Ontario to spend $27 million for OCAD university expansion

Toronto – The Province of Ontario will be spending $27 million on the expansion of the OCAD University campus along McCaul and Duncan streets in downtown Toronto, it was announced April 12.

The project will include:

• expansion and refurbishment of studio spaces and fabrication technology at 100 McCaul St., including the historic George Reid House, facing Grange Park;
• construction of collaborative learning spaces in the Sharp Centre for Design;
• creation of new shared student spaces, including the Grange Park Room, Student Commons and Indigenous Visual Culture Centre;
• revitalization and expansion of the Art and Design Library for the Future; and
• development of a Centre for Experiential Learning, located at 115 McCaul St.

In total, the project will add 55,000 square feet of new space and upgrade 94,700 square feet of existing space to OCAD, formerly known as the Ontario College of Art and Design.

The Creative City Campus project is OCAD University’s capital priority project and is expected to be completed by the start of the 2020-2021 academic year.

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