Ryerson has a long tradition in various aspects of media, journalism and film being the strongest, (as stated by Fresnelly). It has also had a huge injection of corporate & public money since it gained university status. There are new residences, new buildings for engineering and the business school plus it's located in the deep heart of the city. Across the street from the Eaton Centre, it has its own compact, self contained campas as well.
Not to put down York, but that school is out in the suburbs, and travelling there is a hassle. At both Rye or UofT. you could feasibly rent a student house with some others, and walk to class, as well as partake in the social/night life all within walking or very easy transit distance.
My son is in his first year of engineering at Ryerson, (Biomedical) and is enjoying it tremendously. This school has far outstripped its earlier polytechnical reputation of being a glorified high school (Rye High to it's friends) and is quickly establishing a strong reputation across the spectrum iof studies.
The web site is:
RYERSON UNIVERSITY - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
If you are aiming for next September to start class, don't worry about the York labour unrest as it should be resolved. Although this is the second time for a strike there, so, you know, if it looks like a duck....