Ontario Marks Major Milestone in Construction of New CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre
The new state-of-the-art facility will connect children and youth with special needs to high-quality care close to home
March 11, 2026
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is marking a significant milestone in the construction of the CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre in Ottawa with a virtual ceremony, for the raising of the final structural beam. Once operational, this new 200,000 square-foot centre will deliver enhanced care to more than 13,700 children and youth with special needs and their families, in eastern Ontario. This project is in addition to the government’s plan to protect Ontario’s health-care system by investing nearly $60 billion in more than 50 major hospital projects across the province over the next 10 years.
“The new CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre will deliver enhanced, high-quality care in a state-of-the-art building right here in Eastern Ontario,” said Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “It will bring specialized programs and professionals together, making it easier for children, youth and their families to find supports under one roof.”
The government is supporting the construction of the new Integrated Treatment Centre, that will be connected to the CHEO hospital by a tunnel and will bring care providers together in one place, so families can conveniently get the services they need. Once operational in 2028, the new centre will provide patients and families with:
- Rehabilitation services and support therapies on-site, such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech‑language therapy and recreation therapy
- Coordinated care for children and youth with multiple or complex special needs, including supports through the Ontario Autism Program
- Supports and coordinated care through the Extensive Needs Service, which connects families with a multidisciplinary team, such as doctors, social workers and behavioural consultants, to provide tailored supports
"Our government is proud to be celebrating this significant construction milestone alongside the community and our partners from CHEO, the CHEO Foundation and its Kids These Days campaign,” said George Darouze, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. "This milestone moves the project one step closer to reality, with a new building to meet the growing need for children’s development services in a modern and fully accessible space which will benefit residents of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.”
Ontario is investing to build new modern children’s treatment centres across Ontario. Other projects include construction on the new Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent, planning for the new Lansdowne Children’s Centre in Brantford, successful completion of Grandview Kids in Ajax, and the successful relocation of Health Sciences North Children's Treatment Centre in Sudbury.
Quick Facts- Special needs can include, but are not limited to, communication disorders, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries and chronic and/or long-term medical conditions. They can include specific diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, down syndrome, spina bifida, autism spectrum disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
- The CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre is a 200,000 square foot new building that will transform care for more than 13,700 children and youth with special needs, along with their families, in eastern Ontario.
- Ground was broken in April 2025, and it will be fully operational by 2028.
- Families with questions about their child’s development and support needs can contact their local Children’s Treatment Centre to be connected to care.
- Ontario has a $60 billion plan to build health care infrastructure.
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/10071...-of-new-cheo-integrated-treatment-centre
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