Toronto

Toronto is Canada's largest city and the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto's population is 2,518,772 (Statistics Canada, 2004); that of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is 5,203,686 (Statistics Canada, 2004). Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians (in French: torontois). The city is part of the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario--a densely populated region of around 7 million people. Approximately 23% of the Canadian population live within the Golden Horseshoe region, and about one-sixth of all Canadian jobs lie within the city limits.

Toronto's "905" suburbs

Before 1993, the telephone area code 416 included the entire Golden Horseshoe region from Clarington to Niagara Falls, Ontario. The area code was then split, with Metropolitan Toronto (now Toronto) alone remaining in 416, while the rest of the area became 905. In informal usage in Toronto, "905" quickly began to be used as shorthand for the belt of suburbs and exurbs surrounding the city, but not for places like Niagara Falls or Hamilton. Toronto itself may similarly be referred to as "416". (Subsequently both area codes 416 and 905 were overlaid with new codes, 647 and 289 respectively, but popular usage has not been affected by this.)

Related Topics:
1993 - Area code - Golden Horseshoe - Clarington - Niagara Falls, Ontario - Exurb - Hamilton - Overlaid

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The major "905" suburbs or exurbs surrounding Toronto are:

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West

Peel Regional Municipality

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• Mississauga
• Brampton
• Caledon

Halton Regional Municipality

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• Oakville
• Milton
• Burlington
• Halton Hills

North

York Regional Municipality

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• Richmond Hill
• Markham
• Vaughan
• Aurora
• Newmarket

East

Durham Regional Municipality

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• Pickering
• Ajax
• Whitby
• Oshawa
• Clarington

For more information on the suburbs of Toronto, see Greater Toronto Area.

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