Remember .................... over here, there is not the huge differences in schools that you find in the UK.

Find the place to live first, then you look at the school that is the one for your area. But it is much more important to find the area you like.

This is not, of course, the opinion of parents paying extra for houses in the right school district or those gaming the system to gain their children a place in the better schools. It may have some merit if the comparison is between two schools in two similarly affluent areas but, in an urban area like Etobicoke you'll want to choose carefully. As a general rule, the more affluent the area, the better the schools. You'll likely want to park outside possible schools at closing time, get a feel for the demographics of each one.

Etobicoke is quite large and varied in affluence. The numbered streets to the south are a bit gritty but gentrifying nicely. There used to be a lot of by-the-hour motels along the lakeshore which have now been replaced by a concrete jungle of condos; safe enough but bland (safe except for that cop throwing his wife off the balcony). The area around IKEA is what you would expect of an area around IKEA. The middle bit, around Islington, is well off and the bit north of the 401, Rexdale, is dangerous slums. To the west, between the 427 and the compacted trash ski hill is older suburb, pleasant enough to drive through but I don't who lives there.

All in all, I'd say that the idea of moving to Etobicoke is a bit like the idea of moving to Croydon. Except I don't think anyone famous has come from Etobicoke.

Ontario's most recent reasonable replicas of Bob and Doug MacKenzie...aka Rob and Doug Ford

Quite. I was going to say "Ontario's crack smoking, pot dealing, favourite policitcal sons....."

(For the OP's benefit. Former Mayor of Toronto. Current Premier.)

What does Butch know about such things? I thought he lived north of where you do/did, but rurally.

The OP lives/used to live in Canada, for those that appear to have missed that!

We have a place in Mimico/Etobicoke...the postal address is Etobicoke. Lots of new and newish condos and town houses, it is on the lake, approx 5 miles from downtown TO. Easy access to The Gardner, there is also easy access to a street car service on Lake Shore Blvd.

Not sure if you want a house or condo, you should be able to get a 2 bed condo for around $3K. Townhouses where we are rent for around $5/6K pm.

There are children around here, including my 5 year old granddaughter. Sorry I can’t comment about local schools as she attends a school several miles away.

Oh yes, Rob Ford was my best ever death pool pick. Those pictures of Ford smoking crack were taken in the Rexdale arrondissement of Etobicoke.

That would be something of a nightmare of a commute if you were to do it everyday at regular office times.

Any decent part of Etobicoke to Brampton would be pretty miserable too. Why not Georgetown?

Will you be working in Brampton or are you flexible where you move to - there are cheaper areas..
Brampton rentals:
https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Renta...-Listings.html
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-house-rental...ton/k0c43l9004
Georgetown is a nice town (they even have a cheese shop!) .. Halton Hills rentals: https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Renta...ton-Hills.html

I don't know if this is of any use / interest for temporary accommodation whilst you get something more permanent - just saw it today when I was looking for a friend..

Fully furnished, fully inclusive rentals in Burlington.