Queen's Park (Toronto)

Queen's Park
View from the south of the park looking towards the Ontario Legislative Building
Type	Municipal park
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°39′53″N 79°23′33″W / 43.664659°N 79.392453°W / 43.664659; -79.392453
Opened	11 September 1860; 163 years ago (1860-09-11)
Etymology	Queen Victoria
Owned by	University of Toronto & Government of Ontario[note 1]
Managed by	Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division & the Government of Ontario[note 2]
Paths	3 bicycle trails[4]
Public transit access	Queen's Park Museum  506

Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The phrase "Queen's Park" is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario or the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.^[5]

The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto, which occupies most of the surrounding lands. In 1859, the land was leased by the University of Toronto to the City of Toronto government for a 999-year term.^[6] In 1880, a "portion of the Queen's Park [was] selected [and given to] the Government of Ontario, as a site for the erection of new Legislative and Departmental buildings".^[2] The land that is occupied by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is owned by the Government of Ontario. The north park is owned by the University of Toronto and leased to the city. Ministry buildings of the Ontario government occupy other properties to the east of the park, in an area between Wellesley Street and Grosvenor Street.

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