What a journey we have taken together. Expo is an inspirational event and so many of us have been inspired. When Prime Minster Justin Trudeau declared at an UN-sponsored climate change conference after his election that “Canada is back,” we were hoping this also meant that Toronto is back—that our city was ready to seize […]

TORONTO AND EXPO 2025: YES, WE CAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY:  EXPO CAN BE DELIVERED EXPO SUPPORTERS TO COUNCIL: FINISH DUE DILIGENCE ON GREAT PROJECT A broad cross-section of Torontonians stood in the heart of the city in front of the iconic Toronto sign and called on city councillors to give a vote of confidence in their […]

News Release: October 21, 2016 Toronto and Canada want Expo 2025 Poll: 56% GTA Residents, 55% Canadians support Expo 2025 bid Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation add their voice to broad coalition New Video shows faces of the city: “Toronto Has a World to Inspire” Start-up, Tech Industries say Expo boon to innovation […]

Press Release October 19, 2016 Scarborough, ON – A room filled with local business owners, residents, and community groups gathered yesterday for a public presentation on Expo 2025 Canada hosted by Moy Wong-Tam Executive Director of the Centre for Immigrant & Community. Councillor Chin Lee of Ward 41 Scarborough Rouge-River, Councillor Shelley Carroll Ward 33 […]

It is with great excitement and anticipation that TMX Group strongly endorses Expo 2025 Canada. At the centre of Toronto’s financial district, the roots of TMX Group are intertwined with the history of this great city. We are proud to pledge our support to Expo 2025 Canada and to share Toronto’s story of Canadian diversity, […]

  An independent, privately-funded feasibility study has found that Expo 2025 could deliver a $4.37 billion boost to the national GDP and deliver $1.26 billion in tax revenue to all three levels of government.   The economic benefits and proposed social & cultural infrastructure far outweigh the projected incremental cost of staging Expo which is […]

Media Advisory October 14, 2016 Major Announcement on Expo 2025 Key Results of Feasibility Study to be Released Leaders & corporate supporters of Expo 2025 Canada will be releasing important findings from a privately-funded feasibility study on the costs and benefits of Toronto hosting a World Expo in 2025. DATE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2016 TIME: […]

I would like to lend my name to a growing list of people who are supporting the City of Toronto’s attempt to secure the 2025 Expo. As someone with recent experience planning and hosting an international event in our city, I believe Expo would be an outstanding opportunity to showcase Toronto and everything we have to offer. […]

September 14, 2016 An important step was taken today towards the revitalization of Toronto’s eastern waterfront.   The governments of Canada, Ontario and Toronto collectively promised to spend $65 Million to begin flood protection measures to protect the Port Lands. The money will be spent remaking the Essroc quay, a key element in the plan to […]

David Leonard is a PhD candidate at York University researching the economic and cultural impact of Expo World Fairs. Canada can be a global focus point for innovation, and hosting an expo is a means to deliver on this vision and showcase it to the international community; in an era of “fast and profound change,” […]