Overview
- The province has begun procurements to deliver a “world-class” observation wheel in Niagara Falls comparable to marquee wheels in London and Las Vegas.
- A Request for Information is exploring a signature theme park, and the plan outlines a 3.8‑kilometre all‑season Niagara River Line tram through Queen Victoria Park.
- Premier Doug Ford publicly invited major casino operators as the strategy considers multiple new “world-class” casinos linked to hotels, entertainment venues and restaurants.
- Transportation upgrades flagged in the strategy include expanding the QEW, twinning the Garden City Skyway, increasing GO service and improving Niagara District Airport.
- Ontario set goals to lift annual visitation from roughly 13 million to 25 million and add about $3 billion to GDP, with officials stressing that projects are subject to private partnerships and not guaranteed provincial funding.