TORONTO is the CANADA'S LARGEST CITY, the CAPITAL of ONTARIO PROVINCE, and the HOME to a DIVERSE Population of more than 4.7 Million people as of year 2008.

TORONTO is home to virtually all of the world's culture groups and is the city where more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken.

The Diverse City of Toronto celebrates DIVERSITY. The Different People with Different Culture make the City DIVERSE or DIVERSE City. DIVERSITY of race, religion and lifestyle help define and set Toronto apart from other world cities.

Almost three-quarters of Torontonians aged 15 or older have direct ties to immigration. About one-half (52%) are themselves immigrants while another 22% are 2nd generation immigrants with at least one parent born outside of Canada. The remaining 26% of the Toronto population (aged 15 or older) is comprised of individuals who were born in Canada to two Canadian-born parents.

In 2006, people of European ethnicities formed the largest cluster of ethnic groups in Toronto, 52.6%, mostly of British, Irish, Italian, and French origins. The FIVE Largest Visible Minority Groups in Toronto are South Asian (12.0%), Chinese (11.4%), Black (8.4%), Filipino (4.1%) and Latin American (2.6%). Aboriginal peoples, who are not considered visible minorities, formed 0.5% of the population.

This DIVERSITY is reflected in Toronto's Ethnic neighbourhoods which include Little Italy, The Junction, Little Jamaica, Little India, Chinatown, Koreatown, Greektown, Portugal Village, Corso Italia, Kensington Market, and Bloor West Village.

CHRISTIANITY is the largest religious group in Toronto. The 2001 Census reports that 31.1% of the city's population is Catholic, followed by Protestant (21.1%), Christian Orthodox at (4.8%), Coptic Orthodox (0.2%),[69] and other Christians (3.9%). Other religions in the city are Judaism (7.0%), Islam (6.7%), Hinduism (4.8%), Buddhism (2.7%), Sikhism (0.9%), and other Eastern Religions (0.2%). 18.7% of the population professes no religion.

While English is the predominant language spoken by Torontonians, many other languages have considerable numbers of local speakers, including French, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Tamil, Spanish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Filipino (Tagalog), and Hindi. Chinese and Italian are the second and third most widely spoken languages at work. As a result, the city's 9-1-1 emergency services are equipped to respond in over 150 languages.