Neighbourhood News

End-to-End Review of the Development Review Process

The City of Toronto (City) consistently tops international rankings for livability, investment, and innovation. Toronto is an extraordinary success and that success fuels growth. Over the past 10 years, the City gained more than 300,000 new residents and 229,000 new jobs. New residents need new spaces to live, work and play. Within the last 10 years, Toronto approved the construction of more than 220,000 residential units and 7.4 million square metres of non-residential space. 167,000 residential units and 4.1 million square metres of non-residential space are currently under review by the City. It’s no surprise that Toronto also tops international rankings for development activity.

Nearly every square metre of additional space is reviewed and approved through the City’s development review process. Development review shapes how the City grows. It also helps deliver the vital public goods necessary to successfully manage that tremendous growth, from affordable housing and transit to recreation centres and great public spaces.

The above is an excerpt from the Executive Summary from the Review of the Development Review Process. Click here to link over to the full document by KPMG