Canada Life Building
| Canada Life Building | |
|---|---|
Canada Life Building | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Location | 330 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′06″N 79°23′15″W / 43.651704°N 79.387497°W |
| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 321 feet (97.8 m) |
| Roof | 285 feet (87 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sprott & Rolph; Kuwabara Payne McKenna |
| Type | Designated heritage property (Part IV) |
| Designated | 1997-02-20 |
The Canada Life Building is a historic office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifteen-floor Beaux Arts building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and stands at 285 feet (87 m), 321 feet (97.8 m) including its weather beacon.
It is located at University and Queen Street in the city's downtown core. Work on the new headquarters of the Canada Life Assurance Company began in 1929 and it opened in 1931. It was the fourth building to serve as the headquarters of Canada Life, Canada's oldest, and at the time largest insurance company. Previously it had been housed in offices at Bay and King Street.
The Beaux Arts structure was the first of a series of planned structures along University Avenue, but the Great Depression halted these plans. When it was completed it was one of the tallest buildings in Toronto. It remains one of the largest office buildings in Toronto with windows that can be opened by its occupants. The facade is cladded with Indiana Limestone.
The building also houses the majority of the Civil operations of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for the Toronto region.