Toronto is the largest city in Canada,and 5th largest in North America with a population of 2.6 million and a metropolitan population of nearly 8 million. It is the capital of the province of Ontario,Canada's most populous province. Toronto and its surrounding suburbs are collectively known as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Outlying suburbs are also known as the 905 after their area code, although technically this code is also used in both Hamilton and the Niagara Region,stretching to the border in Niagara Falls. The entire area including Toronto is known as the Golden Horseshoe and has a population of over 8 million people. Toronto is home to many ethnic festivals throughout the year. Toronto also boasts several radio stations which broadcast in various languages as well as at least two multicultural television channels. The City of Toronto officially deals in 16 different languages while the Toronto Transit Commission (public transit) has a helpline that deals in 70 languages. Even large department stores such as The Bay in downtown Toronto proudly advertise service in 9 languages. The lingua franca of Toronto however,remains English. http://wikitravel.org/en/Toronto