Building the New MIFO

The new MIFO building will be located on the same site as the old building, at 6600 Carrière Street, Orléans. The old building was demolished in July 2025 and the new building is currently under construction on the same site.

Construction work on the New MIFO began in the summer of 2025 and will continue until the summer/autumn of 2027. This schedule is subject to change depending on the progress of the project.

Information will be updated regularly on the MIFO website.

The new MIFO is expected to open in summer-autumn 2027.

Four times the size of the current building, the New MIFO will have three floors and will house, among other things: a gymnasium, a multi-purpose hall (shows, receptions, dance evenings, etc.), a soundproof studio, an art gallery, three multi-purpose rooms, studios for the music school, four meeting rooms, a café area, a foyer and a garden.

For full details, visit mifo.ca/building-a-new-mifo

In addition to this FAQ, visit mifo.ca//building-a-new-mifo for full details on the New MIFO construction project and the progress of work.

During construction of its new building, MIFO will continue to operate from temporary space on the 2nd floor of the Place d'Orléans shopping center (110 Place d'Orléans Drive).

MIFO is also maintaining its activities in its eight educational centres, as well as at the Shenkman Arts Centre (performances) and other venues in Orléans.

For full details, visit mifo.ca/relocation (in French only).

Construction is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
There should be no evening or weekend work, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Where possible, MIFO will post information on this subject on its website.

MIFO will keep the community informed of the stages and impacts via its website. It is indeed possible, with a project of this scale, that temporary inconveniences will occur.

Keep checking mifo.ca/building-a-new-mifo and our social media for details.

Deliveries will take place mainly in the early morning before students arrive at nearby schools.

The Carrière Park parking lot will be accessible on a first-come, first-served basis, as in previous years.

Vehicles belonging to workers or professionals involved in the construction of the New MIFO may be parked there.

Due to the various construction works to be carried out, more frequent use is to be expected for certain periods. The number of vehicles may vary from day to day, and even from hour to hour, depending on the work in progress.

A security perimeter will be set up around the site. Fencing has already been installed.
Security cameras will also be installed on site.

The contractor has also informed its subcontractors that no trucks of 10 wheels or more will be allowed between 7 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. during the school year.

The Monument de la francophonie will not disappear: it will live on virtually on the MIFO website throughout the construction period of the new building, and will remain accessible and present in the collective memory.

Once the new building is complete, the Monument will be reborn in a modernized form, redesigned to harmonize with contemporary architecture. It will also benefit from a new location, close to the main entrance, where it will be more prominently displayed and more visible to the community at large.

Tree cutting will be kept to a minimum, and will be carried out in compliance with municipal by-laws.

Yes, it will meet municipal parking regulations.

Yes, bike racks are planned for the front of the building.