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Which parks and schools are closest?
Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and Guelph publish their parks; the Ontario Ministry of Education publishes every publicly funded school with its board and grades. The check finds the nearest park and the nearest elementary and secondary schools, with walking times.
Report check: Parks, schools and child care. Entry reviewed 20 Oct 2026; each source below shows its own data date.
How a report shows itsample, made-up home
Maple Park 220 m. Elementary school 650 m, secondary 1.4 km. 2 licensed child care centres within 1 km.
- School boards
- Anytown public, Catholic, French public and French Catholic boards (sample)
Where we read it
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Hamilton
- Guelph
- Other Ontario
the town's own recordsOntario-wide records
Published byCity of TorontoCity of OttawaCity of HamiltonCity of GuelphOntario Ministry of Education
What the record is
The school list is the Province's record of schools, not of attendance boundaries: which school a home is zoned for is set by the school board, and the boards publish their own boundary maps.
The report line names the nearest park and the nearest schools with their boards, distances and walking times.
Where it runs
At every Ontario address, from provincial and federal records:
- School information, Ontario Ministry of Education (data date 2024–25 school year)
What each city's own records add:
What we read in each town5 towns, each with its source and date
| City | What the report reads |
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| Other Ontario | Only the provincial and federal records above. |
Sources
- City of Toronto Green Spaces: data date Sep 2026
- City of Ottawa Parks and Greenspace: data date Aug 2026
- City of Hamilton Parks: data date Dec 2023
- City of Guelph Park Boundary: data date Sep 2024
- School information, Ontario Ministry of Education: data date 2024–25 school year
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Check one address
The free check reads this record for one Ontario home when you pick “Parks and schools nearby”. The full report includes it with the other 54 checks.
Free check: pick “Parks and schools nearby” See the sample report
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