The Toronto metro area is the most diverse and populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, Canada.

Total Population: 5,928,040

(An increase of 6.18 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 2,537,400
• Language Spoken at Home - 1,868,970

The highest percentage of foreign born immigrants is Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River with over 71% of the total population are immigrants.

Quick Facts

• At least 50% of the population consists of ethnic minority people groups. Visible minority people groups are projected to increase to 63% of the city's population by 2031.


• Diversity is reflected in ethnic neighbourhoods, which include Chinatown, Corso Italia, Greektown, Kensington Market (alternative/counterculture), Koreatown, Little India, Little Italy, Little Jamaica, Little Portugal, Little Tibet and Roncesvalles (Polish community).


• Following English being spoken at work, the varieties of Chinese and Italian are the second and third most widely spoken languages at work.


• A variety of East Asian people groups make up the largest percentile of people groups with South Asian following close behind.


• A population of over 160,000 Arabic peoples, notable are Arab, Egyptian, Arab, Iraqi, Arab, Palestinian, Arab, Syrian. See People Group Highlights below and filter by Arab World Affinity Bloc to view the full list of Arabic peoples in Toronto.


• Roman Catholics account for over 28 percent of the population.