Toronto, "A city within a park" is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. The city has a population of 2.48 million and its metro region, the Greater Toronto Area, has a population of 5.9 million. Toronto is at the heart of the Golden Horseshoe, a region in South-central Ontario with roughly 8 million people.
As Canada's economic hub and a major global city, Toronto has highly developed finance, telecommunications, transportation, media, software production and medical research industries and is consistently rated one of the worlds most livable cities.
Toronto is home to the world's tallest building (CN Tower at 553.33 m) and the world's longest street (Yonge Street at 1,896 km) that starts at the City's lakeshore. Local attractions include St. Lawrence Market; Considered by Food and Wine magazine to be one of the world's 25 best food markets located in the heart of the historic Old Town, Toronto's waterfront; one of North America's largest recreational waterfronts, Harbourfront, Ontario place, Rogers Centre, the CN Tower, Toronto Islands, Royal Ontario Museum, Paramount Canadas Wonderland, Toronto Zoo, Ontario Science Centre and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto worldwide festivals include the Toronto Street festival, Caribana, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Canadian National Exhibition and Winter City.
Toronto has a high quality of life and reliable services, in one of the safest urban environments in the world. The city's population is one of the most diverse in the world. Nearly all of the world's culture groups are represented in Toronto and more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken.
