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As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city and is one of the top financial centres in the world. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries. The Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest in terms of market value, is headquartered in the city, along with most of Canada's corporations.
Toronto's population is cosmopolitan and international, reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, as about 49% of the population were born outside of Canada. Because of the city's low crime rates, clean environment, high standard of living, and friendly attitude to diversity, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey. In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live in 2006[update]. Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians.
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The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises twelve colleges that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs.
The University of Toronto is ranked first in Canada and 27th worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities; first in Canada and 17th worldwide in the Times Higher Education global ranking; second in Canada and 23rd globally in the QS World University Rankings; and first in Canada and third overall in Newsweek's ranking of top institutions outside of the United States. The university has educated two Governors General and four Prime Ministers of Canada, four foreign leaders, fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court, and has been affiliated with ten Nobel laureates.
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- City of Toronto Official website for the city.
- Tourism Toronto Official tourism website for the city.
- Toronto's Economic Profile Official economic profile website for the city.
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Frederick Goldwin Gardiner, QC, LL.D (21 January, 1895 – 22 August, 1983) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto council, the governing body for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from 1953 to 1961. As Metro Chairman, Gardiner, nicknamed "Big Daddy", was a staunch advocate of growth and expansion and was responsible for many capital works projects, including the Gardiner Expressway (named for him) and the Don Valley Parkway.
Did you know...
...that Yonge Street, Toronto's major north-south artery, can be considered the longest street in the world at 1,896 km if it is considered to be extended by Highway 11? The Guinness Book of World Records recognized this claim as late as 1998.
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Former Toronto mayor, Mel Lastman:
- "You will never be mayor, because you say dumb and stupid things!"
(said during a council debate to his eventual successor, David Miller.)
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