CCCG & WADS 2025

Visiting Toronto

• The website https://www.destinationtoronto.com has tourism information for visitors to Toronto.

• When planning your trip to Toronto, you may want to stay longer to enjoy some of Toronto’s summertime festivals.  Some examples include:

  • Toronto Caribbean Carnival runs from August 1 to August 3. 
    See https://www.torontocarnival.ca for information.

  • The Canadian Open is a major international tennis tournament. The men’s tournament will be held at York University from July 26 to August 7.
    For information, see https://nationalbankopen.com. 

  • The Toronto Waterfront Night Market takes place from August 8 to August 10. 
    See https://www.waterfrontnightmarket.com for information.

  • The Canadian National Exhibition opens on August 15.  It is an annual fair that has been running since 1879.
    
    

Toronto has many cultural and tourist attractions; see www.destinationtoronto.com for information.  This website includes music and theatre listings. 
For LGBTQ-focused listings, also see www.yohomo.ca. 

• The Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum have great collections.  

• Some smaller museums with more specialized collections include the Aga Khan Museum, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Gardiner Museum and the Bata Shoe Museum. 

• St Lawrence Market and the Distillery District are worth a visit.  

• We also recommend taking a short ferry ride from downtown to visit the parks on the Toronto Islands.

There are also some interesting sites near Toronto worth visiting, including: 

• Niagara Falls is a natural wonder, about a 2-hour drive from Toronto.  There is bus service to Niagara Falls, or you can take the train (on Via Rail or a GO Train).

• The Stratford Festival (www.stratfordfestival.ca) is a theatre festival in a pretty Ontario town about a two-hour drive west of Toronto.  (You can book a bus trip from Toronto with your theatre ticket.)

• The Shaw Festival (www.shawfest.com) is another Theatre festival in another pretty Ontario town called Niagara-on-the-Lake, about a 2 hour drive from Toronto, close to Niagara Falls.  (You can book a bus trip from Toronto with your theatre ticket.)

There are several professional sports clubs that are active in the summertime in Toronto, including:  

• Toronto Blue Jays (baseball)

• Toronto Argonauts (Canadian football)

• Toronto FC (soccer)

• AFC Toronto (women’s soccer club) is in its inaugural season and will be playing a game on August 17 at York University Stadium.

On-campus Housing

• Schulich Hotel https://www.acc-schulichexecutiveconferencecentre.com/

Vaughan Area (Near Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station) 

There are several hotels within walking distance of Vaughan subway station (which is an 8-minute subway ride from the conference location).  These are fairly inexpensive options.  However, this neighbourhood is not very interesting.  Vaughan station is a 40-minute subway ride from downtown.

• Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Vaughan 10 min walk to Vaughan station (Tripadvisor 3.9)

• Residence Inn Toronto Vaughan 10 min walk to Vaughan station (Tripadvisor 4.3)

• Monte Carlo Inn Vaughan Suites 15 min walk to Vaughan station (Tripadvisor 3.8)

• Courtyard Toronto Vaughan 19 min walk to Vaughan station (Tripadvisor 3.6)

Downtown Toronto

Staying downtown provides many more options (and more interesting surroundings).  It is a 40-minute subway ride from the downtown core to the conference venue by subway.  Some examples of hotels that are conveniently located along the subway line to York University include:

• Chestnut Residence (budget accommodation, but tripadvisor rating of 2.9)

• Yorkville Royal Sonesta (tripadvisor 4.4)

• Kimpton St George Hotel (tripadvisor 4.7)

• Park Hyatt (tripadvisor 4.4)

• Chelsea Hotel (tripadvisor 3.5)

 
Driving Options

If you plan to have a car during the conference, there are some convenient hotels, including:

• Novotel Toronto Vaughan (tripadvisor 4.1) 15-minute drive from campus

• Novotel Toronto North York (tripadvisor 3.7) 20-minute drive from campus

Some options are available on Airbnb.  If you are using transit, we recommend that you focus your search near subway stations on the branch of the subway line that includes York University station.

Land Acknowledgment

York University recognizes that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. We acknowledge the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.