- The largest city in Canada, Toronto is home to over 5.7 million people. Toronto is also the 4th largest city in North America.
- The name “Toronto” comes from the Huron word for “fishing weir.”
- Toronto residents speak over 140 languages and dialects.
- A greater percentage of Toronto residents hold university degrees than in any country in the world.
- Roughly one-half of Toronto’s population was born outside of Canada.
- One-quarter of all Hollywood films are filmed in Toronto.
- There are more than 8,000 restaurants in Toronto.
- Toronot’s PATH is the largest underground pedestrian system in North America.
- Toronto public transit has the highest ridership per capita anywhere in North America.
- Toronto’s Yonge Street is the longest street in the world.
- The CN Tower is the second tallest free-standing structure in the world at 553 meters tall.
- Toronto has 138 km of shoreline.
- There are 8,000 hectares of parkland and 1500 parks in greater Toronto.
- Over 300 km of rivers and streams run through Toronto and flow into Lake Ontario.
- Toronto has around 10 million trees, including 4 million publicly owned and maintained trees.
Source: https://mytravelinfo.ca/travel-information/toronto-travel-info/toronto-facts-and-figures/