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The history of Fan Expo Canada begins in 1995 with the launch of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo which was not held in the spacious South Building at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, but at the impressive Roy Thompson Hall (where scenes of X-Men would later be filmed) that would accommodate the approximate 1,500 attendees. Back then, there were only five guests who included Bernie Wrightson and Bill Sienkiewicz.

With the continued success of the Expo, the venues changed to accommodate the growing number of fans, guests, celebrities, and exhibitors. These included the Holiday Inn on King in 1996 and eventually to the home of Fan Expo Canada; the Metro Toronto Convention Center in 1997. The initial years at the MTCC were held in the bright and appealing North Building, but the massive popularity of the Expo demanded more space and since 2006, is now held in the depths and vastness of the South Building.