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Everything you need to move to, rent in and enjoy Toronto as a Brit, and how it fits with your UK tax, pension, money and paperwork.

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Official Britain

British Consulate-General Toronto

The UK's consulate in Ontario: consular help for British nationals, trade and investment; public access by appointment only

777 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2G2

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A move abroad changes more than your postcode. Katharina Bergauer (innsicht) supports individuals, couples and families before the move and until everyone feels at home. Online, in English or German.

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Get to grips with the language where you live, keep the kids' English sharp or prep for an exam. Live online lessons with qualified teachers since 1991: English and the main world languages, 1:1 or in small groups, for adults, kids and household staff.

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Guides for life in Toronto

Basics

Cost of living in Toronto: how it compares with London and the rest of the UK

A Toronto one-bedroom costs less than the London average, the TTC now caps your monthly fares, and OHIP covers the doctor. Here's what Toronto costs in pounds.

Basics

Your first month in Canada: SIN, mobile and a credit history from scratch

Your UK credit score stays in the UK. Here's the order to do things in your first weeks in Toronto: SIN, bank, mobile, health card and a Canadian credit history.

Basics

Winter in Toronto: proper cold, a lot of snow and how to keep the heating bill down

Toronto winters are colder, snowier and longer than anything back home, but the city runs on them. Here's what to expect, what to wear and how to keep warm for less.

Basics

Languages and your family in Toronto: core French, French Immersion and keeping English strong

Every child in an Ontario English-language school learns French. Whether yours does a bit or a lot depends on decisions you make early, sometimes before you've even unpacked.

Money and work

Canadian taxes for Brits: leaving the UK system, the tax treaty and your State Pension

Move to Toronto and Canada taxes your worldwide income from the day you settle. Here's how that fits with leaving the UK, the tax treaty and your State Pension.

Money and work

Banking in Canada as a Brit: your first account, your ID and your UK money

Opening a Canadian account is quick if you bring the right ID. Here's what the banks ask for, how the newcomer packages work and why you should hang on to your UK account.

Money and work

The frozen UK State Pension in Canada, and how it fits with CPP and OAS

Retire to Canada and your UK State Pension freezes at the rate you first get there. Here's what that costs, and how Canada's OAS and CPP fit alongside it.

Money and work

RRSPs, TFSAs and your UK pensions: saving in Canada without tripping up

Canada's TFSA and RRSP are generous, but newcomers start with little room. Here's how they work, how Canada taxes UK pensions and ISAs, and the transfer warnings.

Home

Renting in Toronto: neighbourhoods, deposits and your rights under Ontario law

In Toronto the landlord asks for last month's rent up front, not a damage deposit, and newer flats have no rent control. Here's how renting works for Brits.

Home

Buying a home in Toronto as a Brit: the foreign buyer ban, two land transfer taxes and your first mortgage

Most Brits can't buy in Toronto until they're permanent residents or meet an exemption. Here's how the ban works, the two land transfer taxes and getting a mortgage.

Moving and visas

Moving to Toronto as a Brit: the visa and residence routes that actually work

A British passport gets you into Canada for six months, not a job or a home. Here are the routes that let Brits actually live in Toronto, and what to do first.

Moving and visas

Express Entry for Brits: how the points work and where Ontario fits in

Express Entry is Canada's main route to permanent residence, and it's a points race. Here's how the CRS works, what recent draws needed, and what Ontario's 2026 shake-up means.

Moving and visas

Canada's working holiday for Brits: IEC, the pools and staying on

If you're 18 to 35 with a British passport, IEC can get you two years in Canada, and a second stint later. Here's how the pools work, what it costs and how people stay on.

Moving and visas

Canadian permanent residence and citizenship: what Brits need to know

Got your PR? Keep it with 730 days in Canada every five years, then aim for citizenship after 1,095. You don't have to give up your British passport to do it.

Health

Healthcare in Toronto: OHIP, the gaps and why the NHS can't help

There's no UK–Canada health agreement, so OHIP is your NHS once you qualify. Here's who gets it, what it doesn't cover and how to insure the gaps.

Health

OHIP: how Brits in Toronto get Ontario health cover, and what it leaves out

Ontario dropped the old three-month wait, so eligible newcomers are covered straight away. Here's who qualifies, what to take to ServiceOntario and what OHIP won't pay for.

Schools and study

Schools in Toronto: public boards, private schools and the IB

There's no British-curriculum school in Toronto, but public schools are free for most newcomers' children and the private sector is big. Here's how it works, with fees in CAD and GBP.

Getting around

Driving in Toronto on a UK licence, and getting around without a car

Your UK licence works in Ontario for 60 days, then you swap it. Here's how the exchange works, why you don't need an IDP to move, and how to get around Toronto on the TTC.

Community

British life in Toronto: roasts, the footie, cricket and the old British societies

Toronto has British pubs with a proper roast, a cricket club older than Canada itself and societies founded in the 1830s. Here's where Brits find a bit of home.

Going out

British food in Toronto: Sunday roasts, pie and mash and a proper pub

Toronto does a better roast than you'd expect. Here are the pubs, chippies, pie shops and British grocers we checked, from Leslieville to Yorkville and Scarborough.

Going out

Nightlife in Toronto: where to drink, dance and catch a gig

Toronto goes out later than you'd think and stops earlier than you'd like. Here's where to drink, where to catch a gig, what it costs and how to get home after 2am.

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Britain in Toronto

Free listings we choose and check: the British mission, clubs, party groups, sport, schools, pubs, shops and churches. Every entry checked on its own or an official 2025–2026 page (2026-11); listings are not paid. Tell us on WhatsApp if something has changed.

Official Britain

British Consulate-General Toronto

The UK's consulate in Ontario: consular help for British nationals, trade and investment; public access by appointment only

777 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2G2

Website · Map

Business and networking

British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce

Toronto-based chamber promoting UK–Canada trade and investment, with networking events for members

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Clubs and associations

St. George's Society of Toronto

Charity founded in 1834 to help immigrants from England and Wales; now funds culture, education and health charities in Toronto and holds social events

50 Baldwin Street, Suite 306, Toronto, ON M5T 1L4

Website · Map · +1 416 597 0220 · admin@stgeorgesto.org · Facebook · Instagram · X · LinkedIn · YouTube

St. Andrew's Society of Toronto

Scottish society founded in 1836: Scottish culture, Celtic music and Highland dance, charitable giving and the annual St Andrew's Charity Ball

PO Box 94024, 3366 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4N 2M0

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IODE Canada

National women's charity founded in 1900 as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire; local chapters volunteer for children, education and community causes

80 Birmingham Street, Suite B6, Toronto, ON M8V 3W6

Website · Map · +1 416 487 4416 · Facebook · Instagram · X

Party groups abroad

Listed side by side, in alphabetical order. We don't favour any party.

Conservatives Abroad

The Conservative Party's organisation for members and supporters living abroad, including in Canada

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Labour International – The Americas branch

Americas branch of the Labour Party's organisation for members abroad, serving members and supporters in the Americas outside the New York region, including Canada

Website

Lib Dems Overseas

Non-European branch of the Liberal Democrats' organisation for members abroad, serving members and supporters in countries outside Europe, including Canada

Website

Sport

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club

Private members' club where cricket has been played since 1827; teams in the Toronto & District Cricket Association leagues, a youth academy and social cricket

141 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, ON M5M 3A3

Website · Map · +1 416 487 4581 · info@torontocricketclub.com · Facebook · Instagram · X · YouTube

Toronto Dragons RFC

Rugby union club formed in 2003 from Toronto Welsh RFC (founded 1961) and still wearing the Welsh dragon; senior, junior and minis sides

Eglinton Flats, 101 Emmett Avenue, Toronto, ON M6M 2E3

Website · Map · Facebook · Instagram · X

Schools and universities

School

Fieldstone School

Toronto's only Cambridge school from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (senior years as King's College School); Cambridge Showcase School 2024–2027

2999 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M6B 3T4

Website · Map · +1 416-487-7381

School

Upper Canada College

Boys' day and boarding school founded in 1829; North America's only boys' IB Continuum school from primary to the IB Diploma

200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario M4V 1W6

Website · Map · 416-488-1125 · Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · YouTube

School

Branksome Hall

Girls' IB World School, JK to Grade 12, founded 1903 with Scottish heritage it still celebrates on Tartan Day; IB curriculum throughout, PYP to IB Diploma

10 Elm Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 1N4

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British Council

British Council Canada

Runs British Council IELTS, Aptis and other UK exams across Canada through partner test centres; no phone line, enquiries by email

Website · Map

British Council

British Council IELTS – George Brown College test centre

British Council IELTS centre in downtown Toronto: Academic and General Training on computer

200 King Street East, Toronto, ON

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Pubs and restaurants

Our guide to British food, shops and pubs in Toronto

Pub

The Queen and Beaver Public House

British pub in a converted house with UK sport on TV; Sunday roast beef from noon

35 Elm St., Toronto, ON

Website · Map · 647-347-2712 · jamieson@queenandbeaverpub.ca

Pub

Scotland Yard

British pub near St Lawrence Market; the hub for Toronto's Tottenham Hotspur supporters

56 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5E 1A6

Map

Fish and chips

Olde Yorke Fish & Chips

Family-run fish and chip restaurant: haddock, cod or halibut with mushy peas; dine in or take away

96 Laird Drive, Toronto, ON M4G 3V3

Website · Map · (416) 696-9670 · Facebook · Instagram

Sunday roast

The Dorset

British pub at The Well with a Sunday roast (beef, lamb, chicken or prime rib) and cottage pie

457 Wellington St. W., Toronto, ON

Map

Sunday roast

The Oxley

Yorkville pub doing a Sunday roast with a large Yorkshire pudding and gravy

121 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, ON

Map

Restaurant or café

Roxton

Pub from the Man of Kent team with a mostly British menu: fish pie, beef pie and mash, chips with curry sauce

Map

Churches

St. James Cathedral

Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Toronto at King and Church Streets

106 King Street East, Toronto, ON M5C 2E9

Website · Map · +1 416 364 7865 · info@stjamescathedral.ca · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube

St. Paul's Bloor Street

Large Anglican parish church in downtown Toronto with Sunday services streamed live

227 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON M4W 1C8

Website · Map · +1 416 961 8116 · mail@stpaulsbloor.org · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube

St. Thomas's Anglican Church

Anglican parish in the Annex near the University of Toronto, known for its choral services

383 Huron Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2G5

Website · Map · +1 416 979 2323 · office@stthomas.on.ca · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube

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