The northern GTA's premier shopping destination — 200+ stores, a great selection of restaurants, and the best movie complex in York Region. The seasonal Christmas market in the parking lot is a GTA tradition for families.
Neighbourhood: Newmarket · Address: 17600 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON · Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Sat 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Sun 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Phone: (905) 895-1961
Why Visit
Upper Canada Mall offers the broadest retail selection north of Toronto, including mainstream chains and indie boutiques you won't find elsewhere. Its huge food court and sought-after movie theatre make it a solid all-day hangout.
What Makes It Unique
Unlike Toronto's mega-malls, Upper Canada Mall is rarely packed outside weekends and has roomier walkways, plus free parking. The outdoor seasonal Christmas market transforms the parking lot into a festive family hub — a rare combo of mall and community event you won’t see at Eaton Centre.
Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket is the northern GTA's most significant regional shopping destination — a well-maintained, well-curated 200-plus-store mall that serves York Region's growing communities of Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury, and Bradford with a retail mix that has kept pace with the area's demographic evolution from exurban retirement country to a rapidly growing young-family community of considerable purchasing power.
The mall's fashion and lifestyle offering is comprehensive for its market: all the major Canadian and international fast fashion brands are present, alongside quality mid-range lifestyle retailers, a solid selection of footwear, and a reasonable collection of specialty stores including kitchenware, technology, and health and beauty. Hudson's Bay anchors the department store component, and the surrounding big-box zone includes Canadian Tire, LCBO, and the grocery and home improvement stores that make the complex a genuine one-stop commercial hub for the surrounding communities.
The food court at Upper Canada Mall reflects the changing demographics of York Region — Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, and Middle Eastern fast food options now join the standard Canadian chain offerings, reflecting the substantial South Asian, East Asian, and Arab communities that have moved into Newmarket and Aurora over the past decade. Full-service restaurants in the surrounding strip plazas and within the mall provide sit-down options for families who want more than food court fare.
What distinguishes Upper Canada from pure suburban utility is the experience quality — the mall is well-maintained, the common areas are clean and comfortable, and the management has clearly invested in keeping the retail mix current. Parking is free and enormous. For residents of Newmarket and the surrounding municipalities, upper Canada Mall functions as the community's town centre in a way that is both useful and somewhat telling about how the northern GTA has developed.