City of Toronto joins growing list of One Ontario coalition members
TORONTO, Ontario, January 4th, 2021
AECO Innovation Lab is very pleased to welcome the City of Toronto to the One Ontario coalition as an official supporter of this important initiative to streamline the development application approval process.
One Ontario and its goal of streamlining and improving communication with provincial bodies aligns well with the goals of Toronto's Concept 2 Keys (C2K) program.
Toronto is Canada's largest city and home to more than 2.9 million people. One Ontario and its goal of streamlining and improving communication with provincial bodies aligns well with the goals of Toronto's Concept 2 Keys (C2K) program, which aims to deliver a culture of collaboration, consistency, transparency and accountability between all stakeholders involved in the application and development review process.
Despite the progress that the City of Toronto will make with the C2K program, they also acknowledge that addressing permitting challenges requires close co-operation and management with other stakeholders including developers, builders, planners, design professionals, and other applicable law organizations. Without improving inter-dependencies between all stakeholders, the Development Application Approval Process (DAAP) will continue to be a growing challenge. One Ontario will amplify the value of the City’s existing investments in digitization and e-permitting systems.
The City of Toronto strongly supports the One Ontario initiative, and agrees that a unified data exchange framework would harmonize and streamline the entire development approval processes. Streamlining DAAP would significantly reduce costs by eliminating overlap, duplication, redundant customizations, and help the City realize much needed municipal revenues (taxes, levies, etc.) as projects move more quickly from conceptual planning and design to construction and occupancy. This will also help improve affordability of the end product for the citizens of Toronto.
About the City of Toronto
Toronto is home to more than 2.9 million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture and innovation, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. To learn more visit – www.toronto.ca
About One Ontario
One Ontario is a collaborative initiative established by AECO Innovation Lab, with the aim of establishing a set of provincial guidelines for data and information exchange throughout the development approval process. The framework will be aligned with regulatory requirements set by the province and will be driven by technological tools and advancements within the AEC industries.
About AECO Innovation Lab
AECO Innovation Lab leads digital transformation of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries and governments through collaborative R&D projects. We are dedicated to breaking down silos and increasing the productivity of the AEC sector by providing a hub for collaboration, knowledge sharing and digital transformation. AECO R&D projects unite the private, public and academic sectors by building coalitions to investigate AEC industry operating practices and develop optimization solutions. To learn more visit - www.aecoinnovationlab.com and follow AECO on social media: LinkedIn and Twitter
