GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TORONTO
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada with a population of 2.7 million, and is the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) containing 6.4 million people. Toronto is the fourth largest city and fifth largest urban agglomeration in North America.Owing largely to the country’s liberal immigration policies starting in the 1960s, and the region’s strong economy, Toronto has become one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse cities in the world. More than 80 ethnic communities are represented, and over half of the city’s residents were born outside Canada.