City of Toronto Cancels All Canada Day Events and Celebrations Will Move Online

City of Toronto

The City of Toronto has cancelled all in-person Canada Day events and will celebrate all events virtually in 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Events cancelled this year include:

• Fireworks at Ashbridge’s Bay, Centennial Park, Milliken Park, Stan Wadlow Park and Weston Lions Park
• Canada Day celebrations on Mel Lastman Square
• Scarborough’s annual Canada Day event
• Centennial Park Canada Day Celebration
• East York Canada Day parade and festival.

Mayor John Tory said, “I would like nothing more than to celebrate Canada Day as we usually do, with friends and family and enjoying our neighbourhoods together, but we just can’t this year, out of caution and an overriding concern for public health. I look forward to celebrating with Toronto residents virtually on July 1, but even more, I look forward to the day when we can safely resume our celebrations in-person.”

Official Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa also will be celebrated virtually this year.