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The 400 and 401 are major highways. Major roads include Finch Avenue West, Weston Road, and Jane Street.
The riding is roughly 426 km away from Parliament Hill and it would take about four-and-a-half-hours to get there by car, or an hour by plane.
The TTC, VIVA, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit all service the area’s public transportation needs.
The riding is named after its two major bodies of water: the Humber River and Black Creek. The Humber River forms the riding’s western border. The Macdonald–Cartier Freeway (Highway 401) forms the riding’s southern border while Highway 400 bisects the riding from north to south.
There is a lot of park space surrounding Black Creek, including Derrydowns Park and Driftwood Park.
About 58% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in Italy, Vietnam, and Jamaica.
Italian, Spanish, and Vietnamese are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding. More residents of this riding speak a non-official language as a mother tongue, than English and French combined.
Less than 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $28,856.
The annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade’s Kids’ Carnival is located here.
The Black Creek Historic Brewery offers guests a tour of Canadian beer history from the 1860s to today.
If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at cricket, the Remberto Navia Sport Fields has a pitch for residents to enjoy.
Go ice skating at one of the riding’s indoor rinks at Habitant Arena or the Canlan Ice Sports – York facility.
The Black Creek Pioneer Village is based on a village typically found in the Toronto area during the 1800s. The village has actors re-enacting life in the 1800s.
Archaeologists have found 4,000-year-old spear tips near James Gardens, where Black Creek meets the Humber.
Notable York University alumni include: former NDP leader Jack Layton, former finance minister Jim Flaherty, actress Rachel McAdams, YouTube star Lily Singh, astronaut Steve MacLean, Canada’s first black MP and former Ontario lieutenant-governor Lincoln Alexander, and former professional wrestler Trish Stratus.
R&B singer Jully Black went to Topcliff Public School in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood.
Manufacturing, retail trade, and construction are the largest industries in the riding. About 18% of the workforce is employed in manufacturing. Almost 38% of the workforce has some sort of post-secondary education.
In 2011, the average home price in Humber River—Black Creek was approximately $358,721.
Stong Pond was built on top of marshland in 1962 as an aesthetic addition to York University. Today, it’s used for storm water management and sustainable projects.
York University’s Energy Management Program has reportedly reduced the school’s energy consumption by approximately 30% from 2007 levels, saving the university $5 million on utilities per year. The university has five LEED certified buildings, including the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence.
The history of the Elia neighbourhood, which includes the Jane-Finch area, dates back long before European settlement. An Indigenous village existed in the area from 1400 to 1550. German settlers arrived in the area, via Pennsylvania, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The ‘Elia’ name came from a post office in the area, which opened in 1879 at the southwest corner of Keele Street and Finch Avenue.
