dr_random covers a lot of truth.
You can do the best by actually meeting, socially, in groups. Become a known quantity. Women, unlike us, have a reasonable degree of caution. They tend to be more concerned about a body's behaviors and the possibility of trouble.
There are events in Toronto. Heck, I *know* people in your end of Canada into this, both genders. Hanging with some next month. It's a matter of socializing, and proving yourself safe and sane.