What's Open And Closed In Toronto On New Year's Day 2025

Even if you weren't much of a planner in 2024, the new year is your chance to start on a better foot. At the very least, we recommend planning ahead for New Year's Day, which falls on Wednesday this year and is a statutory holiday. As such, banks and government services will be closed, however, some malls, grocery stores, and attractions will be open, albeit with special hours. Here's what you need to know.

What's Closed On New Year's Day

Banks
Canada Post
Government offices and services
Libraries
Most grocery stores
LCBO
Beer Store
Dufferin Mall
Scarborough Town Centre
Sherway Gardens
Shops at Don Mills
St. Lawrence Market
Yorkdale Mall
Hockey Hall of Fame

What's Open On New Year's Day

Transit

The TTC will operate on Sunday service
GO Transit will operate on a Saturday schedule

Shopping

Bramalea City Centre — 11 am to 6 pm
CF Markville — 11 am to 6 pm
CF Toronto Eaton Centre — 12 pm to 7 pm
Promenade Mall – 10 am to 6 pm
Square One Shopping Centre — 11 am to 6 pm
Toronto Premium Outlets – 9:30 am to 7 pm
Vaughan Mills – 10 am to 6 pm
Select Shoppers Drug Mart locations
Select Rexall locations
Select Wine Rack locations

Grocery

Loblaws — 60 Carlton Street: 8am to 8pm
Rabba Fine Foods — all locations open 24 hours
Summerhill Market — all locations open 10 am to 7 pm
Whole Foods — 87 Avenue Road: 10 am to 9 pm
Kitchen Table — 389 Spadina Road: 7 am to 11 pm, 705 King Street West: 7 am to 12 am, 155 Dupont Street: 7 am to 11 pm

Attractions

Aga Khan Museum — 10 am to 8 pm
Gardiner Museum — 10 am to 5 pm
The Art Gallery of Ontario — 10:30 am to 4 pm
Royal Ontario Museum — 10 am to 5:30 pm
Casa Loma — 9:30 am to 5 pm
Canada's Wonderland (Winterfest) — 3 pm to 9 pm
CN Tower — 11 am to 7 pm
High Park Zoo — 9 am to 5 pm
Ripley’s Aquarium — 9 am to 11 pm
Riverdale Farm — 9 am to 5 pm
Toronto Zoo — 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Toronto Islands
Movie theatres

Toronto

What's Open And Closed In Toronto On New Year's Day

Although New Year's Day is a statutory holiday, some malls, grocery stores, and attractions will be open in Toronto, albeit with special hours.

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