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G20 Security Perimeter Now Fully In Effect
- The gates to the G20 security perimeter fence in Toronto are now closed.
- The ISU’s position has always been that the gates would be closed this evening, unless there were security reasons to justify an earlier closure.
- The closure this afternoon was the direct result of specific security concerns.
June 25, 2010
Major Arteries and Highways Will be Frequently Closed Due to G8-G20 Summits
All motorists in the Greater Toronto Area should expect frequent and extended highway closures resulting in significant delays on major arteries and highways from June 24 to June 27 due to the G8-G20 Summits.
Highways 427, 401, Queen Elizabeth Way, Gardiner Expressway will experience frequent closures. Additionally, the Don Valley Parkway will be impacted by these closures. Most of the closures will be inbound toward the downtown core from June 24 to June 26 and outbound on Sunday, June 27. [Read more...]
June 24, 2010
G20 Marine restrictions: Notices to Shipping (NOTSHIP)
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) issues Notices to Shipping (NOTSHIP) to inform mariners about hazards to navigation and to share other important information. [Read more...]
June 23, 2010
SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC IMPACTS EXPECTED DUE TO THE G8 AND G20 SUMMITS
Beginning the morning of Thursday June 24, lane reductions on Highway 401 eastbound
collectors to Highway 427 southbound at Renforth Drive will occur, resulting in significant
delays and no access from Highway 427 southbound express to Holiday Drive and
Burnhamthorpe Road. [Read more...] (PDF)
June 22, 2010
What you need to know about the G20 Summit
See newspapers for bulletins from the City (PDF)
June 21, 2010
Traffic delays due to final completion of security fence
June 20, 2010
Toronto Harbour Marine Restrictions for the G20 Summit announced
From Thursday June 24, 2010 to Sunday June 27, 2010, eight Enhanced Security Zones will be in effect in Toronto’s Harbour. [Read more...] (PDF)
G20 SUMMIT SECURITY UPDATES ITS TRAFFIC PLAN
The Integrated Security Unit (ISU) has worked with key agencies to develop a comprehensive traffic management plan to minimize the impact of G20 Summit security operations on roads 
and highways in the Greater Toronto Area and the downtown core, from June 24 to June 27.
However, the ISU is advising motorists that there could be significant delays on major highways and arteries. Residents are encouraged to use public transit and plan alternate routes if driving.
Major highways such as the 427, 401, Queen Elizabeth Way, Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway will be impacted by frequent and some complete closures from June 24 until June 27. Most of the closures will be inbound toward the downtown core on June 24-June 26 and outbound on Sunday, June 27. [Read more...]
Traffic management strategy created to guide vehicles away from security perimeters
The Integrated Security Unit is working to provide a safe and secure environment for the G20 Summit.
To keep traffic flowing as efficiently as possible, a traffic management strategy has been created to guide vehicles away from the security perimeters surrounding the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Every effort is being made to keep these traffic restrictions to the bare minimum.
The public should expect closures and restrictions on the highways in and around Toronto on Thursday June 24th to Sunday June 27th due to G20 security operations. These measures will have a significant impact on traffic flow on the Gardiner Expressway, QEW, Highway 427 and Highway 401, the DVP and connecting arterial roads. In addition, people living, working or traveling to and from Lester B. Pearson International Airport, should expect significant traffic delays. [Read more...]
Note about private security job opportunities
The ISU will not be responding to inquiries about private security jobs. Please contact Contemporary Security Canada for information.
Integrated Security Unit unveils Traffic/Perimeter Plans for G20 Summit
The Government of Canada has chosen Toronto as the location of the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, 2010 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Security for the Summit is being managed by the Integrated Security Unit (ISU), a joint security team led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in partnership with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Canadian Forces (CF) and Peel Regional Police (PRP).
All security planning is done to ensure the safety and security of Internationally Protected Persons, Summit staff and dignitaries, and the people who live, work, and visit Toronto.
Every effort is being made to ensure these security measures have the least possible impact on the day-to-day lives of Torontonians while balancing the need to keep some of the world's most powerful people safe and secure.
Never have the two summits been held in one weekend. This has presented unique challenges for security partners however, ones that the ISU can meet. These summits will be put Canada on the world stage for three days in June and we will endeavour to ensure that security will not be the overarching theme.
G8 - G20 Airspace Restrictions
In June 2010 Canada is hosting the world's leaders at the G8 and G20 Summits being held in Huntsville and Toronto respectively. From the 24th through the 28th of June there are going to be airspace restrictions in the proximity of venues hosting the summits as part of an overall comprehensive security profile. The restrictions will potentially impact recreational or charter operators who utilize Huntsville or Toronto airspace. To avoid any confusion as to the exact location and coordinates of the airspace including the prohibited operations within, the information will be available at the NAV CANADA website in the Aeronautical Information Publications (AIP). Please review this information for any queries on airspace restrictions for either summit and be sure to read your NOTAMs prior to operating between June 24-28, 2010.
Link to www.navcanada.ca (supplement 11/10)
Canadian Forces Support to the 2010 G-8 and G-20 Summits has Direct Link to the Canada First Defence Strategy
The Government of Canada gives clear direction to the Canadian Forces (CF) through the Canada First Defence Strategy regarding CF roles - defending Canada, defending North America and contributing to international peace and security. As the host country for the upcoming G-8 and G-20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto, Ontario, Canada faces significant challenges in today’s complex and unpredictable security environment. These international events taking place in June of 2010 have the potential to test all three of those roles. [Read more...]
G20 Integrated Security Unit brochure - April 2010 (PDF)
Canada will co-host the 2010 G20 meeting
On September 25, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada will co-host the 2010 G20 meeting with the Republic of Korea. On December 7, 2009, the Prime Minister's Office announced that the G20 will be held in Toronto on June 26 and 27, 2010.
At this time, the G8 Integrated Security Unit is still going ahead with its plans to ensure a safe and secure summit in Huntsville on June 25 and 26, 2010.
More information will be posted on this site when it becomes available.
