Canada's biggest city has a feeling it's the heart and soul of the country, and the fact is, it's right. Home to more than 2.5 million people in Toronto proper, many of whom are at the forefront of fashion, culture, design, business and technology, Toronto is a city with a fantastic history and an indisputably promising future. Its neighbourhoods are eclectic (Cabbagetown's organic caffeine-fuelled hipsters; the Distillery District's brick-faced warehouse galleries; the Financial District's steel-and-glass skyscrapers; two Chinatowns and one Little Italy) and its residents are equally diverse, with almost half of all residents being born outside of Canada. Toronto without a doubt has something for everyone, including fantastic nightclubs, trendy lounges and microbreweries, arguably the best restaurants in the country, noisy downtown streets, quiet suburbs, yuppie havens, excellent public transit, outdoor recreation and pro sports teams galore. The arts and culture scene is unmatched, offering everything from spoken word to orchestral performances, dive bars giving stage time to garage bands and a world-renowned hip hop scene. The city is as gay-friendly as it is immigrant-friendly, but all this is contributing to it being known as one of the most desirable places to live in North America, which for renters means skyrocketing rents, smaller spaces and shrinking inventory of affordable places to live. Yet, those who want to make Toronto their home are sure to find at least one neighbourhood that feels more like home than anywhere else, and throngs of equally likeminded and different-minded people living next door.