Category: Toronto

Greater Toronto English, Multicultural Toronto English (abbreviated MTE), Toronto English, or informally Toronto Mans Accent, is a sociolect linguistic variety of English dialect that is spoken in Canada. Why do people in Toronto sound Jamaican? As such, Toronto and the GTA have been influenced by many aspects of Jamaican culture through migration and diaspora. Jamaican […]

Some members of the Anishinaabe became known as the Mississauga, and dominated the area until the end of the 1700s. The name Toronto is derived from the Mohawk word tkaronto, which means “where there are trees standing in the water.” (See also Largest Cities in Canada With an Indigenous Name.) Where is the name Toronto […]

In 1763 (under the Treaty of Paris) French territories in North America were surrendered to the British. The Toronto region remained in British North America after the founding of the United States during the American Revolution, after which several thousand United Empire Loyalists resettled in southern Ontario. Is Toronto British or French? Toronto was founded […]

Safety tips in Toronto Don’t listen to music with your headphones in. Avoid dark and isolated areas like alleyways or underneath bridges. Avoid walking in the “sketchier” parts of Toronto at night alone. Take public transit or ride share instead of walking alone at night. Call someone while walking alone (or pretend to) Is downtown […]

For many years, the accepted origin was from a Wendat (Huron) word translating as “meeting place,” but subsequent scholarship has revealed possible Mohawk origins of the word. The word “tkaronto” was used to refer the narrow stretch of water between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, near present-day Orillia. What was Toronto originally named? From August […]

Toronto Demonym Torontonian Time zone UTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT) Postal code span M What do you call residents of Toronto? Noun. Torontonian (plural Torontonians) A native or inhabitant of Toronto. What are people living in Ontario called? Ontario Demonym Ontarian Official languages English GDP • Rank 1st Is Torontonian a real word? […]

Canadian citizens must present a valid passport or a government-issued identification with a photograph, along with an official birth certificate. All visitors are required to travel with a return ticket or onward ticket for entry into Jamaica. Can I fly to Jamaica without a passport? Entry, Exit and Visa Requirements U.S. citizens are generally required […]

1998. In 1998, Scarborough was amalgamated with North York, Etobicoke, York, East York and the old city of Toronto to become the new city of Toronto. When did Scarborough merge with Toronto? Scarborough, former city (1983–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the borough of East York and the cities of Etobicoke, York, […]

Good Game. Means “Good Game“, and indicates one of two things: Either it was truly a good, fairly played and close match, or one team got slaughtered. Used as an insult. Either in the aformentioned way, or used to insult someone who has preformed an incredibly stupid act. What does GG mean in slang? Good […]

While the meaning of the term was initially unclear, Drake clarified in a 2016 interview by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show that it derived from the shared digits of the 416 and 647 telephone area codes and the six municipalities that amalgamated into the current Toronto city proper in 1998. Why is Toronto called […]