Toronto · intersection · signal 5510

Oak & Parliament

Oak St & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Regent Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Oak & Parliament is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Regent Park, in the downtown core. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 15 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,566
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 20, 2024
3,828 pedestrians · 803 cyclists · #1872 busiest
Collisions
38
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 25 property damage · #2465 of 5,508 · +5 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
6 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 540 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 47% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.6% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. On average 3.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 48%, from 25 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Oak & Parliament

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506505501503504508 nearest 18 m
TTC bus
657594121 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
306305301304365
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Oak St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Oak St / Parliament St 26 m · 15 docks · 36 stations, 734 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 (45)
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 36 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 472 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 554 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 650 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 654 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 698 m
  • and 39 more
Parks (55)
  • Oak Street Parkette129 m
  • Anniversary Park170 m
  • Regent Park348 m
  • Ontario Street Parkette362 m
  • Regent Park Boulevard Park428 m
  • Winchester Square Park549 m
  • and 49 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch173 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 366 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 628 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 654 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 795 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 897 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 1 km

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 35 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 16 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 303 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gorkha Palace, 38 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés35 within 300 m · 303 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience16 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gorkha Palace · 1 Oak St Unit-438 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Surma Supermarket · 330 Parliament Stgrocery82 mPassed, Jul 2026
Freshco. · 325 Parliament Stgrocery95 mPassed, Mar 2025
Tim Hortons · 335 Parliament St95 mPassed, Jul 2026
Relax Lounge · 326 Parliament St105 mPassed, Apr 2026
Marhaba Supermarket · 324 Parliament Stgrocery112 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hakka Bistro · 398 Parliament St116 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fred Victor - Food Services · 40 Oak Stgrocery125 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

The nearest public washroom is Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 441 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 167 m away at Anniversary Park.

  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    441 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    475 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    613 m
Drinking water
Anniversary Park drinking fountain · 167 m; Regent Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 309 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,342 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre (36 m, 140 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,342 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre · 350 Parliament St
    140 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    36 m
  • Cole Street Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 10 Cole St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    61 m
  • Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    190 m
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    234 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (202 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 202 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 Richmond St E

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

Within a kilometre there are 105 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 11,853 rental units, 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — 58 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1 Oak St (38 m, 84 units, 10 storeys, built 2010), which scored 84 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 105 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 251 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 73 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings105 · 11,853 units · 58 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026251 across the 105
Open fire-code violations73
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Oak StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation8410201084 · Jul 2026138 m
40 Oak Stsocial housing · Fred Victor874201289 · Oct 20255128 m
431 Dundas St Esocial housing · St. Jude Community Homes374199192 · Oct 20250183 m
425 Dundas St Esocial housing · Nishnawbe Homes Inc325201292 · Dec 20250184 m
305-307 Parliament Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes103198992 · Aug 20260204 m
305 Parliament St002204 m
280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission263199190 · Nov 20250227 m
330 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation817197681 · Jul 20242229 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 lots865 lots · ≈26,180 spaces · 78.5 ha
Within 500 m90 lots · ≈1,730 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,515 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 543 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking123 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface487 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface702 m9175% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage832 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface1.1 km83 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage1.1 km86 *

Nearest lots: 93 m away, ≈7 spaces; 101 m away, ≈34 spaces; 138 m away, ≈5 spaces; 165 m away, ≈5 spaces; 171 m away, ≈6 spaces; 177 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (548 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.3 km, 8 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.6 km, 8 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, Aug 20, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,665 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 499 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (353 of 803). Evening rush dominates here: 694 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 546 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,402southbound · 353 bikes · 6.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles7,5663,828 pedestrians · 803 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east499westbound · 128 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south3,665northbound · 321 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour546 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour694 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 20, 2024

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.

All police-reported collisions

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

The worst year was 2016, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 7 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions38#2465 of 5,508
With an injury7#2292 of 4,660
Property damage only25
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian3#1352 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2191 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201454latest Apr 13, 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 Jun 19, 2009.

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

17 thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1730street/outdoor (12), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft401other (2), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 12, 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 Regent Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Oak & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 38 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 Oak & Parliament?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #1872 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 47% of the median for a counted intersection, and #484 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Oak & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (487 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 865 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,180 spaces — 90 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (543 m).

How do I get to Oak & Parliament by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 505, 501, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 18 m away; bus routes 65, 75, 94, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Oak St, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Oak & Parliament?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 303 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gorkha Palace (38 m), Tim Hortons (95 m), Relax Lounge (105 m) and Hakka Bistro (116 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 Oak & Parliament?

The nearest is Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 640 Dundas St E, 441 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (475 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (613 m). 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 Oak & Parliament?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,342 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre (36 m, 140 spaces), Cole Street Early Learning & Child Care Centre (61 m, 62 spaces) and Tng Central Neighbourhood House (190 m, 46 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Oak & Parliament?

105 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 11,853 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Oak St (38 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 40 Oak St (128 m, 87 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 431 Dundas St E (183 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 425 Dundas St E (184 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 105 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Oak & Parliament?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and four 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 Regent Park page.

What neighbourhood is Oak & Parliament in?

Oak & Parliament is in Regent Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 072), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined