The Ontario Science Centre is going to temporarily set up shop at the Harbourfront Centre by next summer.

The Ford government made the announcement on Wednesday morning, as work continues on a permanent science centre location at Ontario Place that isn’t expected to be open until 2029.

The provincial governmentsays moving facility to the Harbourfront Centre in the interim will support the protection of jobs, boost tourism, and drive economic growth.

“By establishing the Ontario Science Centre’s interim location at the Harbourfront Centre, we’re helping Ontario families access world-class science programming even as we continue building a new, expanded and state-of-the-art Ontario Science Centre just steps away at Ontario Place,” said Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.

KidSpark, Ontario Science Centre’s learning space, has already been running out of the waterfront centre since December 2024.

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