Burlington, Ontario

Burlington
City of Burlington
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
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)
  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
Area code(s)905, 289, 365, and 742
Highways Queen Elizabeth Way
 Highway 403
 Highway 407
Former Highway 2 Former Highway 5
Websitewww.burlington.ca

Burlington, officially the City of 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.