Canada Toronto Airport

With its ever increasing airport fees, Toronto Airport had the dubious honor of being the 'Most Expensive Airport in the World'. With a higher cost structure at Pearson, airlines and customers were left with no choice but to look for service through nearby U.S. cities such as Buffalo.

However yesterday, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced it will reduce the Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) for passengers connecting through Toronto Pearson International Airport effective Jan. 1, 2011. Additionally, aeronautical fees for passenger aircraft have been held in line with 2010 levels. Terminal charges and landing fees for passenger airlines will be reduced by 8.1% and 4.5%, respectively, effective Jan. 1.

These welcome fee reductions, particularly those for connecting passengers, will further allow Air Canada and all the other airlines using Toronto aiport to offer customers more choice as they build Toronto into a global hub for air traffic.

Canada Toronto Airport
Canada Toronto Airport
Canada Toronto AirportRegistered pilots from 17 countries include Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Topping the list of states contributing the most pilots is New Mexico with 177 pilots, followed by Texas (40 pilots), Arizona (26 pilots), Colorado (25 pilots), California (22 pilots), Illinois (14 pilots), Florida (11 pilots), Missouri (10 pilots), rounding out the top ten are Indiana and Kentucky with 9 pilots from their respective states.
Canada Toronto Airport
Canada Toronto Airport
Canada Toronto Airport
Canada Toronto AirportHowever yesterday, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced it will reduce the Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) for passengers connecting through Toronto Pearson International Airport effective Jan. 1, 2011. Additionally, aeronautical fees for passenger aircraft have been held in line with 2010 levels. Terminal charges and landing fees for passenger airlines will be reduced by 8.1% and 4.5%, respectively, effective Jan. 1.

These welcome fee reductions, particularly those for connecting passengers, will further allow Air Canada and all the other airlines using Toronto aiport to offer customers more choice as they build Toronto into a global hub for air traffic.

Canada Toronto Ontario

The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and tourist tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.39 ft) tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas and the signature icon of Toronto's skyline, attracting more than two million international visitors annually.

CN originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets, prior to the company's privatization in 1995 it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development. Since local residents wished to retain the name CN Tower, the abbreviation is now said to expand to Canada's National Tower rather than the original Canadian National Tower; however, neither of these are commonly used.

Canada Toronto Ontario
Canada Toronto Ontario
Canada Toronto OntarioIn 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.

The concept of the CN Tower originated from a 1968 Canadian National Railway desire to build a large TV and radio communication platform to serve the Toronto area, as well as demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry and CN in particular. These plans evolved over the next few years, and the project became official in 1972. The tower would have been part of Metro Centre, a large development south of Front Street on the Railway Lands, a large railway switching yard that was being made redundant by newer yards outside the city. Key project team members were NCK Engineering as structural engineer; John Andrews Architects; Webb, Zerafa, Menkes, Housden Architects; Foundation Building Construction; and Canron (Eastern Structural Division).
Canada Toronto Ontario
Canada Toronto Ontario
Canada Toronto Ontario
Canada Toronto OntarioAt the time, Toronto was a boom town, and the late 1960s and early 1970s had seen the construction of numerous large skyscrapers in the downtown core. This made broadcasting into the downtown area very difficult due to reflections off the buildings. The only solution would be to raise the antennas above the buildings, demanding a tower over 300 meters (984 ft) tall. Additionally, at the time, most data communications took place over point-to-point microwave links, whose dish antennae covered the roofs of large buildings. As each new skyscraper was added to the downtown, former line-of-sight links were no longer possible. CN intended to rent "hub" space for microwave links, visible from almost any building in the Toronto area. The CN Tower can be seen from at least as far away as Gamble Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario, approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the north, and from several points on the south shore of Lake Ontario, 48 kilometers (30 mi) to the south.

The original plan for the tower envisioned a tripod consisting of three independent cylindrical "pillars" linked at various heights by structural bridges. Had it been built, this design would have been considerably shorter, with the metal antenna located roughly where the concrete section between the main level and the Sky Pod lies today. As the design effort continued, it evolved into the current design with a single continuous hexagonal core to the Sky Pod, with three support legs blended into the hexagon below the main level, forming a large Y-shape structure at the ground level.

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Several reports have predicted that Canada’s economy will be better off compared to the economy of other Group of Seven countries, which includes superpowers such as America, United Kingdom, and Japan. Such forecasts were proven last year. America’s economic crunch is well-documented by the media, with the country’s real sector as one of its biggest hits. Because of the crunch, there is not enough demand to fully support America’s real estate sector. American investors are currently looking for business outside their country due to the already saturated market. Even foreign investors have departed from their usual business locations and have expanded in countries in Asia and South America, in countries where investors, years ago, would never have thought a market for real estate could exist. And this situation is not solely exclusive to America. But what makes toronto different?

Canada Toronto
Canada Toronto
Canada Toronto
Canada TorontoToronto is the largest city in Canada, and the population of the greater urban area is more than that of the greater urban areas of Vancouver and Montreal put together. Not to mention physical space: We’re not buttressed by mountains or confined to an island; we’re spread out. That means more neighborhoods, with more neighborhood restaurants, cheese shops, and markets. And it’s not just about the number of people, it’s about who they are and where they come from. At 43 percent, Toronto has the highest foreign-born population of any world city with more than 1,000,000 residents—more than New York or London. Not surprisingly, that affects the diversity of our restaurants, as well as the availability of ingredients, whether imported or custom-grown locally.
Canada Toronto
Canada Toronto
Canada TorontoFor years, economists in Canada have predicted the decline in real estates in the country. However, while the country did experience some drop in sales in the sector, it was not as sharp as the drop in countries such as America or Japan. For example, in the toronto real estate News, it was reported that Toronto will not experience a crash in condominium unit sales. In the same report, it was cited that a record number of condo units will be constructed in 2008. By 2009, economists estimated the second-highest record for condo unit construction. While the sales of existing homes will not experience an increase within the next two year, sales will remain moderately higher than previous years. Considering the status of the worldwide economy and the country’s previous record in housing sales, this is relatively high. In 2007, home resale in the greater toronto area experienced a 10 percent increase from 2006 sales. While sales in 2008 were predicted to decline, it will only be slightly lower than the sales in 2006 (2008’s predicted 84,000 against 2006’s 84,842). The predicted sales for 2008 and 2009 are also still within the range of the sales in the last eight years.

Also, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Scotiabank have released their forecasts for the Toronto’s real estate sector. According to their research, there will be a soft landing for real estate in Toronto. According to the CMHC report, there are a very low number of unoccupied condominium units in Toronto, ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 units only. Price growth, while not as high as in 2007, will remain moderate. Price growth for 2008 was predicted to be five percent, while price growth in 2009 was predicted to be three percent. Considering the status of real estate around the world, these are very good numbers. This means there is still an existing demand for property in Toronto despite the worldwide economic crisis.