East York Civic Centre — Local services in Toronto

There is construction everywhere around the building to install accessibility washrooms for the disabled. Lot of the parking lots around the building are occupied by the construction workers and their temporary offices.

Parking around the building is only 1 hour so if there is a long line up, you might get a ticket. The cafeteria is closed, probably lack of traffic during the Covid shutdown.

The cable to the TVs were cutoff and you won't see anything from CP24 anymore while waiting in line. Water pressure to the taps in the new washrooms have been lowered to conserve water. The new electric soap dispensers don't work, probably to save money on electricity and soap. They installed new hand rails by the stairs but it's bare metal that is very unsafe if you slip you might impale yourself.

To be fair everything is still a work in progress.

Update: Cafeteria is still closed. Accessibility railings have a wood finish on top but the way they are situated might impale someone in the groin area. Still no cable TV They increased the water pressure in the washroom taps.

New: Added LED lights by the elevator doors. Wheelchair ramp outside has been expanded. Before it was one straight incline. Now there are 2 inclines. Metal studs were added at the edge of the stairs to warn blind people of the...

I often pay my tax bill in person here, and my four stars reflect my past experiences. Today, though service hours are shown on line, the office is not open. There were several people there, disappointed that they could not pay their property taxes, especially as this is the deadline.. I was able to write a personal cheque and deposit it (in a clear plastic bag) in the "Internal Mail" receptacle. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION ON-LINE TO INDICATE THAT YOUR OFFICE IS NOT YET OPEN...

If you are planning to pay taxes, parking ticket, etc. note that they DO NOT take credit card as a form of payment even though it says they do on their own website... They take cash or debit only. Also no free parking. You'll have to pay for parking too... Be prepared to wait 30 minutes or longer to be...