In case of accident - Collision Reporting Centres

What is a C.R.C.?

A Collision Reporting Centre is a Police facility created to assist motorists in reporting motor vehicle collision in the Greater Toronto Area.

Actions to be taken by all drivers before attending a Collision Reporting Centre

1. Check the "exception list" to ensure the police is NOT required.
2. IF it is safe to do so, remove vehicles from the roadway
3. Exchange information with the other involved parties, including independent witnesses (names, addresses, phone numbers, insurance and vehicle particulars)
4. As soon a s possible, attend with your vehicle at the C.R.C. servicing the police district in which the accident occurred. (Refer to the maps below)
5. Bring your documentation with you to the C.R.C. (driver's licence, ownership and insurance).

Download the Accident Report Form (PDF).
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Does the C.R.C. take Fail to Remain Accident Reports?

Yes - The C.R.C. will take fail to remain reports.
A police unit will be dispatched if the suspect vehicle is still in the area of the accident.

What are the hours of operation at the C.R.C.'s?

The Collision Reporting Centres are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the exception of being the Port Credit Ontario Provincial Police CRCR which is open each day from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

When would driver attend a C.R.C.?

With the following exceptions, any driver involved in a property damage accident can report the accident at a C.R.C. (police units will be dispatched to the scene when one or more of the following situations apply).

1. Accident involves injury or death;
2. Involved vehicles require towing* or are unsafe to drive;
3. Criminal activity involved in accident (e.g. impaired driving, stolen vehicle, assault etc.);
4. Accidents involving Federal, Provincial or Municipal vehicles (including T.T.C);
5. Accidents involving vehicles transporting dangerous goods;
6. Accidents involving a person who is uninsured or a suspended driver;
7. Accident involving damage to private, municipal or highway property.

Highway Traffic Act requires all accidents in which there are injuries, damage over $700.00 or damage to any highway property to be reported to police.

This can be done at the Durham Collision Reporting Centre

Collision Centre Locations

Scarborough
39 Howden Rd.
(Lawrence E., between Warden and Birchmount.)
Open 24/7

Etobicoke
855 Oxford St.
(Near Royal York Road, between QEW and Evans Ave.)
Monday-Friday 7am-9pm

North York
113 Toryork Dr.
(Near Weston Road, between Steeles and Finch)
Open seven days a week 6:30am-1.30-am

Brampton
7750 Hurontario St.
(Near Hwy. 10 & Steeles)

185 Central Park Drive
(Highway 7 and Central Park Dr.)

Mississauga
3030 Erin Mills Parkway
(Near Dundas St. West)

4600 Dixie Road
(South of Eglinton)

Durham Region
Ajax-Pickering Community Police Office
1710 Kingston Road (at Brock Rd. and Hwy. 2)
Phone: (905) 619-1210
10am-8pm

Oakville
Halton Regional Police H.Q.
1151 Bronte Rd.

For more information please visit Accident Support Services.

* North York C.R.C. will accept towed in vehicles from North York accident locations and provincial highways policed by the OPP. Towed vehicles must go directly to the C.R.C. from the accident location.