Metropolitan Toronto

Metropolitan Toronto ( officially: Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto ) was from 1953 to 1998 the parent administrative unit of the city of Toronto. She went as a result of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Act of 15 April 1953 the 13 municipalities East York, Etobicoke, Forest Hill, Leaside, Long Branch, Mimico, New Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Swansea, Toronto, Weston, and York shows. These were united in the historic administrative unit York County. Counties were the forerunners of today Regional Municipality. On 1 January 1967, many communities are fused together so that the 13 municipalities were reduced to six.

The present city limits of Toronto are identical to those of Metropolitan Toronto at the time of its dissolution; their area was 630.18 km ². Today, the Greater Toronto Area is referred to as the Greater Toronto Area; However, this unit is purely geographical and not political.

Political Structure

Metropolitan Toronto had its own council with a chairman (Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto ). The members of the Council had their own departments and decision-making skills. The first chairman of the Council was Frederick Gardiner and was still appointed by the Province of Ontario. Later Chairman were elected by the Council members. The Metropolitan Toronto had during its existence a total of six chairmen:

  • Frederick G. Gardiner, 1953-1961 (Toronto)
  • William R. Allen, 1962-1969 (Toronto)
  • Albert Campbell, 1970-1973 ( Scarborough )
  • Paul Godfrey, 1973-1984 (North York)
  • Dennis Flynn, 1984-1988 ( Etobicoke )
  • Alan Tonks, 1988-1997 ( York)
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