City of Toronto Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Media Advisory
November 8, 2024

The City of Toronto will host a Remembrance Day ceremony at Old City Hall on Monday, November 11, to honour Canadians who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country during times of war, military conflict and in peacekeeping.   

Date: Monday, November 11
Time: 10:45 a.m. to noon
Location: Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. W.

A livestream of the Old City Hall ceremony will be available on the City’s YouTube channel starting at 10:50 a.m.

Media pool feed 

CP24 is leading the network Broadcast Pool. Please contact Shirley Fullerton at Shirley.Fullerton@bellmedia.ca for additional information or to join the pool.  

RSVP information 

Due to limited space at the ceremony, reporters, photographers and/or videographers planning to attend must RSVP by 6 p.m. on Friday, November 8 to media@toronto.ca to gain access to the designated media areas. Upon RSVP, further details and a site map will be provided.  

Media will be required to check in at the media registration desk and stay in designated areas throughout the ceremony. Out of respect for veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, media are not permitted enter the ceremony area around the cenotaph. 

Photographs will be available after the ceremony. To request photos, please contact media@toronto.ca.  

Remembrance Day services will also be held at the following locations – all to 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. 
  • Cenotaph in York Cemetery, 160 Beecroft Rd. 
  • Scarborough War Memorial, 2190 Kingston Rd. 
  • York Civic Centre Cenotaph, 2700 Eglinton Ave. W. 

Road Restrictions: 

Streets near Old City Hall will be closed from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, November 11, with no parking. TTC routes will be diverted. The closures are as follows:  

  • Bay St. from Albert St. to Richmond St. W.  
  • Local access only to Albert St. from Bay St. southbound 
  • Queen St. W. from Bay St. to east of York St. 

A Backgrounder on the City’s Remembrance Day commemorations is available on the City’s website.

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