Section E
Location Profiles
University of Toronto
27 King’s College Circle, Toronto ON M5S 1A1
Tel: (416) 978-2011
The University
The University of Toronto is an outstanding centre of undergraduate, professional, and graduate education. At U of T, professors of international calibre bring leading research and scholarship to bear on their teaching and provide opportunities for study and discovery at the forefront of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Some of the key research development that U of T is responsible for includes the first cloning of T-cells, the first practical electron microscope, and the extraction of insulin. U of T’s 40 libraries, among them Canada’s largest research library and dozens of specialized facilities in the colleges, faculties, and schools, contain more than 10 million volumes and a plethora of other material, placing them. The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, one of North America’s great collections, attracts scholars from around the world, and it is housed at the largest book repository in Canada, Robarts Library. With more than 2,000 undergraduate courses in the faculty of arts and science alone, as well as 81 fully accredited doctoral programs and hundreds of courses in 14 professional faculties, U of T affords its students an unrivalled education, leading to rewarding careers in a vast array of exciting fields. Our students, among the most talented in Canada, benefit from programs of study abroad, national and international exchanges, cooperative education, and inter-instructional experiences with dozens of affiliated institutions, including a renowned network of teaching hospitals and community-based health units, museums, and art galleries. U of T is world renowned academic institution and is ranked by Newsweek as the best university in Canada and 9th among all public universities in the world.
About Toronto: Facts and Figures
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario. The Greater Toronto Area has a population of over 5.5 million according to the 2006 Census. A city of diversity and multiculturalism, Toronto is the commercial, industrial, and financial centre of Canada. Toronto is known as “a city of opportunity” that attracts visitors and new residents from all corners of the globe. 49% of the Toronto population was born outside of Canada. This city is ranked as one of the world’s most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit due to its high standard of living, clean environment and low crime rates. Downtown Toronto consists of distinct neighbourhoods which include the Entertain district, the Fashion district, the Business district, Little Portugal, Little Italy, Little India, Greektown, and three Chinatowns. Toronto is also the home of the world’s longest street, Yonge Street.
Employment
Toronto unemployment rate (June 2001) 6.0%
Main language spoken in homes
English: 75.6%, French: 0.5%, Other: 24%
Largest minority language groups
Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Greek, Arabic, Korean, Somali, Tamil, Tagalog, Farsi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi
Aboriginal population
16,095 (0.4% of the urban population)
Family and housing
Avg monthly rent for a two-bedroom (2003) $1,040
Avg residential house price (2003) $291,000
Climate
Avg January temperature (ºC) –4
Avg July temperature (ºC) 22
Avg annual “snow” (cm) 133
Avg annual “rain” (mm) 710
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