12 emergency departments · ON · Live as of 5:40 p.m. EDT
Shortest in Toronto if you leave now
Avg 3h 42m · Longest 7h 24m · 136 waiting
In an emergency, call 911.
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Limited hours · 150 Sherway Drive
24/7 · 200 Elizabeth St
24/7 · 399 Bathurst St
24/7 · 2075 Bayview Avenue
24/7 · 555 University Avenue
24/7 · 2111 Finch Avenue W
24/7 · 825 Coxwell Ave
24/7 · 600 University Ave
Limited hours · 3030 Birchmount Road
24/7 · 2867 Ellesmere Rd
Limited hours · 30 The Queensway
24/7 · 30 Bond St
Predicted average ER wait across Toronto over the next 12 hours, based on ERstat’s model. Use it to time a non-urgent visit for a quieter window.
Toronto ER Forecast — Next 12 Hours
Projected from typical wait patterns across Toronto ERs and the current average wait.
Based on historical wait patterns across Toronto emergency departments, here is when they tend to be quietest and busiest. Waits are typically longest in the early morning and shortest around midday.
Hamilton · 62 km away
Brampton · 30 km away
Hamilton · 64 km away
Brampton · 29 km away
Hamilton · 61 km away
Toronto has 12 emergency departments — 9 open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 3 with limited operating hours. 4 of 12 currently have live wait time data. Right now, 136 people are waiting across Toronto emergency departments.
Wait time data for Toronto is sourced from individual hospital websites and updates as frequently as every 15–30 minutes. ERstat displays the estimated time from triage registration to being seen by a physician.
All emergency departments in Toronto use the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) to prioritize patients. Patients with more serious conditions are always seen first, regardless of arrival time or displayed wait. A shorter posted wait does not guarantee a shorter visit — it depends on the severity of your condition relative to other patients in the department.
Check wait times on this page before leaving. ERstat updates every 5 minutes and shows all Toronto ERs sorted from shortest to longest wait. Each hospital page includes a 12-hour forecast chart and a “Best Time to Visit” pattern based on historical data.
If your condition is not life-threatening, consider whether a walk-in clinic, urgent care centre, or pharmacist could help instead. Ontario pharmacists can assess and prescribe for many common conditions with no appointment needed. See what your pharmacist can treat →
Not sure if you need the ER? Call 811 to speak with a registered nurse. Free, confidential, available 24/7.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency — chest pain, difficulty breathing, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, or loss of consciousness — call 911 immediately.
Not an emergency? 104 walk-in clinics in Toronto — hours & walk-in status
Urgent care treats the broken wrists, infections and stitches an emergency department would make you wait behind more serious cases for. Ontario publishes its urgent care waits, and they are not comparable to an ER wait.
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