Pool Closures and Service Alerts (extended hours):
Dogs are welcome to enjoy a free swim on the last day of the outdoor pool season. Select pool locations will have dog-only swim on Sunday, September 1, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and three additional pools will have dog-only swim on Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. An adult aged 18 or older must accompany the dog and watch from the side. One adult can bring a maximum of two dogs.
For a complete list of date, time and locations, please see the City of Toronto website .
All indoor pools are heated and the general range is 82F - 84F. This may fluctuate if heaters are turned off for maintenance. TDSB sites can be as low as 78F based on their operating policies. Some sites might be kept slightly warmer to meet certain programming needs (e.g., high volume of programs for people who have arthritis).
The City has two solar-heated pools: Scarborough Centennial and Agincourt
When a Heat Alert is issued by Environment Canada, extended hours are implemented at select outdoor pool locations until 11:45 p.m. The decision to extend outdoor pools will depend on forecasted active weather and the availability of resources.
The following outdoors pools will be open, weather permitting, Until 11:45 p.m.
Residents with a disability or who require accommodation will be eligible to reserve a swimming spot during extended outdoor pool hours by calling or emailing the Adapted and Inclusive Services.
Upon seeing lightning or hearing thunder, the pool must be cleared immediately. Outdoor aquatic site staff and patrons are to stay away from objects that conduct electricity, such as reaching poles and umbrellas and are to stay a minimum of 30 metres away from any wire fence. Patrons may return to the water 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder or the last sight of lightning. Contact Environment Canada for further information on the potential danger of lightning strikes.
If rain is forecast for the full day and it is raining at the scheduled time of opening, the pool will not open and will remain closed for the day. If it starts to rain at any time after the pool has opened, the pool may be closed for the rest of the day. When intermittent showers are forecast staff may stay at the pool to reopen after rain. Lessons may operate during drizzling rain unless there is thunder and/or lightning. The black disc must always be visible. Closures due to rain are determined locally, as it may be raining in one part of the city and not in another.
Exceptions - these regional pools will stay open during cool weather for regularly scheduled hours: