Major Transit Station Areas Interactive Engagement Tool

Our Plan Toronto

This Dashboard is intended to provide you with the City's data and mapping that forms the draft delineations and minimum density targets for the Major Transit Station Areas within the City of Toronto. These delineations and minimum density targets are presented as draft for the purposes of consultation. Additional stations will be added to the dashboard when they are endorsed for consultation by Planning and Housing Committee.

To access reports and other information related to MTSAs, visit  Toronto.ca/OurPlan 

Planning for Intensification around Transit

As part of Toronto's Municipal Comprehensive Review, the City is required to demonstrate that it has a transit-oriented plan in place to accommodate minimum density targets around planned and existing higher-order transit stations.  

Minimum Density Targets

The Province's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe sets out the following Major Transit Station Area minimum density targets for municipalities: 

  • 200 people and jobs per hectare for subway stations;
  • 160 people and jobs per hectare for light rail transit stations; and
  • 150 people and jobs per hectare for GO train stations.

Transit-Oriented Development

Transit-Oriented Development is an approach that locates growth within walking distance of rapid transit stations. It means compact, walkable areas with a diverse mix of uses and incomes, at densities that support transit ridership. This allows people to access public transit quickly and conveniently from the places they live, work, learn, shop, and play.

Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA)

The Province's Growth Plan defines a MTSA as the areas generally within 500 to 800 metre radius of a transit station, representing about a 10-minute walk. Each MTSA will be subject to a density target across the area as a whole.

As part of Our Plan Toronto, Toronto City Planning are bringing forward the draft 180+ MTSAs across the City for the basis of consultation. Staff are targeting Final Reports for City Council's consideration in mid-2022. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for MTSAs.

Protected Major Transit Station Areas (PMTSA)

A subset of the 180+ MTSAs will be identified as Protected Major Transit Station Areas, which are the areas that the Province allows municipalities to implement Inclusionary Zoning. The City intends to implement PMTSAs in all areas eligible for Inclusionary Zoning.

In addition to the overall density target required by MTSAs, the Province requires that municipalities assign minimum densities "per building or structure" within PMTSAs. Draft minimum densities can be viewed on the map below by turning on the "Minimum Densities for PMTSAs" layer.

Inclusionary Zoning

City Council adopted an inclusionary zoning policy that requires certain new residential developments to include affordable units, creating mixed-income housing. The adopted inclusionary zoning policy identifies Market Areas 1, 2, 3 to recognize varying market viability in different areas of the City. For additional information, please  visit .

MTSA Interactive Engagement Tool

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Thank You

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Our Plan Toronto team at  opreview@toronto.ca  or visit  www.toronto.ca/ourplan  [expand MTSA tab].