Outline of Toronto explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Toronto:

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. Toronto is a relatively modern city. Its history begins in the late 18th century, when the British Crown purchased its land from the Mississaugas of the New Credit.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
  • Pronunciation abroad:
  • Local pronunciation: pronounced as /en-CA/
• Name of Toronto

Geography of Toronto

Geography of Toronto

• Toronto is: a city in Canada, and provincial capital of Ontario

Location of Toronto

Toronto is situated in the following regions:Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere

• Americas
• North America
  • Northern America
  • Laurentia
    • • Canada
        • Central Canada
        • Eastern Canada
        • Canadian Shield
          • Ontario
            • Southern Ontario
              • Golden Horseshoe
              • Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
              • Greater Toronto Area

Time zone

Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

Geographic features of Toronto

Environment of Toronto

• Fauna of Toronto
• Flora of Toronto
  • Native trees in Toronto

Landforms of Toronto

• Toronto Harbour
• Toronto Islands
• Toronto ravine system
• Toronto waterway system
• Scarborough Bluffs
• Leslie Street Spit

Areas of Toronto

• Districts of Toronto
  • Old Toronto
    • Downtown Toronto
    • East Toronto
  • East York
  • Etobicoke
  • Scarborough
  • North York
  • York
• Neighbourhoods in Toronto
  • City designated neighbourhoods in Toronto
  • Business improvement areas
• Toronto waterfront

Locations in Toronto

• Baseball parks in Toronto
• Cinemas in Toronto
• Hotels in Toronto
• Museums in Toronto
• Toronto Public Library branches
• Shopping malls in Toronto

Parks and zoos in Toronto

• List of Toronto parks
• Riverdale Zoo
• Toronto Zoo

Other

• Allan Gardens
• Art Gallery of Ontario
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• Canada's Walk of Fame
• Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario
• Canadian Aboriginal Festival
• Canadian National Exhibition
• Caribana Festival
• Casa Loma
• Centreville Amusement Park
• Cherry Beach
• CHUM-City Building
• CN Tower
• Colborne Lodge
• Design Exchange
  • Distillery District Fort Rouillé
• Fort York
• Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
• Gibson House
• Harbourfront
• Harbourfront Centre
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• Liberty Grand
• Little Canada
• Little Glenn
• Medieval Times
• Montgomery's Inn
• Olympic Spirit Toronto
• Ontario Place
• Ontario Science Centre
• Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
• Rogers Centre
• Royal Ontario Museum
• Spadina House
• St. Lawrence Market
  • Taste of the Danforth Wet'n'Wild Toronto, in Brampton, Ontario
• Yorkville

Historic locations in Toronto

• List of historic places in Toronto
  • List of historic Toronto fire stations
  • List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Toronto

Demographics of Toronto

• Demographics of Toronto
  • Demographics of Toronto neighbourhoods

Government and politics of Toronto

Government and politics of Toronto

• Municipal elections of Toronto
• City of Toronto government
  • List of mayors of Toronto
  • Toronto City Council
    • Speaker of Toronto City Council
• Toronto Police Service
• Crime in Toronto
  • Graffiti in Toronto
• Sister cities of Toronto

History of Toronto

History of Toronto

History of Toronto, by period

• Timeline of Toronto history
• Great Fire of Toronto
  • Great Fire of Toronto (1849)
  • Great Fire of Toronto (1904)
• Centennial of the City of Toronto

History of Toronto, by region

• History of neighbourhoods in Toronto
  • List of reeves of the former townships and villages in Toronto
• Old Toronto

History of Toronto, by subject

• Amalgamation of Toronto

Culture in Toronto

Culture in Toronto

• Architecture of Toronto
  • List of tallest buildings in Toronto
  • List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
• Cuisine of Toronto
• Events in Toronto
  • Annual events in Toronto
  • List of Asian events in Toronto
• List of Toronto Public Library branches
• Media in Toronto
  • List of multicultural media in the Greater Toronto Area
• Museums in Toronto
• Recreation in Toronto
  • Annual events in Toronto
• List of people from Toronto
  • List of University of Toronto people
• Symbols of Toronto
  • Flag of Toronto
  • Coat of arms of Toronto

Art in Toronto

• List of fiction set in Toronto
• Graffiti in Toronto

Cinema of Toronto

• Cinemas in Toronto
• List of filming locations in Toronto
• List of films set in Toronto
• List of films shot in Toronto
• Toronto International Film Festival
• Toronto Film Critics Association

Music of Toronto

• List of songs about Toronto
• Toronto Jazz Festival

Religion in Toronto

• List of cemeteries in Toronto
• Christianity in Toronto
  • Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada
  • Bishop of Toronto
  • List of cathedrals in Toronto
  • Diocese of Toronto
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Toronto
  • Anglicanism in Toronto
    • List of Anglican churches in Toronto
    • Anglican Diocese of Toronto
  • Catholicism in Toronto
    • Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto
    • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
    • List of Roman Catholic churches in Toronto
  • First Christian Reformed Church of Toronto
  • First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto
  • First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto
  • List of Orthodox churches in Toronto
  • List of Presbyterian churches in Toronto
  • List of United Church of Canada churches in Toronto
• Judaism in Toronto
  • List of synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area
  • History of the Jews in Toronto

Sports in Toronto

Toronto sports

• Amateur sport in Toronto
• List of sports teams in Toronto
• Baseball in Toronto
  • Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball)
    • History of the Toronto Blue Jays
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays broadcasters
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays managers
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays owners and executives
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons
    • List of Toronto Blue Jays team records
  • Baseball parks in Toronto
• Basketball in Toronto
  • Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association)
    • List of Toronto Raptors broadcasters
    • List of Toronto Raptors head coaches
    • List of Toronto Raptors seasons
• Football in Toronto
  • Soccer in Toronto
    • Toronto FC (Major League Soccer)
      • List of Toronto FC players
      • List of Toronto FC Players of the Year
  • Canadian football in Toronto
    • Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League)
      • List of Toronto Argonauts head coaches
      • List of Toronto Argonauts seasons
• Hockey in Toronto
  • List of Toronto Hockey Club seasons
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
    • History of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs award winners
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs broadcasters
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs general managers
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs head coaches
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs players
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs records
    • List of Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
  • Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League)
• Lacrosse in Toronto
  • Toronto Rock (National Lacrosse League)
• Running in Toronto
  • Toronto Marathon

Economy and infrastructure of Toronto

Economy of Toronto

• Toronto Board of Trade
• Health in Toronto
  • Toronto Public Health
  • List of hospitals in Toronto
• Public services in Toronto
  • Toronto Fire Services
  • Toronto Police Service
  • Toronto Public Library
• Tourism in Toronto
  • Attractions in Toronto

Transportation in Toronto

Transportation in Toronto

• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
• Cycling in Toronto
• List of roads in Toronto
  • List of east–west roads in Toronto
  • List of north–south roads in Toronto
• List of bridges in Toronto
• Toronto Transit Commission (bus system)
  • Toronto Transit Commission accessibility
  • Toronto Transit Commission buses
  • List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes
  • Toronto Transit Commission fares
  • Toronto Transit Commission personnel
• Toronto streetcar system
  • Toronto streetcar system rolling stock
• Toronto subway and RT
  • List of Toronto subway and RT stations
  • Toronto subway rolling stock

Education in Toronto

Education in Toronto

• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
• Conseil scolaire Viamonde
• Toronto Catholic District School Board
• Toronto District School Board

University of Toronto

University of Toronto

• Satellite campuses
  • University of Toronto Mississauga
  • University of Toronto Scarborough
• Departments
  • Schools
    • Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
    • Rotman School of Management
    • Toronto School of Theology
  • Faculties
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
    • John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Information
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Law
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
  • Other departments and programs
    • University Health Network
    • Institute for Aerospace Studies
    • Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
    • Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
    • Munk School of Global Affairs
    • Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
    • Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
    • Fields Institute
    • Joint Centre for Bioethics
    • Institute of Child Study
    • Massey Lectures
    • Toronto School of communication theory
    • University of Toronto Press
    • McClelland & Stewart
    • UTEC
• Facilities
  • Campus
    • List of University of Toronto buildings
    • Convocation Hall
    • Libraries
    • Robarts Library
    • Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    • Gerstein Science Information Centre
    • Soldiers' Tower
    • Varsity Arena
    • Varsity Stadium
  • Other facilities
    • Koffler Scientific Reserve
    • David Dunlap Observatory
    • Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory
    • University of Toronto Schools
• Student life
  • University of Toronto Students' Union
  • The Newspaper
    • • The Varsity The Underground
  • CIUT-FM
  • CFRE-FM
  • Hart House Theatre
  • Hart House Review
  • Toronto Varsity Blues
  • Jennings Cup
• Affiliated colleges
  • Emmanuel College
  • Innis College
  • Knox College
  • Massey College
  • New College
  • Regis College
  • University of St. Michael's College
  • University of Trinity College
  • University College
  • Victoria University
  • Woodsworth College
  • Wycliffe College
• List of University of Toronto people

York University

York University

• Keele Campus
• Glendon College

Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto Metropolitan University

• Campus

George Brown College

George Brown College

• Casa Loma campus
• St. James campus
• Waterfront campus

Humber College

Humber College

Seneca College

Seneca College

See also

• Outline of geography
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of Canada
      • Outline of Ontario
• City of Toronto Act
• City of Toronto Archives
• City of Toronto Emergency Management Office (OEM)
• City of Toronto Heritage Property Inventory
• Convocation Hall (University of Toronto)
• Hart House (University of Toronto)
• Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
• History of Toronto Island Airport
• Islamic Institute of Toronto
• Lesbian Organization of Toronto
• Live in Toronto (disambiguation)
• Live in Toronto (Psychic TV album)
• Live in Toronto Canada
• Live Peace in Toronto 1969
• Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
• National Football League in Toronto
• Parachute School of Toronto
  • Poet Laureate of Toronto
• Proposal for the Province of Toronto
• R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
• Serbs of Toronto
• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto
• Sringeri Temple of Toronto
• St. Hilda's College, University of Toronto
• Stephenson House (University of Toronto)
• Taiwanese Canadian Association of Toronto
• Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto

External links

• , the official City of Toronto web site
• Tourism Toronto, by the Toronto Convention & Visitors Association
• OPENCities Monitor participant