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Is there a sidewalk on the street?
Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and Guelph publish their sidewalk networks as open data. The check looks for a sidewalk within 40 m of the address point.
Report check: Sidewalks. Entry reviewed 20 Oct 2026; each source below shows its own data date.
How a report shows itsample, made-up home
Anytown doesn't publish an open sidewalk map we can use. The Street View link in this report shows the street.
Where we read it
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Hamilton
- Guelph
- Other Ontario
the town's own records– not in our reports there yet
Published byCity of TorontoCity of OttawaCity of HamiltonCity of Guelph
What the record is
The pedestrian network records each sidewalk segment and, in some cities, which side of the street it is on and its width. Many suburban streets built before the 1990s have a sidewalk on one side or none.
The report line says whether a mapped sidewalk lies within 40 m of the address and how far it is.
Where it runs
What the report reads for this check depends on what each municipality publishes.
What we read in each town5 towns, each with its source and date
| City | What the report reads |
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| Other Ontario | Not in our reports here yet. The municipality doesn't publish an open sidewalk map we can use. The Street View link in this report shows the street. List of Ontario municipalities |
Sources
- City of Toronto Pedestrian Network: data date Feb 2026
- City of Ottawa Pedestrian Network: data date Jun 2024
- City of Hamilton Road Sidewalk: data date Nov 2023
- City of Guelph Sidewalks: data date Sep 2024
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Guelph. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence.
Check one address
This check is in the full report, with the other 54 checks, for any Ontario home.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. Records change and can be incomplete, and this page describes the records, not any particular home. Spotted an error, or have a question about this record? Email [email protected]; we answer from the record, and corrections are listed on the guide index. What we cover, city by city.