Fun Facts About Toronto
What else should we know before heading up there?
• One quarter of Canada’s population lives within a 160 km radius of Toronto
• Toronto is Canada’s largest retail market
• There are 100 + languages spoken throughout the city
• Over half of Toronto's labour force has a university degree or college diploma
• Toronto is Canada’s number one tourist destination
• Toronto is the largest and most important financial centre in all of Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Only New York city, Chicago and Los Angeles are larger.
• North America's largest continuous underground pedestrian system PATH, connects about 1200 stores and restaurants, 50 office towers, five subway stations, Union Station, six major hotels and several entertainment centres under Toronto's financial core.
• Yonge Street is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest street in the world, stretching 1,896 km from the lakeshore in Toronto, north to Rainy River, Ontario, near the Minnesota border.
• Toronto is home to the world's tallest free-standing structure, the CN Tower standing 1,815 feet (553 meters) tall.
• Toronto is the third largest centre for English language theatre in the world, behind New York City and London.
• Toronto's public transit system is the second largest in North America and has the highest per capita ridership rate on the continent.
• The Toronto Zoo is home to more than 5,000 animals.
• Many of today's famous movie stars hail from Toronto and the GTA including Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Eugene Levy.
• About 25% of films produced in Hollywood are actually filmed in Toronto, making it North America's 3rd largest TV and movie production venue.
• The Caribana parade is the largest single-day parade and largest Caribbean festival in North America.
• Toronto is North America's 5th-largest city after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
What else should we know before heading up there?
• Toronto is Canada’s largest retail market
• There are 100 + languages spoken throughout the city
• Over half of Toronto's labour force has a university degree or college diploma
• Toronto is Canada’s number one tourist destination
• Toronto is the largest and most important financial centre in all of Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Only New York city, Chicago and Los Angeles are larger.
• North America's largest continuous underground pedestrian system PATH, connects about 1200 stores and restaurants, 50 office towers, five subway stations, Union Station, six major hotels and several entertainment centres under Toronto's financial core.
• Yonge Street is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest street in the world, stretching 1,896 km from the lakeshore in Toronto, north to Rainy River, Ontario, near the Minnesota border.
• Toronto is home to the world's tallest free-standing structure, the CN Tower standing 1,815 feet (553 meters) tall.
• Toronto is the third largest centre for English language theatre in the world, behind New York City and London.
• Toronto's public transit system is the second largest in North America and has the highest per capita ridership rate on the continent.
• The Toronto Zoo is home to more than 5,000 animals.
• Many of today's famous movie stars hail from Toronto and the GTA including Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Eugene Levy.
• About 25% of films produced in Hollywood are actually filmed in Toronto, making it North America's 3rd largest TV and movie production venue.
• The Caribana parade is the largest single-day parade and largest Caribbean festival in North America.
• Toronto is North America's 5th-largest city after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
What else should we know before heading up there?
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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