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Welcome to The Corleck - Opening March 2026

A new venue for arts, culture and heritage on Toronto’s waterfront.

 

Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) has signed a lease with the City of Toronto to transform an under-utilized and derelict heritage building on Toronto’s waterfront into a vibrant new venue for arts, cultural and heritage programming.

 

The Corleck Building, formerly known as The Administrative Building for the Canada Malting Company, stands beside the iconic silos that overlook Ireland Park and Billy Bishop Airport.

 

As of October 2024, heritage window installations are nearing completion, marking the final step in the building’s winterization. This milestone paves the way for interior renovations that will transform The Corleck into a vibrant destination with classrooms, meeting rooms, a café, and a dynamic performance space, with work expected to continue through much of 2025.

The Corleck Building will present new opportunities for the Irish-Canadian community to explore its deep roots and to engage with the many diverse cultures that enrich the city today.

– Robert G. Kearns, Founding Chair of the Canada Ireland Foundation

Here is a tour of the heritage building with a before and after on November, 2024

Events at The Corleck

The Corleck will host a broad range of exhibitions, live music, theatre performances and talks when it opens.

 

In the meantime, view our events happening online and at other exciting venues around Toronto.

 

View Our Events

The Corleck Campaign

We are grateful to all our donors and supporters.

 

Special thanks to our visionary donors whose generosity will be recognized in a variety of customized capacities on-site, through our website and media campaigns and with special invitations to events such as our annual Chair’s St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon and our ongoing series of lectures and cultural performances.

 

We welcome the opportunity to express our gratitude through recognition that is personalized and relevant to our community of stakeholders.

Corleck Donors

City of Toronto

Government of Ireland

Government of Canada

Aidan and Pat Flatley

Stephen Smith and Diane Blake

Brady Welch

Aaron Regent

Jonathan See

Tyler, Claire and Dylan MacNamara

Alan Duffy

The Pollock Family

CN Rail

Support The Corleck

The Foundation’s continued growth and success are made possible by supporters like you. To make a contribution to The Corleck Campaign, please reach out to our team.

 

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Rendering of the Eireann Quay South Side

Visit The Corleck

Located at:
3 Eireann Quay, Toronto, ON
M5V 0A3

 

Accessibility:

The facility is currently undergoing extensive restoration and rehabilitation. The interior is not open to the public. Steps have been made during the rehabilitation and restoration of The Corleck to ensure the facility, when it opens, will be broadly and easily accessible. The entrance to the main event space will be free of barriers and steps, and an elevator will enable access to all levels. Should you require assistance or information, do not hesitate to contact a member of our team.

Land Acknowledgement

The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) operates and is situated on the traditional territory of Indigenous Nations who have cared for and stewarded this land for generations. CIF recognizes the ancestral lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples – alongside other Indigenous communities, including Inuit and Métis peoples who call Toronto home today. CIF acknowledges that Toronto lies within the lands covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties with multiple Mississauga and Chippewa Nations.

 

This territory is also part of the ‘Dish with One Spoon’ wampum, a treaty that predates colonial settlement and continues to be acknowledged by First Nations. The Dish With One Spoon Wampum is a covenant between Indigenous Nations in the Great Lakes region that expresses a way of sharing the land and its resources in peace.

 

CIF honours the relationships Indigenous peoples have with Mother Earth, and are committed to learning about local Indigenous cultures, heritages, and traditions. The Canada Ireland Foundation will continue our efforts to develop partnerships with Indigenous peoples based on mutual respect, trust, and friendship.