First Ontario Parliament Buildings

The First Ontario Parliament Buildings (or the Third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada) were built between 1829 and 1832 near Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets in what was then York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario).

When the Province of Canada ceased to exist with the creation of Ontario at Confederation on July 1, 1867, Toronto was named the provincial capital, and these Front Street buildings were the first used by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

[1] The buildings were the last to have an upper chamber, as the new province of Ontario did not have a legislative council after 1866.

The old structure, left abandoned, rapidly degraded from the elements and from vandalism.

The site of Ontario's first parliament buildings is now occupied by Simcoe Place and the Canadian Broadcasting Centre.