City of Toronto
Snow Removal in North York
North York runs from ravine-lot estates in the Bridle Path to townhouse blocks off Sheppard and condo towers along Yonge. The driveways are long, the walks are longer, and the property managers along the corridor buy their snow contracts in September.
Flat seasonal price, confirmed before the first snow.
The North York sidewalk rule and your quote
Chapter 719 applies across North York exactly as it does downtown, and the City has plowed North York sidewalks mechanically since before amalgamation, so the public sidewalk is a City job at 2 cm. What owners are responsible for is the 24-hour private-property clock on driveways, walks, steps and parking spaces, plus the sidewalk on those rare sub-2 cm days. For the condo corporations and office buildings along Yonge, Sheppard and Finch the sidewalk question is moot and the liability question is everything: private walkways, visitor lots and garage ramps are the occupier's duty under the Occupiers' Liability Act, and since January 2021 anyone injured on them has 60 days to give written notice to the occupier or its snow contractor.
The properties we see most in North York
Two North Yorks share one contract. West of Bayview the lots are wide and the driveways are long, often curved, with a second garage set back from the street and a ravine slope that holds ice into March. East of Yonge and along Sheppard the housing is townhouse complexes and low-rise condos with dozens of short unit walks, a visitor lot and a garage ramp that freezes first. The first is a residential seasonal contract with a lot of square footage; the second is a condo corporation scope sheet with a monthly log for the board.
Neighbourhoods we quote
- Willowdale
- Bayview Village
- Don Mills
- York Mills and Hoggs Hollow
- Bathurst Manor
- Downsview
- Newtonbrook
- Henry Farm
Services in North York
North York, answered
- Do you handle condo and townhouse complexes in North York?
- Yes. Property managers or boards send the site plan and unit count, we walk the site, and the quote lists every surface in scope with salting terms and a monthly log summary for the board.
- Who clears the sidewalk on my North York street?
- The City, once 2 cm has fallen. Below that the Municipal Code makes it the owner's job within 12 hours. Your own driveway, walk and steps must be clear within 24 hours, which is what the seasonal contract handles.