2009 CGEU Visitor Information
From CGEU
18th Annual CGEU Conference/5th Annual CCGEU Conference July 22-26, 2009, Toronto, Ontario Hosted by CUPE 3902 at the University of Toronto
Visitor Information
The conference will be held at Victoria College at the University of Toronto, in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The College is accessible by the Museum subway station and is walking distance from the CUPE 3902 office at 180 Bloor St West. The Canadian CGEU will begin the evening of Wednesday, July 22, and continue through the day of Thursday, July 23. The full CGEU will begin on the evening of Thursday, July 23 and continue until Sunday, July 26.
Getting Here
Flying: The Pearson International Airport is located in Mississauga, Ontario, and services the Greater Toronto Area. Once you have arrived at Pearson International you can get downtown either by taxi or public transit. A taxi will cost approximately $50. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) fare is $2.75 per person. From the airport, take the bus number 192, the ‘airport rocket’, to the Kipling subway station. As the Kipling station is the end of the Bloor subway line, any train will take you eastward, towards downtown. If you are heading to Victoria College, you will switch from the Bloor line to the University line at the St. George station: get off the subway train and head one floor up to access the southbound University line. The next station along the University line is Museum, which is one block west of Victoria College and a block south of the CUPE 3902 office.
Train: Union Station receives trains from VIA Rail, Amtrak, Ontario Northland, and GO Transit, and is connected to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway system. From Union Station, take the University subway line northbound, until Museum station, which is one block west of Victoria College and one block south of the CUPE 3902 office.
Bus: The bus depot is at 610 Bay St., at the corner of Bay St. and Dundas St. West, about a 20 minute walk, a $10 cab ride, or a quick subway trip from Victoria College. To take the subway, walk west of the bus depot to the St. Patrick Subway station (Dundas St. West and University Avenue) and take the subway two stops north, to the Museum station.
Accommodations
Homestays: We will try to arrange homestays with Toronto residents on a first-come, first-served basis. If this is your preference, indicate on the registration form, along with any restrictions.
Victoria College Residence: Victoria College Residence has both single and double bedrooms, with linens, towels, and soap provided. Washrooms are shared. Rooms are $59.50 (single), or $80.50 (double), and can reserved by completing the attached form and submitting it to Victoria College, with on night’s deposit. Details for the Victoria College Residence are available here, along with the reservation form.
Hotels: There are numerous unionized hotels in downtown Toronto; a list is here, with the distance to Victoria College noted.
