The City of Burlington's Pipeline to Permit Committee is a standing committee of Council which studies and reports to Council on:
- The process of getting housing units from pipeline to permit, with partnerships from the development industry, non-profit sector, commenting agencies, and all levels of government.
- Meeting the challenges of housing affordability.
- Identifying opportunities and gaps to improve processes, update and amend policy and/or adjust resources to issue 29,000 permits by 2031.
The Standing Committee on Pipeline to Permit will:
- Set clear objectives with related performance measures; report out on achieving these performance measures;
- Track progress each month toward issuing permits;
- Review processing timelines and suggest improvements;
- Comment on enabling policies;
- Review human and other resource needs or requirements;
- Review and report on digital transformation opportunities including opportunities for use of AI and other technology enhancements;
- Review and track eligibility for upper level government funding programs, and report on status of applications;
- Identify appropriate advocacy opportunities to upper levels of government;
- Provide an opportunity for members of the public to attend and provide advice regarding process or policy improvements.
View the Pipeline to Permit Committee's Terms of Reference.
To have a copy of the Pipeline to Permit Committee Reference Booklet, please email the Clerks Department at clerks@burlington.ca
Meetings, agendas and minutes
The Pipeline to Permit Committee meets, as scheduled, on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
Check out our Council and Committees Calendar for meeting dates, agendas and minutes for upcoming and past meetings.
Pipeline to Permit Self-Serve Dashboard
Not able to tune in? View the City’s Pipeline to Permit Self-Serve Dashboard. New in 2024, the City is sharing a Pipeline to Permit Self-Serve Dashboard so that you can see the City’s progress in hitting building permit and planning approval targets to date. This app is continually being improved to enhance user experience, with more updates coming in fall 2024.
Committee members
The committee is made up of Council, stakeholders and community members.
- Co-Chairs: Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and Deputy Mayor for Housing Shawna Stolte (Chair duties to rotate each meeting)
- Deputy Mayor for Business and Red Tape Reduction Kelvin Galbraith
- Deputy Mayor for Strategy and Budgets Paul Sharman
- One representative from non-profit housing association
- One representative from Halton Region housing division
- One representative from Conservation Halton
- One representative from West End Home Builders Association (WE-HBA)
- One representative from Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)
- One Planning Professional from a consulting firm, that does business in Burlington
- Three public member representatives
The Pipeline to Permit Committee is supported by staff from various departments including:
- City Manager (including Burlington Lands Partnership)
- Community Planning Regulation and Mobility
- Environment Infrastructure and Community Services
- Strategy, Risk and Accountability
- Corporation Counsel
- Burlington Economic Development