{"id":9035,"date":"2019-12-13T12:29:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T17:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/?p=9035"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:47:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T17:47:04","slug":"guide-for-living-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/2019\/12\/13\/guide-for-living-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide for Living in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_cmsms_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Guide for Living in Toronto<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9037\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9163-invest-in-toronto-995x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"995\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9163-invest-in-toronto-995x330.png 995w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9163-invest-in-toronto-995x330-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9163-invest-in-toronto-995x330-900x298.png 900w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9163-invest-in-toronto-995x330-600x199.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">About Toronto<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Toronto is an international center of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. There are numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities in Toronto, attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto is also known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular, the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Weather in Toronto<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The continental climate of Toronto supports the large differences in temperature and scenery in each of the 4 seasons. The average minimum and maximum annual temperatures are -15\u00b0C and 25\u00b0C, respectively. The city is known for its cold winters, but its summers are hot and generally sunny, with occasional humid days. It begins to snow in November and continues until March. The four distinct seasons allow for a wide range of outdoor activities year-round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">With a snowy winter, winter activities are common in the city and the scenery is beautiful. In spring, nature awakens with full magnitude giving way to the summer where the sun and the heat bring the city alive with outdoor activities. The colors of autumn, known throughout the world, create a wonderful and unforgettable landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9038\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Photo_20190502_2_Feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Photo_20190502_2_Feature.jpg 770w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Photo_20190502_2_Feature-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Photo_20190502_2_Feature-600x335.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9040\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-toronto-hottest-summer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"236\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9036\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/toronto-fall-cn-tower-orange-leaves.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9039\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44-900x464.jpg 900w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design44-600x309.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Homestay<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Please refer to article <span style=\"color: #3566b5;\"><a style=\"color: #3566b5;\" href=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/2019\/12\/13\/homestay-services-introduction\/\">Homestay Services Introduction<\/a><\/span> to learn more details<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Transportation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u2022Public Transportation: TTC Subway &amp; Bus Routes (link to https:\/\/www.ttc.ca)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u2022Students may purchase PRESTO to save transportation cost (link to http:\/\/www.ttc.ca\/Fares_and_passes\/index.jsp)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9041\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-1138x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-1138x1200.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-768x810.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-971x1024.jpg 971w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-900x949.jpg 900w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2-600x633.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Montage_of_TTC_2.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Banking<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">According to personal preferences, students should bring personal ID to open an account.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 The Big Five Banks in Canada: Bank of Montreal (BMO), TD Bank, Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 International students may be qualified to open no monthly fee unlimited student bank account with a valid study permit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9043\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Canadian-banks-on-the-block.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Canadian-banks-on-the-block.jpg 620w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Canadian-banks-on-the-block-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Cell Phone<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The common cell phone carriers in Canada: Fido, Bell, Rogers, Telus, Freedom, Virgin Mobile, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9042\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/big-3-carriers-canada11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"340\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Shopping<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Supermarket: Metro, Supermarket, Walmart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Grocery Store: No Frills, Dollarama<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Pharmacy: Shoppers\u2019 Drug Mart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Electronic Store: Best Buy, Staples<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Used Stores: Value Village, Goodwill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9056\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tripadvisor-toronto-eatons-centre-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tripadvisor-toronto-eatons-centre-1.jpg 662w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tripadvisor-toronto-eatons-centre-1-600x264.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Medical Clinic<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">If students do not feel well, they can go to medical walk-in clinics to see a doctor. There\u2019s no need to make an appointment to go to a walk-in clinic. If there is an urgent situation, go to the emergency or the hospital instead. If there is an emergency, call 911.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9045\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TvZXmixrngzBRPZ-800x450-noPad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"230\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9047\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/emergency-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"229\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Insurance<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Every student must have emergency medical insurance coverage during their stay in Canada. It is the responsibility of each student to make sure he has the right medical insurance. Trition recommends that students obtain medical insurance before leaving their country. Trition can provide a reliable medical insurance policy. International students have the right to medical care in a province other than his province upon presentation of their provincial medical card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Students participating in the summer camp and the winter camp program have medical insurance included in their program.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">If you purchase insurance with Trition, the insurance company is called JF. You can obtain more information about this insurance on this Website: <span style=\"color: #3566b5;\"><a style=\"color: #3566b5;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jfgroup.ca\/\">https:\/\/www.jfgroup.ca\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9046\" src=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-1200x311.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-1200x311.png 1200w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-1024x265.png 1024w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-900x233.png 900w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic-600x155.png 600w, https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/homepic.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide for Living in Toronto About Toronto Toronto is an international center of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. There are numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities in Toronto, attract over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9035"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9061,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035\/revisions\/9061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tritions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}