Infrastructure Ontario has been working with TO2015 and other partners to select companies to develop major infrastructure projects for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. This process is well underway and all major venues will be under construction by early 2013.

The Toronto 2015 Games, through contributions from the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario will deliver Canada's largest ever multi-sport Games. The Games will provide new and redeveloped infrastructure and enhance sporting facilities in post-secondary schools and in communities across the Greater Toronto Area. During the Games, athletes will have world-class facilities in which to train, compete and rest. Following the Games, students and high-performance athletes and the community will be able to access the facilities. The status of the major venues is as follows: 

Pan American Athletes' Village 

Construction of the Athletes' Village in time for the 2015 Games is accelerating development of the West Don Lands community by five to 10 years and creating much-needed public infrastructure as well as new market and affordable housing in Toronto. 

The project will enhance the broader waterfront community through the development of a new, sustainable, mixed-use neighbourhood with a new YMCA and George Brown College's first student residence. The development will also provide 10,000 athletes, coaches and team officials with a safe and supportive environment during the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games.  

Status: Under construction as of January 2012. The Province has entered into an agreement with Dundee Kilmer Developments to design, build and finance the Athletes' Village project.

Pan American Aquatics Centre, Field House and Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO)

This high-performance aquatics and athletics facility will be constructed on property jointly owned by the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The facility will include:

  • an Aquatics Centre featuring two internationally sanctioned long course 10-lane, 50-metre pools (including bulkheads); a 5-metre deep diving tank with 5-metre, 7.5-metre and 10-metre platforms; dry-land diver training facilities; and  Games-time seating capacity of approximately 6,000; 
  • a Field House featuring flexible gymnasium space for training and competition with a Games-time seating capacity of approximately 2,000, as well as an indoor recreational track and fitness area including cardio and weightlifting facilities; 
  • a Canadian Sport Institute Ontario complex that will provide sport performance services and coaching and training facilities. 

Students, high-performance athletes, sporting groups and the community will have access to the multipurpose facility after the Games. 

Status: A preferred bidder will be selected in spring 2012. Construction will begin in summer 2012.

Pan American Stadia and Velodrome 

This project involves construction of a new soccer stadium in Hamilton, a velodrome in Milton and an athletics stadium at York University in Toronto. 

In Milton, the velodrome will host the track cycling competition during the Games. It will be designed to meet all of the technical requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), including a 250-metre indoor wooden track. The velodrome also includes an infield area that can support other recreational activities such as basketball or volleyball following the Games. 

The new athletics stadium at York University will host athletics competitions during the Games. The stadium will provide students, faculty and the community with a much needed recreation, training and competition facility following the Games. 

Status: A request for proposals was issued in September 2011. Construction of the stadia will begin in late 2012. Construction of the velodrome will begin in early 2013.

Markham Pan Am Centre, Etobicoke Olympium and Pan American Field Hockey Centre 

The new Markham Pan Am Centre will host the water polo and badminton competitions for the Games. Following the Games, residents will have access to the 50-metre Olympic sized pool, triple gymnasium, community all-purpose rooms, meeting rooms and a two-level fitness centre. The new centre will be located adjacent to the Unionville GO Station and the sports-focused Bill Crothers Secondary School within the heart of Markham's newly developing downtown. 

The Etobicoke Olympium will be renovated and improved to be used as a training site for aquatics disciplines including swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. Renovations of this facility include the existing pool and improvements to the mechanical and electrical systems. The Olympium is a multi-sport facility that includes an Olympic-sized pool, a leisure pool, gymnasium and fitness centre. Following the Games, local residents will have access to much improved facilities. 

The new Pan Am Field Hockey Centre will be Ontario's first international field hockey venue. This two-field centre at the University of Toronto's downtown St. George campus will have the ability to host all levels of the game, from international to local.

Status: A request for proposals was issued in March 2012. Construction will begin in summer 2012 for the Markham Pan Am Centre. The Etobicoke Olympium and Pan Am Field Hockey Centre will begin construction in 2013.

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