History of Toronto corrects factual errors when they are found. A reader who sees a mistake can report it through the contact page.
What to include in a report
- The address of the page and the sentence in question.
- What is wrong, and what the source says instead.
- The source: its title, publisher and date, with an address if it is online. A primary source (an archive record, a statute, a census table) is the most useful.
How a report is handled
- The claim is compared with the source and with the sources already named on the page.
- If the page is wrong, it is corrected, and the “Last verified” month at the end is updated.
- If sources disagree, the page is changed to show both versions and who gives each.
- If the claim cannot be confirmed, the statement is removed or reworded in general terms.
Significant corrections
When a correction changes the meaning of a page (a date, a name, a number or a conclusion), a short note describing the change is added at the end of the page.
What is not corrected
The transcribed 1885 biographical sketches are kept as printed. If a sketch contains an error or an outdated term, the page is not edited; a note can be added to explain it.
Related reading
Last verified: October 2026
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APA: History of Toronto. (2026, October 23). Corrections Policy. http://localhost:8210/corrections
MLA: “Corrections Policy.” History of Toronto, 23 Oct. 2026, http://localhost:8210/corrections. Accessed .
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