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What’s open and closed on Labour Day in Toronto

by Julia Mastroianni for Post City Posted: August 28, 2024 Photo: @letsgototheex/Instagram

With the final long weekend of the summer approaching, make sure you’re making the most of the great weather. Ahead of the Labour Day weekend, here’s everything that’s open and closed in Toronto.

Public transit

  • TTC: The TTC will operate on a holiday schedule. All TTC routes will operate on their Sunday service schedules but will start earlier (at approximately 6 a.m.). Any routes that don’t normally operate on Sundays won’t be in operation.
  • Go Transit: Go Transit will operate on a Saturday schedule.

Government services

Municipal, provincial, and federal government offices (including passport offices and Service Canada centres) will be closed.

Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library branches will be closed on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2 (and there will be no Bookmobile service). You can return books and other materials when the library is closed, but they won’t be cleared from your account right away. Online services are always available.

Postal and delivery services

Canada Post, FedEx, Purolator and UPS will be closed on Monday with no collection or delivery of mail.

Banks

All banks will be closed on Monday.

Alcohol

  • LCBO: All LCBO store locations will be closed on Monday, but they’ll be open for regular hours on the weekend.
  • The Beer Store: On Monday, 96 select Beer Store locations across the province will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., including six locations in Toronto (534 Parliament St., 452 Bathurst St., 529 Oakwood Ave., 609 Roehampton Ave., 2153 St. Clair Ave. W., 81 Billy Bishop Way, ) as well as other locations across the GTA. Click here for the full list.

Restaurants and eateries

Many restaurants are open for Canada Day feasts across the city! Click here for 10 of the best new restaurants to check out in Toronto.

Grocery stores

  • Rabba Fine Foods will be open (all Rabba locations are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  • T&T Supermarket College Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Eataly Yorkville will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Bloor Street Independent City Market (55 Bloor St.) will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Whole Foods in Yorkville and Square One (Mississauga) will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Loblaws: Check your store’s holiday hours before you head out as many locations will be closed.

Malls

Toronto Eaton Centre will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Markville Shopping Centre (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Toronto Premium Outlets (9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Pacific Mall (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

The following major shopping malls will be closed: Dufferin Mall, Fairview Mall, Sherway Gardens, Shops at Don Mills, Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Scarborough Town Centre.

Entertainment

  • The CN Tower will be open from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • The Art Gallery of Ontario, which is usually closed on Mondays, will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • The Royal Ontario Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be free admission and free main floor access initiatives on Monday.
  • Ripley’s Aquarium will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Canada’s Wonderland will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..  There will be one night of fireworks on Sunday, Sept. 1, with fireworks starting at 10 p.m.
  • The Toronto Zoo will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. (the Toronto Zoo is open every day, all year).
  • The CNE will be open for the last day of the fair from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • The Hockey Hall of Fame will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Casa Loma will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Movie theatres: It’ll be business as usual for most theatres.
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