A Timeline of Toronto

1793: York is founded by John Simcoe.

1813: Americans capture York and set fire to Government buildings.

1834: Toronto becomes a city and elects William Mackenzie as mayor.

1904: A great fire burns down much of downtown Toronto.

1976: The CN Tower is opened; it remained the tallest building for decades.

2011: A census shows Toronto has a population of 2.6 million remaining the largest city in Canada.

In 2011 about 7.5% of Canadians lived in Toronto.
(Compared to America where 2.6% of Americans lived in New York City.)

Source:

http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly vgnextoid=ac418d577e312410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD