Google, specifically Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, is trying to reinvent Toronto "from the Internet up".  They're securing a 12-acre area downtown as part of the 2000 acres owned by "Waterfront Toronto".  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-08/alphabet-s-sidewalk-labs-eyes-toronto-for-its-digital-city

Sidewalk Labs is best known for their ad-supported wifi kiosks in New York.  I wonder what they're planning for Toronto.