Renderings for the new Ontario ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû Centre are shown behind Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Renderings for the new Ontario ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû Centre are shown behind Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
TORONTO - The province has committed to opening the new $1-billion Ontario ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû Centre by 2029.
Premier Doug Ford says they have officially broken ground on the new building at Ontario Place.
The new science centre will have a smaller footprint than the old one, but will feature a building on the mainland, renovated pods and an updated IMAX Cinesphere.
The province abruptly closed the science centre in east Toronto in the summer of 2024, citing an engineering report that found deficiencies with the roof.
Critics have questioned that reasoning, given that the roof has survived record amounts of snowfall this past winter.
The government was working to relocate the science centre to Ontario Place before it closed the old facility, and a business case for the relocation suggested moving the centre could help temper criticism of the other main part of the Ontario Place revitalization, a controversial spa and waterpark from European company Therme.
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published May 25, 2026.
