Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Civic Remembrance Day Ceremonies & Programs

 

Time	Location	Programs
10:45 a.m.	Old City Hall – Cenotaph 60 Queen St. W.	Old City Hall Program
10:45 a.m.	Scarborough War Memorial 2190 Kingston Rd.	Scarborough War Memorial Program
10:45 a.m.	East York Civic Centre – Memorial Gardens 850 Coxwell Ave.	East York Civic Centre Program
10:45 a.m.	York Cemetery – Cenotaph 160 Beecroft Rd.	York Cemetery Program
10:45 a.m.	York Civic Centre Cenotaph 2700 Eglinton Ave. W.	York Civic Centre Program
10:45 a.m.	Etobicoke Civic Centre – Cenotaph 399 The West Mall	Etobicoke Civic Centre Program
10:40 a.m.	Fort York National Historic Site 100 Garrison Rd.

 

View the map of 2023 Civic Remembrance Day Ceremonies.

Wreaths

The wreath registry is now closed. For further information, please contact protocol@toronto.ca. Organizations are responsible for purchasing and bringing the wreath to the designated location.

Accessibility

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

How You Can Remember

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.
• 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.
• Join the Toronto Zoo’s 38^th Remembrance Day Ceremony on November 11. Complimentary admission and parking available to veterans, members of the Armed Forces, Police, Fire, Paramedic Services. A 50% discount will be applied on Zoo admission for the general public.

How the City is Remembering

• The Mayor will proclaim Remembrance Week, November 5 -11.
• The Toronto sign will be lit red on November 11.
• The City will again augment the Toronto sign with a poppy from November 3 to 11.
• The City flies two significant flags on Remembrance Day. A Canadian flag that flew at Vimy Ridge in 2020 will be raised at Coronation Park, and a City of Toronto flag that flew at Juno Beach in 2019 on Vimy Day will be raised at City Hall.
• Throughout Remembrance Week, the City will share content and stories of diverse wartime and peacekeeping experiences through social media.
• The City, in partnership with Metrolinx, will present a special exhibit that recounts significant military and peacekeeping milestones that are intertwined with Toronto’s past, present and future. The installation will be placed along the construction fencing at Queen St. W. and Bay St. from November 1 to 11. The same display will be in the Rotunda of Toronto City Hall Nov 6 to 11.
• Weather permitting, the Remembrance Day fly past by the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) will be performed over Old City Hall at 11:05 a.m., East York Civic Centre at 11:08 a.m. and York Cemetery at 11:25 a.m.
• Where operationally possible, all Toronto Transit Commission vehicles will stop for two minutes on November 11 at 11 a.m.

Remembrance Week Proclamation

Remembrance Week

November 5 – 11, 2023

WHEREAS during Remembrance Week, we honour and pay our respects to all Canadian veterans who have served and continue to serve to uphold the peace and freedoms we enjoy today. We also pause on the11^th hour of the 11^th day of the11^th month, to remember those who paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms.

In 2023, we mark the 70^th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Nearly 30,000 Canadians served on land, sea and in the air during the conflict, which began in 1950. The Korean Armistice Agreement, signed in July 1953, brought an end to the fighting but it did not bring an end to the conflict. Sadly, 516 Canadians were killed during the Korean War and approximately 38 of them had connections to Toronto.

We also remember Canadian peacekeepers who, as members of the Canadian Forces, have taken part in many operations to keep the peace in countries around the world over the past 75 years, sometimes at the steep cost of their lives.

The City of Toronto acknowledges the bravery, courage and sacrifices of all Canadian veterans who fought for the peace and freedom we enjoy today, in times of war, in peacekeeping operations, and in times of need here at home and abroad. In the face of many global challenges, we continue to honour both those who have served, and those who continue to serve, along with their families.

During Remembrance Week, I encourage Toronto residents to support the Royal Canadian Legion by purchasing and wearing a poppy in memory of the more than 100,000 Canadians who gave their lives.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Olivia Chow, on behalf of Toronto City Council, do hereby proclaim November 5 – 11, 2023 as “Remembrance Week” in the City of Toronto.