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103-644: Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology , branded as Seneca Polytechnic since 2023, is a multi-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area and Peterborough , Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate , diploma, certificate , and graduate levels. Seneca opened in 1966 as part of a provincial initiative to establish an Ontario-wide network of colleges of applied arts and technology providing career-oriented diploma and certificate courses as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities. The province

206-509: A 100 m (1,100 sq ft) domed planetarium was added to the Phase 3 section of the campus, but it has since closed. In fall 2011, a 19,000 m (200,000 sq ft) expansion, designed for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability , was officially opened at the campus. The new building, designed by Craig Applegath of Dialog, features three 80-seat classrooms; twenty-three 40-seat classrooms; fourteen 40-seat computer labs;

309-598: A city, with York following suit in 1983 and Etobicoke and Scarborough in 1984, although still part of the Metropolitan Toronto municipal government. In 1992, the Ontario government passed legislation requiring Metropolitan Toronto to include the rest of the Greater Toronto Area into its planning. However, there was fear different parts of the municipal system were working against one another. Therefore, Bob Rae ,

412-510: A compromise was struck, which resulted in the creation of Metropolitan Toronto . In 1953, the portion of York County south of Steeles Avenue , a concession road which formed a common boundary between several townships across the width of the county, was severed from it and incorporated as the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. With the concession of Metro Toronto, the offices of York County were moved from Toronto to Newmarket . Originally,

515-502: A full ice arena, a triple gymnasium, six tennis courts, a softball diamond, two beach volleyball courts, a soccer field, and a fitness centre with a dance studio. Seneca Polytechnic also offers various fields, gymnasiums and fitness equipment at other campuses. Seneca hosted a number of concerts in the 1970s and 1980s at the Minkler Auditorium and Seneca Field House (both at Newnham Campus). Monty Python's Flying Circus performed at

618-504: A growth in the acreage of farmland are Aurora, Georgina, Newmarket, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, and Scugog, with Markham experiencing no growth or decline. Most of the GTA's farmland is in Durham Region, with 55% of their total land area being farmland. This is followed by York Region with 41% of their lands being farmland, Peel Region with 34%, and Halton Region with 41%. Toronto's remaining farmland

721-606: A large North American urban agglomeration, the GTA has very few agencies with powers that can cross boundaries. Attempts to create an interregional organization have been made, such as the Province of Ontario's Office of the Greater Toronto Area (OGTA) in 1988 and the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB) in 1998, but they have failed by the lack of real authority in those agencies. Consequently, there are few interregional public authorities: Metrolinx , an agency of

824-419: A large part of land in the surrounding four regional municipalities. Census data from 2006 has shown there are 3,707 census farms in the GTA, down 4.2 percent from 2001 and covering 274,363 ha (677,970 acres). Almost every community in the GTA is currently experiencing a decrease in the acreage of farmland, with Mississauga seeing the most significant one. The only communities in the GTA that are experiencing

927-518: A library, a student centre and a multi-purpose athletic and recreation space. A 10 ha (25 acres) part of the campus at the northwest corner of Dufferin Street and 15th Sideroad will house a community centre for King City . The township of King will lease the land for $ 1 per year for 99 years. Markham Campus opened in 2005, becoming the first post-secondary education facility in the city of Markham . The campus houses full and part-time programs in

1030-463: A mandatory co-op period prior to graduation. Seneca also offers career search assistance to graduating students. Seneca Polytechnic programs are developed and kept current with the assistance of advisory committees made up of industry members. Seneca Polytechnic has more than 70 transfer agreements with both local and international post-secondary institutions, including universities in Australia, Ireland,

1133-409: A multi-purpose auditorium for 240 students that can be turned into a conference room or two 120-seat lecture halls; increased computing commons and library space; several new areas of collaborative student study and work space; a new "front door" for the campus; and improved campus access for people with disabilities. The atrium in the new space was named after Frederick Minkler, Seneca's first chair of

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1236-504: A number of prominent incumbents from both the NDP and the Conservatives. The Liberals took all of Toronto itself. They also took back almost all of the suburban ridings they had lost in 2011. Both the NDP and the Conservatives suffered heavily as their support collapsed in the inner city and the suburbs respectively. Only a few Conservatives held onto their seats in the outer ring of the GTA, while

1339-671: A press release stated that Seneca Polytechnic would temporarily close the Markham campus at the end of 2024, transferring program resources to the Seneca@York campus. Peterborough Airport in Peterborough is the home of Seneca's aviation campus, including a fleet of aircraft and flight training devices used by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Aviation Program. Opened in January 2014, in response to

1442-509: A strong base within the GTA. The Greater Toronto Area has the ability to influence election results and determine the governing party in Canada, due in part to its large population and riding count. From 1993 to 2011 , a centre-right party failed to win a single seat in the former Metro Toronto. In the 2011 election, however, a surge in NDP support combined with a collapse in Liberal support allowed

1545-557: A tentative proposal to develop a new airport in Pickering , which would also extend over into Markham and Uxbridge. As the GTAA predicts Toronto Pearson would be unable to be the sole provider for the bulk of Toronto's commercial air traffic in the next 20 years from the report's publication in 2004 (i.e. in 2024), it believes that a new airport in Pickering would address the need for a regional/reliever airport east of Toronto Pearson and complement

1648-456: A three-storey low-rise structure, while the Newnham Campus residence houses 1,113 students in a high-rise tower with a dining hall, convenience store, and restaurant all within the building. Seneca Polytechnic Residence have organized a free shuttle service from the Newnham Campus to the Markham, Seneca@York and King campuses. The school's athletic teams are named "The Sting". The Seneca Sting

1751-417: A variety of topical databases. A high percentage of the collection is now digital. Services include research support, library instruction and a large circulating collection. The libraries provide online help through e-mail and the live reference chat services, "AskUS" and "askON". The Seneca Libraries' website also hosts research guides tailored to program-specific offerings. The library facilities are located at

1854-467: A way the new municipalities would have a population between 400,000 and 800,000. The Town of Markham had similarly advocated municipal consolidation in York Region but opposed to complete consolidation into a single municipality. Municipal consolidation faced stiff opposition, however. from smaller communities such as Ajax, Milton, and the borough of East York. The task force's recommendation to eliminate

1957-590: A year. The college has several partnerships with overseas institutions and is expanding its activities in joint applied research and work / study abroad options. Ethical problems with Canadian college's international student enrolment has become an issue which has resulted in 23 of 24 Ontario colleges implementing standards of practice to protect international students because most of them had entered into partnerships with for-profit private colleges. Seneca did not. Seneca Polytechnic has not implemented these standards. Seneca Polytechnic currently offers residence at both

2060-579: Is a residence for Seneca students on campus. Seneca Residence is a suite-style building for about 230 students with a lounge, laundry room, and common kitchen. Eaton Hall , the former summer home of the Eaton family , is on the shore of Lake Seneca. Eaton Hall is the former home of Seneca's Management Development Centre, and has also been the setting of several films, including David Cronenberg 's A History of Violence , Richard Benjamin 's Mrs. Winterbourne , and William Fruet 's Death Weekend ( The House by

2163-798: Is also home to the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Standard and Poor TSX Composite Index and offices of the TSX Venture Exchange . The TMX Group , the owners and operators of TSX Exchanges as well as the Montreal Exchange , are also headquartered in Toronto. The TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange represent 3,369 companies, including more than half of the world's publicly-traded mining companies. Markham also attracted

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2266-587: Is bordered by Lake Ontario to the south, Kawartha Lakes to the east, the Niagara Escarpment to the west, and Lake Simcoe to the north. The region creates a natural ecosystem known as the Greater Toronto Bioregion . The Greater Toronto Area forms part of the neck of the Ontario Peninsula . Vast parts of the region remain farmland and forests, making it one of the distinctive features of

2369-627: Is completely within Rouge Park in the Rouge Valley . The average size of the farm in the GTA (74 ha [183 acres]) is much lower than the farms in the rest of Ontario (averaging 94 ha [233 acres]). This has been attributed to the shift of farm types in the GTA from the traditional livestock and cash crop farms (requiring an extensive land base), towards more intensive enterprises including greenhouse, floriculture , nursery, vegetable, fruit, sheep and goats. The most numerous farm types in

2472-451: Is involved in construction. Although the service industry makes up only 51% of Greater Toronto's workforce, over 72% of the region's GDP is generated by service industries. The largest industry in the Greater Toronto Area is the financial services in the province, accounting for an estimated 25% of the region's GDP. Notably, the five largest banks in Canada all have their operational headquarters in Toronto's Financial District . Toronto

2575-563: Is located on 282 ha (700 acres) of woods, lake and fields in King City . It is home to full and part-time programs in Applied Arts, Health Sciences, and Community Services; which include Public Safety, Nursing, Social Service Worker, Child and Youth Care, Behavioural Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Landscape Management, Recreation and Leisure Services, Underwater Skills, and Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Technician. There

2678-442: Is made up of approximately 2.9 million people and more than 100,000 companies The Greater Toronto Area produces nearly 20 percent of the entire nation's GDP with $ 323 billion, and from 1992 to 2002, experienced an average GDP growth rate of 4.0 per cent and a job creation rate of 2.4 per cent (compared with the national average GDP growth rate of 3 per cent and job creation rate of 1.6 per cent). The Greater Toronto Area has

2781-571: Is more common, and the average temperature falls close to or just below 0 °C (32 °F). The Greater Toronto Area is a commercial, distribution, financial and economic centre and is the second-largest financial centre in North America. The region generates about a fifth of Canada's GDP and is home to 40 per cent of Canada's business headquarters. The economies of the municipalities in Greater Toronto are largely intertwined. The work force

2884-621: Is now Halton Region, Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and parts of Durham Region. The GTA saw three American incursions during the War of 1812 . The Town of York (present-day Toronto) was attacked by American forces at Battle of York , on April 27, 1813; and was subsequently occupied until May 8. The second incursion occurred several months later, in July 1813, with two landings in the GTA. On July 29, American forces landed at Burlington Beach (present-day Burlington) in an attempt to dislodge British forces at

2987-498: Is one of the most-decorated athletic programs in the history of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), having won more than 450 medals since 1967. Seneca has eighteen varsity sports teams for men and women, including badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, dance, rugby, soccer (indoor and outdoor), softball, and volleyball. The Seneca Sports Centre located at the Newnham Campus includes

3090-740: Is required throughout the GTA. In March 2013, two additional area codes were introduced to the GTA: area code 437 in Toronto and area code 365 in the area served by 905 and 289. Since the 2015 election, the Greater Toronto Area has been represented by 58 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada . Forty-six Members of the Provincial Parliament also represent the GTA in the Ontario Legislature . Five Senators from Ontario have also designated themselves as representatives of certain areas in

3193-458: Is served by seven distinct telephone area codes . Before 1993, the GTA used the 416 area code . In a 1993 zone split, Metropolitan Toronto retained the 416 code, while the other municipalities of the Greater Toronto Area were assigned the new area code 905 . This division by area code has become part of the local culture to the point where local media refer to something inside Toronto as "the 416" and outside of Toronto as "the 905". For example,

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3296-540: Is smaller than the land area and population of the GTA planning area. For example, Oshawa is the centre of its own CMA, yet deemed part of the Greater Toronto Area, while other municipalities, such as New Tecumseth in southern Simcoe County and Mono Township in Dufferin County are included in the Toronto CMA but not in the GTA. These different border configurations result in the GTA's population being higher than

3399-529: Is the fifth most populous in North America . It is part of the Great Lakes megalopolis , containing an estimated 59.1 million people in 2011. The term " Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area " (GTHA) refers to the GTA, and the city of Hamilton , located along the western border of the Greater Toronto Area. The term has been adopted by several organizations, including Metrolinx and the Ministry of Energy ) because of

3502-1155: Is warm on average to hot and moderately humid with high temperatures typically between 24 and 31 °C (75 and 88 °F), while low temperatures average between 15 °C (59 °F) in the suburbs and 18 to 20 °C (64 to 68 °F) downtown and near the lake. Although fairly sunny, summers have long stretches of humid conditions that give rise to frequent thunderstorm activity, and very heavy rainfall sometimes results in flash flooding. Heat wave conditions with temperatures between 32 and 35 °C (90 and 95 °F) are common but typically do not last long, and rarely temperatures rarely reach 38 °C (100 °F). Humidex values can be high during heat episodes; at their highest, they have exceeded 50 °C (122 °F). Immediate lakeshore locations have generally lower average maximum temperatures but they can also experience hot conditions when offshore winds prevail. Normally, autumns alternate between wet and dry with lengthy periods of mild and calm weather. Temperatures fall and windspeeds increase sharply in November. By December, cold and snowy weather

3605-608: The 2011 election , the Liberals won 33 of the 44 available seats in the GTA, allowing Premier Dalton McGuinty to hold onto a minority government. The 2014 election under McGuinty's successor, Kathleen Wynne , was an even bigger electoral landslide for the Liberals, as they won 38 seats in the region. They even took several ridings in territory that had voted PC for decades, like Durham, Burlington, Newmarket-Aurora and Halton. The PCs hold no seats in Peel Region and only one seat in each of

3708-661: The American Revolution , when various individuals petitioned the Crown for land in and around the Toronto area. In 1787, the British negotiated the purchase of more than a quarter million acres (1,000 km  [390 sq mi]) of land in the area of Toronto with the Mississaugas of New Credit . York County , would later be created by Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1792, which would at its largest size, comprise all of what

3811-607: The GTA , includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham , Halton , Peel , and York . In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater Toronto Area begins in Burlington in Halton Region to the west, and extends along Lake Ontario past downtown Toronto eastward to Clarington in Durham Region. According to the 2021 census ,

3914-611: The Gulf of Mexico . Known as the " Toronto Passage ", it followed the Humber River , as an important overland shortcut between Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe and the upper Great Lakes . For this reason the area, under French fur traders , became a major part of the North American fur trade . The French would later establish three trading forts, Magasin Royal in the 1720s, although abandoned within

4017-1083: The Jane-Finch community , Yorkgate also offers post-secondary programs including, since 2013, Practical Nursing and Social Service Worker. The facility is located on the second floor of the Yorkgate Mall at Finch Avenue West and Jane Street in Toronto. As of 2024, Seneca Yorkgate operations are indefinitely suspended, and programs have been moved to other campus locations. Seneca's first homes from 1967 to 1969 were various buildings in North York : Other former Seneca Polytechnic campuses include: Seneca offers more than 145 full-time programs and 135 part-time programs including 14 Bachelor's degrees and 30 graduate certificates. It provides 759 courses at Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelors, Post Graduate and Post Degree Certificate levels. Many programs offer experiential learning opportunities such as co-op, placements, internships and community service options, and some include

4120-664: The Neutral , the Seneca , the Mohawk and the Huron nations were living in the vicinity. The Mississaugas arrived in the late 17th or early 18th century, driving out the occupying Iroquois . While it is unclear as to who was the first European to reach the Toronto area, there is no question it occurred in the 17th century. The area would later become very crucial for its series of trails and water routes that led from northern and western Canada to

4223-670: The Ontario Progressive Conservatives , Ontario Liberals , and the Ontario New Democrats all hold electoral districts in the GTA. While the GTA provided a strong base of support for the Progressive Conservative government between 1995 and 2003, the Ontario Liberal Party achieved a major victory in the GTA during the 2003 election and has enjoyed strong support from the region ever since. In

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4326-605: The Premier of Ontario , appointed Anne Golden to head a GTA task force to govern the region's quality of life, competitiveness and governance. During this time, the Metro Toronto government advocated to the task force the creation of a new GTA authority, which would be made up of 21 of the 30 existing municipalities in the GTA at the time. The proposal from Metro Toronto would have resulted in 15 new municipalities. The City of Mississauga argued consolidation should take place only in such

4429-689: The Raptors 905 basketball team in the NBA G League is named after the area code the team represents. Though for the most part, the use of the area 905 as shorthand for the suburban areas outside Toronto city limits was correct, it is not entirely true as some portions of Durham and York Regions use the 705 area code . Furthermore, there are areas, such as Hamilton , the Regional Municipality of Niagara and Port Hope (in Northumberland County ) that use

4532-514: The Toronto Islands near downtown, is used for civil aviation, air ambulance traffic and regional scheduled airlines (it handled nearly two million passengers in 2012). There are also a number of smaller airports scattered throughout the GTA. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) uses YTO as a code for multiple airports in the area, including those without passenger service. The Greater Toronto Airport Authority has also placed

4635-565: The hot summer subtype . Precipitation averages 832 mm (32.8 in) annually, which is fairly distributed through the year but is driest in later winter with higher average totals in the later summer. In winter, typical high temperatures will range from −5 to 3 °C (23 to 37 °F) and low temperatures from −12 to −5 °C (10 to 23 °F). Cold arctic outbreaks keep daytime highs below −10 °C (14 °F) for several daysmmbut that does not occur in every winter, and low temperatures sometimes drop below −18 °C (0 °F), with

4738-578: The municipal government of King signed an agreement in which the college granted a ground lease to the municipality for a nominal rate of $ 1 per year for 99 years in exchange for tax exemption and the use of the building for events and programs by the township's residents, community groups, and not-for-profit organizations. The building will be renovated to enable hosting special events such as conferences and weddings. Many movies and television programs have been filmed at Eaton Hall, including Murdoch Mysteries , Death Weekend , Mrs. Winterbourne , and

4841-729: The regional municipalities . The main airport serving the GTA is Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, which is Canada's largest and busiest airport. It processed over 47 million passengers in 2017 and nearly 50 million passengers in 2018. Toronto Pearson International Airport is operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in nearby Hamilton also handles international flights, handles some discount flights and charters, and acts as an alternative to Pearson. The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , on

4944-526: The 2014 election and held only two seats in the city. That is no longer the case since the 2018 provincial election , as the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP made significant gains at the expense of the Liberals; that continues to hold true in the 2022 provincial election . In 2011, 244 politicians govern the Greater Toronto Area below the provincial and federal levels, holding offices in cities, towns, and regional municipalities. Unusual for

5047-416: The 905 area code) was introduced in July 2001. Some individuals within the 905 area code region may have to dial long distance to reach each other; although residents of Mississauga and Hamilton share the same area code (905), an individual from Toronto, for example, would have to dial " 1 " to reach Hamilton, but not to reach Mississauga. Ten-digit telephone dialling , including the area code for local calls,

5150-531: The 905 area code, but are not part of the GTA. The unincorporated community of Acton (in Halton Hills ), is the only community in the GTA that uses the 519 area code , which covers most of Southwestern Ontario . To meet the increased demand for phone numbers, two overlay area codes were introduced in 2001. Area code 647 (supplementing the 416 area code) was introduced in March 2001 and area code 289 (supplementing

5253-577: The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Toronto has a total population of 6.202 million residents, making it the nation's largest , and the 10th-largest in North America. However, the Greater Toronto Area, which is an economic area defined by the Government of Ontario , includes communities that are not included in the CMA, as defined by Statistics Canada . Extrapolating the data for all 25 communities in

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5356-450: The Conservatives to win eight seats in Toronto itself, and another 24 in the suburbs. Toronto's political leanings now appeared to mirror those of surrounding communities that leaned toward the Conservatives. The election of 2011 showed Liberal support, based on votes in the GTA, had collapsed from 43.7% to 30.6%, giving the Liberals only 14.9% of the local seats in the House of Commons. However,

5459-423: The GTA are miscellaneous specialty farms (including horse and pony, sheep and lamb, and other livestock specialty), followed by cattle, grain and oilseed, dairy and field crop farms. Although the output of dairy production has dropped with farms from within the GTA, dairy has remained the most productive sector in the agricultural industry by annual gross farm receipts. Despite the decreased amount of farmland around

5562-681: The GTA in the Canadian Senate . Federally, the Conservatives , Liberals , and the New Democrats (NDP) all hold several electoral districts in the GTA. The City of Toronto has often been supportive of the Liberal Party. Traditionally, Liberal support is strongest in Downtown Toronto , while Conservative support is stronger in the surrounding communities outside Toronto. The NDP also has

5665-648: The GTA include Brampton Transit , Burlington Transit , Durham Region Transit , GO Transit , Milton Transit , MiWay (serving Mississauga ), Oakville Transit , Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and York Region Transit . The TTC operates the Toronto subway system, which consists of three heavy rail lines and runs in Toronto and in Vaughan, the latter of which began to be served by the system in December 2017 with an extension of Line 1 Yonge–University to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station on Highway 7 at Jane Street . The GTA also consists of several King's Highways and supplemented by municipal expressways. One of

5768-407: The Greater Toronto Area for their Canadian headquarters. Magna International , the world's most diversified car supplier, also has its headquarters in Aurora . The automobile industry accounts for roughly 10% of the region's GDP. While it was once the most dominant industry for residents in the Greater Toronto Area, agriculture now occupies a small percentage of the population though it is still

5871-448: The Greater Toronto Area from the 2021 Census, the total population for the economic region included 6,711,985 people. The Greater Toronto Area is a part of several larger areas in Southern Ontario . The area is also combined with the city of Hamilton to form a conurbation known as the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The GTHA combined with Niagara Region form the core of the Golden Horseshoe . The term "Greater Toronto"

5974-400: The Greater Toronto Area's satellite municipalities, such as Peterborough , Barrie , Guelph , Kitchener , Waterloo , Cambridge and Niagara Region . The GTA continues, however, to be in official use elsewhere in the Government of Ontario , such as the Ministry of Finance . Some municipalities considered part of the GTA are not within the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), which

6077-492: The Greater Toronto Area, known as the Greenbelt ; many of the areas include protected sections of the Oak Ridges Moraine , Rouge Park, and the Niagara Escarpment. Nevertheless, low-density suburban developments continue to be built, some of which is on or near ecologically-sensitive and protected areas. The provincial government attempted to address the issue through the "Places to Grow" legislation passed in 2005, which emphasizes higher-density growth in existing urban centres over

6180-487: The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. GO Transit , which merged with Metrolinx during the late 2000s, is Ontario's only intra-regional public transit service, linking the communities in the GTA and the city of Hamilton, as well as the rest of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The implementation of the Presto card by Metrolinx has created a common means for all fare payments and allows for seamless connection between these and other transit operators. Public transit operators in

6283-407: The Halton, York, and Durham regions. While the NDP has been weak in the GTA since the 1995 election , it has seen some successes in Brampton and Durham Region, where they hold one seat each. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario did not win a riding in the City of Toronto during a general election from 1999 to 2018. On the other end of the spectrum, the NDP saw major losses in Toronto during

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6386-501: The Lake to enter the harbour in order to gauge the town's defences, where it briefly exchanged cannon fire with Fort York before withdrawing to rejoin the American squadron outside the harbour. American forces did not attempt a landing during this incursion, although remained outside York's harbour for three days before departing. In 1816, Wentworth County (which would later become the city of Hamilton) and Halton County were created from York County. York County would later serve as

6489-491: The Lake ). In June 2011, the Government of Ontario announced a $ 43 million project to expand services at the campus, including a new building with 25 classrooms, a library, computer services, and health care training laboratories. The project became Magna Hall, a 19,000 m (200,000 sq ft) facility that officially opened on 27 September 2018. Named in recognition of a significant gift from Magna International , it includes 25 classrooms, computer labs, specialty labs,

6592-403: The Metro Toronto government, and consolidate its remaining municipalities into an enlarged City of Toronto was completed in 1997 and became official in 1998, under the Common Sense Revolution of the then premier, Mike Harris . However, the task force's recommendation to create a GTA-tier municipality was not taken up by the Harris government for fear that a GTA-wide municipality would recreate

6695-524: The Minkler Auditorium on their first Canadian tour in 1973. The Grateful Dead performed at Seneca Polytechnic's Field House on 2 November 1977. Other famous artists who performed in the late seventies and eighties at Seneca include Patti Smith , Bruce Springsteen (in one of his first Canadian appearances), David Bowie , Thin Lizzy (1977), Graham Parker , Sparks , Teenage Head , Max Webster (1977), Blondie, and Iggy Pop . Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area , commonly referred to as

6798-431: The NDP failed to elect any MPs in this area. The 2019 and 2021 federal elections have similar results. Toronto is the capital of Ontario with the Ontario Legislative Building , often metonymically known as Queen's Park after the street and park surrounding it, being located in Downtown Toronto . Most of the provincial government offices are also located in downtown Toronto. On the provincial level of government,

6901-522: The Newnham Campus and the King Campus. Seneca residences are composed of suite-style units containing two bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchenette. Each bedroom contains a double bed, desk, chair, closet and dresser space, as well as cable TV, internet access and phone. Students also have access to a common kitchen, laundry rooms, lounge areas, a games room and a convenience store. Buildings have a front desk and 24-hour video monitoring , and are accessed by swipe card. The King Campus residence houses 233 students in

7004-528: The Newnham, York University, Markham and King campuses and offer facilities for group and individual study and electronic training centres, the Sandbox, and workstations equipped with instructional software and information resources tailored to course requirements. Seneca Archives and Special Collections identifies, preserves, and makes available for use the documentary heritage of Seneca Polytechnic. The service collects inactive records of long-term value produced by Seneca's departments and other services, as well as

7107-476: The Stephen E. Quinlan Building, designed by architect Raymond Moriyama and named after Seneca's third president Steve Quinlan. Seneca also shares the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building (formerly known as TEL building) with York University. Several schools are located at this campus, including the Schools of Creative Arts and Animation, Media, Biological Sciences and Applied Chemistry, English and Liberal Studies, and Legal, Public and Office Administration. King Campus

7210-474: The Toronto CMA by nearly one-half million people, often leading to confusion amongst people when trying to sort out Toronto's urban population. Other nearby urban areas, such as Hamilton , Barrie , St. Catharines-Niagara or Kitchener-Waterloo , are not part of the GTA or the Toronto CMA, but form their own CMAs near the GTA. Ultimately, all the aforementioned places are part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe metropolitan region, an urban agglomeration , which

7313-452: The United Kingdom, and the United States. These agreements allow students to apply their college education to obtain credit towards a university degree. Community and Health Applied Science & Engineering Technology Business Communication, Art & Design Arts Nursing Continuing Education Seneca libraries offer print, audiovisual and electronic resources including books, magazines, journals, videos, DVDs, slides, recordings and

7416-498: The accompanying wind chill making that feel much colder. Annual snowfall averages between 80 and 150 cm (31 and 59 in) across the area. Mild and snow-free spells are also a feature of Toronto's winter, with temperatures surpassing 5 °C (41 °F) for several days to occasionally above 15 °C (59 °F). Spring is short and often cool to mild, and snow can sometimes fall well into April but rarely accumulates. The transition from spring into summer can be rapid. Summer

7519-608: The adjacent Burlington Heights . However, finding the British forces too well-entrenched for any assault to be successful, the American naval force withdrew and proceeded east towards York. The American landings at York on July 31 went unopposed, with most of the soldiers garrisoned at York directed to defend Burlington Heights. The third incursion occurred a year later, when an American naval squadron arrived outside of York's harbour on August 6, 1814. The squadron dispatched USS  Lady of

7622-474: The adjacent Pellatt Estate, then ending the day with an afternoon tea at Eaton Hall. During World War II , the property was used as a convalescent hospital and rehabilitation centre for the Royal Canadian Navy . About 100 people were housed here starting in July 1944, but only a skeleton staff remained by Christmas 1945. After Lady Eaton's death in 1970, the land was sold to Seneca College , which

7725-741: The airport in Hamilton, Ontario. The GTAA also stated the new airport would create more opportunities for economic development in the eastern region of the Greater Toronto Area. However, demand for the new airport lessened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. The region also has significant maritime infrastructure being on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway system. The Port of Oshawa and Port of Toronto handle between 2 and 4 million tonnes of cargo annually. The Port of Toronto also has an International Marine Passenger Terminal , which had 12,000 cruise passengers in 2019. The Greater Toronto Area

7828-531: The areas of business, marketing, and tourism, as well as the college's departments of Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services. Since 2011, the campus has been home to the Confucius Institute . In 2020, Seneca International Academy (SIA) was established within Markham Campus for international students. The academy offers dedicated services for international students. In October 2024,

7931-529: The board of governors. In 2019, Seneca's Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) opened at Newnham Campus. CITE includes Seneca's innovation centre known HELIX, technology labs for mechatronics and robotics courses, and computer labs and classrooms. CITE is infused with Indigenous design , the highlight of which is a 9.1 m (30 ft) diameter medallion in terrazzo rendered from an original work by Joseph Sagaj . Seneca@York Campus, located on York University 's Keele Campus, includes

8034-668: The decade, Fort Toronto in 1750 and Fort Rouillé in 1751. During the Seven Years' War both forts were abandoned but Fort Toronto was later renovated. Fort Rouillé was burnt down after the Battle of Fort Niagara in 1759 by the French garrison during the French and Indian War . The first large influx of European settlers to settle the region were the United Empire Loyalists arriving after

8137-414: The degree level. Seneca has campus locations throughout the Greater Toronto Area and in Peterborough . The Newnham Campus is one of the largest college campuses in Canada. It has more than 15,000 full-time students in business, engineering, aviation, early childhood education, fashion, opticianry , information and communications technology, and liberal arts. The campus, initially known as Finch Campus,

8240-591: The first Metro Toronto Chairman , planned on the conversion of these townships into boroughs of the Metro Toronto government. In 1971, the remaining areas of York County was replaced by the Ontario government with the Regional Municipality of York. In 1974, Ontario and Durham Counties were reorganized to become the Regional Municipality of Durham; Pickering west of Rouge River was transferred to Scarborough at that time. Peel County became Peel Region in 1974 as well. In 1980, North York would be incorporated into

8343-452: The geography of the GTA. Most of the urban areas in the GTA hold large urban forest. For the most part designated as parkland, the ravines are largely undeveloped. Rouge Park is also one of the largest nature parks within the core of a metropolitan area. Much of these areas also constitute the Toronto ravine system , which consists of deep and steep valleys, and a number of conservation areas in

8446-422: The growing commuter population in the combined region. The GTHA and the Regional Municipality of Niagara form the inner ring of the larger Greater Golden Horseshoe , an urban agglomeration and secondary region of Ontario. Historically the Greater Toronto Area was home to a number of First Nations who lived on the shore of Lake Ontario long before the first Europeans arrived in the region. At various times,

8549-560: The highest concentration of high tech companies in Canada, and because of it, has positioned itself as Canada's High-Tech Capital . The Greater Toronto Area is the second-largest automotive centre in North America (after Detroit). Currently, General Motors , Ford and Chrysler run six assembly plants in the area, with Honda and Toyota having assembly plants just outside the GTA. General Motors, Ford, Honda, KIA, Mazda, Suzuki, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Hyundai, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Subaru, Volvo, BMW, and Mitsubishi have chosen

8652-420: The intermunicipal competitiveness that was believed to have impaired the former Metro Toronto government. Metrolinx , an agency of the Government of Ontario, was established to oversee public transit development across the Greater Toronto Area. The Greater Toronto Area hosted the 2015 Pan American Games . The Greater Toronto Area covers an area of 7,125 km (2,751 sq mi). The region itself

8755-412: The largest regional economy in Canada, with its GDP surpassing the Province of Quebec in 2015. In 2010, over 51 per cent of the labour force in the Greater Toronto Area is employed in the service sector , with 19% in the manufacturing , 17% of the labour force employed in wholesale & retail trade, 8% of the labour force involved in transportation, communication and utilities, and 5% of the workforce

8858-509: The membership in Metropolitan Toronto included the City of Toronto and five townships: East York , Etobicoke , North York , Scarborough and York ; as well as seven villages and towns, which became amalgamated into their surrounding townships in 1967. The early Metro Toronto government debated over the annexation of surrounding townships of Markham, Pickering and Vaughan. Frederick Goldwin Gardiner ,

8961-628: The nearby Humber River . A history of the estate, Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township , was written by local author and historian Kelly Mathews, published by The History Press, an imprint of Dundurn Press in June 2015. Flora Eaton was a member of the Toronto Hunt Club . In 1929, it split into the Eglinton Hunt Club and the Toronto and North York Hunt Club. Hunters of the latter held regular outings, meeting for breakfast at Eaton Hall, riding in

9064-508: The next 25 years (i.e., until 2030). The climate of the Greater Toronto Area is classified as humid continental , according to the Köppen climate classification . Much of the Greater Toronto Area is under Köppen Dfb ( warm summer subtype ) zone. Old Toronto (excluding the Toronto Islands ) and some areas between there and Burlington to the southwest are under the Köppen Dfa climate zone,

9167-1082: The pending closure of Buttonville Airport , the campus serves the second, third and fourth years of the degree program, while first-year students study at Newnham Campus. Some courses and services at the Peterborough Campus are offered in partnership with Fleming College . As of November 2023, Seneca's fleet consists of 21 aircraft: seventeen Cessna 172 ( 172S model , eight are Garmin G1000 equipped) and four Beechcraft Barons ( Baron 58 model , two are G1000 equipped). They operate as ICAO airline designator BZQ, and telephony STING. Opened in October 2019 and located in downtown Toronto , Seneca Downtown provides in-class, online and hybrid courses for post-secondary graduates and working professionals. Seneca's Downtown campus has been permanently shut down, there were no media releases from Seneca officialy. Open since 1994, Yorkgate Campus serves as an access and outreach centre for

9270-426: The principal highways in the GTA, Highway 401 , is also the longest in Ontario and is also one of the widest and busiest highways in the world. Notably, a segment of the highway passing through the GTA is North America's busiest highway. The GTA is laced with a number of limited-access highways including the 400-series highways . These include: Note: " York ", " Peel ", " Durham " and " Halton " here refer to

9373-573: The property dating from 1921 to the 1930s all refer to its location being in Eversley , a community which no longer exists. Design was started in 1932 by architects Peter L. Allward and George Roper Gouinlock , son of architect George Wallace Gouinlock (later by firm Allward and Gouinlock). Construction was completed in 1939 and was supervised by John W. Bowser of the Aurora Building Company. Its construction incorporated stones sourced from

9476-528: The provincial government, manages the GTA-wide GO Transit system, while the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority manages some of the GTA's watersheds and natural areas. Notably, there is no organization with broad powers as in other Canadian cities, such as the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal and Metro Vancouver Regional District . Eaton Hall (King City) Site plans and surveys for

9579-857: The records of individuals and organizations closely associated with the college. Seneca Archives and Special Collections holdings consist of textual records, graphic records, sound and moving image records, architectural drawings, publications, artifacts, and more. The Archives' resources are open to all members of the College community and outside researchers for the purposes of research, teaching, publication, television and radio programs, and for general interest. Seneca has been active in international education for decades and now attracts about 10,000 international students each year from about 130 countries. Seneca's English Language Institute prepares international students for post-secondary study through intensive language training that can last anywhere from two months to more than

9682-400: The region and was later made official as a provincial planning area. However, it did not come into everyday usage until the mid-to-late 1990s. In 2006, the term began to be supplanted in the field of spatial planning as provincial policy increasingly began to refer to either the " Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area " (GTHA) or the still-broader " Greater Golden Horseshoe ". The latter includes

9785-521: The region which are managed by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority . The Cheltenham Badlands , in Caledon , is an example of environmental degradation from poor agricultural practice. The Scarborough Bluffs are part of the Glacial Lake Iroquois shoreline. In 2005, the Government of Ontario also passed legislation to prevent urban development and sprawl on environmentally sensitiveland in

9888-508: The region, farm capital value increased from $ 5.2 billion in 1996 to $ 6.1 billion in 2001, making the average farm capital value in the GTA continued to be the highest in the province. There are several public transportation operators within the Greater Toronto Area that provide services within their jurisdictions. While those operators are largely independent, provisions are being made to integrate them under Metrolinx , which manages transportation planning including public transport in

9991-479: The setting for the beginnings of the Upper Canada Rebellion with William Lyon Mackenzie 's armed march from Holland Landing towards York Township on Yonge Street , eventually leading up to the battle at Montgomery's Tavern . In 1851, Ontario County (present-day Durham Region) and Peel County were separated from York. The idea towards a streamlined local government to control local infrastructure

10094-424: The support of the Conservatives and NDP increased accordingly, with the Conservatives increasing their vote share from 31.5% to 42.2% (and capturing 68.1% of the GTA seats) and the NDP increasing from 14.6% to 23.2% of the vote and 17% of the local Federal ridings. In the 2015 federal election , the Liberals regained their dominance of the GTA after suffering devastating losses there four years earlier. They defeated

10197-459: Was first used in writing as early as the 1900s although at the time, the term referred only to the old city of Toronto and to its immediate townships and villages, which became Metropolitan Toronto in 1954 and became the current city of Toronto in 1998. The use of the term involving the four surrounding regional municipalities came into formal use in the mid-1980s, when it was used in a widelydiscussed report on municipal governance restructuring in

10300-471: Was made as early as 1907 by, William Findlay Maclean , a member of parliament and founder of The Toronto World , who called for the expansion of the government of the former City of Toronto in order to create a Greater Toronto . The idea for a single government municipality would not be seriously explored until the late 1940s when planners decided the city needed to incorporate its immediate suburbs. However, due to strong opposition from suburban politicians,

10403-543: Was renamed in 1984 after founding president William Thomson Newnham , and is also the site of continuing education activity during the evenings and weekends. The campus includes a 1,113-bed residence, sports centre, and daycare centre. It is located west of the intersection of Highway 404 and Finch Avenue East . The campus's first building was opened in 1969 and has involved various architects (William H.D. Hurst (Phase 1); John B. Parkin (Phase 2 with Searle, Wilbee and Rowland); Abram, Nowski, and McLaughlin (arena)). In 1973

10506-505: Was responding to the increasing need for sophisticated applied learning as technology continued to change the nature of work and the provincial economy. General education was considered an important element in post secondary education , and breadth courses continue to be a part of every program. In 2001, the colleges were granted the ability to offer baccalaureate degrees. Seneca is one of five Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning that can offer up to 15 per cent of its program activity at

10609-417: Was then a provincially funded college of applied arts and technology. It established its King Campus operations on that land in 1971, using Eaton Hall as its administrative facility. In 1977, a new facility was built for the expanding college, and Eaton Hall became a Management Development Centre until 1991, at which time it was converted to a public hotel and conference centre. In 2021, Seneca College and

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