Toronto is Canada’s most populated metropolis and the capital of Ontario. In 2021, it will have a population of 2,794,356, making it North America’s fourth-most populous metropolis. The city is the focal point of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 inhabitants (as of 2021) that surrounds the western end of Lake Ontario, with the Greater Toronto Area itself having a population of 6,712,341. Toronto is a global business, finance, arts, sports, and culture hub, as well as one of the world’s most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities.