Toronto: Evolving capital of Ontario
Abstract
Although Toronto is the capital of
Ontario, the provincial government
is a relatively small component
in the diversified economic
base of Canada's largest city. Yet,
a nineteenth-century decision to
move the legislative assembly
from downtown to the University
of Toronto's lands gave the government
a prominent site in the
framework of the city's urban
design. The legislature now sits
at the head of University Avenue
in Queen's Park, the largest open
space in the downtown area.