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Welcome to the
Toronto Fellowship Group of the Intercontinental Church of God
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city
in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Current to 2016, the
Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within
the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making
it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the fastest growing city in
North America, and is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the
Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore
of Lake Ontario. Toronto is an international centre of business,
finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most
multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, situated
on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and
urban forest, for thousands of years. After the broadly disputed Toronto
Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British
Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later
designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812,
the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by
United States troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the
city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of
Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since
expanded past its original borders through both annexation and
amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical
role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than 50
percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group, and
over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants.
While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary
language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city.
Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture
production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters
of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its
varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and
galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts,
national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 25 million
tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and
high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure
in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower.
The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of
Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian
and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with
strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences,
education, arts, fashion, business services, environmental innovation,
food services, and tourism.
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We meet at
The Intercontinental Church of God, 808 – 33 Erskine
Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M4P 1Y6
Call Yvonne at 416-481-0135 or e-mail Yvonne at
Yvonne@icgchurches.org
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