5 Ernest Ave
5 Ernest Ave is in Junction-Wallace Emerson. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Dundas West Station is a 5‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
- Dundas West Station (Line 2) is about a 5-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Luigi Catholic School, 438 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 5 Ernest Ave
1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Rezoning224 Wallace Ave and 1 more address · 155 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.File 26 160909 STE 09 OZ · submitted May 14, 2026 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
224 Wallace Ave · 258 Wallace Ave
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 5 Ernest Ave
Police recorded 115 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Junction-Wallace Emersonper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 82 | 720 | 768Junction-Wallace Emerson is about the same |
| Break-ins | 15 | 230 | 190Junction-Wallace Emerson is about the same |
| Car thefts | 8 | 108 | 225Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
| Robberies | 5 | 36 | 79Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 5 | 32 | 61Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
Thick bar: Junction-Wallace Emerson. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Junction-Wallace Emerson
03Getting around from 5 Ernest Ave
The nearest subway station is Dundas West Station (Line 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 168 and 40 buses, with about 1,115 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.3 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 5 min walk
Nearest stop: Symington Ave at Ernest Ave, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Dundas St West at Chelsea Ave North Side.
Source: GO Transit · 68 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 5 Ernest 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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Tamarack West Outdoor School, Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
1411 Bloor St W · 75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
14 Ruskin Ave · 192 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
544 Lansdowne Ave · 39 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 5 Ernest Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 90% of Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Pga Convenience Store (take-out or food shop), The Understory (salon or personal services), Blood Brothers Brewing (restaurant or bar).
Romero-Edna Lane House (361 m).
Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 5 Ernest Ave
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M6P, 9 of 657 home tap-water samples (1.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6P is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 20 samples here (3.0%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 657 tests, Jan 13, 2014 to Oct 9, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.6 km away, measured 10:00 AM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Junction-Wallace Emerson
Junction-Wallace Emerson had 23,180 residents in 2021. The median household income was $84,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (13.7%), Spanish (3.9%) and Cantonese (2.8%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Junction-Wallace Emerson compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/5-ernest-ave#sec-history
