The Toronto Traveler

1) The population of the city is now over 2.5 million making it the fifth largest city in North America.

2) The Toronto Stock Exchange is located in the city and is the sixth largest stock exchange in the world.

3) Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world.

4) Amongst its partnership cities are cities from the United States, China, Germany, Italy and Brazil.

5) Amongst its friendship cities are cities from the Netherlands, Vietnam, the Ukraine, Ecuador, Japan, and Poland.

6) Toronto has over 20 nicknames.

7) The name Toronto derives from an Iroquois word meaning “place where trees stand in the water.”

8) Toronto was officially incorporated on March 6, 1834.

9) Prior to Confederation in 1867, Toronto had enjoyed two stints as the capital of the Province of British North America.

10) While Toronto is known predominantly for its cold Winters, at the same time the hottest temperature ever recorded in Toronto was well over 40°C.

Well, here are some quick facts that I thought of just off the top of my head. Hopefully you get a kick out of reading some of these and even more hopefully some of these were not known to you before reading this post. I’ll have more to say about actual tourism in Toronto in my next post.