Metro Toronto Convention Centre, convention center in Toronto, Canada

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is a large modern building in downtown Toronto featuring North and South Buildings connected by wide, open halls. The interior is bright and organized with spacious exhibition areas, meeting rooms, and clear signage throughout for easy navigation.

The site was federally owned Railway Lands with tail-end tracks and a parking lot before the North Building and hotel opened in 1984, designed by Architects Crang and Boake and built by CN Real Estate. A largely underground South Building by Bregman + Hamann Architects was added in 1997. Oxford Properties bought the complex in 2011 for CA$238 million.

The complex's name is often shortened to Metro Convention Centre, and its French form is Palais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain. Since 1997 the Fan Expo Canada has been held here each year, and the Canadian International Auto Show has occupied the halls since 1986. In 2011 the artist Achim Zeman covered the entrance hall's columns, walls, ceiling and reception in red and matte white fluorescent foils for an installation called Str@del.

The centre is easily accessible by public transit, with Union Station just a short walk away and several subway lines, buses, and streetcars serving the area. If driving, there is ample parking including over 1,700 spaces in the onsite garage and nearby lots with flexible payment options.

The centre is connected to Union Station by a covered corridor called the SkyWalk, allowing direct passage without stepping outside. This connection makes it especially convenient for train travelers arriving to events without needing to navigate the outdoor streets.