The Ontario Government Buildings are a set of office buildings in Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

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 home to most of the various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. They are located just east of Queen's Park on Bay Street. It consists of four buildings:

• The Ferguson Block: A 14 storey building that was completed in 1969, designed in the International Style
  International style (architecture)
  The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
  
   by Shore Tilbe Henschel Irwin Architecs and Engineers (now Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners
  Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners
  Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners , now Shore Tilbe Perkins+Will, is an architecture firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Since its founding as Shore and Moffat in 1945, STI&P completed numerous buildings, complexes, and master plans across Canada, as well as in locations in the United States and Bermuda...
  
  ). The building is named for former Premier
  Premier of Ontario
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   George H. Ferguson
  Howard Ferguson
  George Howard Ferguson, PC was a Conservative politician and the ninth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930.-Background:He was the son of Charles Frederick Ferguson who served in the Canadian House of Commons...
  
  , and is located at 77 Wellesley Street West.

• The Hearst Block is home to Ontario's provincial Ministry of Energy
  Ministry of Energy (Ontario)
  The Ministry of Energy’s responsibility is ensuring that Ontario’s electricity system functions with reliability and productivity, and promoting innovation in the energy sector. In April 2002, it was re-named the Ministry of Energy, with the newly created Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and...
  
  , Ministry of Tourism and Culture
  Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario)
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  , and Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The building is named for former Premier William Howard Hearst. It is 10 storeys high.

• The Hepburn Block is home to various ministries, including the Ministry of Community and Social Services
  Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)
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   and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)
  The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the province of Ontario...
  
  . The 14 storey building is named for former Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn
  Mitchell Hepburn
  Mitchell Frederick Hepburn was the 11th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37....
  
  . It was completed in 1969.

• The Mowat Block is 24 storeys high and is named after the third Premier of Ontario, Sir Oliver Mowat
  Oliver Mowat
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  .

• The Macdonald Block is named for the first Premier of Ontario, Sir John Sandfield Macdonald
  John Sandfield Macdonald
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  . It was completed in 1968 (along with the Hepburn Block), and is located at 900 Bay Street. This block connects the four towers along the first two storeys of each and has a bridge to the Whitney Block from its second storey.

The massive construction site for the Ontario Government Buildings was the filming location for Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...

's last film, "The Reporter," an industrial safety short that was released under the title The Scribe

The Scribe

The Scribe is a 1966 comedy film short starring Buster Keaton in his last film role before his death from lung cancer on February 1, 1966. It was produced by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Canada to promote Construction site safety, and was filmed where the Ontario Government...

.

Other government buildings nearby include:

• Whitney Block
  Whitney Block
  The Whitney Block is an important provincial office building located in Toronto, Ontario. It is located across the street from the Ontario Legislature, and contains the offices of the Premier of Ontario and most cabinet ministers...
  
  
• Ontario Power Building
  Ontario Power Building
  The Ontario Power Building is located in Toronto. It was built in 1975 for Ontario Hydro. Located at the intersection of University Avenue and College Street, the International Style building stands at 80.0 m and 19 floors with 113,898 square metres of space....
  
  
• Frost Building
  Frost Building
  The Frost Building is a curved building on the south east side of Queen's Park Crescent in Toronto, Ontario. The building is owned by the Government of Ontario and is part of the large Queen's Park campus. The Frost Building is home to various ministries of the Ontario government, primarily the...