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Toronto
Sites & Attractions
- Toronto is the largest city in Canada, and the financial hub of the nation
- Toronto is home to both the tallest free-standing structure in the world - the CN Tower and the famous SkyDome - the first sports dome in the world to have a fully retractable roof!
- Diverse in cultural neighborhoods including Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Latin and Asian
- Toronto is the 3rd largest destination for its theatre productions behind only London and New York
- Host to annual events such as the Caribbana Parade, the Toronto Film Festival and the International Jazz Festival
- The seventh natural wonder of the world, Niagara Falls attracts more than 12 million visitors annually (approximately 1.5 hours southwest of Toronto)
- Home to the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball team, the back-to-back World Champions in 1992 and 1993
Weather
- Spring and summer in Toronto are usually warm and sunny with an average temperature of 23 degrees Celsius
- Warmest months are June, July and August
- Winter usually spans from November to March, with temperatures ranging from approximately 41 degrees Fahrenheit to lows of 5 degrees Fahrenheit
Taxes
- Most goods and services in Toronto are subject to two taxes, a federal Goods and Services Tax of 7% (GST) and a provincial sales tax of 8%
- Other taxes include: 10% alcohol tax; 5% hotel
tax; 15% gratuity tax
Time
- Toronto is in the Eastern time zone of North America, 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time during the summer (Eastern Daylight, EDT) and 5 hours during the winter (Eastern Standard, EST).
