Markham

Markham is a city in the Regional Municipality of York in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 30km Northeast of Downtown Toronto. Markham is ranked the largest city in York Region, fourth largest in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and sixteenth largest in Canada. Markham is made up of many original 19th century communities, each with a distinctive character. Markham has a number of high schools. All have consistently scored high on standardized tests and have some of the highest rate of graduates attending universities. Seneca College has a campus in Markham, at hwy 7 & 404, in the York Region business District. York University has plans to open a campus in Downtown Markham. Markham is known as Canada’s Hi-Tech Capital.