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CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Centre
250 Front St. W, Toronto, ON M5W 1E6
Telephone: 416-205-3311

District: South (former City of Toronto and East York)

Architect and year:
Bregman & Hamann/ Scott Associates Inc., 1992
Subsequent architect(s)/ consultant(s):
John Burgee Architects Inc.

Open:
Saturday: 10:00 - 4:00
Last admittance to building: 3:30
Sunday: Not open

This 10-storey, 160,000 square metre broadcasting and production facility is the home of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, and houses CBC's English language radio and television networks, Newsworld, Ontario regional and local television, CBC.CA and the French language radio station, CJBC.

Event information:
This is your chance to meet cast from The Border, Dragon's Den, Little Mosque on the Prairie, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, as well as many of the hosts from our CBC News, Current Affairs, and Sports programs (11 am. to
2 pm.). Catch Toronto's CBC News at Six weather expert Nick Czernkovich do a weather centre demonstration starting at 11am. Tour the studios of the following shows:
- CBC-TV's The Hour
- CBC Sports Weekend
- CBC Radio One's Q
- CBC Radio 2 Drive
You can also tour:
- Glenn Gould Studio (until 1:30)
- the radio drama studio
- a mobile truck
* Note the last tours leave at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. There's even more to see and do. Find out what's new at CBC.CA, sit in on a presentation about the architecture of the building, or view a an exhibit of CBC
behind-the-scenes employee photos.

Photography permitted:Filming permitted:
Interior Yes     tripod: NoInteriorYes     tripod: No
ExteriorYes     tripod: NoExteriorYes     tripod: No

Getting there: Click here for map.

TTC (nearest station) St. Andrew or Union Bus/streetcar: Bus/streetcar: King St. West

Visit their web site: cbc.ca/toronto

Accessibility: Full   Washrooms: Yes   Parking: Paid   Food/Bev: Yes   
Highlights: Shopping    Exhibit    Kid-friendly    Green   

 

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