Toronto · intersection · signal 5537

Queen & Ontario

Queen St E & Ontario St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Historic Queen East BIA

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Queen & Ontario is a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 17 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
9,295
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 20, 2024
1,488 pedestrians · 732 cyclists · #1756 busiest
Collisions
29
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 13 property damage · #2870 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #406 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 660 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 57% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 7.9% of vehicle volume, about 10× the typical share. That comes with about 2.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 23%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. About one in 15 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Ontario

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
756512120211494 nearest 190 m
Blue Night
301304305306365
Nearest stops
17 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Ontario St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Berkeley St 111 m · 15 docks · 54 stations, 1,161 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 · 195 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 440 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 450 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 499 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 607 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 635 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (53)
  • Ontario Street Parkette287 m
  • Moss Park315 m
  • 40 Power St Park344 m
  • Orphan's Green425 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands464 m
  • Sackville Playground525 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch553 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch761 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 309 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 434 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 549 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 567 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 581 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 665 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 694 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 773 m

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 46 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 334 — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mengrai Thai Restaurant, 65 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés46 within 300 m · 334 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 66 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mengrai Thai Restaurant · 82 Ontario St65 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
The New Buffalo Restaurant · 242 Queen St E107 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Seaton Butchers · 236 Queen St E127 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 1 infraction
Meza Group · 411 Richmond St E Bsmt-3138 mPassed, Aug 2026
Buvette Pacey · 141 Berkeley St144 mPassed, Jun 2025
Domino's Pizza · 312 Queen St E148 mPassed, Aug 2026
Field To Forks · 314 Queen St E149 mConditional pass, Apr 2026 · 6 infractions
Q's Signature · 320 Queen St E163 mPassed, Aug 2025

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, 260 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 281 m away at Ontario Street Parkette.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    260 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    570 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    611 m
Drinking water
Ontario Street Parkette drinking fountain · 281 m; Moss Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 382 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 1,324 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Prep Parliament (195 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,324 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    195 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    440 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    450 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    461 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (507 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (529 m) and the nearest ambulance station 817 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 507 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 529 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 817 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

Within a kilometre there are 92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,717 rental units, 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 60 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 101 Ontario St (69 m, 52 units, 8 storeys, built 2005), which scored 92 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 92 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 129 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 74 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings92 · 9,717 units · 60 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026129 across the 92
Open fire-code violations74
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 2025069 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257103 m
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 20250110 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251114 m
155 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation30116197388 · Jul 20264 · 3 fire200 m
295 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 20245212 m
205 Parliament Stsocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp166199297 · Sep 20240269 m
191 Sherbourne St37117197591 · Aug 20264297 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 lots804 lots · ≈27,520 spaces · 82.6 ha
Within 500 m95 lots · ≈2,750 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,086 spaces
EV charging (City)186 Carlton St · 1 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking118 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage215 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface538 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface642 m120 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface642 m2092% (Q1 2026)
373 Front Street East · Surface698 m450 *

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈16 spaces; 31 m away, ≈10 spaces; 65 m away, ≈65 spaces; 66 m away, ≈24 spaces; 81 m away, ≈7 spaces; 85 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 188 Carlton St (1 km, 1 ports); 2 Church St. (1.1 km, 28 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 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 north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,100 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 13 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (391 of 732). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 873 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 922 from 5:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.5% 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 north0southbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,182eastbound · 283 bikes · 6.2% heavy
Total vehicles9,2951,488 pedestrians · 732 cyclists · 5.5% heavy
From the east5,100westbound · 391 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south13northbound · 57 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour873 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour922 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 2024, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 10 collisions (34%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (31%) — 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 Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions29#2870 of 5,508
With an injury10#1749 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian7#468 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1312 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201437latest Jun 9, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Oct 31, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#406 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#147 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Oct 31, 2025

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.1 a year before that. 75% 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 vehicle820street/outdoor (6), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 19, 2024. 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 Queen & Ontario a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#406 of 1,505), out of 29 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Queen & Ontario?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1756 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 57% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Queen & Ontario?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (215 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 804 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,520 spaces — 95 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 186 Carlton St (1.0 km).

How do I get to Queen & Ontario by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 75, 65, 121, 202, 114, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Ontario St, 190 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Ontario?

46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 334 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mengrai Thai Restaurant (65 m), The New Buffalo Restaurant (107 m), Seaton Butchers (127 m), Meza Group (138 m) and Buvette Pacey (144 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 Queen & Ontario?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 260 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (570 m); St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (611 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 Queen & Ontario?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,324 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Prep Parliament (195 m, 35 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (440 m, 52 spaces) and Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (450 m, 149 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Ontario?

92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,717 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 101 Ontario St (69 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 285 Shuter St (103 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 275 Shuter St (110 m, 299 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 132 Berkeley St (114 m, 177 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 92 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 Queen & Ontario?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and two 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Ontario in?

Queen & Ontario is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Historic Queen East Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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