6 Canton Avenue

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Downsview Park GO3.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 6 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks. Nearest grocery: DV African Food Market (250 m). Nearest park: Roding Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Highview Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 56%, math 41%5 min walk
• Tumpane Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 59%, math 61%8 min walk
• St. Conrad Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 35%10 min walk
• St. Raphael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 44%12 min walk

Secondary

• Pierre Laporte Middle School5 min walk
• Beverley Heights Middle School17 min walk

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 M3M

Owners / renters

43% / 57%

Median household income

$74,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

27% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

24,906

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 6%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6%, Italian 4.5%, Vietnamese 3.4%.

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 Oakdale-Beverley Heights (2025): 52% above the Toronto average, down 21% from the year before.

• Assault51% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft101% above average
• Robbery103% above average
• Theft from vehicles29% above average
• Shootings100% 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 5 active

• 1222 WILSON AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application for a 6-storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds. Council approved July 23, 2025 - By-law 769-2025
  Application details
• 1222 WILSON AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Proposal to amend the Zoning By-law to allow for a new 6-storey municipal shelter with approximately 80 beds.
  Application details
• 1265 WILSON AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  The applicant has filed an application for Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the development of a 25-storey rental apartment building containing 559…
  Application details
• 1308 WILSON AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Appeal Received · applied 2020
  OLT approved application to permit a 10-storey rental apartment building containing 90 dwelling units and 2-levels of underground parking for 74 vehicles and…
  Application details
• 1328 WILSON AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Appeal Received · applied 2016
  Proposed ten storey mixed use building containing 95 dwelling units and 1,543square metres of retail and medical offices on the 1st and 2nd floors, with 3…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

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.

2 permits 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

35 City street trees within 100 m, mostly spruces. That’s about 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.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules