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Jun 12, 2020 · Toronto proper gained 45,742 residents in the survey year with most of the growth in the city and region coming from immigration Toronto’s population is now almost 3 million, In 2016 the ...
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March 11, 2020
1. The federal government unveils a $1 billion response packageto help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian health-care system, the economy, and workers. 2. The NBA announces it is suspending its season“until further notice” after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tests positive for COVID-19.
March 12, 2020
1. The NHL announces it is suspending regular season gameswith no timetable for a return. 2. Ontario announces it is shutting down all public schools.
March 13, 2020
1. The House of Commons agrees to shut downfor five weeks to help ensure MPs do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19. 2. Toronto’s three universities (U of T, York and Ryerson) cancel all in-person classes. 3. President Donald Trump declares the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency.
April 2, 2020
1. Toronto implements new bylaw ordering people to remain two metres apart when they are in public parks and squares or face up to $5,000 in fines.
April 7, 2020
1. Applications open for theCanada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Prime Minister Trudeau unveiled the details of the payment days earlier
April 9, 2020
1. Statistics Canada reports the economy lost 1,011,000 jobs in March— the worst recorded single-month change — lifting the unemployment rate to 7.8 per cent.
May 4, 2020
1. Ontario starts its first gradual reopening allowing some seasonal businesses to reopen, including garden centres with curbside pickups, lawn care and landscaping companies, and automatic car washes.
May 7, 2020
1. Justin Trudeau announces the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workersduring the pandemic.
May 8, 2020
1. Statistics Canada reports the Canadian economy lost nearly two million jobsin April, a record high, unemployment climbs to 13 per cent.
June 5, 2020
1. The Canadian unemployment rate hits a record high.
June 12, 2020
1. All child-care centresin Ontario are allowed to reopen with restrictions. 2. The Ford government announced they will start allowing expanded “social circles”of up to 10 people.
June 17, 2020
1. COVID-19 forces the cancellation of the 2020 Rogers Cuptennis event in Toronto.
July 2, 2020
1. The TTC begins requiring all passengers to wear maskson board vehicles and at all stations
July 6, 2020
1. The City of Torontoreopens outdoor sport and multi-use fieldsfor team training and permits were issued to organizations for the remainder of the 2020 summer season.
July 13, 2020
1. The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathonis cancelled due to COVID-19.
August 1, 2020
1. The Toronto Raptors resume playas the NBA starts up inside the Orlando bubble in front of no fans.
August 5, 2020
1. Canada is signs deals with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna to procure millions of dosesof their experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
August 17, 2020
1. The CFL cancels its 2020 seasonbecause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 8, 2020
1. Students in Ontario begin returning to the classroom for in-person learningfor the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 9, 2020
1. The Toronto District School Board postpones the back-to-school start date for most high school students to later in September.
September 17, 2020
1. The Ford government announces that social gathering limitswill be reduced to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa, the restrictions were expanded to the rest of the province days later.
October 2, 2020
1. U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania test positive for COVID-19.
October 4, 2020
1. A second Toronto school closes for COVID-19 concernsjust weeks after schools reopened to students.
October 9, 2020
1. Ontario announces modified stage 2 restrictions for Toronto, Peel and Ottawa, closing indoor dining, gyms and theatres.
November 9, 2020
1. According to late-stage trial data, Pfizer and BioNTech say their coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19.
November 10, 2020
1. Toronto’s top doctor Eileen de Villa implements added COVID-19 safety restrictions, prohibits indoor dining in the city once again.
November 16, 2020
1. The Ford government lowers the COVID-19 framework threshold in Ontario, York Region, Halton and Hamilton all move to the ‘Red Zone.’ 2. U.S. biotech company Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5 per cent effective.
December 7, 2020
1. Prime Minister Trudeau announces Canada will receive COVID-19 vaccine doses early with 250,000 doses of the Pfizer shot arriving before the end of 2020.
December 9, 2020
1. Health Canada approves the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinefor use.
December 13, 2020
1. The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Canada.
Jun 12, 2020 · June 12, 2020. The city of Toronto is the fastest growing city and the Toronto CMA is the fastest growing metropolitan area in all of Canada and U.S. in terms of population growth, according to the latest research from the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at Ryerson University.
Top 20 cities by population growth, image via Ryerson CUR. Toronto's growth is largely being fueled by immigration, with the city drawing in more immigrants than traditional multicultural beacon cities like New York. In 2019, Toronto received almost three times as much population growth from immigration as New York.
The metropolitan area of Toronto is the economic capital of Canada. A major economic hub, the city is home to ... 2019 and 2020. In 2020, female residents of Toronto earned an average of 35,770 ...
May 10, 2024 · Even before the pandemic, Toronto had experienced a strong increase in new residents, with the city adding close to 46,000 new residents in 2019. Between 2020 and 2021, Toronto was dubbed as one of the fastest-growing cities in North America, outpacing even the largest U.S. cities, including Chicago and New York City, respectively.
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A 2019 study by Toronto Metropolitan University (then known as Ryerson University) showed that Toronto was the fastest-growing city in North America. The city added 77,435 people between July 2017 and July 2018.
