[1] In 1918, St. Stanislaus Novitiate was attended by the son of the Justice Minister of Canada, Charles Doherty, so when Canadian military officers surrounded it attempting to enforce the Military Service Act, the premises became the centre of a political scandal that became known as the Guelph Raid.

[2] The idea of a Jesuit college in Guelph started in 1852 when the Bishop of Toronto, Armand de Charbonnel invited Fr.

[4] On 7 June 1918, military officers came and surrounded the building in search of men who may have joined the Jesuits to avoid conscription.

This resulted in a scandal, because the son of the Justice Minister of Canada, Charles Doherty was studying to be a Jesuit there at the time.

It currently serves as offices for Nature Conservancy of Canada and is known as Orchard Park West.

In 1959, the partially completed building was opened by the Bishop of Hamilton, Joseph Francis Ryan.

In 1964, the Loyola House Retreat and Training Centre relocated to be within the grounds of Ignatius College from its previous site in Oakville, Ontario.