Corso Italia is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on St. Clair Avenue West, between Westmount Avenue (just east of Dufferin Street) and Lansdowne Avenue. The neighbourhood includes numerous cafés, clothing shops, shoe stores, restaurants, food markets, as well as several gelaterias and bakeries. The community is considered Toronto's second Italian neighbourhood after Little Italy on College Street, although Corso Italia has a stronger Italian presence. There is also a significant Latin American and Portuguese community in the area. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1... St. ... Dufferin Street is a north-south route in Toronto and York Region. ... A street sign on College Street in Little Italy Little Italy, sometimes referred to as College Street West or College and Clinton, is one of the numerous Italian Canadian neighbourhoods in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is the best known. ... A typical College street sign in Little Italy, Toronto College Street is a main east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

The community is the eastern half of what was earlier known as Earlscourt. Earlscourt was originally settled by British immigrants in 1906, and was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1910. (See Toronto Neighbourhoods; Earlscourt.) During the late 1950's a large wave of Italian immigrants, in addition to Italians from College Street, moved to Earlscourt and the surrounding area. Corso Italia has been a Business Improvement Area (BIA) in Toronto since 1984.

Corso Italia hosts several annual festivals, including the Corso Italia Toronto Fiesta in July.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Toronto
• Italian-Canadian

Toronto, Ontario, Canada is called the city of neighbourhoods because of the strength and vitality of its many communities. ... Italian-Canadians are Canadians of Italian descent. ...

External links

• Corso Italia BIA
• Contours of Postwar Italian Immigration to Toronto