The newly renovated Toronto Ontario Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be rededicated in one session by President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
The rededication will be broadcast to all units in the Toronto Ontario Temple district.
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Prior to the rededication, a media day will be held on Monday, February 10, 2025. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, February 11, and Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The temple will then be open to the public for tours from Thursday, February 13, to Saturday, March 8, 2025 (excluding Sundays).
The Toronto Ontario Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley in August 1990. It was the second temple in Canada at the time.
Today, the Toronto Ontario Temple is one of 11 temples in the country. The others are the Calgary Alberta, Cardston Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, Halifax Nova Scotia, Lethbridge Alberta, Montreal Quebec, Regina Saskatchewan, Vancouver British Columbia, Victoria British Columbia and Winnipeg Manitoba Temples.
Missionary work in Canada began with Joseph Smith Sr. and his son, Don Carlos (the father and brother, respectively, of Joseph Smith Jr.), who preached in several Canadian towns and hamlets north of the St. Lawrence River in September 1830.
Between 1830 and 1850, some 2,500 Canadians joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today, Canada is home to over 200,000 members in nearly 500 congregations.
Latter-day Saints consider each temple a house of the Lord and the most sacred place of worship on earth. Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels). All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies such as marriages, which unite families forever, and proxy baptisms on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not have the opportunity to be baptized while living.