History of Toronto
In 1998, the six municipalities comprising Metropolitan Toronto – East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, and the old City of Toronto – and its regional government were amalgamated into a single City of Toronto (colloquially dubbed the "megacity") by an act of the Government of Ontario. This was despite a municipal referendum in 1997 that was overwhelmingly against amalgamation. Subsequently, Mel Lastman defeated Barbara Hall to become the first elected mayor of the megacity.
List of townships in Ontario
Historical TownshipsCurrent MunicipalitiesHistorical TownshipsCurrent MunicipalityHistorical TownshipsIn 1953, York Country was split. Metropolitan Toronto was formed by severing from York County:and several small municipalities:These were dissolved in 1967 into the townships, which became boroughs.