24/7 Emergency Lockout Locksmith in Toronto

Make sure everyone is safe before you think about the lock.

• A child, a pet or someone who can't help themselves is locked in a car or a home? Call 911 first. Police and fire can get there fast and break a window if they have to. Call us after, for the lock.
• Something on the stove, water running, or you smell gas? That's a 911 or utility call first, not a locksmith call.
• Outside at night or in the cold? Wait somewhere warm and lit, like a lobby, a coffee shop or a neighbour's porch, and give us that spot as the meeting point.

If no one is in danger, take two minutes for the obvious checks: every other door, anyone else who has a key, and your landlord or building super. Don't climb to a window or force the door. A broken window or a split door frame costs more than a locksmith. Our locked out checklist walks through it step by step.

Find the line that matches what happened. Each linked page explains that situation in detail.

We only open doors and cars for people who have the right to be inside. The technician will ask before they start. It protects you too: nobody should be able to call a locksmith to your address and walk in.

• Home or condo: photo ID with the address, or a lease, a bill or mail with your name and that address.
• Car: photo ID plus the vehicle permit or insurance card, or proof you're allowed to drive it.
• Business: ID plus something that ties you to the business, or the owner or manager confirming by phone.

Is your ID locked inside with your keys? That's normal. We open up, then you show us the documents before we leave. If nothing checks out, the technician stops there.

Usually not. We start with methods that leave the lock working: picking the cylinder, slipping a spring latch, or reaching an inside lever with an under-door tool. Most Kwikset, Weiser and Schlage locks on Toronto houses and condos open this way.

Drilling is the last option, and we tell you before we do it. It comes up when:

• The lock is high security (Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, ASSA) and picking it isn't practical
• The cylinder is broken, seized, or jammed with a key piece that won't come out
• Someone already damaged the lock trying to get in

A drilled cylinder has to be replaced, so you'll get the price for the new lock at the same time. If your keys are lost for good, that can be a reason to change the lock while we're there anyway.

Typical arrival is about 15-30 minutes. Rush hour on the DVP or the 401, a snowstorm, or a late call to the far edge of Scarborough or Etobicoke can add time. Dispatch gives you a realistic ETA on the phone.

We're fully mobile, with no storefront, so we drive to you anywhere in the City of Toronto: downtown condo towers, the high-rises along Yonge in North York, older semis in the west end, townhouses in Scarborough. If you searched for an emergency locksmith in North York, East York or York, it's the same number and the same 24 hour dispatch. See the areas we cover.

We don't post one flat price because lockouts vary a lot. Opening a basic knob lock on an apartment door is a different job from a high-security deadbolt or a car with the fob locked inside. What we promise: no call-out fee, and you hear the price before any work starts.

What changes the price:

• The type of lock or vehicle
• Whether we can open it without damage or the lock has to be replaced
• Time of day, since late-night and holiday calls can cost more
• Anything extra you choose, like rekeying or a new lock