Toronto, Ontario

Toronto
Nicknames	Toronto the Good
Motto	Diversity our Strength
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Government
Mayor	Olivia Chow

Toronto, Ontario is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario, the largest city in Canada, and the fourth largest in North America.

Popular Culture

Appearances

Variants

The following list is of explicit appearances of Toronto.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1883	Toronto	The Dominion in 1983, author Ralph Centennius	Toronto is a highly advanced metropolis with a population of over 2 million. Advanced railway cars allow for travel between Toronto and Victoria in 50 minutes.
1889	Toronto	The Storm of '92: A Grandfather's Tale told in 1932, author W. H. C. Lawrence	The protagonist, Lawrence, resided in Toronto both before and after the Canadian - American war depicted in the book. Toronto itself is leveled during the war.
1908	Toronto	Toronto in 1928 A. D., author Frederick Nelson	Businessman and inventor Reginald Fleming returns to Toronto after twenty years abroad, in a story derided as racist by David Ketterer.
1970	Toronto	Goin' Down the Road	Two Novia Scotians leave the province in their care looking for the big city life.
1977	Toronto	Deadly Harvest	In a dystopian future, over-industrialisation and climate change lead to food riots in Toronto.
1977	Toronto	Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century	A giant ape monster found frozen in Newfoundland escapes and rampages through Toronto.
1978	Toronto	The Silent Partner	Bank teller Miles Cullen (Elliott Gould) steals money from his bank after would-be robber Harry Reikle (Christopher Plummer) is chased off. Reikle, knowing the truth, stalks Cullen in the hopes of getting the money.
1982	Toronto	Deadly Eyes	Giant mutated rats begin devouring the citizens of Toronto.
1983	Toronto	Videodrome	President of CIVIC-TV Max Renn (James Woods) is shown the secret satellite broadcast of Videodrome, a televised snuff show. A deepening conspiracy emerges that leads Renn to question reality.
1983	Toronto	Strange Brew	Torontonian brothers Bob (Dave Thomas) and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis) find work at Elsinore Brewery, where they fall afoul of Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow), who also works for the neighbouring Royal Canadian Institute for the Mentally Insane.
1986	Toronto	Twin Dragon Encounter	Canadian martial artists and identical twins Michael (himself) and Martin McNamara (himself) travel from Toronto to Twin Island, where they encounter Soldier Jake's militia.
1990	Toronto	Demonia	A Canadian archaeological team accidentally revives the spirits of five vengeful Sicilian demonic nuns.
1992	Toronto	Wojeck: Out of the Fire	Former coroner Dr. Steve Wojeck (John Vernon) returns to Toronto after twenty years in the Congo.
1995	Toronto	Canadian Bacon	Following the end of the Cold War, the President of the United States (Alan Alda) begins a new one with Canada to increase his ratings. The film's denouement takes place in Toronto, as various characters try to prevent the cold war from turning hot.
2006	Toronto	Bon Cop, Bad Cop	David Bouchard (Patrick Huard) is a detective in the Sûreté du Québec, operating out of Montreal, and cooperating with OPP Detective Martin Ward. Their investigation of the killings of the Tattoo Killer lead them to Toronto.
2008	Toronto	Arasangam	A wave of assassinations and the disappearance of his best friend lead IPS Trainer and criminologist Arivarasu (Vijayakanth) bring him to Toronto, where he uncovers a plot to destabilise the Indian government. While there, he survived multiple assassination attempts with the help of Toronto Police Service Officer Lara.
2010	Toronto	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	High-school student Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
2021	Toronto	Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch 2	The game features a Toronto map.
2022	Toronto	Turning Red
2024	Toronto	Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent	A "Law & Order" spinoff set in Toronto.

Links

• Toronto on Wikipedia
• List of films set in Toronto on Wikipedia
• Toronto on the Canadian Encyclopedia
• Toronto on Encyclopædia Britannica
• Toronto on TV Tropes