List of cities in Ontario

A city is a subtype of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A city can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Prior to 2003, Ontario had minimum population thresholds of 15,000 and 25,000 for city status. Minimum population thresholds are no longer necessary for a municipality to brand itself as a city.

Ontario has 52 cities,^[1] which together had in 2016 a cumulative population of 9,900,179 and average population of 190,388.^[2] The most and least populous are Toronto and Dryden, with 2,794,356 and 7,749 residents, respectively.^[2] Ontario's newest city is Richmond Hill, whose council voted to change from a town to a city on March 26, 2019.^[3] Previous to that, Markham changed from a town to a city on July 1, 2012.^[4]

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^ "Richmond Hill Becomes a City". RichmondHill.ca. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ "Markham to change from town to city". CBC News. May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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[3] "Richmond Hill Becomes a City". RichmondHill.ca. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

[Markham-4] "Markham to change from town to city". CBC News. May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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