A Huge York University Campus Is Being Built In Markham Right Now

It will fit over 4,000 students.
York University In Markham Is Being Built Right Now & It's Going To Be Huge
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The provincial government has just announced that one Ontario university is about to get a major expansion. York University in Markham is getting a new campus that will fit 4,200 new students. 

In a press conference on Friday, Doug Ford announced that construction for the new Markam Centre Campus will begin this month. 

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Markham Centre Campus opening date

The new space, which will be over 400,000 square feet is set to open in the fall of 2023. 

Students will be able to take a variety of classes on the new campus, including "high-demand fields" like technology, data science and entrepreneurship. 

The new construction plan will also create over 2,000 new jobs, according to the government. 

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