East York is a former administrative district and municipality within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1967 to 1998, it was officially the Borough of East York, a semi-autonomous borough within the upper-tier municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
The borough was dissolved in 1998 when it was amalgamated with the other lower-tier municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto to form the new "megacity" of Toronto. Prior to its amalgamation, East York was Canada's last remaining borough.
It is separated by the Don River from the former City of Toronto. Traditional East York is southeast of the river, and the neighbourhoods of Leaside, Bennington Heights and densely populated Thorncliffe Park are northwest of the river. The heart of East York is filled with middle-class and working-class homes.

 The former borough's industrial lands are in the southernmost part of the district, near Toronto Pearson International Airport.
East York was originally incorporated as a township in 1922, and became a borough in 1967. The East York Civic Centre (completed 1968) is located at Main Street and Woodbine Avenue, within sight of Old City Hall (1930). In 1998 it became part of the new City of Toronto.

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