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North York, referred to as 'The city with Heart' is located in the northern area of Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, and has a population of just over 650,000. North York was officially amalgamated into the larger Metropolitan Toronto in 1998, along with six other smaller municipalities.

North York is one of the most diverse areas of Toronto and comprised of a highly multicultural population. It is also home to a few of the most affluent areas of the city: Bridle Path is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Canada; Hogg's Hollow is another very affluent neighbourhood.

North York is full of different neighbourhoods that represent different cultures. Neighbourhoods in North York are: Amesbury, Armour Heights, Bridal Path, Caribou Park, Cricket Club, Don Mills, Don Valley Village, Downsview, Dublin Heights, Elia, Emery, Flemingdon, Glen Par, Graydon, Humber Summit, Henry Farm, Hoggs Hollow, Humberlea, Lansing, Lawrence Heights, Lawrence Manor, Ledbury Park, Newtonbrook, Parkwoods, Victoria Park Village, Willowdale, Windfields and York Mills

Yorkdale Shopping Centre, the fifth largest shopping mall in Canada is located in North York, as well as another major shopping centre, the Fairview Mall. The city is also home to the Ontario Science Centre, the Black Creek Pioneer Village, the Toronto Centre for the Arts. It is also home to campuses of York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Seneca College and Tyndale University College and Seminary.

The city of North York has numerous bus, subway, train and streetcar stations and stops, as well as many taxi services. Highway 401 runs east-west through the centre of North York.

Getting Around Toronto

Major highways circle around Toronto. Along the downtown and lakeshore area you have the Gardiner Expressway. This highway dumps into the Don Valley Parkway along the east side of Toronto and makes its way north to the 401. On the west side of Toronto, where the old city of Etobicoke is located, you have Hwy 427 which runs between the QEW (which turns into the Gardiner Expressway) and the 401. Hwy 427 also leads to Pearson International Airport, the largest airport in Canada. No matter which highway you need to be close to, you can easily find many apartments for rent that suit all tastes and budgets.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) provides public transit (buses, streetcars, subways and rapid transit lines) within the City of Toronto. GO Transit operates in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area with service extending out to the communities of Stouffville, Uxbridge and Peterborough in the northeast; Kitchener-Waterloo and Niagara Falls in the west; Beaverton, Orangeville and Barrie in the north; and Newcastle and Oshawa in the east. GO Transit is an extensive network of train lines and bus routes.

Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Canada's busiest airport located on the boundary between the city of Toronto and the city of Mississauga. Other local smaller airports are: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Toronto Island Airport) located south-west of downtown offers limited commercial and passenger service. Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham provides general aviation facilities (primarily civil aviation, medical flights and regional airlines using turboprop planes). Toronto/Downsview Airport, near the city's north end, is owned by de Havilland Canada and serves the Bombardier Aerospace aircraft factory.