Corporation of Metropolitan Toronto

administrative body, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The Corporation of Metropolitan Toronto was an administrative body established on January 1, 1954, to govern the metropolitan area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created as a federated government to address common issues like sewage, water, and transportation while allowing local municipalities to manage their own affairs.12

Initially comprising 13 municipalities, the Corporation was reorganized in 1967 to include 6 municipalities. Its responsibilities expanded over time to include social services, urban renewal, and waste disposal. In 1998, the Corporation was dissolved, and the six municipalities were amalgamated into a single "megacity".12

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…been created, along with the Corporation of Metropolitan Toronto, in an attempt to control development in the surrounding regions. Suburban growth continued and in 1966 new City of Toronto boundaries were drawn, amalgamating 13 communities, with the Metropolitan government still in place. By the 1976 census, Toronto passed Montreal to…
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…been created, along with the Corporation of Metropolitan Toronto, in an attempt to control development in the surrounding regions. Suburban growth continued and in 1966 new City of Toronto boundaries were drawn, amalgamating 13 communities, with the Metropolitan government still in place. By the 1976 census, Toronto passed Montreal to…
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