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About The City
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The City
The capital city of the province of Ontario, Toronto is
Canada's largest city with over four million residents.
It is beautifully situated on the shores of Lake
Ontario, one of the North America's largest fresh water
lakes.
Toronto is home to people from over 100 countries.
Visitors from all over the world find Toronto a very
comfortable, safe, vibrant city. Toronto is a city of
many distinct neighbourhoods which reflect its cultural
diversity through an endless array of social, food,
entertainment, artistic, shopping and recreational
opportunities. Torontonians, like most Canadians are
friendly, outgoing people who take pride in Canada's
international reputation as a leader in
multiculturalism. You can expect to be welcomed and
appreciated whatever your heritage, culture or religious
beliefs.
George Brown College is the only community college in
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TORONTO FACTS
ˇ Toronto is the largest city in Canada with a population of
4.2 million
ˇ Toronto is Canada's financial, industrial and commercial
centre
ˇ The Toronto Stock Exchange is the second largest exchange in
North America
ˇ Temperatures are moderate; average daily temperature in July
is 25ēC (77F) and in January is 0ēC (32F)
Main attractions include:
CN Tower, Skydome, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of
Ontario, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts, Bata Shoe Museum,
Ontario Science Centre, Hockey Hall of Fame
The top 12 spoken languages spoken in Toronto are: English,
Cantonese, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, French,
German, Greek, Tagalog, Punjabi, Ukrainian
Toronto plays host to a variety of festivals celebrating film,
music, dance, literature and the cultures of other countries
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