Major Power Outage in Toronto’s Financial District Impacting Businesses, Traffic

Police direct traffic in Downtown Toronto after a power outage affected traffic lights, on August 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov

Toronto’s downtown core is experiencing a major power outage, impacting the financial district as well as businesses and the Toronto Metropolitan University’s campus.

Many businesses had to shut down on Aug. 11 due to the power outage, which impacted security as well as payment systems.