Since Easter is on the weekend and it's not a stat holiday, you might not know what's open and closed in Toronto.
That includes grocery stores, liquor stores, pharmacies, malls, and more.
There are a lot of closures on Sunday, April 5, but some stores, malls, attractions and services in the city are open.
So, here's everything you need to know about what's closed and open on Easter Sunday in Toronto.
Grocery stores
Costco: All Costco stores are closed on Easter Sunday.
Loblaws: All of the Loblaws stores in Toronto are closed on April 5 except for the Carlton location (60 Carlton Street), which is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
No Frills: No Frills stores are closed on Easter Sunday.
Walmart: All of the Walmart stores in Toronto are closed except the Rexdale location (2245 Islington Avenue), which is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Sobeys: Only the Sobeys High Park store (199 Roncesvalles Avenue) is open on Easter Sunday. You can shop from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
FreshCo: Stores are closed on April 5.
Farm Boy: All stores in Toronto are closed on Easter Sunday.
Metro: All of the Metro stores in Toronto are closed on Easter Sunday except for the College Park location (444 Yonge Street), which is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Longo's: Closed on Easter Sunday.
Food Basics: All stores are closed on April 5.
Rabba: All locations are open 24/7.
Foodland: Only the Queen location (2040 Queen Street East) is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Easter Sunday.
Whole Foods: The Yorkville location (87 Avenue Road) is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Easter Sunday.
Liquor stores
LCBO: All of the LCBO stores in Toronto are closed on April 5.
The Beer Store: All stores are closed on Easter Sunday.
Pharmacies
Rexall: Some Rexall locations are closed on Easter Sunday, but many are open.
These stores are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
- Greenwin Square — 345 Bloor Street
- Bayview (Sunnybrook) — 1820 Bayview Avenue
These stores are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
- Queen & University — 250 University Avenue
- Dundas & Spadina — 285 Spadina Avenue
- Church & Front — 63 Front Street East
- St. Clair Centre — 2 St.Clair Avenue East
- Waterpark Place — 88 Queens Quay West
These stores are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
- Mount Sinai — 600 University Avenue
- College Park — 777 Bay Street
- Spadina & College — 474 Spadina Avenue
- Hazelton Lanes — 87 Avenue Road
- Eglinton/Bathurst — 901 Eglinton Avenue West
- Lawrence Allen Centre — 700 Lawrence Avenue West
- Keele/Wilson — 1115 Wilson Avenue
- Sheppard Ave Willowdale — 288 Sheppard Avenue East
- Lakeshore/37th — 3701 Lakeshore Blvd West
- Eglinton & Brimley — 2682 Eglinton Avenue East
These stores are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
- First Canadian Place — 1 First Canadian Place
- Forest Hill — 393 Spadina Road
- Galleria SC — 1245 Dupont Street
- Moore Park Plaza — 325 Moore Avenue
- Yonge/Melrose — 3402 Yonge Street
These stores are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
- Hullmark — 4789 Yonge Street
- Browns Line/Horner — 440 Brown's Line
Shoppers Drug Mart: Most of the Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Toronto are open on Easter Sunday.
These stores are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
- King & Spadina — 500 King Street West
- Queen & Bathurst — 524 Queen Street West
- King & Tecumseh — 761 King Street West
- Parliament & Carlton — 467 Parliament Street
- Sherbourne & Howard — 565 Sherbourne Street
- Bathurst & Lake Shore — 15a Bathurst Street
- Dundas & Sumach — 593 Dundas Street East
- Front & Cherry — 401 Front Street East
- Roxborough — 1027 Yonge Street
- Queen Street West — 1033 Queen Street West
- Liberty North — 1090 King Street West
- Danforth & Ellerbeck — 180 Danforth Avenue
- Yonge & St. Clair — 1507 Yonge Street
- Danforth & Pape — 755 Danforth Avenue
- Leslie & Lake Shore — 1015 Lake Shore Boulevard East
These stores are open from 8 a.m. to midnight:
- Queen & Beverley — 260 Queen Street West
- Sankofa Square — 279 Yonge Street
- Yonge & Carlton — 465 Yonge Street
- King & Peter — 388 King Street West
- Yonge & Charles — 728 Yonge Street
- Lower Jarvis — 18 Lower Jarvis Street
- Bloor & Bedford — 236 Bloor Street West
- Queen's Quay — 390 Queen's Quay West
- Walmer Place — 360a Bloor Street West
- Spadina & Dupont — 292 Dupont Street
- Queen & Carlaw — 970 Queen Street East
- St. Clair & Bathurst — 523 St. Clair Avenue West
These stores are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
- Lucliff Place — 700 Bay Street
- Sutton Place — 951 Bay Street
- College & Bathurst — 63 College Street
- The Well — 486 Front Street West
- Manulife Centre — 55 Bloor Street West
- College Square — 725 College Street
- Queen West — 1473 Queen Street West
- Lansdowne & Dupont — 1400 Dupont Street
Shopping malls
Eaton Centre: Open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Easter Sunday.
Yorkdale: Closed.
Shops at Don Mills: Closed.
Sherway Gardens: Closed on Easter Sunday.
Promenade Shopping Centre: Closed on April 5.
Centrepoint Mall: Closed.
Scarborough Town Centre: Closed.
Dufferin Mall: Closed on Easter Sunday.
Attractions
CN Tower: Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday.
Ripley's Aquarium: Open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum: Open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 5.
Art Gallery of Ontario: Open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Casa Loma: Open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Fame: Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Toronto Zoo: Open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Easter.
Bata Shoe Museum: Open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Allan Gardens Conservatory: Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Aga Khan Museum: Open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cineplex: Theatres in Toronto are open on Easter Sunday.
Services
Banks: Most bank branches are closed on Sundays, but ATMs and online banking are still accessible.
Service Canada: All Service Canada locations in Toronto are closed on April 5 as usual because it's the weekend.
ServiceOntario: All ServiceOntario locations in Toronto are closed on Sunday as usual because it's the weekend. But some services can be done online.
311: Toronto's 311 assistance service is available 24/7.
Canada Post: Canada Post doesn't deliver or collect mail on weekends. But some privately operated post offices, including those in Shoppers Drug Mart stores, are open on Easter Sunday.
Transit
TTC: TTC service is on a regular schedule on Easter, but there is no subway service on Line 1 between St. George and St. Andrew stations for planned station work. No shuttle buses are operating between the stations on Sunday.
Also, there are temporary route changes for 92 Woodbine South, 501 Queen and 64 Main because of an Easter parade in the Beaches.
GO Transit: GO Transit routes are operating on a regular Sunday schedule on April 5.
This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.
