Ontario Premier Ford Announces Plan to Double Tourism and Increase Revenue in Niagara Falls

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Oct. 27, 2025. The Canadian Press/Nathan DenetteOntario Premier Doug Ford said his province is launching a new multibillion-dollar plan to double tourism in Niagara Falls with additional large casinos, a theme park, and a new boutique hotel and spa attraction.Ford announced Ontario’s Destination Niagara Strategy Dec. 15, saying the venture will create tens of thousands of new jobs and boost the region’s economy and Ontario’s economy as a whole.