Locksmiths near you
Rekeying after a move, lockouts, smart locks and condo fobs across the GTA. What each job costs and what a locksmith needs from you before they start.
Typically $90–$1200 in the GTA
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What does locksmith cost in Toronto?
$160 – $360
Typical price $205
Taskly rate table v8 · 2026-08-24. Booking ranges from GTA labour rates and job scope — not an average of past jobs.
Services
Kinds of locksmith
The locksmith jobs people book most. Open one to see what it covers and what it costs.
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One post, the whole situation handled
Several jobs bought as one outcome — one Tasker, one price to agree, no coordinating three trades yourself.
New keys, new place
Every exterior lock rekeyed to one key the day you take possession, so nobody else’s copy still works.
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The sticking lock serviced and the worn cylinder replaced in October rather than at minus twenty.
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Smart lock fitted, the app set up, and the mechanical override kept somewhere sensible.
Post this taskSecure the whole ground floor
Deadbolts, patio door lock, window latches and the garage side door — the one nobody checks.
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Other things people post
Not what you came for? These are jobs Taskers pick up across the GTA — one post gets you offers on any of them.
The list on the fridge
The shelf that never went up, the door that sticks, the light that flickers — one visit instead of three.
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Back on top of math
A weekly hour on the topics that slipped, worked through at the kitchen table or over video.
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Walked while you work
A midday walk on the days the office runs long, with a note on how it went.
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Flat-pack, standing up
The wardrobe, the desk and the bed frame built and levelled, with the cardboard taken away.
Post this taskWhat locksmith actually costs here, and why
Two very different jobs share this category. One is an emergency — you are outside your own door at eleven at night — and it is priced accordingly, with call-out and hour of day mattering more than the lock. The other is planned work: rekeying after a purchase, upgrading a deadbolt, fitting a smart lock, or getting a set of keys cut that actually turn. Say which you are posting, because a Tasker pricing a planned job and a Tasker pricing a callout are answering different questions.
Rekeying after a move is the job most people should book and most people skip. When you buy or rent, you have no idea how many keys exist — previous tenants, agents, contractors, a dog walker from two owners ago. Rekeying keeps the hardware and changes the pins so old keys stop working, and it is meaningfully cheaper than replacing the locks. Do the whole house at once and ask to have every exterior door keyed alike; paying twice for the same visit is the common waste here.
Condos are a special case and worth understanding before you book anyone. The unit door lock is usually yours, but the building entry, the garage and the amenity doors run on a fob or restricted-key system that only property management can program or duplicate. A locksmith cannot cut you a building key on a restricted profile no matter how reasonable the request, and the ones who say they can are usually wrong. If your problem is the lobby door, the call is to management first.
Smart locks change the failure modes rather than removing them. They fail on batteries and on connectivity, and the mechanical override is what saves you — so if you fit one, keep a physical key somewhere that is not inside the house. In older Toronto doors, the other constraint is the door itself: a smart deadbolt expects a standard bore and backset, and the pre-war doors across the older stock frequently have neither. That is a carpentry problem attached to a lock job, and it is worth mentioning in the post.
Before you call anyone for a lockout, check what you already have. Many condo buildings have a concierge who can let you into your own unit with photo ID, at no cost, which is faster than any locksmith at midnight. Some tenancies require the landlord to hold a key. If you own the home and have a spare with a neighbour or in a lockbox, that is the cheapest answer available. A locksmith is the right call when none of those exist — and if you have needed one twice, the job to book in daylight is a keyed-alike rekey plus a properly located spare.
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Local knowledge
Priced for how the GTA actually lives
Four things that change a locksmith quote here, and nowhere else.
Condo restrictions
A tower door is not yours to change
GTA condo corporations commonly specify the lock, the keyway and sometimes the supplier for unit doors, and a corridor door may be part of a fire-rated assembly. Changing it without asking can mean changing it back.
Winter failures
Cold breaks locks that were already failing
A GTA cold snap stiffens a worn cylinder and freezes a lock that has been marginal since autumn, which is why lockouts cluster in January here rather than spreading evenly through the year.
Old door stock
Pre-war doors are not standard sizes
Much of the older city has doors with non-standard backsets and mortise hardware, so a retail deadbolt frequently does not fit and the honest answer is a different product rather than a bigger drill.
Landlord and tenant
Who may change a lock is set by law
The Residential Tenancies Act restricts changing locks on a rental without the other party’s agreement, in both directions. It is a legal question in Ontario, not a practical one.
What a locksmith visit usually includes
- Non-destructive entry where the lock allows it
- Labour to rekey, repair or fit hardware
- Testing the lock and the door alignment afterwards
- Cutting the keys you need
- Saying when a lock is not worth repairing
Hardware is quoted separately, and an older door may need a non-standard product.
Try nowWhat moves the price
- Time of day — a night or holiday call-out is a different rate
- Whether the lock can be opened without damage
- How many locks, and whether they key alike
- Door age and backset, which decide what hardware fits
- Condo rules on the unit and corridor door
- Smart-lock setup and whether the door is aligned enough for it
Worth asking before you accept an offer
- Is this the total, including the call-out?
- Can you open it without drilling?
- Rekey or replace — which is right here, and why?
- Can all the locks take the same key?
- It is a condo — do you know their hardware rules?
- What is the after-hours rate and when does it start?
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Questions
Frequently asked
GTA-specific answers to what people actually search for.
Rekey or replace after moving in?
Rekey, in almost every case. It keeps the hardware, changes the pins so old keys stop working, and costs meaningfully less. Do every exterior door in one visit and ask for them keyed alike.
Can a locksmith cut me a new condo fob or building key?
Generally no. Building entry, garage and amenity access run on restricted or programmed systems that only property management controls. Start there.
Are smart locks a good idea?
They change the failure modes rather than removing them — batteries and connectivity instead of a lost key. Keep a physical override key somewhere outside the house, and check your door has a standard bore before you buy.
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