Torstar

Torstar Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryMass media
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Headquarters8 Spadina Ave
Toronto, Ontario
Key people
Neil Oliver (CEO)
OwnerJordan Bitove[1]
Number of employees
<1000 (2024)
DivisionsToronto Star
Metroland Media Group
Websitewww.torstar.com
One Yonge Street, the former Torstar headquarters.

Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes news. In addition to the Toronto Star, its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, Niagara Region, and Waterloo Region In addition to the Metroland Media Group and a minority position on Canadian Press. The corporation was initially established in 1958 to take over operations of the Star from the Atkinson Foundation after a provincial law banned charitable organizations from owning for-profit entities. From 1958 to 2020, the class A shares of Torstar were held by the families of the original Atkinson Foundation trustees. The private investment firm NordStar Capital LP, now owned by Jordan Bitove, acquired the company in 2020.

  1. ^ "Jordan Bitove takes immediate ownership of Torstar, Neil Oliver to become Torstar CEO". Toronto Star. 24 November 2022.