Toronto commercial intelligence
Stay ahead of commercial movement across Toronto neighbourhoods.
Monitor commercial activity, neighbourhood momentum, and emerging addresses through weekly territory briefings.
Current trends in Toronto
Last 30 days · Apr 23 – May 23, 2026
- Office filings slowed in Yonge-Bay Corridor
- Retail filings accelerated in Yonge-Bay Corridor
- Industrial filings slowed in West Humber-Clairville
- Medical filings accelerated in Wexford/Maryvale
Toronto Pulse Summary
Real commercial movement. Updated every Saturday. · Last 30 days · Apr 23 – May 23, 2026
Apr 16 – May 16, 2026
What moved
Office filings slowed in Yonge-Bay Corridor
116 filings · -12 permits Apr 16 – May 16, 2026
Retail filings accelerated in Yonge-Bay Corridor
18 filings · +5 permits Apr 16 – May 16, 2026
Industrial filings slowed in West Humber-Clairville
4 filings · -3 permits Apr 16 – May 16, 2026
Medical filings accelerated in Wexford/Maryvale
6 filings · +2 permits Apr 16 – May 16, 2026
Neighbourhood movement
Apr 16 – May 16, 2026Commercial activity, ranked by week-over-week change in the rolling 30-day count.
- Yonge-Bay Corridor +34 permits
- Moss Park +11 permits
- Willowdale West +9 permits
- South Riverdale +8 permits
- Victoria Village +7 permits
Categories on the move
Apr 16 – May 16, 2026- Restaurants & Food -3%
- Retail & Stores +27%
- Office +1%
- Medical +32%
- Institutional +39%
- Industrial -6%
- Warehouse +125%
- Fitness -25%
- Personal Service -45%
- Hospitality -78%
Most active neighbourhoods
Toronto neighbourhoods with the most commercial permit activity in the last 30 days.
Yonge-Bay Corridor
Holding steady
147 filings in 30 days
Was 106 a week ago
Downtown Yonge East
Holding steady
29 filings in 30 days
Was 32 a week ago
Wellington Place
Holding steady
26 filings in 30 days
Was 30 a week ago
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
Holding steady
21 filings in 30 days
Was 15 a week ago
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Commercial movement (last 30 days)
Categories with the largest 30-day shift across Toronto, scoped to the dominant neighbourhood.
Retail filings accelerated in Yonge-Bay Corridor
17 retail filings · +5 permits vs a week ago
Medical filings accelerated in Wexford/Maryvale
6 medical filings · +2 permits vs a week ago
Restaurant filings held steady in Milliken
11 restaurant filings · steady vs a week ago
Emerging addresses
Toronto buildings with continuing commercial activity (last 90 days, with filings in the last 30).
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25 in 90d · 16 in 30d
199 Bay St
Office activity continuing
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17 in 90d · 12 in 30d
121 King St W
Office activity continuing
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19 in 90d · 11 in 30d
3401 Dufferin St
Retail activity continuing
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18 in 90d · 8 in 30d
200 Bay St
Office activity continuing
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15 in 90d · 8 in 30d
2300 Yonge St
Retail activity continuing
Where commercial activity is happening
Clusters of commercial permits filed in Toronto over the last 30 days. Larger circles = more activity in that area; zoom in to see individual permits separate.
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CanPermits Weekly Digest
Bloomberg-style commercial intelligence — every Sunday
This week in Liberty Village
Hospitality activity continued across Liberty Village.
145 permits this month Addresses with continuing activity Category movement
This week in Midtown
Restaurant-related activity remained elevated near Midtown.
98 permits this month Addresses with continuing activity Category movement
This week in King West
Commercial filings continued near King West.
112 permits this month Addresses with continuing activity Category movement
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