City guide London
- Budget Accommodation Fanshawe College Residence (Summer only) or Fanshawe Gateway Student Residences Fanshawe Conservation Area campground, 1424 Clarke Road, takes reservations from 1…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, nearly 100% of merchants accept contactless/debit (Interac) Yes on the bus. London Transit offices take debit and cards. A cash fare is exact change…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Gateway Casinos London (Western Fair District) Gateway Casinos London, 900 King Street, at the Western Fair grounds. Phone 519-672-5394…
- City London, Ontario, Canada London, Ontario, Canada, at the forks of the Thames and the North Thames, about 200 km…
- Community Centers StarTech.com Community Centre, YMCA Centre Branch StarTech.com Community Centre, 501 Southdale Road West, which houses the Bostwick library…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes (FAPI - Foreign Accrual Property Income rules) Yes. Under the foreign accrual property income (FAPI) rules, a Canadian corporation is…
- Cooking Classes Jill's Table (115 King St) none
- Corporate Tax Combined Federal/Ontario rate approx. 26.5% (12.2% for small business) 26.5% combined general rate on active business income (15% federal plus 11.5% Ontario)…
- Cultural Districts Old East Village (OEV) - Arts and culture hub Downtown along Richmond Row, Covent Garden Market and the forks, and Old East Village…
- Currency & Banking 1 CAD ≈ 0.74 USD. Major banks include RBC, TD, and Scotiabank located on Richmond St. Canadian dollar (CAD). This Canada research run uses the Bank of Canada rate for 16…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Thames Valley Parkway (TVP) - scenic multi-use path system along the river The Thames Valley Parkway is a 43 km multi-use path along the river and connects to more…
- 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 (Prime offers one-day delivery in London), Walmart.ca Amazon.ca is the main general online store.
- Gaming Lounges The Mana Lounge (Board games/trading cards) and Tilt Arcade Bar Tilt Arcade Bar, 359 Talbot Street. The hours page lists Monday-Wednesday 3pm-1am and…
- Grocery Delivery Instacart (Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore) and Voila by Sobeys Uber Eats is the delivery app confirmed for London, and the page that loaded was…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Movati Athletic (North/South locations) or GoodLife Fitness (Headquartered in London; King… GoodLife Fitness at Sherwood Forest Mall, 1225 Wonderland Road North, is a 24/7 club with…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 53.53% (Combined Federal and Ontario provincial) 53.53% combined federal and Ontario marginal rate in 2026 on ordinary income over CAD…
- Highway Access Direct access to Highway 401 (Toronto-Detroit corridor) and Highway 402 (to Sarnia/USA) Highway 401 runs along the south edge of the city, northeast to Toronto and southwest…
- Historic Buildings Middlesex County Building (Castle-like architecture on Ridout St) Eldon House, 481 Ridout Street North, built in 1834. St Paul's Cathedral, 472 Richmond…
- Historical Sites Fanshawe Pioneer Village (Open-air museum) Eldon House (1834) and Banting House, where Frederick Banting worked on insulin, with the…
- Internet Speed Average 150-300 Mbps; Rogers and Bell offer Gigabit fiber (approx. $90 CAD/month) Ookla's Canada median for September 2026 was 376.49 Mbps fixed and 141.34 Mbps mobile…
- Language Classes Luso Community Services and Fanshawe College ESL programs YMCA Language Skills in London is free LINC for adults 18 and older who are permanent…
- Laundry Services The Laundry Café (1030 Adelaide St N) - Wash and fold services available The Laundry Cafe, 590 Oxford Street East, is the self-serve laundromat still mapped in the…
- Libraries & Study Spots London Public Library - Central Branch (251 Dundas St) London Public Library, Central Branch, 251 Dundas Street. Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday…
- Local Brewery Anderson Craft Ales (Old East Village) and Toboggan Brewing Co. (Richmond St) Anderson Craft Ales, 1030 Elias Street, in Old East. Fall hours: closed Monday and…
- Local Heritage Named the 'Forest City' due to its extensive tree canopy The Forest City, at the forks of the Thames (Deshkan Ziibi). John Graves Simcoe named the…
- Local Markets Covent Garden Market (Daily); Western Fair Market (Weekends) Covent Garden Market, 130 King Street, Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 10am-5pm. The…
- Main Train/Transit Hub London VIA Rail Station (205 York St) - Major hub for the Windsor-Quebec City corridor VIA Rail station, 205 York Street, downtown. Station Monday-Saturday 5:45am-10:15pm and…
- Museums & Art Venues Museum London (Art/History) and Banting House (Birthplace of Insulin) Museum London, 421 Ridout Street North, at Dundas and Ridout. Admission is free…
- Music Scene London Music Hall and Aeolian Hall (Historic venue) London has been a UNESCO City of Music since 2021. Aeolian Hall is the restored hall for…
- Must-See Landmarks Eldon House (London's oldest residence), St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica Eldon House, 481 Ridout Street North, London's oldest residence (1834), above the forks of…
- National Parks Nearby Point Pelee National Park (approx. 2 hours away) Point Pelee National Park, 1118 Point Pelee Drive, Leamington, about 180 km southwest…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Springbank Park and the Thames Valley Trail (40km+ of paths) Springbank Park, on the Thames west of downtown, is the city's largest park at about 140…
- Networking Events TechAlley London (Monthly at Innovation Works) and London Economic Development Corporation… TechAlliance hosts a tech meetup on 19 November 2026, 4-6pm, at Lucy's Lounge, 583…
- Parcel Delivery Service Canada Post (Main: 451 Talbot St), UPS Store, FedEx Ship Centre none
- Popular International Cuisine Through Thick and Thin (Pizza), Bangkok Pad Thai (Richmond St) Plaza Sushi Downtown, 519 Richmond Street, and Osmow's Shawarma, 750 Richmond Street, both…
- Population 422,000 (Metropolitan: 540,000) 422,324 in the City of London and 543,551 in the London census metropolitan area at the…
- Power 120V, 60Hz, 🔌 Type A/B sockets 120 V, 60 Hz, type A and B plugs (two flat pins, or with a round ground). Visitors from…
- Property Tax Approximately 1.35% of assessed value annually Yes. The 2026 residential total (code RTN) is 1.727111% of assessed value: municipal…
- Property Transaction Tax Ontario Land Transfer Tax (tiered; approx. 1-2% on average home) Ontario land transfer tax: 0.5% up to CAD 55,000, 1% on the slice to CAD 250,000, 1.5% to…
business and tax items rewritten (Studio and 1- and 2-bedroom purchase prices in and outside the centre, Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket, VAT, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules, Property Tax, Property Transaction Tax, Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads). Small-business combined rate 11.2% from 1 July 2026; residential property tax 1.727111% (https://www.haukioja.me/tax-rates/, https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/2026%20City%20of%20London%20Property%20Tax%20Rates.pdf, https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/in/London-Canada).