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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.
Map of Toronto (c. 1900), from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Canada’s shift from British colonial status to independent nation-state resulted in Toronto being named as the capital of the province of Ontario, adding administrative and public service employment to the already diverse range of industrial occupations.
Mar 17, 2013 · Toronto, Ontario, incorporated as a city in 1834, population 2,794,356 (2021 census), 2,731,571 (2016 census). Toronto is Ontario’s capital city, Canada’s largest municipality and the fourth largest city in North America (see also Largest Cities in Canada by Population).
Map of Toronto with the limits of the 1974 – 1998 boroughs indicated. The amalgamation of Toronto was the creation of the city limits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada after amalgamating, annexing, and merging with surrounding municipalities since the 18th century. The most recent occurrence of amalgamation was in 1998, which dissolved the ...
Aug 17, 2017 · Early in the afternoon of April 27, 1813, the earth moved for the residents of the town of York, destined to become the city of Toronto. An explosion at Fort York, a few kilometres...
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1847. Wave of over 30,000 Irish Immigrants arrive in Toronto to escape the famine in Ireland. 1849. April 7. The first Great Fire of Toronto occurs. May 30. King's College is renamed as the University of Toronto . The Williams Omnibus Bus Line is established as the first public transit system in Toronto. 1850.
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A major increase in the population of Toronto (nearly fourfold expansion, from 1.3 million in 1951 to over 5 million by 2006) and national economic growth influenced the city skyline, which is dominated by the CN Tower (a communications and observation spire 1,815 feet [553 meters] high) as well as by the First Canadian Place (Bank of Montreal), Scotia Plaza, Canada Trust Tower, Manulife ...
