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Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, is a major Canadian city and is a renowned centre for film and television

Toronto City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 8,729,000 2015 TELEFILM Canada study for Canada and provinces — 2015 TELEFILM Canada study for Canada and provinces
Admissions: Main film festival (Per year) 197,000 Toronto International Film Festival
Admissions: Theatre (Per year) 802,355 CADAC — City-funded venues only
Art Galleries 433 Now Toronto
Arts & dance rehearsal space 749 City of Toronto — Open Data Catalogue - Cultural Spaces
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 53.20% Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) / Statistics Canada
Attendance to museums & galleries (Percentage of working age population) 41.00% Bringing the City Alive: a Survey of Arts in the GTA — This statistics concern Greater Toronto Area
Average daily visits: Top five art exhibitions 6,611 Art Newspaper
Bars 483 Toronto Employment Survey - 2017
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 16 Toronto Employment Survey - 2017 & Statistics Canada
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 30.6 Toronto Public Library
Book titles published (Per year) 12,651 Statcan - 2016
Bookshops 365 Yellow Pages
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 12.4 YellowPages
Cinema screens 297 BOP Research: Tribune.ca, Cinemaclock
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 11.4 BOP Research: Tribune.ca,, Cinemaclock
Cinemas 32 Toronto Employment Survey
Community centres 148 City of Toronto — Recreation centres
Creative industries employment (Percentage) 6.90% City of Toronto / Statistics Canada 2016 Labour Force Survey; 2011 National Household Survey
Dance performances (Per year) 1,416 CADAC
Education: Degree level & higher (Percentage) 59.10% Statistics Canada 2016 Census
Festivals & celebrations 77 City of Toronto
Film festivals 130 City of Toronto Film Office
Films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 482 Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters
Foreign born population (Percentage) 47.00% Statistics Canada 2016 Census
Foreign films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 482 Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters
Geographical area (Square kilometre) 630 Statistics Canada / 2016 Census
Heritage & historical sites 64 Canada's Historic Places
Households 1,112,930 Statistics Canada 2016 Census
International students 20,956 Common University Data Ontario
International tourists (Per year as percentage of population) 33.10% Tourism Toronto / Statistic Canada — Figure relates to Toronto region (Toronto Census Metropolitan Area)
International tourists (Per year) 2,100,000 Tourism Toronto — Figure relates to Toronto region (Toronto Census Metropolitan Area)
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 3.4 Toronto Public Library
Live music venues 60 Just Shows
Major concert halls 7 Toronto.com
Markets 41 Toronto Farmers' market Network
Museums 76 Ontario Museum Association
Music performances (Per year) 107,000 City of Toronto Music Office — estimate
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 483 Toronto Employment Survey - 2017
Non professional dance schools 490 Yellow pages
Other museums 76 Ontario Museum Association
Percentage of national population living in the city 8.00% Statistics Canada Annual Population Estimates — Data has been adjusted for population undercount.
Percentage of public green space: Parks & gardens 13.00% City of Toronto
Population 6,346,088 Statistics Canada Annual Population Estimates — Data has been have been adjusted for population undercount.
Public libraries 100 Toronto Public Library
Restaurants 7,984 Toronto Employment Survey - 2017
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 272.5 Toronto Employment Survey - 2017
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Private 11 Service Ontario
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Public 1 OCAD
Students Enrolled at art & design institutions 4,601 OCAD
Students enrolled in art & design at general institutions 8,443 Common University Data Ontario
Theatres 187 Forum Theatre
Theatrical performances in theatres (Per year) 868 CADAC — City-funded venues only
Video game arcades 19 Yelp
Visits to top five most visited museums & galleries 1,000,000 CADAC
Working Age Popluation 1,325,910 Statistics Canada 2017 Labour Force Survey

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