Metro Toronto Convention Centre (originally and still colloquially Metro Convention Centre , and sometimes MTCC ), is a convention complex located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada along Front Street West in the former Railway Lands in downtown Toronto . The property is today owned by Oxford Properties . The centre is operated by the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation, an independent agency of the Government of Ontario .
15-522: MTCC may refer to: Metro Toronto Convention Centre McCormick Tribune Campus Center , Chicago Maldives Transport and Contracting Company , a public company operating public bus and ferry services in the Maldives Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MTCC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-704: Is a Canadian architectural and engineering firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1953 by Sidney Bregman and George Hamann. B+H is a member of the Surbana Jurong Group . Founders Bregman (Born in Warsaw , Poland, died February 9, 2014, Toronto) and Hamann (Born in Toronto, June 14, 1928, died February 9, 2013, in Newmarket , Ontario) had both studied at the University of Toronto . Hamann retired from
45-513: Is home to the 1232-seat John Bassett Theatre . To the east end of the complex is the 586-room InterContinental Toronto Centre hotel (formerly Canadian National Railway 's L'Hotel CN ). At the west end of the complex is a 265,000 square foot Class-B office building. Within the office building is the Pint restaurant, which was formerly a Baton Rouge from 2006 to 2017 and a Planet Hollywood from 1996 to 2006. A south building containing exhibition space
60-575: Is located on Bremner Boulevard, south of the rail lines. The centre is connected to the Union Station railway and transit station through the SkyWalk , and the centre is also accessible via the underground Path system. The centre is also connected by the Skywalk system to the nearby Rogers Centre and large conventions or exhibitions will sometimes also use it as an additional venue. The Skywalk also connects
75-547: The Ontario Tourism Regional Economic Impact Model (TREIM), the MTCC also sustained a record-breaking 7,622 jobs in the community in its 2017/18 fiscal year. The site was formerly federally owned Railway Lands . Prior to the early 1980s, the site was home to tail end tracks and a parking lot. During the 1970s, the site was part of the proposed and failed "Metro Centre" development which sought to convert
90-591: The ceiling and the reception were covered in red and matte white fluorescent foils . The stripes, wide and narrow surrounded the architectural space, and because of their arrangement left the impression on the viewer as if he was experiencing countless whirlpools, which swirled around him. Other convention venues in Canada , or the Greater Toronto Area : Bregman %2B Hamann Architects B+H Architects or BH Architects (formerly Bregman + Hamann Architects)
105-584: The centre and hotel was for sale. OMERS -owned Oxford Properties won the rights to the complex in August 2011. The purchase of the North Building, the hotel, the 277 Front Street West office building and a 1,200 stall parking facility was completed in September 2011 for CA$ 238 million . The complex was adjacent to other Oxford-owned properties at 315 and 325 Front Street. In October 2012, Oxford Properties proposed
120-481: The convention centre to the CN Tower and Ripley's Aquarium of Canada . According to a 2018 report, over the past 34 years, the MTCC has hosted over 20,000 events and has added CA$ 6.3 billion in direct spending economic impact to the community. Direct spending economic impact is created when conference, trade and public show attendees spend on dining, hotel nights, shopping, transportation and more in Toronto. Based on
135-493: The firm in 1987. In October 2019, B+H signed a lease for an office space in a heritage building in Toronto. Patrick Fejer is a senior design principal for this renovation for B+H's future office. B+H is redesigning and renovating the interior of the building, while special considerations will be taken to the historic integrity of the existing heritage building. The existing building, the Permanent ( Canada Permanent Trust Building ),
150-469: The large rail lands in one large development. Development instead proceeded in parcel-by-parcel fashion, with developments such as Roy Thomson Hall , the CN Tower , the SkyDome stadium (renamed Rogers Centre in 2005) and Ripley's Aquarium of Canada. The rail yards were transferred to new locations north and east of Toronto. The main rail lines south of the centre were retained. The convention centre and hotel
165-441: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MTCC&oldid=1175051162 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Metro Toronto Convention Centre The MTCC has 700,000 square feet (65,000 m ) of space, and
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#1732855795771180-450: The re-development of the site with an updated convention centre, casino, hotel and retail complex. The current MTCC complex would be demolished and replaced with a new complex. In January 2021, a site at the convention centre opened as a large-scale clinic for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto . The centre has hosted many large-scale events over
195-513: The years. The G-20 summit was held at the centre on June 26 and June 27, 2010. It was the same venue for the 14th G7 summit held in 1988. The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held at the centre. It has also hosted the XVI International AIDS Conference in 2006. As well, it has played host to Toronto auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Canada and Canadian Idol . It has also been the site of numerous political conventions, and
210-588: Was completed in 1984, built by CN Real Estate designed by Architects Crang and Boake. In 1995, ownership was transferred to Canada Lands Corporation, an agency of the Government of Canada. A new largely underground addition, designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects , was added south of the railways, east of the CN Tower in 1997 to expand convention space. In April 2011, the Canada Lands Corporation announced that
225-531: Was the annual home of the NHL Awards . Fan Expo & Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo (EGLX) is held here, as well as the Canadian International Auto Show . The 2016 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference was held here as well. In 2011, on the occasion of Art Toronto the artist Achim Zeman presented an installation at the entrance-hall of the building called Str@del : Eight columns, walls,
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