An analysis of the northern expansion of the city Toronto
Toronto serves as the provincial capital of the city of Toronto as well as doubling as the commercial heart of Canada. It is reportedly the fifth most populous urban settlement in the Americas, with an estimated population of over two million inhabitants (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ca-ra2006/cma_m-m_rmr/torontocma-rmrtoronto-eng.pdf). Most often any reference to the city of Toronto includes the area covered by the Greater Toronto Area, the Golden Horseshoe. According to most observers the city is undergoing a rapid demographic expansion due to the increasing number of immigrant populations entering and settling in the city annually; it is on this premise that this essay looks at the changing dynamics in the demographic forcefully triggered expansion of the original boundaries of the city of Toronto to accommodate for these phenomena.
In this essay I will be arguing that among other things the primary determinant of the bolstering changes in the city’s structure are being driven by demographic, economic and commercial forces. In conventional terms increasing commercialization comes with rising demand for housing facilities for household and corporate purposes. In a recent study conducted by (Murdie et al, 1995), it was proven that the vast majority of new immigrants to Canada prefer the city of Toronto and its environs as the most ideal place of settlement. The reasons for this choice go beyond economic factors to include, social and environmental determinants.
According to the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, the city is totally cosmopolitan in order words, it has a wide representation of people of diverse races, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. It is also worth stating that close to half of the city’s populace are not direct natives of the city, they were either born out of the city or totally out of the boundaries of Canada. The city of Toronto is reputed for being one of the most serene and livable cities in the world. This conclusion was arrived at on the premise of a number of indicators such as respect for ethnic diversity, low crime rate, and environmental cleanliness (Caulfield, 1994).
The city of Toronto booms with rapid economic and commercial activities that cover a wide range of industries spanning from the production to the service sector; with a solid reputation for excellence in finance and banking services. As a proof, the Toronto Stock Exchange is the ranked as the seventh most competitive in the world besides, the New York and Tokyo stock exchanges.
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