Toronto · intersection · signal 956

Keele & Canarctic

Keele St & Canarctic Dr · Toronto, Ontario · York University Heights · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek · DuKe Heights BIA

Keele & Canarctic is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in York University Heights. Nearby is York University (Line 1) 485 m away.

Traffic volume
24,009
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 21, 2025
719 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · #614 busiest
Collisions
104
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 77 property damage · #1070 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
York University 485 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,710 vehicles, 1.48× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 33 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 10 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 24%, from 59 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Keele & Canarctic

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
York University (Line 1)485 m
TTC bus
1074160106 nearest 30 m
Express
960
Blue Night
335341353
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Keele St at Canarctic Dr; Canarctic Dr at Keele St
Regional
York Region Transit 003 Thornhill096 Keele - Yonge107 Keele107B Keele at Steeles Av / Keele St712 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
York University Station (South) - SMART 531 m · 16 docks · 4 stations, 73 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)
  • Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 584 m
  • York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 695 m
  • James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
Community centres
  • Toronto Track and Field Centre1 km
Parks (5)
  • Keele Reservoir504 m
  • Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park823 m
  • 175 the Pond Road Park1.2 km
  • Fred Young Park1.3 km
  • Dan Iannuzzi Park1.4 km
Signal
0956, activated 1972 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 92. The nearest is Nuvo Toronto, 103 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 92 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Nuvo Toronto · 4749 Keele St103 mPassed, May 2026
Upper Crust · 55 Canarctic Dr197 mPassed, Feb 2025
Lena's Roti & Doubles · 4207 Keele St, Unit-4206 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Domino's · 4207 Keele St Unit-3206 mPassed, Apr 2026
Vmv's Bar & Grill · 4207 Keele St Unit-1-2206 mPassed, Jul 2026
Funkey's Delicacies · 4205 Keele St, Unit-3234 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 4 infractions
Adobo Fresh Burrito · 4205 Keele St Unit-19234 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Bamiyan Kabob · 4205 Keele St Unit-9-10234 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 City washroom within 1 km.

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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 174 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (695 m, 25 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 174 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 2
  • Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) · 4700 Keele St
    25 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    695 m
  • York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre · 90 Atkinson Rd
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    752 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 141 (939 m), the nearest police station 31 Division (3.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.7 km away.

FireFire Station 141 · 939 m4100 Keele St
Police31 Division · 3.4 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceEMS Headquarters/EMS 53 Stn/Fire Headquarters · 2.7 km4330 Dufferin St

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

Parking

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

All parking lots363 lots · ≈85,700 spaces · 257.1 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈7,520 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 2,216 spaces
EV charging (City)320 DRIFTWOOD AVE · 1.8 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
3950 Keele Street · Surface1.1 km335 *
2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface1.4 km1,881 *

Nearest lots: 85 m away, ≈361 spaces; 87 m away, ≈299 spaces; 210 m away, ≈683 spaces; 215 m away, ≈836 spaces; 237 m away, ≈163 spaces; 247 m away, ≈18 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 — 14-hour, Jan 21, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 10,651 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 1,510 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 2,421 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,963 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north10,651southbound · 0 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west2,640eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles24,009719 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east1,510westbound · 1 bikes · 12.6% heavy
From the south9,208northbound · 1 bikes · 4.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,963 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,421 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 21, 2025

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 Canarctic Dr between Keele St and Wildcat Rd (120 m away, Jun 2007) recorded volume only — about 4,311 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Canarctic Dr · Keele St – Wildcat Rd · 120 mJun 2007 · 3 days4,311
Keele St · The Pond Rd – York Blvd · 185 mMay 2013 · 3 days37,811

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

The worst year was 2018, with 17 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 15 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions104#1070 of 5,508
With an injury15#1188 of 4,660
Property damage only77
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian3#1271 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1962 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014129latest Jun 11, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on May 5, 2006.

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

Five thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft110school/campus (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 23, 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 York University Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Keele & Canarctic a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 104 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 Keele & Canarctic?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #614 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.48× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Keele & Canarctic?

The nearest Green P car park is 3950 Keele Street (1.1 km away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 363 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 85,700 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 320 DRIFTWOOD AVE (1.8 km).

How do I get to Keele & Canarctic by transit?

York University (Line 1) is 485 m away; bus routes 107, 41, 60, 106, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Keele St at Canarctic Dr, 30 m); York Region Transit routes 003 Thornhill, 096 Keele - Yonge, 107 Keele, 107B Keele at Steeles Av / Keele St.

What restaurants are near Keele & Canarctic?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 92 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Nuvo Toronto (103 m), Upper Crust (197 m), Lena's Roti & Doubles (206 m), Domino's (206 m) and Vmv's Bar & Grill (206 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Keele & Canarctic?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 174 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (695 m, 25 spaces) and York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre (752 m, 149 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Keele & Canarctic?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 York University Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Keele & Canarctic in?

Keele & Canarctic is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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