Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016.

Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada’s most populous.

Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production,and television production,and is home to the headquarters of Canada’s major national broadcast networks and media outlets.

Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 25 million tourists each year.

Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere.