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What are some issues in Ontario?
Ontario has some severe challenges including massive deficits and poor industrial labour and power policies, much of which are of its own making. Alberta has a few similar challenges; no province is perfect.
How can I make my city better in Toronto?
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- Create a single transportation body and an iron-clad 20-year plan.
- Create more affordable housing.
- Solve the Uber vs.
- Protect heritage buildings.
- Clean up Yonge Street.
What are environmental issues in Ontario?
In both regions of the province, industrialization and urbanization have created problems of pollution, the most acute of which are the polluted waters of the lower Great Lakes and the polluted air of Southern Ontario, particularly in the greater Toronto area.
Why Toronto is good for immigrants?
Why do so many immigrants choose Toronto? Immigrants are attracted to a particular community based on a number of factors including jobs, community, settlement supports, and infrastructures such as transportation, access to housing and education.
Is the GTA losing people?
Indeed, the dirty little secret of Toronto demography is that, were it not for international immigration, the GTA would be losing people: more leave the region every year than arrive from elsewhere in the province or from other provinces.
Why is the GTA’s black community so stressed?
The Black experience project showed that the Black population is one of the most stressed in the GTA. In addition, parts of the black community have a 60 per cent increase in serious mental health problems such as psychosis. The reasons for the increased risk of mental and physical problems lie in the social determinants of health.
Why is it so expensive to live in Toronto?
The Cost of Living has been creeping steadily up in Toronto over recent years, particularly as more people move to the city and demand for everything increases. Among the most expensive things about living here are housing (see below for budgets in our FAQ), transportation is expensive with a monthly Toronto Transit pass costing $160.
What are the causes of mental health problems in Toronto?
Smoking, comfort eating, and overworking all damage your mental health. Yet another cause is social inequalities. Prof. David Hulchanski at the University of Toronto has shown that Toronto is three cities that have different trajectories. City 1 is downtown and is getting richer compared to the rest of Toronto.