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- By 1834, the fast-growing town of over 9,000 inhabitants was incorporated as the city of Toronto, with an elected civic government led by the city’s first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie.
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This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
Apr 16, 2024 · But when did Toronto become a city? Toronto was officially established as a city on March 6, 1834. Prior to that, it was known as the Town of York, which was founded in 1793.
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Approximately 12,500 years ago the Laurentide Ice Sheet, a continental glacier that covered northeastern North America, retreated from the area of present-day Toronto. Soon afterward small groups of Indigenous peoples moved into the area to hunt animals such as caribou. Around 5,000 years ago, settlements in hunting territories began to form, and p...
At some point between 7,000 and 2,000 years ago, Indigenous peoples discovered an overland shortcut between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay. Later known as the “Toronto Passage,” this trail was an important north-south route for both Indigenous peoples and Europeans. French fur traders had known about the Toronto Passage since the early 1600s, and in...
By the mid-1830s, the colonial government had made treaties with Indigenous peoples for the surrender of their territories, covering most of the arable lands in Upper Canada. One of these treaties was the Toronto Purchase (also known as Treaty 13). First drawn up in 1787, a revision of the agreement was made in 1805 between local First Nations and ...
During the War of 1812 York was twice raided and pillaged by US forces (1813), leaving a British-minded populace with keen anti-American memories. After the war, the village was one recipient of the rising wave of British immigration to Upper Canada. By pursuing trade with expanding farming frontiers, York became the province’s banking centre. By 1...
Toronto is located on the shore plain beside its harbour. There is a fairly abrupt rise 4 km inland which marks the shoreline of Lake Iroquois, formed by glaciers 12,500 years ago, that had a much higher water level than Lake Ontario. This rise led to higher plains, then to rounded lines of hills. Though the low-lying waterside area gave early York...
Toronto is known for being one of the most multicultural cities in the world. In the 2016 census, commonly cited ethnic groups within the city included South Asian (12.6 per cent of the population), Chinese (12.4 per cent), English (12.3 per cent), Canadian (12 per cent), Black (8.9 per cent) and Filipinopeople (5.7 per cent). Common countries of o...
Toronto has a mixed economy that is not dominated by one single industry or sector. The city’s three largest industries are financial services, real estate, and wholesale and retail trade. Over its history, Toronto’s economy has gone through the stages of commercial lake port, railway and industrial hub, financial nexus, and high-level service and ...
The Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, is the largest transit system in Ontario and the third largest in North America (see also Toronto Subway). It operates subway, streetcar, bus and light-rail transit lines. The city’s public transit system is chronically over-crowded and under-funded, making it a focal point in municipal political debates. Whi...
Toronto's municipal government consists of a mayor and 25 councillors, each representing a ward. Incorporation (1834) At its first civic incorporation in 1834 Toronto had a mayor and a city council elected by wards. The mayor was originally chosen from and by council, but in the 1870s became directly elected by the voters. A board of control was ad...
Toronto is the main urban cultural centre in English Canada. It is the home of the large University of Toronto (1827), Ryerson University (1948), the more recent York University (1959), the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Ontario College of Art And Design, the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the innovative Ontario Science Centre, the Toronto Symph...
Timeline of Toronto history. Ontario portal. v. t. e. Toronto was founded as the Town of York and capital of Upper Canada in 1793 after the Mississaugas sold the land to the British in the Toronto Purchase. [1] For over 12,000 years, Indigenous People have lived in the Toronto area.
Toronto. / 43.74167°N 79.37333°W / 43.74167; -79.37333. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, [10] it is the fourth-most populous city in North America.
3rd Quarter. Disable moonphases. Some holidays and dates are color-coded: Red –Federal Holidays and Sundays. Blue –Common Local Holidays. Gray –Typical Non-working Days. Black–Other Days. Only common local holidays are listed. The year 2022 is a common year, with 365 days in total.
Apr 16, 2024 · By the mid-19th century, Toronto had become the largest city in Canada and a cultural and economic center. It was officially designated as the capital of the Province of Ontario in 1867 when Canada became a confederation.
