Toronto City Map

About Toronto city

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016. According to the 2016 survey, Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. The city is also the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. Often regarded as a global city, 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.

Geography

With an area of 630 square kilometres, the city covers a maximum north-south distance of 21 kilometres and a maximum east-west distance of 43 km. It has a 46-kilometre long waterfront shoreline, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. The city's borders are formed by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and Highway 427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north and the Rouge River and the Toronto-Pickering Townline to the east.

Economy

Toronto is an international centre for business and finance. Generally considered the financial capital of Canada, Toronto has a high concentration of banks and brokerage firms on Bay Street, in the Financial District. The city is an important centre for the media, publishing, telecommunication, information technology and film production industries. Besides, the city continues to be a wholesale and distribution point for the industrial sector.

Demographics

Population of Toronto grew by 96,073 residents between 1996 and 2001, and around 21,787 residents between 2001 and 2006, 111,779 residents between 2006 and 2011, and 116,511 between 2011 and 2016.

Ethnicity

The year 2016 saw Chinese (12.5%), English (12.3%), and Canadian (12.0%) to be the majorly reported ethnicities in the region. Common regions of ethnic origin were European (47.9%), Asian (including middle-Eastern – 40.1%), African (5.5%), Latin/Central/South American (4.2%), and North American aboriginal (1.2%).

About Publisher: Lucidmap

The publisher Lucidmap offers maps and mapping products other than mapping solutions for individual users and sells recreation maps, road maps, cycling maps, atlases, digital maps, avenza PDF maps, route master, online maps and smartphone applications.

The company is situated in Toronto, Ontario, with a team of best cartographers, graphic designers and GIS specialists in the industry. It is presently the largest Canadian map store with a majority of market share. By providing custom cartographic and GIS services to public transit, real estate, tourism, municipal, corporate, small business, enterprise and government clients, the publishing house is expanding its base to government and corporate clients.

Important Business Centres in Toronto City

Bay Street: As an international centre for business and finance, Toronto has a high concentration of banks and brokerage firms in the district which also known to be Toronto's financial district. It is considered as a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto.

Toronto Stock Exchange: The 12th largest exchange in the world is situated in Toronto, Ontario.

Big Five: A colloquial term given to the five largest banks dominating the banking industry of Canada, have their national offices in Toronto.

Greater Toronto Area: Majority of the largest companies in Canada are headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area. Whereas, major corporations are based in the city that includes the Hudson's Bay Company, Manulife Financial, TD Canada Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal, Rogers Communications.