A 2003 study found that 90 per cent of Toronto pedestrians wait on the sidewalk for the light to turn green before crossing the street, compared with 53 per cent of Montrealers; nine out of 10 pedestrians in Toronto respect traffic lights, while in Montreal, it’s 76 per cent.
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Toronto zombies.  What these stats don't show is how many "illegal" crossings are done only when there there is no traffic to disrupt and it is safe to cross.  It's one thing to ignore the laws when someone with the right of way is inconvenienced.  It's quite another to cross against a light in the absence of traffic, especially when the wind is howling and it's -40.  I grew up in Calgary, which was even worse.  A rule was a rule, even if it made no sense in the circumstances.  I always felt that during the Soviet era all the Soviets had to do to guarantee a bloodless invasion was to ensure that all lights remained red for an hour so, and the entire population of Calgary would have frozen to death.