On March 6, 1834, the provincial legislature passed an act[a] which created the City of Toronto from the unincorporated town of York.
The act was transferred to the succeeding governments of Canada West in 1840 and Ontario in 1867.
The act went into effect on April 15, 1953,[4] and the Metro Toronto council met thereafter.
The first chairman was Fred Gardiner, appointed by the Ontario provincial government.
A referendum in the six constituent municipalities showed residents opposed the merger by a ratio of more than three to one.
The bill received its second reading on April 10, 2006, and was referred to the Standing Committee on General Government, which returned it to the legislature on May 30, 2006.