Remembrance Day Ceremonies

2023 Civic Remembrance Day Ceremonies

A map of these locations is found here.

Title	Description
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	Toronto Old City Hall – Cenotaph 60 Queen St. W (Bay & Queen St.)
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	Scarborough War Memorial 2190 Kingston Road
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	East York Civic Centre – Memorial Gardens 850 Coxwell Ave.
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	New location: York Cemetery – Cenotaph 160 Beecroft Road
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	York Civic Centre Cenotaph 2700 Eglinton Avenue West
Saturday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.	Etobicoke Civic Centre – Cenotaph 399 The West Mall
Saturday, November 11 at 10:40 a.m.	Fort York National Historic Site (Garrison Commons – 100 Garrison Rd.)

To request to lay a wreath at a City of Toronto Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11, 2023 , please complete this form.

Important information: Organizations are responsible for purchasing and bringing the wreath to the designated location.

Wreaths must be registered by October 20, 2023. Late requests may not be accommodated.

For more information about the accessibility of any of the City’s Remembrance Day ceremonies, please contact protocol@toronto.ca.

Join a commemoration

Here is how you can honour the fallen, our veterans, and those in active service:

Wear a poppy. Learn about the significance of the poppy on the Royal Canadian Legion webpage.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Toronto remembers. Pause on November 11 at 11 a.m. for two minutes of silence.
Attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Old City Hall Cenotaph or at a civic centre close to you. Learn more about each element of the City’s Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Visit the special Toronto Remembers exhibit opposite the Old City Hall Cenotaph at 60 Queen St. W.
Visit our Veterans Memories page and discover Toronto stories from veterans, their family members, those on the homefront, and our Treaty partners.
Fly the Canadian flag.
Tell us about your commitment to remember on social media using the hashtag #TorontoRemembers.
Show support for our veterans and commemorate Remembrance Day by using the City’s Poppies Facebook frame. Go to facebook.com/profilepicframes and search ‘City of Toronto Poppies’ to change your frame.
Explore Canada’s participation in the First and Second World Wars through Toronto Archives Web Exhibits of historical images from that time.
Visit the World Wars section of the Toronto Archives’ Black History in Toronto page to learn about Black Canadians’ participation in the World Wars.
Visit the Fort York National Historical site, Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings and 1813 battle site. It has artifacts online for viewing through the Toronto History Museums Fine Art and Artifact Collection.

City of Toronto commemorations

The 2023 Remembrance Week Program will be announced by early November.