As Canada's largest city, Toronto is the country's undisputed cultural capital. The City of Toronto has approximately two and a half million residents, while the population of the "Greater Toronto Area," which includes cities and towns adjacent to the city, has a population of approximately 4.7 million people.

More than 200,000 people move into the GTA each and every year, creating a fluid, vibrant real estate market in Toronto itself as well as its suburban communities.

Although Canada has two official languages, English and French, English is more common in Toronto. However, a trip to the predominantly French-speaking cities of Quebec and Montreal is just a train, plane or bus ride away.

Toronto is also the financial capital of Canada and the fifth largest city in North America. The city has attracted more nationally and internationally top-ranked companies than any other Canadian city. This cosmopolitan city is home to the world's tallest building (CN Tower at 553.33 m) and the world's longest street (Yonge Street, which is 1,896 km).

Toronto is a global city, exerting significant regional, national, and international influence, and is one of the world's most multicultural and ethnically diverse cities: 41% of the population was born outside of Canada. Toronto is Canada's financial centre and economic engine, as well as one of the country's most important cultural, art, and health sciences centres. Over 100 different languages are spoken within the city. It is one of the safest cities for living in North America: its violent crime rate is lower than that of any major U.S. metropolitan area and is one of the lowest in Canada.