Openings
Canada's newest casino hotels and the ones on the way
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Canada has gained five new casino hotels since 2020. Two more are being built right now, and several established resorts are partway through major refits. We follow all three groups here, listing each opening date and room count as published by the operator or a named report, with a link to the source so you can check it.
Opened in 2020 or later
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
Hard Rock's first fully integrated resort in Canada, created by a $350 million rebuild of the Rideau Carleton site. Slots number 1,500-plus in a casino that never closes; Hard Rock LIVE takes up to 2,200, and the steakhouse is a Council Oak. Every area is 19+.
Reported by: www.hardrock.com
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
The old Casino Woodbine, rebuilt as a resort alongside Woodbine Racetrack. It adds a theatre for up to 5,000, a pool with sauna and steam room, free self-parking and a complimentary Pearson shuttle.
Reported by: www.mannpublications.com
Pickering Casino Resort Hotel
East of Toronto, Great Canadian's $500 million Pickering complex added this hotel. Its rooms measure between 388 and 775 sq ft, 22 of them accessible. Opening-day gaming meant 2,200 slots and over 90 live tables, and there's a 2,500-seat arena-theatre.
Reported by: newswire.ca
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel
Great Blue Heron, on Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation land, gained a hotel that was announced as finished on November 1, 2021. The room count isn't settled: Wikipedia says 100, travel listings 116, and the operator gives none. Its Nest event space fits up to 800.
Reported by: en.wikipedia.org
Dakota Dunes Resort
Whitecap Dakota First Nation owns this hotel beside Dakota Dunes Casino, about 20 minutes south of Saskatoon, and Atlific Hotels manages it. It cut the ribbon on October 8, 2020, and offers 10,000 sq ft of meeting space plus farm-to-table dining.
Reported by: staymagazine.ca
Under construction
River Cree hotel tower
An 18-storey tower of about 230 to 240 rooms, over 30 suites, a pool with two waterslides and a large ballroom, added to the current 249-room hotel. The exterior was done by June 2026.
Reported by: www.staymagazine.ca
Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil
Gateway is building this to replace its Georgian Downs casino: 1,000-plus slots, live tables and a seven-storey hotel, roughly 150,000 sq ft in all, per BlogTO's September 2026 report.
Reported by: www.blogto.com
Older resorts, newly renovated
- Casino Rama Resort — Rooms being redone floor by floor since 2025; ground-floor spa; three new kitchens: Chow (fall 2024), MATCH (May 2025) and Atlas Steak and Fish (November 2025).
- River Rock Casino Resort — Anniversary upgrades in 2024 brought Gordon Ramsay Steak; KOI sushi followed in 2026; new owners took over in June 2026.
- Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — Phased casino renovation through 2026–2027; the pool is closed meanwhile and the buffet shuts for works in January 2027.
- Caesars Windsor — The six-level garage fully reopened on July 8, 2026; the nightclub relocated off-site in January 2026.
Before you book: common questions
Which is Canada's newest casino hotel?
The Hard Rock in Ottawa. Its doors opened on July 3, 2025.
Is any new casino hotel being built in Canada?
Yes, two. River Cree in Enoch, Alberta is adding an 18-storey tower with July 2027 as the target, and in Ontario Gateway is building Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil, for which no opening date has been given.
What new casino hotels are there near Toronto?
Two, both from 2023. Pickering Casino Resort Hotel came first, in January, with 275 rooms; later that year, in August, the 400-room hotel at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto joined it.