Toronto Fast Facts

  • Population: 2.48 million people, with 5 million in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
  • Ranked as the safest large metropolitan area in North America by Places Rated Almanac.
  • Toronto is recognized as one of the largest theatre centres in the English-speaking world, with more than 90 venues in the GTA. The city is considered "Hollywood North" by the film and television industry.
    • More than 50 ballet and dance companies;
    • Six opera companies;
    • Two symphony orchestras, and
    • 150 pieces of public art and monuments add to Toronto's landscape in addition to the over 2,000 moveable works of fine art on display in public buildings such as City Hall and the civic centres.
  • One of the most multicultural cities in the world, with more than 100 languages and dialects spoken here – more than 1/3 of Toronto residents speak a language other than English at home.
    • 43 per cent of Toronto's population reported themselves as being part of a visible minority
    • Home to 79 ethnic language publicationsToronto

Tourism Fast Facts

  • Tourists who visited the GTA last year: more than 20 million
  • Admissions at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: over 300,000
  • Number of annual visitors in some of the city’s most popular tourist sites:
    • The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM): More than 1 million visitors;
    • The Metro Toronto Zoo: 1.2 million visitors;
    • Ontario Science Centre: 1.5 million visitors;
    • The CN Tower: approx. 2 million;
    • Air Canada Centre, home of the Raptors and the Maple Leafs: 3 million, and
    • Rogers Centre: 1.24 million.

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