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City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release

May 28, 2025

City of Toronto celebrates Newcomer Day at Nathan Phillips Square

Today, the City of Toronto hosted its 11th annual Toronto Newcomer Day with celebrations taking place on Nathan Phillips Square and at Toronto City Hall. The event welcomes newcomers and celebrates their contributions to the city.

Mayor Olivia Chow proclaimed May 28 as Newcomer Day, with Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) welcoming attendees on behalf of Toronto City Council.

At Toronto Newcomer Day, visitors enjoyed cultural performances, activities for all ages, a food fair and marketplace and more than 125 information booths to meet representatives from local organizations and the City, to learn about services to support their successful settlement in Toronto.

This year’s cultural performances included Indigenous hoop dancing by Lisa Odjig, African dance by Afronto and a performance by Samba Heat. The Government of Canada welcomed 53 people who took their oath of citizenship as part of a citizenship ceremony in Council Chambers. Councillor Alejandra Bravo (Davenport) presented remarks at this ceremony on behalf of City Council.

Each year, tens of thousands of people from around the world choose Toronto as their new home. Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with approximately 52 per cent of residents born outside of Canada.

Toronto was one of the first municipalities in Canada to create a newcomer day in 2015 and has since welcomed more than 65,000 people to the annual event. From more than 2,000 people at the first celebration in 2015, the number of participants has grown to more than 10,000 people attending annually since 2022.

The City is proud to deliver Toronto Newcomer Day with sponsors President’s Choice, No Frills & Real Canadian Superstore, Rogers Communications, CIBC, Metrolinx, Tim Hortons, IKEA Canada and New Canadians TV. This event was made possible with support from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

More information about Newcomer Day is available on the City’s website: toronto.ca/newcomerday.  

Quotes:

“Toronto Newcomer Day showcases how deep and vibrant our newcomer community is. This welcoming and celebrating of the day aims to strengthen connections with services and resources that newcomers need to support their successful settlement in Toronto.
” – Mayor Olivia Chow

“I am proud and honoured to again be part of Toronto’s annual newcomer day celebration. We are here today and beyond to welcome and support newcomers at every stage of their journey to thrive in our city.”
- Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York)

Toronto is home to more than three million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture, innovation and climate action, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. For more information visit www.toronto.ca or follow us on X at x.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofto.


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Media contact: Media Relations, media@toronto.ca

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