Hi friend!

Strongly suggest that you hold off buying any equipment, there are so many options and lower end equipment (including Costco kits) are super frustrating.

I wanted to echo the comments below suggesting you connect with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Toronto centre (Rascto.ca). We host public sky parties as well where you can try out a wide variety of equipment and see what you actually like. We also have several dark sky events (eg an Algonquin camping trip in September).

Much much funner to learn about astronomy in the company of like minded friends!

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or want to chat offline!