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EC – Unique Selling Points

Festivals and Events Art Gallery Hopping Large city conveniences LIVING COSTS Here are just a few of the most Toronto’s art scene is growing and with small town charm Transport popular annual festivals: becoming more established in the All the benefits of a large city: Toronto has excellent public transit. • Toronto International Film Festival international arena. People can pop • Toronto is a major concert Students can easily and affordably get • Harbourfront Centre Festivals into art galleries free of charge. These destination, with almost all North around everywhere in Toronto using • Summerlicious & Winterlicious are generally located in Toronto and American and World tours having a the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). food festivals accessible via public transport. Some stop here Sample adult fares: • BuskerFest of these galleries include: • There are hundreds of smaller › One trip $3 • Nuite Blanche Toronto • Daniel Faria Gallery concert venues where popular local › Monthly pass $126 • Caribana Parade • Monte Clark Gallery talent perform • Taste of the Danforth • Nicholas Metivier Gallery • Check out blogTO’s list of best live Food Costs Greek food festival • Angell Gallery music venues • Fast Food • Toronto’s major airport allows easy › Hotdog/Sausage in a bun $2.25 Markets outdoor activities international travel › Burger, fries & soft drink $8 • St. Lawrence Market – voted #1 on Summer • Many well-known galleries, › Large coffee $1.75 National Geographic‘s World’s Best Toronto has great weather in summer museums and concert halls › Slice of pizza $3 Food Market list you will find many outdoor activities › Toronto Symphony Orchestra › Large pizza $13 • Kensington Market to enjoy! › National Ballet of Canada • Casual Dining • Evergreen Brickworks Farmer’s Market • Many free outdoor festivals › Art Gallery of › Hamburger and fries $9 sponsored by the City of Toronto › Royal Ontario Museum › Pasta with chicken $15 Sports • City of Toronto Special Events • Over a 100 public libraries › Chicken fingers and fries $9 You can attend many professional • Outdoor Swimming Pools • Amazing shopping › Seafood and vegetables $18 sports games. Tickets vary between • Patios › Eaton Centre • Groceries $10 for basebal and $300 for hockey. • Beaches › Yorkville › Bread 675g $2.79 Don’t miss the: • Toronto Islands › West › Milk 1l $2.28 • Hockey – › Honest Ed’s › Apples 1kg $3.4 • Winter › Underground PATH – Underground › Chicken 1kg $7.09 • – Toronto Raptors Winter in Canada is magical, with the walkways connecting most of the › Ground Beef 1kg $8.85 sun glistening off the fresh snow in the downtown core Theatre morning. And most winter activities Entertainment In Toronto you’ll have access to some are free or very low cost! Here are a All the charm of a small town: › Movie cinema tickets $13 of the best dance, opera and musical few of them: Although a large city, Toronto is made › Nightclub entrance fee $10 performances in the world. For a quick • Tobogganing up of many smaller neighbourhoods, › Pint of beer in a bar $6 glance at what is happening in Toronto • Skiing each with their own distinct look and › Cell phone, monthly plan $30 • National Ballet of Canada – Four • Skating feel. Ask any Torontonian and they will Seasons Centre have a strong opinion about which Miscellaneous • Toronto Symphony Orchestra All seasons neighbourhood is best! › Minimum wage $10.25 an hour • Sony Theatre • Toronto Discovery Walks › Gasoline $1.25 a litre • Panasonic Theatre • High Park • Princess of Wales Theatre • • Canon Theatre • Opera House –