City guide Toronto
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. $9,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = $720,000 CAD) The September 2026 905-region condo-apartment average was CAD 533,654 (432 sales). TRREB…
- Accommodation High-rise condos (Entertainment District), Townhouses (West End) Zumper on 20 October 2026 puts Toronto medians at about CAD 1,725 for a studio, CAD 2,099…
- Affordable Shopping Spots Kensington Market, No Frills, FreshCo St. Lawrence Market South, 93-95 Front Street East: Tuesday to Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday…
- Annual Events TIFF (Toronto Intl Film Fest), Toronto Pride, Caribana Pride Toronto publishes a 2026 festival page and a digital pride guide. Dates for TIFF and…
- Art Galleries Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, MOCA Toronto The Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay West, is free and was closed for installation until it…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads No specific visa, but tax treaties exist with 90+ countries No. There is no nomad tax rate. IRCC says a digital nomad working remotely for a foreign…
- Banking for Expats Wise, EQ Bank, and Simplii Financial for no-fee banking Contactless Interac Debit and credit cards are the normal way to pay, including a tap on…
- Bar/Nightlife Area King Street West (clubs), Ossington Strip (indie bars) Ossington Avenue, with Bellwoods Brewery at 124 Ossington Avenue, and Queen Street West…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads West Queen West, Leslieville, or Liberty Village Bay Street for TCC desks (333 Bay Street and 365 Bay Street), Queen West and Ossington for…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Entertainment District (near CN Tower) or Yorkville (luxury) Downtown around Union Station, the CN Tower and King Street West theatres, with the…
- Best Beach Nearby Woodbine Beach / The Beaches (East End) Woodbine Beach, on Lake Ontario in the east end, is one of the City's supervised swimming…
- Best Cafe for Work Dineen Coffee Co. (140 Yonge St) or Dark Horse Espresso (Spadina) Dineen Coffee, 140 Yonge Street. Dark Horse Espresso Bar also runs Toronto cafes; this…
- Best Coworking Space Workhaus (locations at 30 Wellington St W - $350+/mo) TCC Canada, at the Bay Adelaide Centre (333 Bay Street) and 365 Bay Street: day pass CAD…
- Best Dessert Spots Bang Bang Ice Cream (Ossington Ave), Nadege Patisserie Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery's site is live. The homepage that loaded did not give a…
- Best Food Delivery App UberEats, DoorDash, SkipTheDishes DoorDash's Canada site loaded as a same-day food and grocery app. A Toronto menu, and…
- Best Hospital Toronto General Hospital (University Health Network) Toronto General Hospital (University Health Network), 200 Elizabeth Street. The emergency…
- Best Local Dish to Try Peameal Bacon Sandwich at St. Lawrence Market ($11 CAD) Peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery inside St. Lawrence Market South, 93-95 Front…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Uber, Lyft, and Beck Taxi app Beck Taxi has its own app and the phone line 416-751-5555. VIA Rail lists Uber and Lyft…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Bike Share Toronto ($15/3-day pass; 700+ stations) Bike Share Toronto: day pass CAD 15 for unlimited 90-minute classic-bike rides, annual…
- Birdwatching Locations Tommy Thompson Park (Leslie Street Spit) Tommy Thompson Park, the Leslie Street Spit, lists more than 300 bird species and is one…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Ontario Place, Christie Pits (permit required) none
- Budget Accommodation The Planet Traveler Hostel ($55-$70 CAD/night), HI Toronto none
- Cashless Friendly Yes, Interac Flash and credit cards accepted everywhere Yes. Interac Debit works contactless in shops, and the TTC takes a PRESTO card or a debit…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, on Dance Smartly Boulevard. The operator page…
- City Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario and the capital of…
- Community Centers The 519 (Church St), Harbourfront Centre The 519, 519 Church Street, and Harbourfront Centre on the waterfront, where The Power…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, FAPI (Foreign Accrual Property Income) rules apply Yes. Foreign accrual property income (FAPI) rules tax Canadian shareholders of controlled…
- Cooking Classes The Chef Upstairs (Mount Pleasant), Dish Cooking Studio Dish Cooking Studio, 587 College Street, at College and Clinton in Little Italy. The cafe…
- Corporate Tax 26.5% (combined Federal and Ontario provincial) 26.5% combined general rate on active business income (15% federal plus 11.5% Ontario)…
- Cultural Districts Chinatown (Spadina), Greektown (Danforth), Little Italy Chinatown (the Chinatown BIA), Little Italy around College Street and Clinton Street, and…
- Currency & Banking 1 CAD ≈ 0.74 USD. Major banks: RBC, TD, Scotiabank Canadian dollar (CAD). This Canada research run uses the Bank of Canada rate for 16…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Martin Goodman Trail (56km along Lake Ontario) Bike Share Toronto covers the city (day pass CAD 15). The City's cycling page names the…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 25% (often reduced to 5-15% via tax treaties) 25% on dividends paid to non-residents with no treaty. Many treaties cut that to 5% or 15%…
- E-commerce/Online Store Amazon.ca, Indigo.ca, Well.ca Amazon.ca is the main general online store. The homepage body did not render in this…
- Gaming Lounges FreePlay Arcade Bar, Raiders E-Sports Bar none
- Grocery Delivery Instacart, Voila by Sobeys, Loblaws PC Express none
- Gyms & Fitness Centers GoodLife Fitness ($30+/bi-weekly), Hone Fitness ($15+/bi-weekly) GoodLife Fitness operates clubs in Toronto. The homepage did not list a monthly fee on 21…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 53.53% (on income over $246,752 CAD) 53.53% combined federal and Ontario marginal rate in 2026 on ordinary income over CAD…
- Highway Access The Gardiner Expressway and Highway 401 (busiest in North America) The Gardiner Expressway is the lakefront freeway, completed in 1966 and in a major…
- Historic Buildings Osgoode Hall, Old City Hall Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, and the Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King Street East…
Studio and bedroom purchase prices reset to TRREB September 2026 condo averages (CAD 640,248 in the city, CAD 533,654 in the 905; no price per square metre). Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket, VAT, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules, Property Tax, Property Transaction Tax, Best Area to Stay for Tourists, Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads, Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads aligned to 2026 Ontario rates, the Toronto tax bill and the IRCC visitor remote-work rule (https://www.viewhomes.ca/blog/toronto-real-estate-market-statistics/, https://www.haukioja.me/tax-rates/, https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/property-taxes-utilities/property-tax/property-tax-rates-and-fees/, https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/canadas-tech-talent-strategy.html).