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Sales
Tax:
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PST:
8% GST: 7% (Not applied on
Groceries). A total of 15% sales tax is
charged on taxable items in Ontario.
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Minimum
Wage: |
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Minimum
wage in Ontario is $8 for employees over the
age of 18, and $7.25 for employees 18 and under.
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Post
Secondary Tuition:
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University
tuition is approximately $4,000 - $6,00 per
year. College tuition is approximately
$1,500 - $2,500 per year.
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Driver's
Licence and Licence Plates:
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The
cost of a driver's licence is $50 for 5
years. The cost of a learner's permit is
$100 and includes the cost of the written test
and road test. Licence plates cost $74
annually.
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Annual
crime rates per 100,000 people: |
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Crime
Category
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Toronto |
| Aggravated
Assaults |
956 |
| Homicides |
2 |
| Motor
Vehicle Thefts |
17 |
| Rapes |
76 |
| Robberies |
219 |
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| Crime
Lab Index |
146 |
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A
value of 100 means that the city is exactly
average. A value of 200 means that the city
has twice the crime rate as the average city.
A value of 50 means that the city has half the
crime rate of the average city.
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Greater Toronto Area has a population of over 4.9 million
people and is one of the largest regions in North
America. Toronto is home to 4 professional sports
teams and has the largest concentration of Fortune 500
industrial headquarters in all of North America.
Toronto's top employers include The Toronto District School
board, The Hudson's Bay Company, and The Royal Bank Of
Canada. The average temperature in The Greater Toronto
Area in July is 22ºC (72ºF) and 4.6ºC (23ºF) in
January. Toronto is also one of the most multicultural
cities in the world. In 2004 Toronto received over
80,000 immigrants from more than 170 countries around the
world. Over 100 languages are spoken in Toronto, and
by the year 2007, foreign-born
residents will comprise more than 50 percent of Toronto's
population.
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| 1.
City Of Toronto |
(416)
392-8000 |
| 2. Toronto
Board Of Trade |
(416)
366-6811 |
| 3.
Toronto District School Board |
(416)
397-3000 |
| 4. Tourism
Toronto |
(416)
203-2500 |
| 5.
Universities & Colleges |
(416)
325-2929 |
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