Answer
We will:
- Streamline the permitting process for business licences – especially for change of use
- Increase licensing flexibility for home-based businesses in residential neighbourhoods
- Allow bars to remain open until 3am
- Lobby the provincial government for split assessments to reduce property tax pressure on small businesses, arts organizations, and non-profits
- Pilot free parking studies for hard hit commercial zones like Chinatown and Punjabi Market