Toronto
Canada’s Business Centre
As the fastest-growing tech market and second-largest finance hub in North America, Toronto is attracting the world. Over 200 languages are spoken in the city, and a nearly 45% per cent of Toronto residents speak something other than English or French at home. Waves of immigration over the last 50 years have made Toronto the biggest city in Canada and the fourth biggest on the continent. (source)
Canada’s Business Centre
As the fastest-growing tech market and second-largest finance hub in North America, Toronto is attracting the world. Over 200 languages are spoken in the city, and a nearly 45% per cent of Toronto residents speak something other than English or French at home. Waves of immigration over the last 50 years have made Toronto the biggest city in Canada and the fourth biggest on the continent. (source)
Toronto by the Numbers
38,000
Guest rooms
2.5M+
Square feet of meeting space
600,000
Square feet of Metro Toronto Convention Centre
25,000
Square feet of the biggest hotel ballroom
Big Time in Every Way
To and from Toronto
Fly into Toronto direct from just about anywhere. Once here, you and your delegates will be a two-hour drive south of the Muskoka Lakes and some of the world’s most impressive summer homes, two hours east of watching the sun set over Lake Huron, two hours west of Prince Edward County’s nouveau farming community and two hours north of Niagara Falls’ 100+ wineries.
In Toronto
Experience Toronto’s diversity from block to block on any main street. Ride the CN Tower’s elevator up 346 metres to the top of the world. Take the Journey to Anishinaabe Knowledge Trail’s self-guided tour of the Anishinaabe Peoples' connection to this land. And learn more about the other Nations that call this land home, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat Peoples.
Weather in Toronto
Spring
3°C to 11°C
37.4°F to 51.8°F
Summer
17°C to 25°C
62.6°F to 77°F
Fall
9°C to 16°C
48.2°F to 60.8°F
Winter
-5°C to 1°C
23°F to 33.8°F
Sectors
Forty per cent of Canadian businesses are headquartered in Toronto. The Greater Toronto Area is also Canada's largest life sciences cluster that employs nearly 30,000 people. And Toronto has become the third largest digital industries hub in North America, employing close to 300,000 people. The city’s economic success is aided by the six universities and four colleges found in Toronto. (source)
Sectors
Forty per cent of Canadian businesses are headquartered in Toronto. The Greater Toronto Area is also Canada's largest life sciences cluster that employs nearly 30,000 people. And Toronto has become the third largest digital industries hub in North America, employing close to 300,000 people. The city’s economic success is aided by the six universities and four colleges found in Toronto. (source)
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