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Toronto was founded as the Town of York and capital of Upper Canada in 1793 after the Mississaugas sold the land to the British in the Toronto Purchase. [1] For over 12,000 years, Indigenous People have lived in the Toronto area.
The city was officially founded in 1786 as a ... local population of the city. [13] The Royal Regiment of Canada formed part of the ... in Reykjavik, in addition to ...
Of these cities, Montreal would become the most prominent city in Canada up to the 20th century. Toronto grew at a quick pace, gaining its status as a city and present name in 1834. Montreal—1642. The area now known as Montreal has been a place of human habitation by Canada's native peoples for the last 8000 years.
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, [10] it is the fourth-most populous city in North America.
The future Queen, Princess Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip visit Toronto as part of a cross-Canada tour. [28] December 1: The Toronto-Barrie Highway opens. 1952: July 1: The Toronto-Barrie Highway is renamed as Highway 400: September 8: Ontario's first television station, CBLT, begins broadcasting in Toronto. November 1
Quebec City founded by Champlain, becoming the capital of New France. [17] 1634: 4 July: Trois-Rivières founded, becoming the second permanent settlement in New France. [18] 1642: 17 May: Fort Ville-Marie-(Old Montreal) founded with the majority of immigrants coming directly from France led by Paul de Chomedey and Jeanne Mance, a lay woman ...
"Toronto the Good", [50] [51] from its history as a bastion of 19th century Victorian morality and coined by mayor William Holmes Howland. [52] [53] An 1898 book by C.S. Clark was titled Of Toronto the Good. A Social Study. The Queen City of Canada As It Is. [38] The book is a facsimile of an 1898 edition.
When Canada was founded, women could not vote in federal elections. Women did have a local vote in some provinces, as in Canada West from 1850, where women owning land could vote for school trustees. By 1900 other provinces adopted similar provisions, and in 1916 Manitoba took the lead in extending full women's suffrage. [158]