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On 24 October 1920, a stained glass window consisting of three sections was unveiled in the west transept of the Church of the Redeemer. A piece of glass used for this memorial window came from a shattered window of the Arras Cathedral, France, which had been shelled during the First World War. The window commemorates the lives of 52 parishioners who were killed in the war and was designed by N.T. Lyon Co, Toronto.

At the top left section is a half-length figure of an angel with a shield with the motif of a sword and a banderole bearing the word "FORTITUDE". Below is a depiction of Christ carrying the Cross of Calvary, surrounded by Roman soldiers. The bottom left section is the Crucifixion and a soldier with a rifle falling at the foot of the cross.

In the top center section, an angel is holding a shield with the figure of a lamb. Below is a banderole with the inscription "SACRIFICE" and below are two shields with the instruments of the Passion: a crown of thorns and crossed scourges. In the center is the depiction of the empty cross after the Crucifixion. The bottom center is a wounded solider with bandaged head, trailing a rifle in his left hand and triumphantly holding forward the Red Ensign Canadian flag in his right hand.

At the top right section is a half-length figure of an angel holding a white shield bearing a red cross, while directly underneath is a banderole with the inscription "MERCY". Below is a depiction of the fainting virgin, supported by attendant figures and an inscription band with the words "By thy death and burial". At the bottom right is a Red Cross worker supporting a wounded soldier and offering him a drink from a canteen. To the right in the background is the figure of Christ.

This commemorative plaque to those who paid the supreme sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars is in the lobby of the The Bay Store, on the ground floor, at southeast corner of the building. It was originally placed there during the days when the building was owned by the Robert Simpson Company to honour members of the Toronto Simpsons staff who perished in the conflicts. When The Bay purchased the premises, they maintained the memorial. In 1905, Robert Simpson opened the R. W. Simpson warehouse to house the company’s first mail-order business at 160 Front Street, where a TD branch stands today. In 2025, HBC donated the Honour Roll to TD for display at the former Simpsons warehouse location to maintain public access to this important Toronto memorial.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Great War Tablet in North Toronto Station on Yonge Street was dedicated on April 28, 1922. The tablet was later moved to Union Station.  

To honour those who served and gave their lives during the Great War, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) erected a series of bronze memorial tablets in over twenty select locations along their railway system and offices in Canada, United States, England and China. The tablet depicts Britannia, the national personification of Britain, as a helmeted female warrior with a lion to her right and a shield at her feet, HMS Lion (Admiral Beatty's flagship during the Battle of Jutland) with airplanes above and a tank in front, Canadian Pacific Steamship RMS Empress of Russia (used during the war as an armed merchant cruiser and transport ship), Canadian troops, and a CPR locomotive in a nod to all those who travelled by train across Canada before heading overseas. The plaque was designed by Archibald Pearce, Chief Engineer's Department, Montreal, with its model and casting by the Bromsgrove Guild at Worcester, England.

All tablets were unveiled simultaneously on the same date along with three identical Winged Victory memorials in Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

This memorial is dedicated to members of the congregation of Westminster United Church who served in the First and Second World Wars. It consists of two paper certificates in a single frame.

This memorial is dedicated to members of the congregation of Aikens United Church who served in the First and Second World Wars. It was moved to Westminster United Church in 1969 when several small rural churches were amalgamated.

An official groundbreaking ceremony was held August 4, 2016 at the site for the Quinte West LAV III Monument. The project was spearheaded by the Honorary Colonels Group at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. The monument was constructed from demilitarized LAVs used during the mission in Afghanistan and spare parts from manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems Canada in London.

Dozens of Canadian soldiers were either killed or wounded in Afghanistan while riding in a LAV III armoured vehicle. The LAV III took quite a beating, but it’s important to know it saved a lot of lives as well. The armoured vehicle was moved to its concrete pad on September 23, 2016, next to the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial where the names of 158 Canadian soldiers killed during the mission in Afghanistan are carved in granite.

Quinte West is extremely proud of its military heritage, being the home of Canada’s largest military air force base, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. Honorary Colonels Group at 8 Wing began discussing the project in late 2015. They raised money to complete the project, the city helped, Wayne Scaletta transported the LAV to the site and Cooney Excavating was hired to construct the base for the monument.

The LAV III Monument program was launched in November 2014 with a prototype sponsored by the Federal Government and built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada. Subject to government approval, it’s estimated up to 250 LAV III Monuments will be made available through the application process to communities across the country.

The LAV III Monuments are built from demilitarized LAV IIIs by Militex Coating Inc. and Fanshawe College students in London, Ontario.

On Jul 21, 2016 Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34 Don Valley East) received, on behalf of the Mayor and City Council, a new public art sculpture donated by the Italian-Canadian community through the Peace Through Valour committee of Villa Charities.

The large bronze sculpture, called Peace Through Valour, presents a 3D printed bronze topographical map of the town of Ortona, where Canadian soldiers fought the fiercest battle in the Italian Campaign, and achieved one of the greatest victories of the Second World War. At each of the four corners of the map, a slightly less than life-size bronze statue of a Canadian soldier stands vigil.

This monument commemorates the more than 93,000 Canadian soldiers who took part in the Italian campaign of the Second World War. Several veterans of that campaign were at the dedication ceremony Jul 21, 2016 today and helped unveil the sculpture. The work was created by internationally known Canadian artist Ken Lum.

This work conveys the accomplishments of our Canadian veterans while also creatively illustrating the immense destruction of war.

Former senator Consiglio Di Nino led the Peace Through Valour committee. The sculpture is part of the City of Toronto's permanent Public Art and Monuments Collection

The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service Window is the first window in the Soldiers' Tower Staircase of Honour. It depicts a member of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service raising the Royal Canadian Navy ensign.

The Staircase of Honour features a series of eight stained glass windows honouring the Canadian Armed Forces in action during wartime. The windows were officially dedicated on May 26, 2005, by the Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

The three stained glass windows along the first flight of stairs, on the north wall, commemorate women’s service in the Second World War: Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS), commonly known as Wrens, Canadian Women's Army Corps, and the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division).

Turning and mounting the next flight, one passes three larger windows on the south wall honouring all those who served in the Armed Forces during both World Wars: Air Force, Navy, and Vimy Ridge. Ascending the third and final flight of stairs, two small windows are on the north wall: Canadian Merchant Navy and the Auxiliary Services of The Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian Red Cross, Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army and the Young Men’s Christian Association.

All eight windows in the Staircase of Honour were designed and installed by the Goodman Zissoff Stained Glass Studio of Kelowna, British Columbia — formerly the Russell C. Goodman Stained Glass Studios of Parry Sound, Ontario, which created the Memorial Window in the Memorial Room of the Tower.

This airport is named in honour of Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED. The airport was opened in 1939, and renamed Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on November 10, 2009. It is managed by Toronto Port Authority.

William Avery Bishop was born in Owen Sound, Ontario on 8 February 1894. During the outbreak of the Great War, he was a cadet at the Royal Military College, in Kingston. He enrolled in the 9th Mississauga Horse, Canadian Expedition Force, on 30 September 1914, and he later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Bishop, who already had the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross, became the first Canadian Airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his single-handed early morning attack on an enemy airfield near Cambrai, France. On 2 June 1917, he found seven aircraft on the ground; he attacked and destroyed three, and was later credited with the destruction of the remaining four aircraft. Bishop continued air operations until August 1917 and returned to the front in June 1918. He emerged as the British Empire’s second highest scoring ace, with 72 official victories.

In the Second World War, Bishop was an Air Marshal in the Royal Canadian Air Force and assisted in recruiting. He later died in Palm Beach, United States, on 11 September 1956.

This memorial was erected by alumni and unveiled in 1944. The stained glass window is dedicated to alumni who served, and in some cases died during the First and Second World Wars.