As part of a celebration for canada s 150th birthday ontario s provincial government gave a grant to a waterfront festival which will spend about 150 000 to rent and deploy a 6 story floating duck.
Giant floating rubber duck canada.
The six storey tall 13 600 kilogram yellow duck was inflated.
The giant bath toy will float into toronto in time for canada day but the cute duck has also managed to cause quite a flap.
Rubber duck is a series of several giant floating sculptures of yellow rubber ducks designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman which have appeared in many cities around the world including hong kong pittsburgh toronto kaohsiung baku and sydney each rubber duck is recreated anew locally as his public art is intended to be temporary.
A giant rubber duck that caused a flap for weeks before its arrival has settled into its temporary new home on toronto s waterfront.