According to reports, an aircraft container carrying the goods arrived at the airport in the evening and was transported to a cargo holding facility.
Canada may have just witnessed one of the biggest heists in the history of the country.
This theft could mark one of the bigger heists in Canadian history.
In the history of thefts in the country is the 2011 and 2012 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
About 3,000 tonnes of syrup valued at $18.7m were stolen from a storage facility in Quebec.
However, this time the item reportedly stolen is Gold worth about $15 million.
The Gold Heist
More than C$20m ($15m) of gold and valuables were stolen on Monday 17 April, Canadian officials say.
The Police are investigating the massive gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The airport is popular for shipping gold mined in the province of Ontario.
According to reports, an aircraft container carrying the goods arrived at the airport in the evening and was transported to a cargo holding facility.
The Police believe that is where the heist took place.
According to the Peel Regional Police inspector, Stephen Duivesteyn, the “isolated and rare” incident is being investigated.
During a press conference on Thursday at the airport, Mr. Duivesteyn said the missing aircraft container was about 5 sq ft (.46 sq m) in size, and “contained other items of monetary value” in addition to the gold.
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However, officials have refused to say what airline shipped the cargo, where the load had come from, or its intended destination.
“Our goal is to solve this theft,” Mr. Duivesteyn says. “We want to solve it. I cannot provide exact details.”
Although he noted that travelers are not in danger, he says “We do not consider this a public safety matter.”
Earlier, The Toronto Sun reported that police thought organised crime groups were involved. But Mr. Duivesteyn says it is too early to tell.
“We’re three days in, so our investigators have their eyes open to all avenues,” he said.
“We’re kind of keeping a broad outlook on it, so we’re looking on all angles on how this item was stolen.”
According to a statement from the airport, thieves did not gain access to the airport itself but “accessed the public side of a warehouse that is leased to a third party, outside of our primary security line”.
