The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and fifth largest in North America, after Mexico City, New York Metropolitan Area, Greater Los Angeles Area, and Chicagoland. The GTA is centred around Toronto, Ontario, with a population of about 5,800,000 (2005). In addition to the City of Toronto, it includes four distinct Regional Municipality (plus some other municipalities in two other counties) The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of North America's fastest-growing regions. As an economic area, the GTA consists of 25 municipalities and four regions in a total area of over 7,000 square kilometers with a population of 5 million. With a work force of approximately 2.9 million people, more than 100,000 companies and a US $109 billion gross domestic product, the GTA is Canada's undisputed business and manufacturing capital. From its thriving business climate to its lucrative markets, from its modern transportation and telecommunications to its talented human resources, the GTA rivals the greatest economic regions of the world. A recent report by KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2002, found that the GTA has overall business costs that were lower than most of the international cities reviewed in the study. The GTA is home to an impressive number of postsecondary educational institutions, including 4 universities and 7 colleges. Its safety, cleanliness and ethnic diversity, combined with racial harmony, set it apart from other large urban centers. The GTA is consistently ranked as one of the urban areas with the best quality of life in the world. Some municipalities are not within the Toronto, Ontario Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), but are within the Greater Toronto Area Association of Municipalities (GTAAM). Likewise, some municipalities are not part of the GTAAM but part of the Toronto, Ontario CMA. Some municipalities, such as Barrie, Ontario, are in neither the GTAAM nor CMA but still considered part of the GTA by local residents. The official list of GTA is much smaller and less spread out. Ultimately, all the the mentioned municipalities will be a part of the Greater Golden Horsehoe. The following Regional Government (Ontario) are often included in the Greater Toronto Area, under either the GTAAM, the Toronto CMA or unofficially but with close ties to Toronto: *City of Toronto *Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario *Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario *Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario *York Regional Municipality, Ontario *Certain parts of southern Simcoe County, Ontario and southeastern Dufferin County, Ontario The list below comprises 8 city, 18 town, 5 township, and 1 municipality, for a total of 32. Hamilton, Ontario, Niagara Regional Municipality and Guelph, Ontario all have significant ties to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Nonetheless, these ties aren't strong enough for them be considered part of the GTA, officially or otherwise. It is expected that with current rate of regional growth these areas will one day in the future become part of the Greater Toronto Area. In some cases the provincial government already includes Hamilton in Niagara as part of the GTA for record keeping purposes as well as for transportation planning. In 2001, Statistics Canada included a new level of census management called Census Regions, roughly equivalent to an American Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). The Extended Golden Horseshoe includes all of the Greater Toronto Area listed above, as well as Niagara, Hamilton, Guelph and Kitchener, Ontario. Combined, the Extended Golden Horseshoe has a population of more than 6.7 million people [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Highlights/Page9/Page9a_e.cfm] and contains roughly one quarter of Canada's population. Toronto and the GTA are served by six distinct area code. It is often thought that Toronto itself is area code 416, while the Greater Toronto Area is area code 905. This division by area code has become part of the local culture to the point where local media would refer to something inside Toronto as "The 416s" and outside of Toronto as "The 905s." Though for the most part this was correct, it isn't entirely true as some portions of Durham Region are area code 705, and some portions of Peel Region are area code 519. Things became even more complicated by the addition of two overlay area codes in the area with 647 being overlaid on 416 in March, 2001 and 289 on 905 in July, 2001. 10-digit telephone dialing, including the area code for local calls, is required throughout all of the GTA as well as Hamilton and Niagara. Most of the GTA is served by GO Transit, a regional transportation authority that connects Toronto's suburban areas to its downtown. ==External links== * [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/PlaceSearchForm1.cfm Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles] * [http://www.greater.toronto.on.ca/ Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance] * [http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/gtacac/partners.htm The Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council] Toronto Ontario geography Metropolitan areas
I don't think the GTA is the same as the "Census Metropolitan Area of Toronto". The GTA means Toronto, Peel, Halton, York, & Durham (see [http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/gtacac/partners.htm], [http://www.greater.toronto.on.ca/], [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/gtalist.htm], [http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/helpfile/ss_t0001.html]). - User:Efghij 06:49 15 Jul 2003 (UTC) :The Greater Toronto Area is the Toronto CMA. There are also cities that are in the Toronto CMA that are in Simcoe County and Dufferin County. Bradford, for example, has a greater tie to Toronto then Oshawa does. User:Snickerdo What makes you think that the GTA is the same thing as the Toronto CMA? As shown in the above links, the GTA is a area difined by the provincial government, including the entirity of the four regional municipalities, and no part of Simcoe County or Dufferin County. User:Efghij 22:20 15 Jul 2003 (UTC) :The Federal Government is what makes me think the Greater Toronto Area is the Toronto CMA. CMAs are the accepted standard of the 'Metropolitan Area' and are used for census purposes. The member municipalities of the CMA are locations that rely on Toronto, while areas outside of the CMA rely on other centres. That is what is officially accepted by all major bodies, and not just for Toronto (e.g. The Greater Vancouver Regional District, Vancouver's version of the GTA, is no different then the Vancouver CMA). Burlington, Oshawa, Pickering, etc can't even call Toronto toll-free, you think that makes them a suburb? Hardly. The first link you provided has the exact same municipalities listed as what I've placed on the page. The MTO also includes the Niagara Peninsula and Hamilton as part of the GTA when issuing traffic advisories, so that there is moot. The last item isn't even a government body. Many people forget about Simcoe County and Differin County, but saying Bradford is not part of the GTA because it isn't in York Region while Oshawa is part of the GTA is just insane. User:Snickerdo :The GTA and the Toronto CMA are different regions diffined by different governments for different reasons. It doesn't matter if you think it's insane that Bradford is not part of the GTA and Oshawa is. That's the way it is, and wikipedia must reflect that. The first link does list Oshawa and Clarington, but not one municipality in Simcoe or Dufferin County. The last link is a page on the Toronto Public Library site that talks about the provincial government's transportation policy; it says: ::The GTA consists of 24 municipalities in 5 regions, including Metro Toronto, York, Durham, Peel and Halton. ... Planning for the region as a whole is done by the Office of the GTA (OGTA), a body set up by the Province of Ontario to "coordinate and support regional planning decisions." :- User:Efghij 01:50 16 Jul 2003 (UTC) I modified the page to reflect the differences between what the provincial government and federal government consider to be the GTA. Also added additional notes about when Hamilton and Niagara are considered part of the GTA (e.g. MTO planning, etc). This way readers can decide for themselves what is the GTA and what isn't. - User:Snickerdo :That's fine with me. - User:Efghij 02:06 16 Jul 2003 (UTC) Ermm... what sort of residents consider Barrie unofficially part of the GTA? I've lived in Barrie since 1989 and this is the first I've heard of it. I think this must be some kind of mistake, unless someone can provide some sort of article. - Mattt
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The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and fifth largest in North America, after Mexico City, New York Metropolitan Area, Greater Los Angeles Area, and Chicagoland. The GTA is centred around Toronto, Ontario, with a population of about 5,800,000 (2005). In addition to the City of Toronto, it includes four distinct Regional Municipality (plus some other municipalities in two other counties) The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of North America's fastest-growing regions. As an economic area, the GTA consists of 25 municipalities and four regions in a total area of over 7,000 square kilometers with a population of 5 million. With a work force of approximately 2.9 million people, more than 100,000 companies and a US $109 billion gross domestic product, the GTA is Canada's undisputed business and manufacturing capital. From its thriving business climate to its lucrative markets, from its modern transportation and telecommunications to its talented human resources, the GTA rivals the greatest economic regions of the world. A recent report by KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2002, found that the GTA has overall business costs that were lower than most of the international cities reviewed in the study. The GTA is home to an impressive number of postsecondary educational institutions, including 4 universities and 7 colleges. Its safety, cleanliness and ethnic diversity, combined with racial harmony, set it apart from other large urban centers. The GTA is consistently ranked as one of the urban areas with the best quality of life in the world. Some municipalities are not within the Toronto, Ontario Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), but are within the Greater Toronto Area Association of Municipalities (GTAAM). Likewise, some municipalities are not part of the GTAAM but part of the Toronto, Ontario CMA. Some municipalities, such as Barrie, Ontario, are in neither the GTAAM nor CMA but still considered part of the GTA by local residents. The official list of GTA is much smaller and less spread out. Ultimately, all the the mentioned municipalities will be a part of the Greater Golden Horsehoe. The following Regional Government (Ontario) are often included in the Greater Toronto Area, under either the GTAAM, the Toronto CMA or unofficially but with close ties to Toronto: *City of Toronto *Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario *Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario *Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario *York Regional Municipality, Ontario *Certain parts of southern Simcoe County, Ontario and southeastern Dufferin County, Ontario The list below comprises 8 city, 18 town, 5 township, and 1 municipality, for a total of 32. Hamilton, Ontario, Niagara Regional Municipality and Guelph, Ontario all have significant ties to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Nonetheless, these ties aren't strong enough for them be considered part of the GTA, officially or otherwise. It is expected that with current rate of regional growth these areas will one day in the future become part of the Greater Toronto Area. In some cases the provincial government already includes Hamilton in Niagara as part of the GTA for record keeping purposes as well as for transportation planning. In 2001, Statistics Canada included a new level of census management called Census Regions, roughly equivalent to an American Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). The Extended Golden Horseshoe includes all of the Greater Toronto Area listed above, as well as Niagara, Hamilton, Guelph and Kitchener, Ontario. Combined, the Extended Golden Horseshoe has a population of more than 6.7 million people [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Highlights/Page9/Page9a_e.cfm] and contains roughly one quarter of Canada's population. Toronto and the GTA are served by six distinct area code. It is often thought that Toronto itself is area code 416, while the Greater Toronto Area is area code 905. This division by area code has become part of the local culture to the point where local media would refer to something inside Toronto as "The 416s" and outside of Toronto as "The 905s." Though for the most part this was correct, it isn't entirely true as some portions of Durham Region are area code 705, and some portions of Peel Region are area code 519. Things became even more complicated by the addition of two overlay area codes in the area with 647 being overlaid on 416 in March, 2001 and 289 on 905 in July, 2001. 10-digit telephone dialing, including the area code for local calls, is required throughout all of the GTA as well as Hamilton and Niagara. Most of the GTA is served by GO Transit, a regional transportation authority that connects Toronto's suburban areas to its downtown. ==External links== * [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/PlaceSearchForm1.cfm Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles] * [http://www.greater.toronto.on.ca/ Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance] * [http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/gtacac/partners.htm The Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council] Toronto Ontario geography Metropolitan areas
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I don't think the GTA is the same as the "Census Metropolitan Area of Toronto". The GTA means Toronto, Peel, Halton, York, & Durham (see [http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/gtacac/partners.htm], [http://www.greater.toronto.on.ca/], [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/gtalist.htm], [http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/helpfile/ss_t0001.html]). - User:Efghij 06:49 15 Jul 2003 (UTC) :The Greater Toronto Area is the Toronto CMA. There are also cities that are in the Toronto CMA that are in Simcoe County and Dufferin County. Bradford, for example, has a greater tie to Toronto then Oshawa does. User:Snickerdo What makes you think that the GTA is the same thing as the Toronto CMA? As shown in the above links, the GTA is a area difined by the provincial government, including the entirity of the four regional municipalities, and no part of Simcoe County or Dufferin County. User:Efghij 22:20 15 Jul 2003 (UTC) :The Federal Government is what makes me think the Greater Toronto Area is the Toronto CMA. CMAs are the accepted standard of the 'Metropolitan Area' and are used for census purposes. The member municipalities of the CMA are locations that rely on Toronto, while areas outside of the CMA rely on other centres. That is what is officially accepted by all major bodies, and not just for Toronto (e.g. The Greater Vancouver Regional District, Vancouver's version of the GTA, is no different then the Vancouver CMA). Burlington, Oshawa, Pickering, etc can't even call Toronto toll-free, you think that makes them a suburb? Hardly. The first link you provided has the exact same municipalities listed as what I've placed on the page. The MTO also includes the Niagara Peninsula and Hamilton as part of the GTA when issuing traffic advisories, so that there is moot. The last item isn't even a government body. Many people forget about Simcoe County and Differin County, but saying Bradford is not part of the GTA because it isn't in York Region while Oshawa is part of the GTA is just insane. User:Snickerdo :The GTA and the Toronto CMA are different regions diffined by different governments for different reasons. It doesn't matter if you think it's insane that Bradford is not part of the GTA and Oshawa is. That's the way it is, and wikipedia must reflect that. The first link does list Oshawa and Clarington, but not one municipality in Simcoe or Dufferin County. The last link is a page on the Toronto Public Library site that talks about the provincial government's transportation policy; it says: ::The GTA consists of 24 municipalities in 5 regions, including Metro Toronto, York, Durham, Peel and Halton. ... Planning for the region as a whole is done by the Office of the GTA (OGTA), a body set up by the Province of Ontario to "coordinate and support regional planning decisions." :- User:Efghij 01:50 16 Jul 2003 (UTC) I modified the page to reflect the differences between what the provincial government and federal government consider to be the GTA. Also added additional notes about when Hamilton and Niagara are considered part of the GTA (e.g. MTO planning, etc). This way readers can decide for themselves what is the GTA and what isn't. - User:Snickerdo :That's fine with me. - User:Efghij 02:06 16 Jul 2003 (UTC) Ermm... what sort of residents consider Barrie unofficially part of the GTA? I've lived in Barrie since 1989 and this is the first I've heard of it. I think this must be some kind of mistake, unless someone can provide some sort of article. - Mattt
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