Our priorities connect the work before, during, and after a permit decision: clearer reviews, useful operational data, and better tools for municipal teams and applicants.
Focus areas
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Planning horizon
Priorities, not dates
Product principle
Municipal work first
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Next
Our next priorities for day-to-day municipal work.
Planned
Inspections designed for field work
We plan a phone- and tablet-friendly inspection workspace for municipal and contract inspectors, with municipal acceptance of contractor results.
The first release is planned for use with an internet connection.
Intended outcomes
Assigned visits and confirmed schedules
Checklists, photos, and findings
Accepted results linked to permit conditions
Planned
Reporting that leads to action
We plan to connect reporting with the records behind it, helping teams understand workloads, processing times, outstanding actions, and financial activity.
Intended outcomes
Clear metric definitions and data coverage
Drill-down from totals to authorized records
Personal and team work queues
Planned
Coordinated reviews and clearer corrections
We plan to help departments review the same application independently while giving applicants a clearer list of changes to address.
Intended outcomes
Departmental responsibilities and sign-offs
Preserved document versions and correction responses
A clear next step for staff and applicants
Planned
Support beyond the application decision
We plan to connect issuance, conditions, amendments, expiry, and renewals so municipalities can follow an authorization throughout its lifecycle.
Intended outcomes
Traceable issued documents
Conditions and closure requirements
Linked renewal and amendment applications
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Later
Further capabilities that build on the same records and workflows.
Planned
A connected view of places and projects
We plan to link related applications, permits, businesses, locations, and inspections so authorized staff can understand the history of a project or place.
Intended outcomes
Search by location, business, or project
Related records in one view
Historical details preserved when current information changes
Planned
Clearer permit finances
We plan to expand fee and payment tools so municipal teams can follow charges, receipts, refunds, and refundable deposits.
Intended outcomes
Itemized and staged charges
Traceable adjustments and deposit releases
Reconciliation reports and exports
Planned
Easier municipal setup and migration
We plan to bring permit forms, review steps, fees, and lifecycle settings into a versioned setup process with previews and validated imports.
Intended outcomes
Reusable permit configurations
Previews before publication
Legacy-data validation and import summaries
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Exploring
Ideas being assessed before a delivery scope is committed.
Research & validation
Offline inspection work
Explore secure access to assigned visits and draft capture when a connection is unavailable.
Research & validation
Connections to municipal GIS
Explore ways to connect location records with municipal geographic information.
Research & validation
Advanced drawing comparison
Explore visual tools for finding changes between submitted drawing versions.
Research & validation
Connections to municipal systems
Explore accounting and other integrations based on municipal needs and supported interfaces.
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Continuing investment
Ongoing work to make AI assistance more useful and accountable.
Research & validation
Higher-confidence AI analysis
Continue evaluating document extraction and review assistance, with source evidence, visible uncertainty, and municipal staff responsible for decisions.
Intended outcomes
Evidence-linked findings
Clearer limits and review controls
Validation with representative municipal records
Planned
A municipal bylaw assistant
Continue work toward answers grounded in municipality-approved bylaws and guidance, with source citations and access appropriate to each user.