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In Canada, a borough is a municipal subdivision of a city. |
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[[East York]], [[Ontario]], although an independent municipality with its own mayor and council, was also formerly designated as a borough. With the community's amalgamation into [[Toronto]] in 1998, East York no longer holds this status. At the time, East York was the only municipality in Canada designated as a borough; most of the communities in Quebec now designated as ''arrondissements'' or boroughs were also independent ''villes'' prior to 2002. |
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In what is today [[Toronto]], the former [[Metropolitan Toronto]], an upper-tier [[regional municipality]]-type of municipal government, had five boroughs; [[East York]], [[Etobicoke]], [[North York]], and [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], surrounding a then-much-smaller [[Old Toronto|City of Toronto]]. In the late 1970's and early 1980's, the boroughs where promoted to city status, with the exception of East York. At the time, East York was the only municipality in Canada designated as a borough. When the municipalities of Metro Toronto were [[Amalgamation of Toronto|amalgamated]] in 1998 to create the present city, East York lost this status.<ref name="CHRON">{{cite web|url=http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/chronology.html |title=Toronto Chronology |publisher=Ontario Genealogy Society – Toronto Branch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929044646/http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/chronology.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> Today, there are no longer any boroughs in Ontario. |
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| ⚫ | In [[Quebec]], the term [[borough]] is used as the formal translation into [[English language|English]] of the [[French language|French]] '''''[[arrondissement]]''''', an administrative subdivision of a major city. There are many [[List of boroughs in Quebec|boroughs in Quebec]]. Most of the communities in Quebec now designated as boroughs were ''villes'' (cities or towns) prior to 2002. |
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In Canada, a borough is a municipal subdivision of a city.
Ontario
In what is today Toronto, the former Metropolitan Toronto, an upper-tier regional municipality-type of municipal government, had five boroughs; East York, Etobicoke, North York, and Scarborough, surrounding a then-much-smaller City of Toronto. In the late 1970's and early 1980's, the boroughs where promoted to city status, with the exception of East York. At the time, East York was the only municipality in Canada designated as a borough. When the municipalities of Metro Toronto were amalgamated in 1998 to create the present city, East York lost this status.[1] Today, there are no longer any boroughs in Ontario.
Quebec
In Quebec, the term borough is used as the formal translation into English of the French arrondissement, an administrative subdivision of a major city. There are many boroughs in Quebec. Most of the communities in Quebec now designated as boroughs were villes (cities or towns) prior to 2002.
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- ^ "Toronto Chronology". Ontario Genealogy Society – Toronto Branch. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.