43 Woolgar Ave

01What’s planned near 43 Woolgar Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   29 Bradfield Ave · 85 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0004/22EYK · submitted Dec 29, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Minor variance

   29 Bradfield Ave · 85 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0005/22EYK · submitted Dec 29, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Consent

   29 Bradfield Ave · 85 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File B0001/22EYK · submitted Dec 29, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Safety near 43 Woolgar Ave

Police recorded 18 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Etobicoke City Centre

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Islington Ave and 1000 the Queensway. Etobicoke City Centre ranks 7th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• 1000 the Queensway at Islington Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · Dec 29, 2024 · 476 m
• The Queensway at Islington Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Jan 28, 2022 · 463 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

03Getting around from 43 Woolgar Ave

The nearest subway station is Kipling Station (Line 2), about a 29‑minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by the 80 and 110 buses, with about 338 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 1.8 km away, with 20 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 625 The Queensway
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W, 2.8 km.2.0 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 43 Woolgar Ave

The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 43 Woolgar Ave

There are 2 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Norseman Community School and Pool, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Queensland Park · playground · 65 Brawley Ave · 163 m
• Senator Marian Maloney Park · playground · 40 Caven St · 495 m
• Zorra Park · dog off-leash area · 28 Zorra St · 548 m
• Market Garden Mews · playground · 25 Market Garden Mews · 656 m
• Norseman Heights Park · ball diamond, playground · 100 Chartwell Rd · 971 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• New Park at 1001-1037 The Queensway
  A new park is coming to 1001-1037 The Queensway. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 432 m

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

06The building at 43 Woolgar Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 43 Woolgar Ave.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 11 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

07What can be built at 43 Woolgar Ave

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

08Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

23 tickets in 2025 on Woolgar Ave between numbers 0 and 93: 14 for other parking offences, 5 for not parking parallel to the curb.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

Shop The Queensway BIA, about 190 m away. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 4,222 service requests came from postal area M8Z, which includes 43 Woolgar Ave. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

09Risks and environment at 43 Woolgar Ave

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: Etobicoke City Centre

Etobicoke City Centre had 23,600 residents in 2021. The median household income was $83,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 31% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Korean (4.0%), Spanish (3.8%) and Portuguese (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.