Yorkdale–Glen Park

Yorkdale–Glen Park is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the former suburb of North York. It is bounded by Highway 401 to the north, Allen Road to the east, a line south of Stayner Avenue to the south, and the CNR tracks to the west.

Character and demographics

For the most part, the homes in southern Yorkdale–Glen Park tend to date back to the 1950s and 1960s, when developers perfected the uniform vista of bungalows and back splits. Southern Yorkdale–Glen Park is a middle-class suburban community of brick houses. Local shopping areas include Lawrence Plaza, Yorkdale Mall and various street shopping areas along Dufferin Street and Marlee Avenue.
The southern section of Yorkdale–Glen Park, centred on Dufferin Street, is home to a large Italian-Canadian population.
Northwest Yorkdale–Glen Park is primarily industrial, especially along Bridgeland Avenue, and commercial, with a concentration of outlet-style specialty stores especially around Orfus Road. There is a small residential swath bounded by Paul David Street to the west, Dufferin Street to the east, Bentworth Avenue to the south and Jane Osler Drive to the north.
Northeast Yorkdale–Glen Park is part of Lawrence Heights.
Total population : 16,625
Major ethnic populations :

48.5% White; 23.0% Italian, 8.2% Portuguese
10.2% Black; 2.9% Jamaican
8.5% Filipino
8.2% Latin American
6.9% South Asian
6.2% Chinese
5.8% East Indian

Total population : 14,804
Major ethnic populations :

52.0% White; 27.4% Italian, 9.8% Portuguese
9.9% Black; 5.2% Jamaican
7.7% Chinese
7.5% Filipino
6.6% South Asian
5.2% East Indian
4.8% Latin American

Total population : 14,687
Major ethnic populations :

56.0% White; 28.2% Italian, 7.7% Portuguese
10.7% Black
6.5% Chinese
6.5% Filipino
5.1% South Asian
4.9% Latin American

Total population : 14,430
Major ethnic populations :

59.6% White; 33.6% Italian, 5.7% Portuguese
11.3% Black; 4.3% Jamaican
6.9% Chinese
6.7% South Asian
5.9% East Indian
5.8% Filipino
4.3% Latin American

Total population : 13,520
Major ethnic populations :

67.6% White; 39.3% Italian, 4.0% Portuguese
7.3% Chinese
6.9% Black
5.1% East Indian
4.0% South Asian
3.4% Filipino
2.7% Latin American

Education

Two public school boards operate elementary schools in Glen Park, the separate Toronto Catholic District School Board, and the secular Toronto District School Board. Public elementary schools in the neighbourhood include:

Joyce Public School
Regina Mundi Catholic School
St. Charles Catholic School
Sts. Cosmas and Damian Catholic School

TCDSB is the only public school board that operates a secondary school in the neighbourhood, Dante Alighieri Academy. TDSB does not operate a secondary school in the neighbourhood, with TDSB secondary school students residing in southern Yorkdale–Glen Park attending institutions in adjacent areas The French first language public secular school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and it separate counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Morningside, although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood. CSCM and CSV students attend schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto.
One private school serves the neighbourhood, Fieldstone Day School, established in 1997, boasts as Canada's only Cambridge School serving Junior kindergarten to Grade 12. Fieldstone is housed in the former C.B. Parsons Junior High School, which once housed Seneca College's Yorkdale Campus.

Transportation

Several major roadways serve as the boundary for Glen Park, Lawrence Avenue to the north, and Bathurst Street to the east. Other major thoroughfares that pass through the neighbourhood include Dufferin Street, and Allen Road. The portion of Allen Road within Glen Park is used as a controlled access highway.
Public transportation is provided by the Toronto Transit Commission, operating several buses in the neighbourhood, as well as two stations for the Toronto subway, Glencairn, and Lawrence West station. Both stations provide access to Line 1 Yonge–University. Bus routes operated by the TTC include 14 Glencairn, 29 Dufferin, 47 Lansdowne, 52 Lawrence West, 59 Maple Leaf, and 109 Ranee.