Toronto is the only Canadian city on Amazon Inc.'s short list of 20 candidates for a second North American headquarters.
The e-commerce giant received 238 applications for the opportunity and says narrowing it down to 20 was very tough.
The other 19 locations it will consider are all in the U.S. and include New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver and Nashville. Canadian cities including Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver didn't make the cut.
In a statement mayor John Tory says he is "excited to have this opportunity and to be able to tell Toronto's unique story.
"I'm glad that Amazon agrees that Toronto is worth considering and I look forward to working with Toronto Global and my fellow GTA mayors and regional chairs as we continue to go through the bidding process over the coming months."
Amazon says it plans to choose the location later this year after diving deeper into the proposals from its top cities.
An Amazon spokesperson says the process taught the company about several new communities across North America that it will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.
The company plans to invest more than $5 billion into the forthcoming headquarters and hire 50,000 highly paid employees in the city housing it.
Below is Amazon's top 20:
Atlanta
Austin, Texas
Boston
Chicago
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas
Denver
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montgomery County, Maryland
Nashville, Tennessee
Newark, New Jersey
New York
Northern Virginia, Virginia
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Toronto
Washington D.C.
with files from Siobhan Morris