Media Advisory

November 6, 2023

The City of Toronto will host several Remembrance Day ceremonies on Saturday, November 11, to honour Canadians who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country during times of war, military conflict and peace. Mayor Olivia Chow will deliver remarks during the ceremony at Old City Hall.

City staff will hold a walkthrough at Old City Hall for television camera operators and photographers to highlight road closures, changes in the ceremony footprint due to construction and other details to consider before Saturday’s ceremony.

Date: Tuesday, November 7
Time: 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. W.

Remembrance Day services will also be held at the following locations – all begin at 10:45 a.m. unless otherwise indicated:

East York Civic Centre Memorial Gardens, 850 Coxwell Ave. Etobicoke Civic Centre Cenotaph, 399 The West Mall Fort York National Historic Site – Garrison Common, 100 Garrison Rd. – begins at 10:30 a.m. North York Cenotaph in York Cemetery, 160 Beecroft Road Scarborough War Memorial, 2190 Kingston Rd. York Civic Centre Cenotaph, 2700 Eglinton Ave. W.

The Old City Hall service on November 11 will be broadcast live on the City’s YouTube channel.

Road closures for Old City Hall Remembrance Day service:

The following streets near Old City Hall will be closed from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 11. TTC streetcars and buses will be diverted:

Bay Street from Albert Street to Richmond Street West Local access only to Albert Street from southbound Bay Street Queen Street West from Bay Street to east of York Street

Information about the City’s Remembrance Week commemorations is available on the City’s Toronto Remembers webpage.

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Resources Backgrounder: City of Toronto Remembrance Day 2023