Toronto Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Economy== {{Main|Economy of Toronto}} [[File:Toronto from above at night.jpg|thumb|View looking towards Toronto's [[Financial District, Toronto|Financial District]]]] Toronto is an international centre for business and finance. Generally considered the financial and industrial capital of Canada, Toronto has a high concentration of banks and brokerage firms on [[Bay Street]] in the [[Financial District, Toronto|Financial District]]. The [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] is the world's [[List of major stock exchanges|seventh-largest]] stock exchange by market capitalization.<ref>[http://www.investinontario.com/resources/documents/media/MEDT_Ad_Collection.pdf Market Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209041853/http://www.investinontario.com/resources/documents/media/MEDT_Ad_Collection.pdf |date=February 9, 2010 }} Toronto Stock Exchange (2006). Retrieved May 11, 2007.</ref> The five largest financial institutions of Canada, collectively known as the [[Big Five banks of Canada|Big Five]], all have their global corporate headquarters in Toronto, alongside Canada's major insurance giants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.equinix.com/blog/2015/04/13/inside-the-big-five-its-all-about-interconnection-in-downtown-toronto/|title=Inside the Big Five: It's All About Interconnection in Downtown Toronto|last=Schwartzmann|first=Phil|date=April 13, 2015|website=The Equinix Blog |access-date=August 13, 2023|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813174902/https://blog.equinix.com/blog/2015/04/13/inside-the-big-five-its-all-about-interconnection-in-downtown-toronto/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/19/archives/in-canadian-banking-bid-five-dominate-the-action-big-five-in.html|title=In Canadian Banking, Big Five Dominate the Action|last=Oram|first=Roderick|date=January 19, 1977|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 13, 2023|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813175214/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/19/archives/in-canadian-banking-bid-five-dominate-the-action-big-five-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Frozen Toronto harbour (4675522485).jpg|thumb|[[Lake freighter]]s moored in the [[Port of Toronto]]]] The city is an important centre for the media, publishing, telecommunication, information technology and film production industries; it is home to [[Bell Media]], [[Rogers Communications]], and [[Torstar]]. Other prominent Canadian corporations in the Greater Toronto Area include [[Magna International]], [[Pizza Pizza]], [[Mr. Sub]], [[Celestica]], [[Manulife]], [[Sun Life Financial]], [[Toyota Canada Inc.]] the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and major hotel companies and operators, such as [[Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts|Four Seasons Hotels]] and [[Fairmont Hotels and Resorts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://profitworks.ca/small-business-sales-and-marketing-resources/blog/other-blog-articles/577-largest-employers-in-toronto-area-mississauga-brampton-hamilton-oakville-scarborough-markham.html|title=Largest Employers in Toronto Area|website=www.profitworks.ca|publisher=Profit Works|access-date=February 18, 2024|archive-date=February 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218224233/https://profitworks.ca/small-business-sales-and-marketing-resources/blog/other-blog-articles/577-largest-employers-in-toronto-area-mississauga-brampton-hamilton-oakville-scarborough-markham.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Although much of the region's manufacturing activities occur outside the city limits, Toronto continues to be a wholesale and distribution point for the industrial sector. The city's strategic position along the [[Quebec City–Windsor Corridor]] within the [[Great Lakes megalopolis]] and its road and rail connections help support the nearby production of motor vehicles, iron, steel, food, machinery, chemicals and paper. The completion of the [[St. Lawrence Seaway]] in 1959 gave ships access to the [[Great Lakes]] from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Toronto's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent as of July 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/toronto.aspx?rates=1 | title=EI Economic Region of Toronto | website=services.gc.ca | publisher=Government of Canada | access-date=July 16, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820160127/http://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/toronto.aspx?rates=1 | archive-date=August 20, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the website Numbeo, Toronto's cost of living plus rent index was second highest in Canada (of 31 cities).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Canada | title=Cost of Living in Canada | website=Numbeo | access-date=November 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005451/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Canada | archive-date=September 28, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The local purchasing power was the sixth lowest in Canada, mid-2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/region_rankings.jsp?title=2017-mid®ion=019 | title=America: Cost of Living Index by City 2017 Mid-Year | website=Numbeo | access-date=November 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004809/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/region_rankings.jsp?title=2017-mid®ion=019 | archive-date=November 7, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The average monthly social assistance caseload for January to October 2014 was 92,771. The number of impoverished seniors increased from 10.5 percent in 2011 to 12.1 percent in 2014. Toronto's 2013 child poverty rate was 28.6 percent, the highest among large Canadian cities of 500,000 or more residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torontosvitalsigns.ca/main-sections/gap-between-rich-and-poor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319134352/http://torontosvitalsigns.ca/main-sections/gap-between-rich-and-poor/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |title=Are We Making Any Progress in Reducing Poverty in Toronto? |website=TorontoVitalSigns.ca |access-date=September 27, 2017 }}</ref> === Bay Street === [[File:Toronto Financial District August 2017.jpg|thumb|Buildings in the Financial District, including the operational headquarters of three major Canadian banks]] The [[Financial District, Toronto|Financial District]] in Toronto centres on [[Bay Street]], the equivalent to [[Wall Street]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/05/toronto-fastest-growing-financial-centre-north-america/|title=Toronto is now the fastest-growing financial centre in North America|last=O'Neil|first=Lauren|date=May 19, 2021|website=blogto.com|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101224911/https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/05/toronto-fastest-growing-financial-centre-north-america/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city hosts the headquarters of all five of Canada's largest banks, [[Royal Bank of Canada]], [[Toronto-Dominion Bank]], [[Scotiabank]], [[Bank of Montreal]] and [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce]], and was ranked as the safest banking system in the world between 2007 and 2014 according to the World Economic Forum.<ref name=":0" /> Toronto's economy has seen a steady growth boom thanks to many corporations relocating their Canadian headquarters into the city and Canada's growing cultural significance, resulting in several companies setting up shop in Toronto. === Media and entertainment === {{Main|Media in Toronto}} [[File:Omni-City-33Dundas.jpg|thumb|[[33 Dundas Street East]] is a studio complex used by [[Citytv]] and [[Omni Television]].]] Toronto is Canada's largest media market,<ref>[http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com/mjsc_press.asp Media Job Search Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414113224/http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com/mjsc_press.asp|date=April 14, 2015}} Media Job Search Canada (2003). Retrieved May 8, 2007.</ref> and has four conventional dailies, two [[Alternative newspaper|alt-weeklies]], and three free commuter papers in a greater metropolitan area of about 6 million inhabitants. The ''[[Toronto Star]]'' and the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' are the prominent daily city newspapers, while national dailies ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' and the ''[[National Post]]'' are also headquartered in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/site/about/|title=About the Star|website=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101185034/https://www.thestar.com/site/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Toronto Star'', ''The Globe and Mail'', and ''National Post'' are broadsheet newspapers. ''[[StarMetro (newspaper)|StarMetro]]'' is distributed as free commuter newspapers. Several magazines and local newspapers cover Toronto, including ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' and ''[[Toronto Life]]'', while numerous magazines are produced in Toronto, such as ''[[Canadian Business]]'', ''[[Chatelaine (magazine)|Chatelaine]]'', ''[[Flare (magazine)|Flare]]'' and ''[[Maclean's]]''. [[Daily Hive]], Western Canada's largest online-only publication, opened its Toronto office in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Chris |title=Vancity Buzz launches in Toronto and Montreal |url=http://marketingmag.ca/media/vancity-buzz-launches-in-toronto-and-montreal-175695 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215405/http://marketingmag.ca/media/vancity-buzz-launches-in-toronto-and-montreal-175695/ |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> Toronto contains the headquarters of the major English-language Canadian television networks [[CBC Television|CBC]], [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], [[Citytv]], [[Global Television Network|Global]], [[The Sports Network]] (TSN) and [[Sportsnet]]. [[Much (TV channel)|Much (formerly MuchMusic)]], [[M3 (Canadian TV channel)|M3 (formerly MuchMore)]] and [[MTV (Canadian TV channel)|MTV Canada]] are the main music television channels based in the city. However, they no longer primarily show music videos as a result of [[channel drift]]. ==== Film production ==== {{See also|Hollywood North}} [[File:The Boys Season 12 filmed at Pecaut Square Toronto.jpg|thumb|Film production for ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' at [[Pecaut Square]]]] Toronto is one of the centres of [[Cinema of Canada|Canada's film and television industry]] due in part to the lower cost of production in Canada. The city's streets and landmarks are seen in a variety of films, mimicking the scenes of American cities such as [[Chicago]] and [[New York City|New York]]. The city provides diverse settings and neighbourhoods to shoot films, with production facilitated by Toronto's Film and Television Office. Toronto's film industry has extended beyond the [[Greater Toronto Area#Toronto CMA|Toronto CMA]] into adjoining cities such as [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[Oshawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-film-tv-production-levels-record-high-1.6788133|title=Ontario reaches record high levels of film, TV production in 2022|website=CBC.ca|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230031747/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-film-tv-production-levels-record-high-1.6788133|url-status=live}}</ref> === Real estate === Real estate is a major force in the city's economy; Toronto is home to some of the nation's—and the world's—most expensive real estate. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), formerly the Toronto Real Estate Board, is a non-profit professional association of registered [[real estate]] brokers and salespeople in Toronto, and parts of the [[Greater Toronto Area]].<ref name="who_we_are">{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=http://trreb.ca/index.php/about-treb/who-we-are |accessdate=August 19, 2020 |website=trreb.ca |ref=who_we_are |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818012703/http://trreb.ca/index.php/about-treb/who-we-are |url-status=live }}</ref> TRREB was formed in 1920.<ref name="who_we_are" /> Many large [[real estate investment trust]]s are based in Toronto. ===Technology and biotech=== Toronto is a large hub of the Canadian and global technology industry, generating $52 billion in revenues annually. In 2017, Toronto tech firms offered almost 30,000 jobs which is higher than the combination of San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Silagadze |first=Mike |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Toronto's Tech Scene Is Having A Moment, But Not For The Reason You'd Think |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/08/15/torontos-tech-scene-is-having-a-moment-but-not-for-the-reason-youd-think/#2872862f5871 |journal=Forbes |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805112727/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/08/15/torontos-tech-scene-is-having-a-moment-but-not-for-the-reason-youd-think/#2872862f5871 |url-status=live }}</ref> The area bound between the Greater Toronto Area, the region of [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Waterloo]] and the city of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] was termed a "digital corridor" by the Branham Group,<ref>{{Cite web |title=York Region an Integral Leader in Digital Corridor - Techvibes.com |url=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/york-region-an-integral-leader-in-digital-corridor-2014-09-08 |access-date=November 18, 2015 |website=www.techvibes.com |date=September 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119203247/http://www.techvibes.com/blog/york-region-an-integral-leader-in-digital-corridor-2014-09-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> a region highly concentrated with technology companies and jobs similar to [[Silicon Valley]] in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.investontario.ca/spotlights/toronto-ranked-north-americas-fastest-growing-tech-market|title=Toronto rises to 3rd in the CBRE's 2019 Scoring Tech Talent report based on strong job growth and low costs, Ottawa placed 19th, while Hamilton and Waterloo rank among North America's top three-up and coming tech markets|date=November 3, 2022|website=Invest Ontario|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813180018/https://www.investontario.ca/spotlights/toronto-ranked-north-americas-fastest-growing-tech-market|url-status=live}}</ref> Toronto is home to a large startup ecosystem and is the third largest center for information and communications technology in North America, behind [[New York City]] and the Silicon Valley.<ref name=NYTTechHub2022/> In 2023, the city was ranked as the 17th best startup scene in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genome |first=Startup |title=Startup Genome |url=https://startupgenome.com/report/gser2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Startup Genome |language=en |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101221810/https://startupgenome.com/report/gser2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> === Tourism === {{Main|Tourism in Toronto}} {{See also|Hotels in Toronto}} {{More citations needed section|date=July 2016}} [[File:Kensington Market Toronto August 2017 01.jpg|thumb|[[Kensington Market]], a neighbourhood that is also partly an outdoor market]] In 2018, 27.5 million tourists visited Toronto, generating $10.3 billion (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=10300000000|start_year=2018}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in economic activity.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018 |title=Toronto's Visitor Economy |url=https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/toronto/Toronto_Visitor_Economy_final_0aefb93e-80ac-42ad-8434-599a5761139d.pdf |publisher=Tourism Economics |access-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328223213/https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/toronto/Toronto_Visitor_Economy_final_0aefb93e-80ac-42ad-8434-599a5761139d.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] receives over 47 million visitors per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto Eaton Centre {{!}} Tourism Toronto |url=http://www.seetorontonow.com/listings/toronto-eaton-centre/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702174603/http://www.seetorontonow.com/listings/toronto-eaton-centre/ |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |website=www.seetorontonow.com}}</ref> Other commercial areas popular with tourists include the [[Path (Toronto)|Path]] network, which is the world's largest<ref>{{Cite web |title=PATH – Toronto's Downtown Underground Pedestrian Walkway – Getting Here & Around – Visitor Information Services {{!}} City of Toronto |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=f537b454b35a2410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=04708b7a29891410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620023017/http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=f537b454b35a2410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=04708b7a29891410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |language=en-CA}}</ref> underground shopping complex, as well as [[Kensington Market]] and [[St. Lawrence Market]].<ref>[http://www.toronto.ca/attractions/attraction_highlights.htm City of Toronto, Attractions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607043251/http://www.toronto.ca/attractions/attraction_highlights.htm |date=June 7, 2011 }}, City of Toronto. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.</ref> The [[Toronto Islands]] are close to downtown Toronto and do not permit private motor vehicles beyond the airport. Other tourist attractions include the CN Tower, [[Casa Loma]], Toronto's theatres and musicals, [[Yonge–Dundas Square]], and [[Ripley's Aquarium of Canada]]. The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and [[natural history]]. The [[Toronto Zoo]]<ref name="aboutzoo">{{cite web |title=About the Toronto Zoo |url=http://www.torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911054227/http://www.torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/ |archive-date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=October 11, 2007 |website=torontozoo.com |publisher=[[Toronto Zoo]]}}</ref><ref name="zoo">{{cite news |last=Buhasz |first=Laszlo |date=May 7, 2003 |title=Uncaging the zoo |work=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20030507.TRCOVE7/TPStory/Travel |url-status=dead |access-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411144754/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20030507.TRCOVE7/TPStory/Travel |archive-date=April 11, 2008}}</ref> is home to over 5,000 animals representing over 460 distinct species. The Art Gallery of Ontario contains an extensive collection of Canadian, European, African and [[contemporary art]]work. Also, it hosts exhibits from museums and galleries from all over the world. The [[Gardiner Museum]] of ceramic art is the only museum in Canada entirely devoted to ceramics, and the Museum's collection contains more than 2,900 ceramic works from Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The city also hosts the [[Ontario Science Centre]], the [[Bata Shoe Museum]], and [[Textile Museum of Canada]]. [[File:Art Gallery of Ontario (38637506756).jpg|thumb|left|The southern façade of the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]]] Other prominent art galleries and museums include the [[Design Exchange]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.designexchangetoronto.com/#about-anchor|title=Design Exchange – Toronto's Best Private Events Venue|website=designexchangetoronto.com|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101183047/https://www.designexchangetoronto.com/#about-anchor|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[TIFF Lightbox]], the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada]], the [[Institute for Contemporary Culture]], the [[Toronto Sculpture Garden]], the [[CBC Museum]], the [[Redpath Sugar Museum]], the [[University College, Toronto|University of Toronto Art Centre]], [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]], the TD Gallery of Inuit Art, [[Little Canada (attraction)|Little Canada]] and the [[Aga Khan Museum]]. The city also runs its own museums, which include the [[Spadina House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/spadina-museum/|title=Toronto History Museums – Spadina Museum|website=Toronto.ca|date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206012708/https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/spadina-museum/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Don Valley Brick Works]] is a former industrial site that opened in 1889 and was partly restored as a park and heritage site in 1996, with further restoration being completed in stages since then. The [[Canadian National Exhibition]] ("The Ex") is held annually at Exhibition Place and is the oldest annual fair in the world. The Ex has an average attendance of 1.25 million.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |title=CNE – About Us] |url=http://www.cnedirect.com/contact-us/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509183034/http://www.cnedirect.com/contact-us/ |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=December 29, 2006 |website=cnedirect.com |publisher=[[Canadian National Exhibition]]}}</ref> City shopping areas include the Yorkville neighbourhood, [[Queen Street, Toronto|Queen West]], [[Harbourfront, Toronto|Harbourfront]], the [[Toronto Entertainment District|Entertainment District]], the Financial District, and the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destinationtoronto.com/things-to-do/shopping/districts/queen-west/?view=list&sort=qualityScore&bounds=false|title=Shopping in Queen West|website=Destination Toronto|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182338/https://www.destinationtoronto.com/things-to-do/shopping/districts/queen-west/?view=list&sort=qualityScore&bounds=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/canada/toronto/harbourfront/|title=Find the best things to do in Harbourfront|last=Faba|first=Neil|date=June 20, 2018|website=USA Today 10 Best|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182728/https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/canada/toronto/harbourfront/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Toronto Eaton Centre|Eaton Centre]] is Toronto's most popular tourist attraction with over 52 million visitors annually.<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Toronto |year=2007 |title=Who uses the square (Demographics)] |url=http://www.ydsquare.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109115721/http://www.ydsquare.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=27 |archive-date=January 9, 2009 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |website=Yonge Dundas Square}}</ref> [[File:Hockey_Hall_of_Fame_building,_Toronto,_South_view_20170417_1.jpg|thumb|The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] is a museum dedicated to [[ice hockey]], as well as a [[List of halls and walks of fame|Hall of Fame]].]] Greektown on the Danforth is home to the annual "[[Taste of the Danforth]]" festival, which attracts over one million people in {{frac|2|1|2}} days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Taste of the Danforth |url=http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com/6history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401235730/http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com/6history.html |archive-date=April 1, 2007 |access-date=July 7, 2007}}</ref> Toronto is also home to Casa Loma, the former estate of [[Henry Pellatt|Sir Henry Pellatt]], a prominent Toronto financier, industrialist and military man. Other notable neighbourhoods and attractions in Toronto include [[The Beaches, Toronto|The Beaches]], the Toronto Islands, [[Kensington Market]], Fort York, and the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/visit/ticketsandvisitorinfo.html|title=The Official site of the Hockey Hall of Fame – Tickets & Visitor Info|website=hhof.com|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101183856/https://www.hhof.com/visit/ticketsandvisitorinfo.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/eastside/the-beaches/|title=Neighbourhood: The Beaches|website=Destination Toronto|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101184100/https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/eastside/the-beaches/|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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