
It may be cliché to say, but New Year’s Day is the ultimate reset. There’s a certain freshness about going out into the world on the first day of the new year.
Whether nursing a hangover, milking the last moments of holiday time, or getting a head start on resolutions for 2020, here’s what’s open and closed on New Year’s Day in Toronto.
- See also:
Closed:
- Banks
- Government office
- Libraries
- Post office/mail delivery
Open:

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TTC
TTC will operate on Sunday service with subway and most routes starting at 6 am. Any routes that do not normally operate on Sundays, will not operate on NYD.
Attractions

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Open:
- Art Gallery of Ontario: 317 Dundas Street West – 10:30 am to 4 pm
- Aga Khan Museum: 77 Wynford Drive – 10 am to 6 pm
- The Bentway: 250 Fort York Boulevard – 12 pm to 9 pm
- CN Tower: 301 Front Street West- 10 am to 10:30 pm
- Select movie theatres across the city will be open. Check your local listings for showtimes.
- Ontario Place: 955 Lake Shore Boulevard West – 5 am to 12 am
- The Ontario Science Centre: 770 Don Mills Road – 10 am to 5 pm
- Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada: 288 Bremner Blvd – open 9 am to 11 pm
- The Royal Ontario Museum: 100 Queen’s Park – 10 am to 5:30 pm
- The Toronto Zoo: 2000 Meadowvale Road – 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Union Skating Rink: 61 Front Street West– 11 am to 7 pm
Closed:
- Canada’s Wonderland
- Gardiner Museum
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Museum of Illusions
- Stackt

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Grocery Stores
While many will be closed on Christmas these grocery stores will be open:
- Kitchen Table: 10 Queens Quay West – 6 am to 12 am
- Kitchen Table: 595 Bay Street – 6:30 am to 12 am
- Kitchen Table: 705 King Street West – 7 am to 2 am
- The Food Depot: 155 Dupont Street – open 24 hours
- Rabba Fine Food: various locations – open 24 hours
- Whole Foods: 87 Avenue Road – 10 am to 6 pm
- Galleria Supermarket: 7040 Yonge Street – 24 hours
- Galleria Supermarket: 865 York Mills Road– 7 am to 12 am
- Galleria Supermarket: 558 Yonge Street – 8 am to 11 pm
- Galleria Supermarket: 351 Bloor Street West – 7 am to 12 am

LCBO
LCBO/Beer Stores
All LCBO and Beer Stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

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Malls
Open:
The following malls and shopping centres are open on New Year’s Day.
- CF Markville: 5000 Highway 7 – 11 am to 6 pm
- CF Toronto Eaton Centre: 220 Yonge Street – 12 pm to 7 pm
- Hillcrest Mall: 9350 Yonge Street – 11 am to 6 pm
- The Pacific Mall: 4300 Steeles Avenue East – 11 am to 8 pm
- Promenade: 1 Promenade Circle – 11 am to 6 pm
- Square One: 100 City Centre Drive – 11 am to 6 pm
- Toronto Premium Outlets: 13850 Steeles Avenue West – 9:30 am to 7 pm
- Vaughan Mills: 1 Bass Pro Mills Drive – 10 am to 7 pm
- Yorkville Village: 55 Avenue Road – 10 am to 8 pm
Closed:
- Bayview Village Shops
- CF Fairview Mall
- CF Sherway Gardens
- Dufferin Mall
- Scarborough Town Centre
- Yorkdale Shopping Centre