Question Period Note: Rogers Centre development plans

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Reference number:
PSPC-2020-QP-00056
Date received:
Dec 7, 2020
Organization:
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Name of Minister:
Anand, Anita (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Public Services and Procurement

Issue/Question:

Several media outlets have published reports about Rogers Communications and Brookfield Assets Management Inc.’s possible plans to demolish the Rogers Centre in order to construct a new stadium as part of a downtown Toronto redevelopment.

Suggested Response:

  • Canada Lands Company (CLC) is a commercial Crown Corporation that operates at arms’ length from the government
    • CLC is the landlord under a long-term ground lease for the Rogers Centre, which expires in 2088
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    • We will continue to monitor for further developments

Background:

The land on which the Rogers Centre (a baseball stadium, including a hotel) sits is under a long-term ground lease from CLC to a Province of Ontario corporation. Media has been reporting that Rogers Communications Inc. and the real estate arm of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. want to demolish the stadium. This has not been confirmed.

The province subleases the land on which the sports facility sits to the Blue Jays (Rogers) and the land on which the hotel sits to another party.

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Additional Information:

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