![A proposed design for a new Ontario Legislative Building](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image_850_x_532/public/legacy/timeline_content/33.jpg?itok=Rp-TD2Ld)
1880
In 1880, the provincial government launched a design competition for a new provincial legislative building to be situated at Queen’s Park, Toronto - an early design proposal is pictured here. The initial budget for the new Legislature was set at $500,000 (approximately $12.8 million today).