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Burlington, officially the City of Burlington, is a city and lower-tier municipality in Halton Region at the west end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area , the Hamilton census metropolitan area , and the Golden Horseshoe urban region.
North Ontario broke away from the city in 1906, calling itself Upland. [29] In 1912, the streetcar line became the Upland–Ontario Line of Pacific Electric. It was closed in 1928. In 1929, the city of Ontario established the Ontario Municipal Airport. This is now the Ontario International Airport, and is the largest employer in the city.
The regional council's headquarters are located in Oakville. Burlington, Oakville, and Milton are largely urban and suburban, while Halton Hills is more rural. Halton is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), although it is the only regional municipality in the GTA that is not situated directly adjacent to Toronto’s city proper.
Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway, a bridge between the Ontario municipalities of Burlington and Hamilton in Canada; Burlington Cars, a British motor vehicle manufacturer; Burlington Executive Airport, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Burlington GO Station, a train and bus station in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Burlington City Hall. Burlington City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Burlington, Ontario. The council convenes at Burlington City Hall, and consists of 6 city councillors and the mayor of Burlington. The current term began following the 2022 municipal election.
On 8 November 2016 the City of Burlington announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Burlington Airpark Inc. to pay City of Burlington court costs in the amount of $118,327.53. [20] On 24 May 2017 it was reported [21] that the airpark had won the right to appeal the previous ruling.
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In March 2007, the City of Burlington purchased land from the Halton Regional Police Service, where a police station once was at the corner of Locust Street and Elgin Street. In September 2007, the City of Burlington retained Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. to design The Centre. [5] The official groundbreaking occurred in March 2009.