Ontario Government Buildings

Ontario Government Buildings
Two of the buildings of the complex: Mowat (left) and Hearst (right) Blocks

The Ontario Government Buildings are a set of office buildings in Toronto, Canada home to most of the various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. They are located just east of Queen's Park on Bay Street. It consists of four buildings:

  • The Mowat Block is 24 storeys high and is named after the third Premier of Ontario, Sir Oliver Mowat.
  • The Macdonald Block is named for the first Premier of Ontario, Sir John Sandfield Macdonald. It was completed in 1968 (along with the Hepburn Block), and is located at 900 Bay Street. This block connects the four towers along the first two storeys of each and has a bridge to the Whitney Block from its second storey.
The Whitney Block (left) and the (clockwise from top left) Ferguson, Hearst, Mowat, and Hepburn Blocks, with the 2 storey Macdonald block connecting the four together.

The massive construction site for the Ontario Government Buildings was the filming location for Buster Keaton's last film, "The Reporter," an industrial safety short that was released under the title The Scribe.

Other government buildings nearby include:

References

Coordinates: 43°39′50″N 79°23′16″W / 43.663924°N 79.387679°W / 43.663924; -79.387679


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