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Ontario & Shuter

Ontario St & Shuter St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Ontario & Shuter is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Moss Park, in the downtown core. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
3,536
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 25, 2020
940 pedestrians · 85 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2320 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 440 vehicles, 38% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.4% of vehicle volume, about 3.1× the typical share. That comes with about 4.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 9%, from 22 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ontario & Shuter

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501505506503504508 nearest 148 m
TTC bus
756512120294 nearest 198 m
Blue Night
301305306304365
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Shuter St installed 2003
Bike Share
Queen St E / Berkeley St 185 m · 15 docks · 49 stations, 1,051 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 (38)
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 272 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 385 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 478 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 496 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 599 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 625 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (56)
  • Ontario Street Parkette132 m
  • Moss Park320 m
  • 40 Power St Park433 m
  • Orphan's Green488 m
  • Oak Street Parkette572 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands578 m
  • and 50 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch606 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch700 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 456 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 549 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 601 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 699 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 711 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 718 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 761 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 805 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 336 eating places within a kilometre — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Poverello Charities Ont., 151 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés34 within 300 m · 336 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 64 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mei Convenience · 236 Shuter Stgrocery16 mPassed, Aug 2025
Poverello Charities Ont. · 199 Berkeley St151 mPassed, May 2026
Field To Forks · 314 Queen St E186 mConditional pass, Apr 2026 · 6 infractions
The New Buffalo Restaurant · 242 Queen St E189 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Flock Rotisserie Plus Greens · 234 Parliament St195 mPassed, Jun 2026
Hyderabad Express · 234 Parliament St195 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 3 infractions
Wanaag Restaurant · 224 Parliament St198 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
King Place BBQ & Curry · 242 Parliament St200 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

The nearest public washroom is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 249 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 125 m away at Ontario Street Parkette.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    249 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    515 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    699 m
Drinking water
Ontario Street Parkette drinking fountain · 125 m; Moss Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 374 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,372 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Prep Parliament (272 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,372 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 19
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    272 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    360 m
  • Regent Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 40 Regent St
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    363 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    385 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (396 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (657 m) and the nearest ambulance station 856 m away.

FireFire Station 325 · 396 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 657 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 856 m58 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

98 registered apartment buildings with 10,018 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 60 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 275 Shuter St (67 m, 299 units, 16 storeys, built 1964), which scored 82 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 98 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 143 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 49 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings98 · 10,018 units · 60 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026143 across the 98
Open fire-code violations49
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 2025067 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 2025793 m
295 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 20245171 m
155 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation30116197388 · Jul 20264 · 3 fire182 m
191 Sherbourne St37117197591 · Aug 20264197 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250220 m
270 Milan Stsocial housing · St. Jude Community Homes303200596 · Sep 20250222 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251226 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 lots826 lots · ≈27,380 spaces · 82.1 ha
Within 500 m92 lots · ≈2,570 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,086 spaces
EV charging (City)186 Carlton St · 866 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking66 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage345 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface679 m83 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface699 m2092% (Q1 2026)
44 Parliament Street · Surface786 m120 *
373 Front Street East · Surface803 m450 *

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈10 spaces; 65 m away, ≈67 spaces; 96 m away, ≈59 spaces; 101 m away, ≈237 spaces; 130 m away, ≈99 spaces; 131 m away, ≈23 spaces. More EV charging: 188 Carlton St (866 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 km, 8 ports); 2 Church St. (1.2 km, 28 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 — 8-hour, Jan 25, 2020 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 1,788 westbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 190. Most cyclists arrived from the west (40 of 85). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 659 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 179% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (236). Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, not today's volume. 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 north0southbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,558eastbound · 40 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles3,536940 pedestrians · 85 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east1,788westbound · 30 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south190northbound · 11 bikes · 7.9% heavy
AM peak hour236 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour659 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 25, 2020 · weekend

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 Shuter St between Sherbourne St and Seaton St (145 m away, Apr 2010) recorded volume only — about 6,152 vehicles a day — with no speed data. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Ontario Street between Shuter St and Gerrard St E.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shuter St · Sherbourne St – Seaton St · 145 mApr 2010 · 3 days6,152

Traffic calming

  • Ontario Street · Shuter St – Gerrard St E
    6 speed humps

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

2018 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 21% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 16, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2320 of 5,508
With an injury9#1927 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian2#1911 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#470 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
All since 201447latest Dec 16, 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.

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 47 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 9.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 6.4 a year before that. 68% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle4792street/outdoor (32), house driveway/garage (7)
Bicycle theft920apartment parking (4), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 19, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ontario & Shuter a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 Ontario & Shuter?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 25, 2020, 38% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Ontario & Shuter?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (345 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 826 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,380 spaces — 92 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 186 Carlton St (866 m).

How do I get to Ontario & Shuter by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 505, 506, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 148 m away; bus routes 75, 65, 121, 202, 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ontario & Shuter?

34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 336 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Poverello Charities Ont. (151 m), Field To Forks (186 m), The New Buffalo Restaurant (189 m), Flock Rotisserie Plus Greens (195 m) and Hyderabad Express (195 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 Ontario & Shuter?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 249 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (515 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (699 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 Ontario & Shuter?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,372 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Prep Parliament (272 m, 35 spaces), St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. (360 m, 30 spaces) and Regent Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (363 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ontario & Shuter?

98 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,018 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 275 Shuter St (67 m, 299 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 285 Shuter St (93 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 295 Shuter St (171 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 155 Sherbourne St (182 m, 301 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 98 is 89 out of 100; 1 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 Ontario & Shuter?

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Ontario & Shuter in?

Ontario & Shuter is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). 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