Toronto

INTERNAL AFFAIRS

POPULATION

Canada: 26.44 million

Toronto: 3.5 million

TIME

GMT minus five hours; summertime (May to October), plus one hour

TELEPHONE

IDD country code: 1

Toronto: 1-416

To call internationally from Toronto, dial 011 followed by the country code and then the number you wish to contact.

To call nationally, including the US, dial 1 followed by the area code, then the number you wish to contact.

WEATHER

Temperate. Summer: June-September, 80°F (27°C) to 105°F, humid. Autumn: September-November, 0°F-50F, rainy, windy. Winter: December-March, 32°F-10°F, some snow. Spring: April-May, 0°F-60°F, rain.

COMMERCIAL HOURS

Banks: 10.00-15.00; 10.00-17.30 Fridays, and some Saturday opening

Offices: 9.00-17.00, or 10.00-18.00, Monday-Friday.

Shops: 10.00-18.00 and 10.00-22.00 on Fridays.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS 1995

1 January, 7 April, 29 May, 1 July, 7 August, 4 September, 9 October, 11 November, 25 December

BEST GUIDES & MAPS

Toronto the Ultimate Guide, Margaret & Rod MacKenzie, updated by Deborah Hurst, C$16.95.

The Best of Toronto, Gault Millau, C$23.95.

Metro Toronto, MapArt, C$7.95

Perly's Street Guide to Metro Toronto, C$13.95

TOURIST INFORMATION

Metropolitan Toronto Convention & Visitors Association:

207 Queen's Quay W, Toronto.

Visitor information: 368 9821. General inquiries: 368 9990

ELECTRIC CURRENT

110 volts

TRADING PLACES

Number of screens in Canada: 773

Number of screens in Toronto: 179

VCR Penetration in Canada: 4,267,500 households (74.7 per cent of total households)

TV NETWORKS

CBC

PO Box 500, Stn A, Toronto, Ont M5W 1E6 Tel 975 3311

CTV Television Network Ltd

42 Charles St E Toronto, Ont M4Y 1T5 Tel 928 6000 Fax 928 0907

First Choice Canadian Communications Corp

BCE Place 181 Bay St PO Box 787, Toronto, Ont M5J 2T3 Tel 956 2050 Fax 956 2055

Global Communications Ltd

Global Television Network 81 Barber Greene Rd, Don Mills, Ont M3C 2A2 Tel 446 5311 Fax 446 5371

Muchmusic Network

299 Queen St W, Toronto, Ont M5V 2Z5

Tel 591 5757 Fax, exec offices, 340 7005

Vision TV

315 Queen St E, Toronto, Ont M5A 1S7 Tel 368 3194 Fax 368 9774

YTV Canada Inc.

64 Jefferson Ave. Unit 18, Toronto, Ont M6K 3H3 Tel 534 1191 Fax 533 0346

INDUSTRY EVENTS 1996

Toronto International Film Festival

5-14 Sept

70 Carlton St, Toronto, Ont, M5B 1L7 Tel 967 7371 Fax 967 9477 Executive director: Piers Handling

SHOPPING

Eaton's 290 Yonge St 343 2111

Queen's Quay Tel 203 0510

Hermes 131 Bloor W Tel 968 8626

Tiffany & Co 85 Bloor W Tel 921 3900

MONEY

Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange

9 Bloor W Tel 923 6549

LOST/STOLEN CREDIT CARDS

Amex: 905 474 9280

Visa: 982 5022

COURIERS

DHL: 240 9999

Purolator Courier Ltd: 237 1000

PUBLICATIONS

Daily newspapers

The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun

Weekly listings

Now, Eye

THE X FILES TIPPING

15 per cent - before taxes