York University has officially received the green light from the provincial government to move forward with its long-awaited Markham Centre Campus (MCC).

Construction for the campus, which will focus on courses geared toward themes of technology and entrepreneurship, will commence July 2020 and will be completed in time for the fall semester 2023. The campus will accommodate up to 4,200 students in Phase 1, with the flexibility to respond to future growth demands.

The Ontario government will help fund the new campus, which will become the first publicly assisted university in the York Region.

According to the province, this new campus expansion is the first project proceeding under the government’s updated Major Capacity Expansion Policy Framework, which encourages the responsible development of new postsecondary campuses, ensuring minimal cost to the taxpayer, a high-quality education that aligns with labour market needs, and expansion plans that align with community planning and industry partnerships.

The new state-of-the-art campus will offer students innovative, relevant job-ready academic programming and research opportunities focusing on digital media, engineering and technology, entrepreneurship, new media and communications.

The campus will also consolidate York University’s already strong academic presence in the City of Markham (YSpace, IBM Innovation Space – Markham Convergence Centre and the IBM Partnership). Finally, the campus will help to fulfill York Region’s future labour market and civic leadership needs by providing transferable 21st-century skills that are at the core of future economic competitiveness and community development in Markham, York Region, and across Ontario.

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