286 Wildcat Road

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 York University Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Pioneer Village Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 21 cafés and restaurants, 1 park, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: International Delicatessen Foods (350 m). Nearest park: Toronto Azzurri Youth Sport Village (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Glen Shields Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 59%1.7 km
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 50%1.9 km
• Derrydown Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 44%, math 24%2.2 km
• St. Wilfrid Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 44%2.3 km

Secondary

• James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 74%1.7 km
• C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 24%, literacy test 65%2.4 km
• Brookview Middle School2.5 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% above average

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 1 active

• 300 WILDCAT RD · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Construct a 594.87 square metre, one-storey addition warehouse, at the rear of theexisting industrial building
  Application details
• 322 WILDCAT RD · 150 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 22 metre telecommunications tower for Bell Canada.
  Application details

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built EH

Employment Heavy Industrial (with a site-specific exception).

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

Full lot check · Run the numbers

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

15 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.