The City is committed to building complete communities and year-round destinations along the waterfront, including parks and public spaces that everyone can enjoy. As part of this commitment, a new park and aquatic centre are planned for 318 Queens Quay W. at Rees Street.
The City is completing environmental investigations, reviewing preliminary options for the facility and park and developing a community engagement strategy to help inform a future international design competition. The goal is to create a new vision for 318 Queens Quay W. at Rees Street that aligns with other waterfront parks, public spaces and destinations. This vision will be anchored by a new park and a first-of-its-kind aquatic centre alongside other complementary uses serving Toronto’s waterfront and beyond and the evolving neighbourhood around it.
Additional information about opportunities at this site will be shared as project funding and timelines are confirmed through the City’s 2027 budget process.
The need for an aquatic centre to serve waterfront west was initially identified in the 2018 City Council-approved Bathurst Quay Site and Specific Area Policy. This need was further reinforced through the Council-approved 2018 TOCore Downtown Community Services and Facility Strategy and the Council-approved 2019-2038 Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan, which outlined projected growth in the downtown core that is anticipated to increase demand and need for new parks and facilities in this area. Funding for the aquatic centre was first included in the Parks and Recreation Capital Budget in 2019.