Waterfront homes for sale on Lake Ontario
122 active waterfront homes on Lake Ontario · updated August 23, 2026
Lake Ontario shoreline in the GTA is tighter than most people expect — much of the accessible frontage is public parks, the Waterfront Trail or industrial land. Genuine detached homes on the lake concentrate in Bronte and southeast Oakville, the Beach in east Toronto, Bluffs-side Scarborough, and along the Prince Edward County shore from Wellington through Sandbanks and out to Kingston. Away from the GTA, Grimsby, Beamsville and the Niagara wine belt take over the south shore.
This page shows every active detached and semi-detached home on Lake Ontario itself. Waterfront condos and townhomes are excluded on purpose — for a condo, TRREB's waterfront fields describe the building, not the unit, and mixing those in here would misrepresent what you're buying.
How this page decides what counts as waterfront
Only detached and semi-detached homes appear here. Each one shows some evidence of genuine water frontage — a dock, boathouse, boat slip, private beach, or direct water view. Waterfront condos and townhomes on Lake Ontario are excluded on purpose: the MLS waterfront fields on a condo describe the building, not the unit, and mixing them in misrepresents what you're buying. Deeded-access shares, road-between lots, and marina-only slips are also excluded.
Ownership, shoreline, and access
Ontario waterfront has three moving parts every buyer eventually has to understand: who owns the shore road allowance (Owned, Not Owned, None, Partially Owned — cards note this where available), what the shoreline itself is (sand, natural, rocky, weedy, hard bottom), and how you reach the property (year-round municipal road, seasonal road, water access only). None of these are dealbreakers on their own; they change the price, the mortgage, and the insurance conversation.
Common questions
Waterfront homes take patience and a straight-talking view of shoreline, dock, and access rights. I'll walk you through what's actually being offered before you drive up to Lake Ontario.
Other Ontario water bodies
Listing data provided by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information provided herein must only be used by consumers that have a bona fide interest in the purchase, sale or lease of real estate and may not be used for any commercial purpose or any other purpose.
Faisal Al Hamladar, Real Estate Salesperson · RE/MAX Noblecorp Inc., Brokerage.
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