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Ontario Reveals Design for New Science Centre at Toronto’s Waterfront, Says It Could Be Ready in 3 Years
The $1.04 billion contract includes design, construction, and 30 years of maintenance for the new centre at Ontario Place, aiming for a 2029 opening.
- On Feb. 26, 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province awarded Ontario Science Partners a $1.04 billion contract for a new Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place, with construction starting this spring and aiming for 2029 completion.
- The Ontario Science Centre closed in 2024 after engineering reports said the roof could collapse, prompting its relocation south to the waterfront, critics say the decision was not justified, and an auditor general review linked costs to other factors.
- New renderings released Thursday depict a futuristic, multi-level building linked by a raised walkway to renovated Ontario Place pods, with a 400,000-square-foot campus including 120,000 square feet for exhibits.
- The province says exhibits were decanted to mall pop-ups and Harbourfront Centre was later chosen as the interim home, with Ontario Place pods and Cinesphere hosting science programming and IMAX experiences, creating over 1,000 jobs.
- An auditor general found the estimated cost to build and maintain the Ontario Science Centre rose by nearly $400 million, amid criticism over its proximity to the Therme development.
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Construction to start soon on new Ontario Science Centre opening 'as early as' 2029
TORONTO — Construction is set to begin this spring on a new Ontario Science Centre on Toronto's waterfront, at an estimated cost of just over $1 billion and a smaller footprint than the old facility.
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$1 billion and a 2029 opening: See the new Science Centre renderings
First Look: Ontario releases new renderings and reveals the $1B builder for the future 400,000-square-foot facility located at Ontario Place on Toronto’s waterfront.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Ontario reveals design for new science centre at Toronto’s waterfront, says it could be ready in 3 years
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pulled back the curtain Thursday on the province’s design for a new science centre at Toronto’s waterfront, calling it a “world-class” facility that will be “jaw-dropping.”
·Canada
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