“What is a city, but the people.” -- William Shakespeare (Coriolanus, 1608)

Toronto has become a city built in the image of its own people, fed by the many influences of its ever-changing human fabric, one that is constantly unfolding and alive with potential and energy.

Torontonians display a level of openness unlikely in any city, let alone a city of Toronto’s size and magnitude. It is metropolitan, yet it feels as intimate as a village. Its welcoming spirit has attracted millions of people from all corners of the world, making up a deep and culturally rich human mosaic. Toronto doesn’t have a Chinatown, it has three of them. It doesn’t just have a Caribbean festival, it has the largest one outside of the Caribbean. Toronto isn’t just diverse, it’s the most diverse city in the world. Toronto is a culture of cultures, a place of infinite opportunities where everybody is appreciated for how they stand out, not for how they fit in. Torontonians don’t look to settle their differences, they are inspired by them. Torontonians celebrate humanity.

What makes Toronto such a uniquely interesting place is answered by a constantly growing list: its innovative architecture, its theatre district, the hundreds of ethnic restaurants, the character of its neighborhoods, its accepting legislation, a multi-talented workforce, museums that are themselves works of art, the stories of its street corners, its cleanliness, the International Film Festival, the parks, the lake, the celebration of humanity. . . In short, Toronto is a city built with and for the limitless imaginations of the people that come here. And it is these people that make Toronto the city of imagination.

A true City of Tourism, Toronto is the perfect place for the traveler seeking a unique urban experience. With so much to offer the imagination, Toronto has become the City of Business, a place where the diversity of the population creates possibility. This also makes it the perfect City of Meetings as the city has always been an ideal gathering place.