Burlington, Ontario

Burlington
City (lower-tier)
Aerial view of downtown Burlington in 2024
Motto: 
Stand By
Burlington
Coordinates: 43°22′12″N 79°48′51″W / 43.37000°N 79.81417°W / 43.37000; -79.81417[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionHalton
Established1874
City status1974
Government
 • MayorMarianne Meed Ward
 • Governing BodyBurlington City Council
 • MPsKarina Gould (Lib), Adam van Koeverden (Lib)
 • MPPsNatalie Pierre (PC), Zee Hamid (PC), Effie Triantafilopoulos (PC)
Area
 • Total
186.12 km2 (71.86 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
186,948 (Ranked 28th)
 • Density1,004.4/km2 (2,601/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Burlingtonian, Burlingtonite
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
L7L to L7T
Area codes905, 289, 365, and 742
Highways Queen Elizabeth Way
 Highway 403
 Highway 407
Former Highway 2 Former Highway 5
Websiteburlington.ca

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.

  1. ^ "Burlington". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Burlington, City". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2025.