spent time at the Harbourfront. This 10-acre waterfront community along Lake Ontario is lively.
Historic Fort York
Calling all history buffs! Visit Fort York and you’ll see the site of the 1813 Battle of York and the birthplace of modern Toronto.
Hockey Hall of Fame
Even if you’re not a hockey fan, you’ll want to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 30 Yonge Street in Old Toronto.
Kensington Market
If you want to take a trip around the world in a few blocks, feeling a sense of the city’s rich cultural diversity, Kensington Market is the place to be.
Ontario Science Centre
If hands-on activities are how you love to learn about the planet, then come to the Ontario Science Center for a day of fun and learning!
PATH
The Guinness Book of World Records hails it as the biggest underground shopping complex in the world.
Professional Sports
Toronto is first and foremost a hockey city, so the Toronto Maple Leafs top the list with baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays and basketball’s Toronto Raptors close behind in popularity.
Rogers Centre
Over 2,000 events have been staged and more than 50 million people have visited Rogers Centre since its opening in 1989. The Rogers Centre indoor/outdoor sports centre is the home field for both the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and the Canadian Football League Argonauts team.
Royal Ontario Musueum
With more than 6 million objects, its collections have made it the largest museum in all of Canada.
St. James Cathedral
Record setting heights and the melodic peal of bells make this a wonderful place to note.
St. Lawrence Market
If you like shopping, take the time to wander through the unique shops and stalls. Sit down with a gourmet coffee and read a magazine, or simply soak in the atmosphere and people watch.
Toronto's First Post Office
Visit this post office and you’ll see postal workers using quill pens, inkpots and sealing wax – tools dating to 1833!
Toronto Islands
The islands are popular for locals and visitors alike; over 1 million people visit the islands each year. Center Island is popular with families who enjoy Centreville Amusement Park.
Toronto Zoo
A trip to the zoo makes any day special; but a day spent at the amazing Toronto Zoo is one you will never forget. One of the largest zoos in the world, there are more than 5000 animals representing just over 450 species at the Toronto Zoo.
In addition to being the region’s contact centre and shared-uses hub, Toronto is strong in other clusters, including biomedical/pharmaceutical, information and communications technologies, food and beverage, fashion, industrial and graphic design, and tourism. Toronto’s policy of waiving development charges for industrial and commercial projects makes it a very cost competitive location to establish a business.
The city has also earned an international reputation for its unrivalled quality of life, offering an impressive array of cultural, entertainment and recreational attractions in a safe, clean and welcoming cosmopolitan environment. Toronto business services |
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Durham Region
Durham Region is located immediately east of the City of Toronto and is comprised of eight municipalities. A series of urban communities near Lake Ontario contrast with a variety of small towns, villages, hamlets and farms that lie immediately inland.
Automotive is the largest sector in Durham. It employs more than 22,000 people and investment within this sector continues to grow. While agriculture and food processing are important to the region's economy, Durham is best known for the strength of its manufacturing sector.
The region also has a unique cluster of plastics companies encompassing the full supply chain. With two major nuclear generating facilities within its boundaries, Durham is the energy production capital of Ontario.
Canada's newest university, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, together with Durham College delivers energy related programs to produce skilled graduates and incubate new and innovative energy businesses. |
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Peel Region
Peel Region is comprised of the major municipalities of Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga
Brampton
Brampton is the third largest municipality in the Greater Toronto Area and has the servicing capacity and land supply to accommodate significant growth. Its proximity to Pearson International Airport and highways 407, 410 and 427 make Brampton a key distribution and manufacturing location. Transportation equipment and fabricated metal products are its top two industrial sectors and its food and beverage industry continues to expand. Toronto business service
Caledon
Caledon's scenic countryside and quaint villages offer its residents and visitors the best of rural and urban life. The primary industrial sectors are plastics, wood based manufacturing, and logistics. Located less than half an hour from Pearson International Airport and Ontario’s major highway corridors, Caledon is an ideal location for doing business.
Mississauga
Mississauga has experienced strong growth over the past three decades and is now Canada's sixth largest municipality. Pearson International Airport is located within Mississauga and an extensive highway network serves the city. Mississauga has attracted head offices of multinational corporations and is a key technology centre in the GTA. Its diverse economy is strong in automotive, aerospace, biomedical, information technologies and the financial services sectors |
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York Region
Stretching from the northern boundary of the City of Toronto to the shores of Lake Simcoe, York Region is one of the fastest growing regions in the Greater Toronto Area. The region has a large supply of vacant land to accommodate future industrial and commercial development. Toronto business services
The nine municipalities that comprise York Region have a strong and diverse economic base encompassing computer/electronics, biotechnology, fabricated metal product manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, and agricultural and tourism-based industries.
A large cluster of high technology firms and headquarters for major corporations have concentrated in the Markham and Richmond Hill areas. Canada's first electronic toll highway, 407 ETR, provides an efficient east-west transportation corridor across the region.
York Region offers many exciting urban and rural experiences, including family attractions like Paramount Canada’s Wonderland, top-rated golf courses, premier equestrian and polo facilities, scenic trails and conservation areas, museums and galleries, quaint shops, family farms, orchards and country markets. Toronto business services
There are so many things to experience in this diverse city; it will be necessary to plan ahead to ensure you’ll get to everything you MUST see.
Traffic is busy in the city and parking is very expensive. So if you have a car with you, leave it at your hotel when exploring the city and use it for trips to outlying attractions. The Toronto Transit System (TTC) is easy to use and quite inexpensive. Taxis are also readily available.
There are a lot of things to see and do in Toronto, and here are some places you should look into:
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