Toronto · intersection · signal 869 · red-light camera

Don Mills & Finch

Don Mills Rd & Finch Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Don Valley Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Don Mills & Finch is a major arterial intersection. It sits in Don Valley Village. It has a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 317 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and a park at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
22,562
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 28, 2023
2,554 pedestrians · 5 cyclists
Collisions
549
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
99 with an injury · 401 property damage · #100 of 5,508 · +18 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #200 of 1,505
Red-light camera
317
tickets in 2025
since 2021 · 127 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
5
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,820 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 2.4× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). On average 55 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 18× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 31%, from 325 in 2016–2020 to 224 in 2021–2025. About one in 275 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Don Mills & Finch

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Don Mills Rd & Finch Ave E — 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 8093 · Don Mills Rd & Finch Ave E · 28 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Don Mills & Finch, 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 8093 · Don Mills Rd & Finch Ave E
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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

TTC bus
25391016942 nearest 32 m
Express
925939
Blue Night
325339
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Don Mills Rd at Finch Ave East; Finch Ave East at Don Mills Rd
Regional
York Region Transit 090 Leslie090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Finch Av31 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Brahms Ave / Finch Ave E 293 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 30 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 (14)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 329 m
  • Don Valley Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 348 m
  • Seneca Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 408 m
  • Seneca College (Newnham Campus)College · 577 m
  • Crestview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • McNicoll Avenue School BldgEnglish Public · 752 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
  • Seneca Village Community Centre321 m
  • Oriole Community Recreation Centre1.2 km
Parks (18)
  • Skymark Park233 m
  • Seneca Hill Park273 m
  • Seneca Village Park294 m
  • Linus Park516 m
  • Hobart Park625 m
  • Willesden Park669 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Hillcrest branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Historic Zion SchoolhouseMuseum · 741 m
Signal
0869, activated 1970 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 43 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 83 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 1500 Finch Ave E83 mPassed, May 2026
Circle K · 1500 Finch Ave Egrocery84 mPassed, Dec 2023
Pho Jiaba · 3555 Don Mills Rd201 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Chiba Japanese Restaurant · 3555 Don Mills Rd Unit-5202 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Deer Garden Signatures · 3555 Don Mills Rd202 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
KFC · 3555 Don Mills Rd Unit-20202 mPassed, Sep 2026
No Frills · 3555 Don Mills Rdgrocery202 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pizza Hut · 3555 Don Mills Rd Unit-20202 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions

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

The nearest public washroom is Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 314 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 559 m away at Linus Park.

  • Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom · 1700 Finch Ave E.
    View centre hours
    314 m
Drinking water
Linus Park bottle filling station · 559 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 867 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Seneca Hill Centre For Early Learning (238 m, 90 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km12 centres · 867 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 12
  • Seneca Hill Centre For Early Learning · 350 Seneca Hill Dr
    90 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    238 m
  • Brahms Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 5 Brahms Ave
    40 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    249 m
  • Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre · 3105 Don Mills Rd
    89 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    329 m
  • Phoenix Child Centre · 625 Seneca Hill Dr
    112 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    408 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 113 (319 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (4.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 km away.

FireFire Station 113 · 319 m700 Seneca Hill Dr
Police33 Division · 4.6 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 2.3 km115 Parkway Forest 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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 1,277 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 22. The nearest is 5 Brahms Ave (249 m, 178 units, 13 storeys, built 1971), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,277 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 7
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5 Brahms AveToronto Community Housing · TCH17813197189 · Aug 20250249 m
1700 Finch Ave EToronto Community Housing27518197995 · Aug 20253 · 2 fire308 m
2 Brahms AveToronto Community Housing · TCH16412197193 · Aug 20253327 m
335 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited12514196996 · Jul 20252667 m
225 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited15313196898 · Jul 20256672 m
201 Van Horne Ave · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.24518196687 · Sep 20242702 m
12 Deerford Rd · CAPREIT13712196989 · Aug 20242796 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 lots223 lots · ≈35,170 spaces · 105.5 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈2,960 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 366 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface2 km366 *

Nearest lots: 73 m away, ≈96 spaces; 144 m away, ≈97 spaces; 165 m away, ≈94 spaces; 165 m away, ≈307 spaces; 176 m away, ≈386 spaces; 229 m away, ≈58 spaces.

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 — 8-hour, Feb 28, 2023

The west leg carries the load — 6,292 eastbound vehicles, or 28% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 5,003. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,584 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,688 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north5,131southbound · 5 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the west6,292eastbound · 0 bikes · 5.6% heavy
Total vehicles22,5622,554 pedestrians · 5 cyclists · 5.4% heavy
From the east6,136westbound · 0 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the south5,003northbound · 0 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour3,584 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,688 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 28, 2023

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 most recent midblock count on Don Mills Rd between Seneca Hill Dr and Finch Ave E (135 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 14,369 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Seneca Hill Dr (292 m away, 30 km/h limit), 36% of the 34,001 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Don Mills Rd · Seneca Hill Dr – Finch Ave E · 135 mMar 2021 · 3 days14,369
Finch Ave E · Linus Rd – Skymark Park Trl · 184 mMar 2021 · 3 days15,845

School-zone speed sign 292 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 44 km/h
Over the limit65%
40 km/h or more36%

Seneca Hill Dr (westbound), 615 Seneca Hill Drive · 34,001 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2016 was the peak year (87 collisions), and 2025 closed with 64. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 54 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 18 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions549#100 of 5,508
With an injury99#55 of 4,660
Property damage only401
Fail to remain54
Involving a pedestrian19#37 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified48
Since January 2026 (outside the window)18
All since 2014715latest Jun 26, 2026

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

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Mar 14, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#200 of 1,505
Fatal1#95 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#211 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20067latest Mar 14, 2016

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 16 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1611street/outdoor (12), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft500street/outdoor (4), school/campus (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 16, 2026. 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 Don Valley Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Don Mills & Finch a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #100 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 2 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Don Mills & Finch?

A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 28, 2023, 2.4× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Don Mills & Finch?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Don Mills & Finch since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 317 tickets in 2025 (405 in 2024) and 127 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,643 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Don Mills & Finch?

317 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 405 in 2024, and 127 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,643 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

Where can I park near Don Mills & Finch?

The nearest Green P car park is Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East (2.0 km away, 366 spaces). The City's mapping shows 223 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,170 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Don Mills & Finch by transit?

Bus routes 25, 39, 10, 169, 42, 925, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Don Mills Rd at Finch Ave East, 32 m); York Region Transit routes 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Finch Av.

What restaurants are near Don Mills & Finch?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (83 m), Pho Jiaba (201 m), Chiba Japanese Restaurant (202 m), Deer Garden Signatures (202 m) and KFC (202 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 Don Mills & Finch?

The nearest is Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 1700 Finch Ave E., 314 m away (View centre hours). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Don Mills & Finch?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 867 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Seneca Hill Centre For Early Learning (238 m, 90 spaces), Brahms Early Learning & Child Care Centre (249 m, 40 spaces) and Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre (329 m, 89 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Don Mills & Finch?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,277 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5 Brahms Ave (249 m, 178 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1700 Finch Ave E (308 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 2 Brahms Ave (327 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 335 Van Horne Ave (667 m, 125 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 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 Don Mills & Finch?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Don Valley Village page.

What neighbourhood is Don Mills & Finch in?

Don Mills & Finch is in Don Valley Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 047). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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