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British Columbia & Dufferin

British Columbia Rd & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

British Columbia & Dufferin, in Fort York-Liberty Village, in central Toronto, is a mid-volume intersection. It has a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 578 m away and 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
11,504
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 16, 2026
1,643 pedestrians · 292 cyclists · #1595 busiest
Collisions
130
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
27 with an injury · 95 property damage · #817 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail - Entrance, Sharrows, Bike Lane
Bike Share: 16 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 820 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 71% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.3× the typical share. That comes with about 13 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 11.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 45%, from 53 in 2016–2020 to 77 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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British Columbia & Dufferin

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Dufferin St & Saskatchewan Rd / British Columbia Rd — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8241 · Dufferin St & Saskatchewan Rd / British Columbia Rd
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The City's own feed for British Columbia & Dufferin, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8241 · Dufferin St & Saskatchewan Rd / British Columbia Rd
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Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West578 m
Streetcar
504508509511 nearest 213 m
TTC bus
2940263 nearest 23 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304329307363
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Saskatchewan Rd at Dufferin St; Saskatchewan Rd at Dufferin St East Side
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Entrance on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2009; Sharrows on Dufferin St installed 2022; Bike Lane on Saskatchewan Rd installed 2017
Bike Share
Dufferin Gate - SMART 114 m · 16 docks · 14 stations, 313 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (3)
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 945 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km
Parks (27)
  • Marilyn Bell Park475 m
  • Spencer - Cowan Parkette628 m
  • Dufferin - King Park631 m
  • Springhurst Parkette643 m
  • Lamport Stadium Park696 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park748 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 53 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 282 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 504 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 811 m
  • Budweiser StageSports / Entertainment Venue · 872 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
Signal
2134, activated 2007 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 171 eating places within a kilometre — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, 52 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 171 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament · 10 Dufferin St52 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Toronto Event Centre · 15 Saskatchewan Rd71 mPassed, Jun 2026
Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex · 25 British Columbia Rd144 mPassed, May 2026
Annabel's · 200 Princes Blvd237 mPassed, Dec 2024
Acqua Supper Club · 50 Prince Edward Is Cres262 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Queen Elizabeth Theatre · 190 Princes Blvd281 mPassed, Dec 2024
Better Bovine - Ach 812 - Cne 2026 · 190 Princes' Blvd281 mPassed, Aug 2026
Blc Lemonade - Blc 07 - Cne 2026 · 195 Princes Blvd325 mPassed, Aug 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 479 m away at Marilyn Bell Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Marilyn Bell Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 479 m; Marilyn Bell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 539 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 385 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunflower House (840 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 385 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    840 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    847 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    859 m
  • Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. · 119 Close Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    908 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (308 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 328 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 308 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 328 m265 Manitoba Dr

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

58 registered apartment buildings with 4,739 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1 Springhurst Ave (241 m, 41 units, 5 storeys, built 1962), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 130 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 22 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings58 · 4,739 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026130 across the 58
Open fire-code violations22
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Springhurst Ave415196298 · Jun 20250241 m
30 Springhurst Ave · Janwalk12212196596 · Jun 20250 · 4 fire385 m
24 Tyndall Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.737196598 · Jun 20253 · 1 fire401 m
29 Spencer Ave · Adams and Waks Construction Ltd546195990 · Jul 20260425 m
40 Tyndall Ave · Dms Property Management657196596 · Jun 20251442 m
31 Spencer Ave · Neighbours Non-Profit Homes546196589 · Jul 20262 · 2 fire442 m
35 Spencer Ave · Myriad Property Management807196093 · Jul 20254472 m
60 Tyndall Ave · Dms Property Management699195998 · Jun 20251476 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots371 lots · ≈19,690 spaces · 59.1 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈3,360 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,318 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 744 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface586 m269 *
34 Hanna Ave · Surface745 m14669% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage1 km12460% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.1 km120 *
1325 Queen St W · Surface1.2 km3294% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 90 m away, ≈21 spaces; 126 m away, ≈44 spaces; 158 m away, ≈175 spaces; 207 m away, ≈726 spaces; 219 m away, ≈52 spaces; 224 m away, ≈98 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (1 km, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.9 km, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Jun 16, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 6,404 northbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 872. Most cyclists arrived from the north (129 of 292). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,056 vehicles in the hour from 6:15 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (921). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north4,228southbound · 129 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 7 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,5041,643 pedestrians · 292 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east872westbound · 54 bikes · 8.1% heavy
From the south6,404northbound · 102 bikes · 3.9% heavy
AM peak hour921 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,056 vehicles from 6:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 16, 2026

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Dufferin St between Saskatchewan Rd and Springhurst Ave (64 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 13,800 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dufferin St · Saskatchewan Rd – Springhurst Ave · 64 mJun 2026 · 3 days13,79432 km/h41 km/h46 km/h
British Columbia Rd · Yukon Pl – Lakeshore W · 337 mJun 1998 · 24 h5,726

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2024 was the peak year (21 collisions), and 2025 closed with 17. 21% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions130#817 of 5,508
With an injury27#584 of 4,660
Property damage only95
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian2#1604 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1042 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified7
All since 2014166latest Dec 5, 2025

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 0.6 a year before that. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft330street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 31, 2025. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is British Columbia & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 130 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is British Columbia & Dufferin?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1595 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 71% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at British Columbia & Dufferin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Saskatchewan Rd and Springhurst Ave (June 2026), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near British Columbia & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (586 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 371 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,690 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (744 m).

How do I get to British Columbia & Dufferin by transit?

Exhibition GO is 578 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 509, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 213 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Saskatchewan Rd at Dufferin St, 23 m).

What restaurants are near British Columbia & Dufferin?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 171 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (52 m), Toronto Event Centre (71 m), Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex (144 m), Annabel's (237 m) and Acqua Supper Club (262 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near British Columbia & Dufferin?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 479 m away at Marilyn Bell Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near British Columbia & Dufferin?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 385 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunflower House (840 m, 44 spaces), Bonaventure Child Care Centre (847 m, 67 spaces) and Kids & Company King and Highline (859 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near British Columbia & Dufferin?

58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,739 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Springhurst Ave (241 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 30 Springhurst Ave (385 m, 122 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 24 Tyndall Ave (401 m, 73 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 29 Spencer Ave (425 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 58 is 92 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at British Columbia & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is British Columbia & Dufferin in?

British Columbia & Dufferin is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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