Toronto, Ontario

Toronto (ⁱ/təˈrɒntoʊ, -tə/,^[10][11]local /təˈrɒnoʊ, ˈtrɒ-/) is the most populous city in Canada,^[12] the provincialcapital of Ontario,^[13] and the centre of the Greater Toronto Area, the most populous metropolitan area in Canada.^[14] In the 2011 census, Toronto had a population of 2,615,060, making it the fifth largest city in North America.^[6] A population estimate from a city report released in 2013 shows the city is now the fourth most populous city in North America, after Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles.^[15][16] An established global city,^[17] Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture,^[18][19] and widely recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.^{[20][21][22][23][24]}