Corporate galas, seminars, holiday parties and weddings for up to 2,000 guests can be organised at Château Le Jardin, an event venue with more than 40,000 sq ft of space on Highway 27 in Woodbridge, Vaughan, north of Toronto. It has three main ballrooms, each with its own courtyard, and full in-house catering.
Seminars and company events
The West Wing and the East Wing each divide into three rooms with movable, noise-cancelling air walls, so the venue can run a plenary for several hundred people and then split into breakout rooms, or host two events at once. Every space has built-in AV: an integrated sound system with JBL subwoofers, moving-head and pin-spot lighting, motorized drop-down screens with HD projectors and in-house DJ booths. Wi-Fi and wheelchair access are standard. Service ranges from tea and coffee for a training day to a full seated dinner, and the venue publishes corporate packages, bar packages and add-ons.
Weddings and receptions
The venue plans weddings from the first meeting to the end of the reception, and can host the ceremony, the reception or both on site. Each ballroom has a private bridal suite. The team cites more than 35 years of experience. Social events are also on the list: religious ceremonies, bar and bat mitzvahs, showers, stag parties and birthdays.
Rooms and capacities
The West Wing covers more than 12,000 sq ft under 24 ft hand-sculpted ceilings, with three private entrances, three bars and private washrooms. It takes up to 1,100 guests for dinner and dancing or 1,800 theatre-style, with a full-room figure of 2,000, and divides into the Victorian, Venetian and Versailles rooms. The East Wing, 8,000 sq ft under 26 ft ceilings, has two private lobbies, three entrances and three bars. It takes 500 for dinner and dancing or 800 theatre-style, up to 1,300 in all, and divides into the Renaissance, Champagne and Le Parisien rooms. Le Petit Room, the 4,800 sq ft lower-level ballroom with 10 ft ceilings, takes about 250 for dinner and dancing or 350 theatre-style, and splits in two.
Catering
Catering is in-house and full-service, with menus customized by the executive chef through a food discovery process. Outside vendors can be included in an event. The same kitchen also caters off-site events and prepares pick-up orders.
History and setting
The building takes the form of a French-style château, with 30 ft ceilings in the lobbies and a courtyard attached to each event space; the West Courtyard is listed as a separate area. It stands in the Woodbridge area on the western side of Vaughan, in the Greater Toronto Area.
Getting there
The address is 8440 Highway 27, Woodbridge, Ontario L4H 0A7. Highways 407 and 427 run close by, and Toronto Pearson International Airport is the nearest airport. Union Station in downtown Toronto is the main rail hub for the region.
