Last updated 2022.08.29
This page lists data by or about the City of Toronto and/or the Toronto census metropolitan area. Other data sources throughout the Data and Statistics guide will also have information on Toronto. When you are looking for data about Toronto, the first step is to determine how you define Toronto.
- The City of Toronto is a municipality (census subdivision as defined by Statistics Canada) that is comprised of these six former municipalities and boroughs: Old City of Toronto, City of York, Etobicoke, North York, East York and Scarborough.
- The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Toronto, is a metropolitan region comprised of neighboring municipalities around the population centre of Toronto. The Census Metropolitan Area code for Toronto is 535.
- The Greater Toronto area is defined by the City of Toronto, Peel Region, Durham Region, York Region, and Halton Region. It is important to note that it doesn't have any legal or political status.
Most published data sources will provide data about the CMA of Toronto or the City of Toronto. Data about the Greater Toronto Area of Toronto tends to be found in reports about the region, instead of published data sources.
- Annual Review of Statistics on Deaths of Shelter Residents (City of Toronto)
- Census profiles: Toronto
- Daily Shelter & Overnight Service Usage (City of Toronto)
Includes figures for the previous night; data from 2017-present are also available.
- Finding census tract-level information for Toronto
- Maps & geospatial data
For maps and geospatial data related to Toronto and the surrounding area, please consult the Geospatial Data or Maps & Atlases research guides
- Open Data Toronto
The open data portal of the City of Toronto. Includes data sets in a variety of formats on:
- Business
- City government
- Community services
- Culture and tourism
- Development and infrastructure
- Environment
- Finance
- Garbage and recycling
- Health
- Locations and mapping
- Parks and recreation
- Permits and licenses
- Public safety
- Transportation
- Water
- Toronto crime data by census tract, 2006
From the Uniform crime reporting survey (UCR 2.0), this one-time-only dataset shows incidents of crime at the census tract level. Types of incidents are classified into: Violent crime, Property crime, Sexual assault, Drug offences, Shoplifting, Criminal harassment, Uttering threat, Minor assault, Major assault, Robbery, Theft from a motor vehicle, Theft of a motor vehicle, Break and enter, Mischief, Other theft.
- Toronto District School Board census publications
The Census Portraits: Understanding Our Students Backgrounds are a series of six-page reports based on the latest Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) Student and Parent Census. The series is made up of 12 individual Portraits – eight on the major ethno-racial groupings (Aboriginal, Black, East Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Southeast Asian, White), and the remaining four on gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and Special Education Needs. Each Portrait examines the sub-group differences within an identified grouping by describing and comparing the background, experiences in and outside of school, health, emotional well-being, self-perceptions and achievement levels of students of each sub-group. Reports are available for 2006-2008, and 2011-2012.
- Toronto Employment Survey
The most recent Toronto Employment Survey report, summarizing the results of the annual Toronto Employment Survey and provides an analysis of changes in Toronto’s economy over the past decade. The bulletin reports on key employment trends by sector, and on evolving employment patterns across the City and in Downtown, the Centres, Employment Areas, and Secondary Plan areas. Previous survey results are available upon request from City Planning.
- Toronto Neighbourhoods & Communities
Detailed information about Toronto neighbourhoods and wards, including profiles, census and community data
- Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal
Contains a wide variety of datasets, analytics, maps and other visualizations about policing, crime, and public safety in the city of Toronto.
- Toronto Police Service: Reports
These reports provide access to a wide range of Toronto statistics including (in part) reported offences, charges, personnel, public complaints, and figures related to community policing programs.
- Toronto Transit Commission: Operating Statistics (2007-present)
TTC Operating Statistics contain key facts and figures about the transit system's annual performance and achievements in overall service.
- Toronto’s Economy, Labour Force & Demographics
Access detailed data and information on Toronto’s economic indicators and labour force data, property development data and resources, plus City of Toronto census reports.
- The Working Poor in the Toronto Region: Mapping working poverty in Canada’s richest city
This report, from the Metcalf Foundation, compares Toronto to other regions across Canada, for the years 2006 to 2012, using tax-filing data collected by the Canada Revenue Agency.
