The City of Edmonton said opening businesses is hard, but getting business licences should be easy. With the City of Edmonton’s new streamlined process, it said getting a business licence has become easier and faster. “When you’re opening a business, time is money, so we’re pleased to introduce more streamlined processes and help owners open their doors faster,” said City of Edmonton Branch Manager, Development Services Travis Pawlyk in a Wednesday press release. “We’re continuously working hard to streamline and simplify our processes for a better customer experience with the City’s permitting and licensing system.” The City of Edmonton said business licence applicants can now tie their development and building permits to their applications so Development Services staff can process the licences faster. It added connecting these applications avoids delays for business owners and reduces processing times by up to 30%. This service improvement is the latest effort to streamline processes and reduce red tape at it. Since 2018, it estimated red tape reduction efforts have saved $5.3 million and 67,600 days annually. The City of Edmonton’s Permits and Licensing Initiative was the winner in the Red Tape Reduction category at the Municipal Excellence Awards hosted by the Alberta government in 2022. Additionally, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Municipal Benchmarking Study published in 2022 found Edmonton ranked at the top of 21 Canadian municipalities in the residential permit processing. The City of Edmonton said on September 12 it had become the first Canadian municipality to bring in Auto Review for House Development Permits — a digital tool allowing applicants to apply for them and start building on the same day.READ MORE: Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to introduce automated development approvalsIt said this new process improvement leverages automation to help builders get shovels in the ground faster, speeding up development to meet Edmonton's growing demand for housing. “Innovation is part of our ongoing commitment to service improvement and how Edmonton has become a national leader in streamlining and speeding up development,” said Pawlyk..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The City of Edmonton said opening businesses is hard, but getting business licences should be easy. With the City of Edmonton’s new streamlined process, it said getting a business licence has become easier and faster. “When you’re opening a business, time is money, so we’re pleased to introduce more streamlined processes and help owners open their doors faster,” said City of Edmonton Branch Manager, Development Services Travis Pawlyk in a Wednesday press release. “We’re continuously working hard to streamline and simplify our processes for a better customer experience with the City’s permitting and licensing system.” The City of Edmonton said business licence applicants can now tie their development and building permits to their applications so Development Services staff can process the licences faster. It added connecting these applications avoids delays for business owners and reduces processing times by up to 30%. This service improvement is the latest effort to streamline processes and reduce red tape at it. Since 2018, it estimated red tape reduction efforts have saved $5.3 million and 67,600 days annually. The City of Edmonton’s Permits and Licensing Initiative was the winner in the Red Tape Reduction category at the Municipal Excellence Awards hosted by the Alberta government in 2022. Additionally, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Municipal Benchmarking Study published in 2022 found Edmonton ranked at the top of 21 Canadian municipalities in the residential permit processing. The City of Edmonton said on September 12 it had become the first Canadian municipality to bring in Auto Review for House Development Permits — a digital tool allowing applicants to apply for them and start building on the same day.READ MORE: Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to introduce automated development approvalsIt said this new process improvement leverages automation to help builders get shovels in the ground faster, speeding up development to meet Edmonton's growing demand for housing. “Innovation is part of our ongoing commitment to service improvement and how Edmonton has become a national leader in streamlining and speeding up development,” said Pawlyk..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
