Openings
New casino hotels in Canada: recent openings and what's next
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Three things are happening in Canadian casino hotels: new ones opening (five since 2020), new ones being built (two right now) and older ones being rebuilt from the inside. This page tracks all three. Opening dates and room counts come from the operator or a report we name, and every entry links to its source.
Opened from 2020 on
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
$350 million turned the old Rideau Carleton site into Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort. Inside: a casino that never closes with 1,500-plus slots, Hard Rock LIVE (capacity 2,200) and a Council Oak steakhouse. Adults only — 19+ throughout.
Source: www.hardrock.com
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Casino Woodbine, reinvented as a resort beside the racetrack. Highlights: a 5,000-capacity theatre, free parking, a free Pearson shuttle and a pool with steam room and sauna.
Source: www.mannpublications.com
Pickering Casino Resort Hotel
East of Toronto, the hotel piece of Great Canadian's $500 million Pickering resort. Rooms span 388–775 sq ft, 22 of them accessible; at launch the casino counted 2,200 slots and 90-plus live tables, and the arena and theatre hold 2,500.
Source: newswire.ca
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel
On November 1, 2021, the casino on Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation land announced its hotel finished. How many rooms depends on the source — 100 per Wikipedia, 116 per travel listings, none stated by the operator. Events of up to 800 fit in The Nest.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Dakota Dunes Resort
Atlific Hotels manages this Whitecap Dakota First Nation hotel next to Dakota Dunes Casino, about 20 minutes south of Saskatoon. Ribbon cut on October 8, 2020; 10,000 sq ft for meetings and a farm-to-table kitchen.
Source: staymagazine.ca
Under construction
River Cree hotel tower
Planned: 18 storeys, roughly 230–240 rooms and 30-plus suites, a ballroom and a pool with two waterslides, on top of today's 249 rooms. Exterior work wrapped up in June 2026.
Source: www.staymagazine.ca
Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil
Gateway is building this to replace its Georgian Downs casino. BlogTO (September 2026) describes 1,000-plus slots, live tables and a seven-storey hotel across about 150,000 sq ft.
Source: www.blogto.com
Recent makeovers
- Casino Rama Resort — New ground-floor spa; room renovations from 2025; Chow (fall 2024), MATCH (May 2025) and Atlas Steak and Fish (November 2025).
- River Rock Casino Resort — 2024 upgrades for the 20th anniversary, Gordon Ramsay Steak the biggest; KOI sushi opened in 2026; ownership changed in June 2026.
- Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — Casino renovations in phases through 2026–2027; pool shut for the duration; buffet closing for works in January 2027.
- Caesars Windsor — Nightclub moved out in January 2026; the six-floor garage was fully back in service on July 8, 2026.
Quick answers before you book
Most recent casino hotel opening in Canada?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa, on July 3, 2025.
Which casino hotels are under construction?
Two: River Cree's 18-storey tower in Enoch, Alberta, with July 2027 as the target, and Gateway's Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil in Ontario, which has no announced opening date.
Any new casino hotels near Toronto?
Two since 2023 — Pickering Casino Resort Hotel (275 rooms, January 2023) and the 400-room hotel at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto (August 2023).