Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe, in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production. The Toronto area has become an impressive hub for technology software development over the last several years and is now the third largest area for software development in Canada.
