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Municipal Licensing & Standards Division (MLS) is a municipal body in Toronto which grants licenses and permits for certain activities under the city's jurisdiction including by-law administration and enforcement services. Other areas under the MLS's purview including targeted strategies to address graffiti, noise, business inspections, parks ...
Under the City of Toronto Act, the Toronto government cannot run a deficit for its annual operating budget. [10] The city's revenues include 33% from property tax, 6% from the land transfer tax, subsidies from the Canadian federal government and the Ontario provincial government , and the rest from other revenues and user fees.
The Etobicoke Civic Centre in the Eatonville neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, once housed the municipal government of the former City of Etobicoke.. The building was built in 1958 by the firm Shore and Moffat [1] to replace the single storey brick Township of Etobicoke Municipal Hall at 4946 Dundas Street (now Fox and a Fiddle pub).
The TPA operates off-street parking lots and parking garages, on-street metered parking, and Toronto's bicycle-sharing system, named Bike Share Toronto. It is one of the largest operators of municipal parking services in North America and is 100% self-sustaining through parking user fees and other sources, returning 75% of its annual net ...
Frederick W. Hall (1952–1956) – was reeve when Metropolitan Toronto was created, with York as a member municipality. Subsequently, became chairman of the Metro Licensing Committee. Hall was later tried on charges of municipal corruption for allegedly accepting bribes for building permits during his tenure as reeve. [53] [54] [55]
The current building was the third structure built by the railway at the site. A building permit was issued in 1899 to erect a frame shed on the east side of the site, north of Erie Avenue, for a value of $400. Another permit was issued in 1900 to erect a frame shed on the east side of Lot 19 for a value of $1,000.
The architect of the hotel was George Martell Miller, [3] who designed the Lillian Massey Building of the University of Toronto, many other public buildings in the city, and a large number of grand residential buildings in the Parkdale neighbourhood. The building permit was issued in September 1889 for a value of CA$30,000.
Today, the building is home to the North York Community Council and a number of local municipal departments and services. Opposite the Civic Centre is the North York Central Library branch of the Toronto Public Library. The Civic Centre is served by the Toronto Transit Commission's North York Centre subway station (opened in 1987).