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Etobicoke, Toronto — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Etobicoke is the westernmost former borough of Toronto, spread along Lake Ontario west of the Humber River.
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Where to stay in Etobicoke
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Etobicoke forms the west end of Toronto, and its beds cluster in two very different settings: the lakeshore neighbourhoods along Lake Ontario and the airport strip out near Toronto Pearson International Airport. The split matters. Travellers with an early flight lean toward the northwest, while those after a waterfront base head for Mimico and New Toronto beside St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church.
Pick the shore for parkland walks, or the airport edge for a fast morning departure.
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Mimico lakeshore
Mimico puts guests on the Lake Ontario shore beside Wesley Mimico United Church, where the old lakeside streets meet the parkland trail running east toward the Humber River.Find hotels in Mimico lakeshorea quiet lakeside base near St. Teresa Roman Catholic ChurchNew Toronto
New Toronto sits just west of Mimico around St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, a low-rise former industrial quarter that trades airport bustle for a calm walk to the Lake Ontario edge. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in New Torontoan early departure from Toronto Pearson International AirportAirport strip near Toronto Pearson
The northwest corner of Etobicoke runs up to Toronto Pearson International Airport past Etobicoke Creek, packing the borough's industry and its quickest morning route to the gates.Find hotels in Airport strip near Toronto PearsonHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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Churches & Religious Sites
3- St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church
- St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, New Toronto
- Wesley Mimico United Church
Stadiums & Sports
1- Ford Performance Centre
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About Etobicoke
What are the main landmarks in Etobicoke?
Churches mark the older lakeshore. St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church and St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church anchor Mimico and New Toronto, while St. Mark's Church and Wesley Mimico United Church stand among the low streets that Etobicoke kept from its village years. Sport draws the north.
The Ford Performance Centre, the practice rink out toward the industrial belt, gives the borough its best-known modern address away from the water.
What is the history of Etobicoke?
Etobicoke grew from farm township into borough. The name was set in 1850 for the land between the Humber River and Etobicoke Creek, and the lakeshore villages of Mimico and New Toronto rose later around parish churches such as St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church. Then the borough dissolved.
In 1998 Etobicoke was amalgamated into the enlarged city of Toronto, ending its run as one of the six former Metropolitan Toronto boroughs.
Where is Etobicoke?
Etobicoke fills the west end of Toronto between the Humber River and Etobicoke Creek, bounded by Lake Ontario to the south and reaching north to Vaughan at Steeles Avenue West, with Mississauga and Toronto Pearson International Airport along its western edge.
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What is the best area to stay in Etobicoke?
Mimico lakeshore: waterfront walks by Wesley Mimico United Church. New Toronto: a quiet lakeside base near St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church. Airport strip near Toronto Pearson: an early departure from Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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Updated October 2026