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Koreatown is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada known for its Korean businesses along Bloor Street between Christie and Bathurst Streets in Seaton Village. ^[1] The adoption of a more liberal immigration policy by the Canadian government in 1967 led to an influx of Korean immigrants, many of whom settled in the Toronto area. Indeed, Toronto has the largest single concentration of Koreans in Canada with almost 50,000 living in the city, according to the 2001 Census.^[2] Many of them settled in the Bloor and Bathurst area, and before long, a small Korean business neighbourhood emerged along Bloor Street, centred on the intersection of Bloor and Manning Avenue. Restaurants, bakeries, gift shops, grocery stores, and travel agencies began to open up, most of which catered to the Korean-Canadian community.^[3] Today, although many Koreans work in the region, very few Koreans actually live in Koreatown.

Prior to the influx of Korean immigrants in the 1980s, the section of Bloor West of Bathurst was heavily populated by people from Central and South America, and the area appears to be reverting to a Hispanic ethnic enclave today.

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-'''Koreatown''' is an [[ethnic enclave]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada known for its [[Korean culture|Korean]] businesses along [[Bloor Street]] between Christie and [[Bathurst Street, Toronto|Bathurst Street]]s in [[Seaton Village]]. <ref>http://www.toronto.ca/bia/korea_town.htm</ref> The adoption of a more liberal immigration policy by the Canadian government in 1967 led to an influx of Korean immigrants, many of whom settled in the Toronto area.  Indeed, Toronto has the largest single concentration of Koreans in Canada with almost 50,000 living in the city, according to the 2001 Census.<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-621-x/89-621-x2007014-eng.htm</ref> Many of them settled in the Bloor and Bathurst area, and before long, a small Korean business neighbourhood emerged along Bloor Street, centred on the intersection of Bloor and Manning Avenue. Restaurants, bakeries, gift shops, grocery stores, and travel agencies began to open up, most of which catered to the Korean-Canadian community.<ref>http://www.thestar.com/living/article/544178</ref> Today, although many Koreans work in the region, very few Koreans actually live in Koreatown.
+'''Koreatown''' is an [[ethnic enclave]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada known for its [[Culture of Korean|Korean]] businesses along [[Bloor Street]] between Christie and [[Bathurst Street, Toronto|Bathurst Street]]s in [[Seaton Village]]. <ref>http://www.toronto.ca/bia/korea_town.htm</ref> The adoption of a more liberal immigration policy by the Canadian government in 1967 led to an influx of Korean immigrants, many of whom settled in the Toronto area.  Indeed, Toronto has the largest single concentration of Koreans in Canada with almost 50,000 living in the city, according to the 2001 Census.<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-621-x/89-621-x2007014-eng.htm</ref> Many of them settled in the Bloor and Bathurst area, and before long, a small Korean business neighbourhood emerged along Bloor Street, centred on the intersection of Bloor and Manning Avenue. Restaurants, bakeries, gift shops, grocery stores, and travel agencies began to open up, most of which catered to the Korean-Canadian community.<ref>http://www.thestar.com/living/article/544178</ref> Today, although many Koreans work in the region, very few Koreans actually live in Koreatown.
 [[File:toronto koreatown 2009x.JPG|thumb|A section of Koreatown in the evening]]

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York	Baby Point Fairbank Humewood–Cedarvale Lambton Little Jamaica Mount Dennis Oakwood Village Old Mill Rockcliffe–Smythe Silverthorn Tichester Weston
East York	Bermondsey Crescent Town Governor's Bridge Leaside O'Connor–Parkview Old East York Pape Village Thorncliffe Park
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