Public Tours

Guests: Members of the public, families, small groups (10 guests max.)

Duration: 1 hour

Tickets: One ticket admits one person on the tour

Tours are geared towards adults and children aged 11+ years, but everyone is welcome. Minors must be accompanied by adults. If your group requires special accommodations, please check our Tours page to book a tour.

Come visit the Canadian Light Source (CLS), Canada's only synchrotron research facility. During your on-site visit of the CLS, our tour guides will lead you through our history, how our machine works, and will tell you stories about how scientists have used our facility to conduct ground-breaking research in the fields of health, agriculture, the environment, and advanced materials.

Need-to-know information

Please read our frequently asked questions below before registering for a public tour.

Information about large group requests (10+ people).

Tours, parking and accessibility.

Please follow our three simple house rules while you are at our facility.

We reserve the right to cancel a tour.