Salem, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario

Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford re: One Ontario Proposal to Streamline the Development Application Approval Process

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.

Key Points: 
  • We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.
  • After extensive preparation, in March of this year, we submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH).
  • Research shows that streamlining and integrating the development approval process will result in up to a 70% reduction in approval time to develop projects.
  • One Ontarios proposal will lay the groundwork for a modern solution that will ensure Ontario remains a growing, economically robust, and innovative province.