Justin Trudeau tours new Google Canada office in Kitchener, Ont.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting a tour of Google's new Canadian headquarters in Kitchener, Ont., today.

• CBCNews.ca is covering the event live, which you can watch here by clicking the image above

The 185,000-square-foot space will be the home of Google Canada's national development team and will eventually include 350 engineers. The innovation centre is located in Kitchener's landmark Breithaupt Block, a former rubber manufacturing facility that takes up a full city block.

The company says today's unveiling will showcase its virtual reality technology, which was built in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, as well as other locally made products.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with young coders about algorithms at Google Canada's headquarters. (Amanda Grant/CBC)

"Today's visit by the prime minister demonstrates the continued confidence of the province and federal government in our region as a hub for innovation and talent," Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said in a news release. 

"There is a unique ecosystem in Kitchener that allows innovators and entrepreneurs to connect, grow and build success together," Vrbanovic continued. "There is no doubt that Google's expansion in Kitchener will further develop that ecosystem to ensure that any company — large or small — can make it in Kitchener."

Google opened the first office in Kitchener in 2005.

The mayor also reinforced the importance of implementing two-way, all-day GO Transit train service in southern Ontario "to attract and retain knowledge workers, and allow private sector organizations along Canada's innovation corridor to compete in the global economy."

Google Canada is unveiling new headquarters for its national development team today in Kitchener, Ont. (Amanda Grant/CBC)

Vrbanovic added in the statement that he would continue to work with Toronto Mayor John Tory and others "to move forward on the potential of the Toronto-Waterloo Region innovation corridor."

The prime minister was at the University of Waterloo earlier today and also made a stop in Toronto yesterday. 

.@google says nearly 60% of its employees at the new office are @UWaterloo grads. #kw

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Time for a 3D selfie for @JustinTrudeau @google #kw http://pic.twitter.com/Ujbr4PsEb4

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