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The Rise of Corporate Toronto:
1970–2000

Membership Changes

Over the past decades, waves of immigrants have chosen the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as home, creating a more vibrant and diverse international city. According to the 2016 Census, immigrants represented 46 per cent of the city’s population. Not surprisingly, TRREB’s membership is a microcosm of GTA residents. And TRREB Members often play a critical role in helping newcomers find a home in Toronto. Finding someone who is from your homeland can make the process of buying a home a lot less worrisome for someone new to Canada.  

Did you know?

  • George King, 1984 President, proposed that the new Charter of Rights should be amended to include property ownership: ”I believe that there are millions of Canadians who would consider that, after private liberty, private property ownership would be the most important right they could enjoy.” (TRREB Archives)

1981, newsletter article, REALTOR, TRREB Archives