City of Toronto warming centres closed as of Wednesday morning
Posted April 6, 2026 2:23 pm.
Last Updated April 8, 2026 9:32 am.
The City of Toronto warming centres that were opened on Monday evening are now closed.
“Staff are working to refer individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system,” said the City.
As Toronto braced for the plunging temperatures earlier this week, the City opened its five warming centres on Monday evening for those in need of a space to warm up or access to a washroom.
As a general rule of thumb, the City opens warming centres when temperatures dip down to -5 C or when Environment and Climate Change Canada issues a winter weather event warning.
While temperatures dipped to -5 and below on both Monday and Tuesday, temperatures are expected to climb Wednesday to a high of 6 C, prompting the warming centre closures.
Along with a heated space, warming centres provide a place to rest along with meals and referrals to emergency shelters.
“Warming Centres are pet-friendly and focus on getting and keeping vulnerable residents inside,” reads the City’s website.
Walk-ins are welcome at all warming centres and no prior referral is required. If a warming centre is at capacity the City will help with transportation to another centre if space is available.
Once they open, warming centres remain open 24 hours a day until the City decides to close them based on weather conditions.
Warming centre locations:
- 81 Elizabeth Street
- 349 George Street
- 885 Scarborough Golf Club Road
- 12 Holmes Avenue
- 136 Spadina Road
