Rexdale Community Benefits Agreement
The Rexdale – Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement (“Rexdale CBA”) was signed between One Toronto Gaming (the operating company of Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto) and the City of Toronto in 2018 to leverage social and economic opportunities for local residents through the casino expansion project. Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto (“Great Canadian Toronto” and formerly Casino Woodbine) continues to effectively deliver on outlined targets in the Rexdale CBA with the ongoing support and collaboration of the City of Toronto and local stakeholders. Click here to learn more about the targets outlined in the Rexdale CBA.
2024 Community Benefits Award Project:
Great Canadian Toronto is honoured to be the recipient of the 2024 Community Benefits Project Award presented by the Building Diversity Awards hosted by Toronto Community Benefits Network. The award recognizes a major construction project with a formal community benefits agreement in place that has achieved positive outcomes meeting or exceeding those stated in the agreement. To read more please visit buildingdiversity.ca.
Employment Opportunities
Great Canadian Toronto works closely with community partners to connect the local community and equity-deserving groups to employment opportunities at the casino. Here’s an overview of the number of jobs filled as result of Great Canadian Toronto’s expansion project:
- 2,982 employment operation hires
- 2,807 construction hires
- 1,292 equity-deserving hires
- 252 local hires
* Data 2018 – Q3 2024
For more information on employment opportunities at Great Canadian Toronto through the Rexdale CBA please visit the City of Toronto’s Employment Opportunities System or directly through the Great Canadian website – here are the instructions you can follow on how to browse opportunities.
Community Access to Space
Great Canadian Toronto has developed a Community Access to Space Policy with the support of the City of Toronto and key community stakeholders to outline terms for use of the venue. This policy will allow local community organizations who meet the eligibility requirements set by the Rexdale CBA to rent Great Canadian Toronto’s theatre at a reduced rate.
Community organizations interested in booking Great Canadian Toronto’s theatre can access the Community Access to Space Policy to review eligibility requirements, terms and conditions, event booking procedures, insurance and liability, rental fees and deposits. For any questions, please send an email to communityevents@greatcanadian.com.
Child Care Centre
Great Canadian Toronto provided the City of Toronto $5 million for the development of a childcare centre. The childcare centre will be connected to a Toronto Community Housing Corporation across from the casino resort and will be accessible to families with children from both the local community and Great Canadian Toronto employees. The development and operation of this childcare centre will be led by the City of Toronto’s Children’s Services division.
Supply Chain Diversity
Through the Rexdale CBA, Great Canadian Entertainment has a commitment to diverse and local procurement with both internal and external targets. One Toronto Gaming is currently meeting the outlined procurement targets in the Rexdale CBA and will continue to identify and address areas of improvement to internal procurement processes to support a healthy supplier diversity program. If you are a diverse or local vendor interested in procurement opportunities, please email national.procurement@gcgaming.com.
Responsible Gambling
At Great Canadian Toronto, we believe that Responsible Gambling (‘RG’) is a vital part of our business sustainability, and we are committed to promoting player health and positive play through ongoing harm prevention and mitigation. Our RG program is continuously evolving, and we constantly strive to improve and enhance our responsible programming and service delivery. Read our Responsible Gambling Statement of Commitment here.
