Living in Toronto

One of North America's largest and most diverse cities, Toronto is alive with culture, activity and innovation. With a growing reputation for its technology, R&D and medical sciences industry, it's one of the hottest spots in Canada for leading edge start-ups.

Toronto has a friendly and vibrant downtown core alive with art, theatre, architecture and world-class dining. It is home to hundreds of festivals each year that cover everything from film to food to music. It's also one of the world's most diverse cities, with literally hundreds of cultural neighbourhoods that blend together to create a truly unique metropolis.

Want to learn more about what makes Toronto such an inspiring place to work and live? Visit some of the sites below:

Torontotourism.com - Toronto's Visitors Bureau will introduce you to everything that makes Toronto an exciting place to visit - and live

Toronto.com - A great site to find Toronto's best restaurants clubs and special events

NOWToronto.com - The site for Toronto's most popular free weekly paper, with movie listings, concert announcements and news about the city's cultural activities.

• It's the 5th largest municipal government in North America
• 4.5 million people call the Greater Toronto Area home
• Toronto is the 3rd largest English-language theatre centre in the world behind London and New York
• It's considered "Hollywood North" by the film industry: 3rd in TV and film production, and 2nd as exporter of TV programming, in North America
• Toronto is ranked as the safest large metropolitan area in North America by Places Rated Almanac
• Over 100 languages are spoken in Toronto, and one third of Toronto residents speak a language other than English at home