

Migration, expatriation, and heterosexuality in a globalized city – Singapore The rise of Chongqing and Queretaro: the territorial dimension of the divergent trajectories of two emerging urban economies in China and Mexico The Urban Geographies of a Small Island: A Dialectical Spatial Approach Toronto’s rich industrial diversity drives growth, innovation and cross-sectoral synergies and knowledge spillovers have spawned new leading-edge hybrid sectors including med-tech, green-tech and food-tech.PART I ASIA: CENTRE OF GROWTH AND GLOBALITYĬhinese Cities from the Ground to the Sky: Building Suzhou as a Global City beyond the Tradition Toronto is competitive in almost every other major business sector from technology and life sciences to green energy from fashion and design to food and beverage from film and television production to music and digital media. In 2017, the Toronto region’s GDP grew by approximately 3.3 percent ( Source: Conference Board of Canada, Moody’s, Oxford Analytics, Statistics Canada, 2017). The Toronto region’s GDP has grown by an average of 2.4 percent annually since 2009 compared to a national rate of 1.8 percent. Toronto’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is significantly outpacing the national average. Toronto is Canada’s business and financial capital, a growing financial hub in North America, and a top ten global financial centre. Jennifer Reynolds, President and CEO Toronto Finance International

Toronto is the second largest financial centre in North America, which serves as an engine for the economic growth of the city and an anchor for our excellent talent base, enviable quality of life and highly competitive business environment. Toronto’s success is due in large part to the strength and significant growth of its financial industry.
