Metro Toronto Convention Centre
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Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol. Large convention gatherings will sometimes also make use of the nearby Rogers Centre as a venue.
To the east end of the complex was the former Canadian National Railways L'Hotel CN (Toronto) hotel, now the 586 room InterContinental Toronto Centre. Across the street is the CBC's Canadian Broadcasting Centre, home to the The National newscast. The centre is connected to Union Station through a footbridge.
A new addition, designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects, was added to the south side next to the CN Tower in 1997 to expand convention space.
The centre has hosted many large scale events over the years, the most famous of which was the G7 conference in 1988 as well as the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. It also hosted the XVI International AIDS Conference in 2006. As well, it will play host to Toronto auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
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Other convention venues in the Greater Toronto Area:
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