Openings
New casino hotels in Canada: openings and projects
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Count since 2020: five new casino hotels, two more being built, and a handful of established resorts in the middle of big refits. For each we give the opening date and room count from the operator or a named report, with a source link so you can check it.
Open since 2020
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
$350 million turned the Rideau Carleton site into Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort. 24/7 gaming with 1,500-plus slots, Council Oak steaks, and Hard Rock LIVE for as many as 2,200 — but nobody under 19 gets in, anywhere on the property.
Source: www.hardrock.com
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Formerly Casino Woodbine, now a resort beside the racetrack: theatre for 5,000, pool with sauna and steam, free parking, free shuttle from Pearson.
Source: www.mannpublications.com
Pickering Casino Resort Hotel
East of Toronto, the hotel wing of Great Canadian's $500 million Pickering project. Room sizes range from 388 to 775 sq ft (22 accessible). When it opened, the casino counted 2,200 slots and more than 90 live tables; the arena-theatre seats 2,500.
Source: newswire.ca
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel
The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation casino gained a hotel, declared finished on November 1, 2021. Room totals disagree — Wikipedia says 100, travel listings 116, and the operator doesn't say. The Nest event space fits up to 800 guests.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Dakota Dunes Resort
About 20 minutes south of Saskatoon, joined to Dakota Dunes Casino. Owner: Whitecap Dakota First Nation; manager: Atlific Hotels. Ribbon cut October 8, 2020. Inside: 10,000 sq ft of meeting space and farm-to-table dining.
Source: staymagazine.ca
Under construction
River Cree hotel tower
On top of today's 249 rooms: an 18-storey tower of about 230–240 rooms and 30-plus suites, a pool with two waterslides and a large ballroom. Exterior done as of June 2026.
Source: www.staymagazine.ca
Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil
Gateway is building this to take over from its Georgian Downs casino. BlogTO's September 2026 report: more than 1,000 slots, live tables and a seven-storey hotel, around 150,000 sq ft altogether.
Source: www.blogto.com
Recent makeovers
- Casino Rama Resort — Renovated rooms rolling out since 2025, a ground-floor spa, and three new restaurants: Chow (fall 2024), MATCH (May 2025), Atlas Steak and Fish (November 2025).
- River Rock Casino Resort — 20th-anniversary upgrades in 2024 led by Gordon Ramsay Steak; KOI sushi opened in 2026; changed hands in June 2026.
- Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — Casino being renovated in phases through 2026–2027 — pool closed meanwhile, buffet closing in January 2027.
- Caesars Windsor — Six-floor garage fully reopened July 8, 2026; the ARIIUS nightclub relocated off-site in January 2026.
Quick answers
Which casino hotel opened last in Canada?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa — July 3, 2025.
Is anything under construction right now?
Two projects: an 18-storey tower at River Cree in Enoch, Alberta, aiming for July 2027, and Gateway's Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil in Ontario, opening date not yet announced.
What has opened around Toronto lately?
Two hotels in 2023: Pickering Casino Resort Hotel in January (275 rooms) and the hotel at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto in August (400 rooms).