AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Toronto's Dashboard Key Indicators

Key indicator data from City of Toronto divisions and agencies are shared with the City Manager's Office and made available through the [Toronto's Dashboard application](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/toronto-progress-portal/). Toronto’s Dashboard data is used to assess trends and directions of key indicators for Toronto as a whole and for City of Toronto services. 

This dataset includes the most recent data and data from previous periods available in the Toronto's Dashboard application.

CSV files for each individual key indicator can be exported directly through [Toronto's Dashboard](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/toronto-progress-portal/).


Tags: City Services, Community Vulnerability, Construction, Development, Economy, Revenues
Organization: City of Toronto
Utility Cut Permits

The addresses and intersections provided in the file are references to the approximate locations of the Utility Cuts and do not represent the actual / specific locations. For more information,  please visit the [Utility Cut Permit Website](https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/building-construction/infrastructure-city-construction/construction-standards-permits/utility-cut-permit-application/)

 **Permit Status**:

-  **PERMIT ISSUED**: Application Approved - Permit Issued to Utility permission granted to carry out work
-  **ENTERED**: Permit application is active and no permit is issued yet
-  **CANCELLED**: Permit was cancelled due to various reasons
-  **REFUSED/MCR-Noncompliant**: Permit was refused due to various reasons
-  **PLANNED**: Utility Cut Examination completed, Planned restoration of sidewalk or Roadway resulting from Utility Cut activity
-  **ACTIVE**:Permanent restoration of sidewalk or Road in progress
-  **COMPLETED**: Permanent restoration work is completed
-  **NO FURTHER WORK REQUIRED**: No hard surface restoration work is required
-  **UNDER WARRANTY/WARRANTY EXPIRED/POST WARRANTY INSPECTED/WARRANTY INSPECTION FAILED/PASSED**: Various status of the permanent restoration work conducted by the Utility Companies


Tags: permit, utility cut
Organization: City of Toronto
Apartment Building Evaluation

RentSafeTO: Apartment Building Standards is a bylaw enforcement program established in 2017 to ensure that owners and operators of apartment buildings with three or more storeys or 10 or more units comply with building maintenance standards. Learn more about [RentSafeTO](https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-tenant-information/rental-housing-standards/apartment-building-standards/rentsafeto-for-tenants/).

This dataset contains building evaluation scores for buildings registered with RentSafeTO.  During evaluations, Bylaw Enforcement Officers inspect common areas, mechanical and security systems, parking and exterior grounds.

In 2023, RentsafeTO updated its evaluation process. Buildings must undergo evaluation at least once every two years, increasing the number of evaluation categories to 50 and allocating a weight to the category.

Each category item is inspected and assigned a score from one to three with one being the lowest and three being the highest. At times, an item may be assigned a score of 0 if it cannot be evaluated due to an obstruction or refusal to inspect. Additionally, if an item is not applicable to the building at the time of evaluation, the score will show as blank in the dataset.

To download data from building evaluations before 2023, please download “Pre-2023 Apartment Building Evaluations" and “Apartment Building Evaluations 2023 - current” to download data from building evaluations from 2023 and beyond.

Learn more about [RentSafeTO: Evaluation Tool – City of Toronto](https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-tenant-information/rental-housing-standards/apartment-building-standards/rentsafeto-evaluation-tool/).

Organization: City of Toronto
Motor Vehicle Collisions Involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons

The City of Toronto’s Transportation Services Division receives collision data from the Toronto Police Service (TPS) for motor vehicle collisions that occur in the City of Toronto’s right-of-way and involve a serious injury or fatality.

This dataset includes collision data for all people involved in motor vehicle collisions where at least one person was killed or seriously injured (KSI), since 2006. Each record (row) in the table corresponds to one involved person. The collision data provided include several fields that describe the collision event and actions of people involved. Each data field is either relevant to the collision event and is consistent across all people involved in the collision, or is specific to the person involved. Data fields are described in detail in the data dictionary.

Tags: Accidents, Kill, Traffic, death
Organization: City of Toronto
Preliminary Zoning Reviews


This data considers 4 different programs supported by Toronto Building: Business Licenses, Liquor Licenses, Zoning use, Zoning Certificates, and preliminary Zoning Reviews for Signs.

**Zoning Certificates**: Preliminary review of the submitted plans to confirm zoning and applicable law compliance, allowing a complete application for a building permit.

**Zoning Use**: Provides an assessment of whether the following uses are permitted for a specific location

**Business Licenses**: Required to confirm compliance with the City's Zoning By-law(s) when applying for business license approval.

**Liquor Licenses**: To serve or sell alcohol in Toronto, you need a liquor licence

Tags: building application, building permit
Organization: City of Toronto
Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences

All operators of multi-tenant houses across the City of Toronto are required
to obtain a licence to operate. The following dataset includes all active and
inactive licences issued by Municipal Licensing & Standards.

This dataset shows each licence broken down by status. An 'active' status indicates that the operator of a multi-tenant house holds an active licence. An 'in progress' status indicates that the operator is actively seeking a licence or renewal. An 'inactive' status indicates that the operator has let their licence expire and/or the operator has recently closed operations, but has yet to be confirmed by ML&S.

For more information, please visit the Multi-Tenant (Rooming) Houses [website](https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/multi-tenant-rooming-houses/).

Note: This dataset is refreshed daily between 12:00 p.m. and 1 p.m.

Tags: housing, licence, multi-tenant, rooming
Organization: City of Toronto
Short Term Rentals Registration

The short-term rental regulation is based on Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 547, Licensing and Registration of [Short-Term Rentals](https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/short-term-rentals/). A short-term rental is all or part of a dwelling unit rented out for less than 28 consecutive days in exchange for payment. This includes bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) but excludes hotels and motels. It also excludes other accommodations where there is no payment.

Short-term rental operators are people renting their homes or rooms on a short-term basis, for a period of less than 28 consecutive days. These operators need to register with the City in order to operate in Toronto.
This dataset contains all short-term rental active registration numbers issued from the City of Toronto, address, unit, first 3 digits of the postal code, property type, ward number and, ward name. This information was collected from the registration process and the issuance of an approved short-term rental operator registration number. 

The information will be used by short-term rental companies to enhance the operator verification process and ensure that all listings have valid registration numbers, as well as improve transparency in the program. This information is updated on a daily basis.


Organization: City of Toronto
Licensed Dogs and Cats

The reports include data on licensed dogs and cats residing in Toronto after year 2023, including primary breed, Forward Sortation Area (FSA), and year of licensing.

For data before 2023, please visit:

Licensed Dog and Cat Names: https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/licensed-dog-and-cat-names/ 

Licensed Dogs and Cats Reports: https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/licensed-dogs-and-cats-reports/ 

Tags: animals, licences, pets
Organization: City of Toronto
EarlyON Child and Family Centres

EarlyON Child and family centres offer free programs to parents/caregivers and their children from birth to six years of age. These centres welcome all families to participate in quality programs that:

1) Help strengthen adult-child relationships,  
2) Support parent education, and  
3) Foster healthy child development.


Tags: earlyon child and family centre, family resource program, ontario early years centre, parenting and family literacy centre
Organization: City of Toronto
Building Permits - Cleared Permits

Provides information on Building Permits completed/closed. 
    
A building permit is a municipally issued permit, required by the Building Code Act and enforced by the City of Toronto, associated with the construction/demolition of a physical structure
   
Data is collected from permit applications and updates made by City Staff when reviewing the application and Inspecting the work on the issued permit.


Tags: building permit, cleared permit
Organization: City of Toronto
Daily Shelter & Overnight Service Occupancy & Capacity

This data set provides a daily list of active overnight shelter and allied services in the Toronto Shelter and Support Services division's Shelter Management Information System (SMIS) database. The data provides daily updated information about shelter and overnight service programs administered by TSSS including the program's operator, location, classification, occupancy and capacity.
This reporting revises and updates the approach taken in the [Daily Shelter Occupancy data set] (https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/daily-shelter-occupancy/), starting with the current year data for 2021. This new data set includes the following revisions:

* __Overnight service type:__ The previous data set only reported on shelter programs, now all overnight service types where occupancy is tracked in SMIS are included.

* __Capacity type:__ Programs are categorized in this data set as having either bed based or room based capacity. Bed based capacity is typically applicable for programs with common sleeping areas, while room based capacity is typically applicable for family programs and hotel programs where sleeping rooms are not shared by people from different households. This change prevents over reporting of capacity in room based programs.

* __Two measures of capacity:__ This data set provides information about two measures of capacity. __Funding__ capacity reports the number of beds or rooms that a program is intended to provide. This is also the capacity measure provided in the previous Daily Shelter Occupancy data set. There are a number of reasons why beds or rooms may be temporarily out of service, including maintenance, repairs, renovations, outbreaks or pest control, so a second capacity measure is also included in the reporting. __Actual__ capacity reports the number of beds or rooms in service and showing as available for occupancy in the Shelter Management Information System at time of reporting. The previous data set reported only funding capacity, but actual capacity is a more effective capacity measure to assess program occupancy rates.

### Definitions
Definitions for each field in the data set are provided under data features. Additional definitions about housing & homelessness services can be found in the Housing & Homelessness Services Glossary, which you can find on the [Housing Stability Service System Overview](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/research-reports/housing-and-homelessness-research-and-reports/housing-stability-service-system-map-and-terms/) web page.


Tags: shelter
Organization: City of Toronto
Property Boundaries

This data is a GIS file that outlines the geographical area of all properties in the City of Toronto. While every attempt is made to keep this dataset up to date, it has been compiled over many years, from numerous records of varying age and reliability. As such, the resulting accuracy of the boundary mapping information renders it suitable for general planning purposes only and is not a substitute for a plan of survey.


**Column Definition**
+ OBJECTID represents a unique identifier. It is not guaranteed to be consistent between data updates.
+ F_TYPE represents Feature Type. Can be one of the following values "COMMON", "CONDO", "CORRIDOR", "RESERVE"

**Feature Type Definition**
+ Condo - A closed boundary that represents the extent of ownership by a Condominium Corporation.
+ Corridor - Describes a section of legal Right-of-Way.
+ Reserve - A unit of land of varying width (usually 0.3 metres (1 foot) wide) used to restrict access to private/public properties, such as access to adjoining public highways.
+ Common - A municipal parcel that is not designated as Corridor, Reserve or Condominium. A subdivision lot is a typical Common parcel.

Tags: property boundary
Organization: City of Toronto
Traffic Signals Tabular

Please see "Traffic Signal Tabular Readme" for more info

This dataset contains all the locations of the traffic signals in the City of Toronto with their operational characteristics, such as:

  * type of system that controls the signals
  * accessibility (Audible tone)
  * countdown timer for pedestrians (y/n)
  * rail/fire/transit/fire priority feature (y/n)
  * date signal was activated (y/n)


Tags: flashing beacons, intersections, pedestrian crossover, traffic signals
Organization: City of Toronto
Sewer Gravity Mains

This dataset provides pertinent information on the location of gravity sewer system pipes (main and trunk), their characteristics (e.g. pipe diameter, cross section shape, material) and the classification of sewers by flow medium. The data is updated on a continual daily basis. The data is intended to support development and growth by facilitating pre-application discussions and preparation of servicing reports by Developers (and their teams).

Tags: sewage
Organization: City of Toronto
Merged GTFS - TTC Routes and Schedules

Data contains scheduling information (route definitions, stop patterns, stop locations, and schedules)  for all TTC transportation modes (subway, streetcars, and buses). The data is published as a GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) file format.

The following URL provides a detailed description of the GTFS file format: http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transitfeedspecification.html

The following URLs provide detailed descriptions of the accessibility information being added to the GTFS specification:

* [https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs](https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs )

* [https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime](https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime)

Data contains scheduling information (route definitions, stop patterns, stop locations, and schedules). The TTC provides updates approx. every 6 weeks.

Organization: City of Toronto
Sidewalk Construction Program

The City of Toronto's Missing Sidewalk Installation Program Dataset illustrates the locations and details of planned sidewalks scheduled for construction in the near term along all transportation corridors within the City of Toronto limits.

Through the Missing Sidewalk Installation Program, Transportation Services reviews opportunities to install sidewalks on all roadways where they are missing, primarily through bundling with state-of-good-repair roadway work. Bundling with state-of-good repair projects is the most cost-efficient and least disruptive time to add a sidewalk and is in keeping with Council direction as part of the Vision Zero 2.0 Road Safety Plan Update. This allows for more flexibility in sidewalk design in order minimize impacts such as tree removals and associated cost savings by bundling capital projects.

All new sidewalk projects undergo consultation with residents and property owners and are reported annually to the Infrastructure & Environment Committee with recommendations to City Council.

For more information about the program, visit [Sidewalks in Toronto](https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/sidewalk-tours-wayfinding/sidewalks-in-toronto).

Tags: missingsidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalkprogram, torontosidewalk
Organization: City of Toronto
Local Appeals Body Appeals

This dataset includes information about appeals submitted to the Toronto Appeal Body for decisions of the committee of Adjustments on minor variances to zoning by-laws and consents.

In 2017, City Council passed [Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 142](https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/toronto-code-142.pdf) and created the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB). The TLAB has Council appointed members who will make decisions about local planning matters affecting Toronto Neighbourhoods in a fair, consistent, fact-based and informed manner. Appeal hearings are public.

Tags: tlab
Organization: City of Toronto
Surface Routes and Schedules for BusTime

The TTC may provide additional updates as required to address service impacts and/or changes.

Data contains scheduling information (route definitions, stop patterns, stop locations, schedules and alerts) for surface (buses and streetcars) only. The data is published as a GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) file format. This new GTFS (SurfaceGTFS.zip) must be used in conjunction to the Enhanced TTC Real-Time Next Vehicle Arrival (NVAS): GTFSRT 

The following URL provides a detailed description of the GTFS file format: http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transitfeedspecification.html

The following URL provides a detailed description of the accessibility information being added to the GTFS specification:

* https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs

* https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime

Data contains scheduling information (route definitions, stop patterns, stop locations, schedules and alerts) for surface (buses and streetcars) only. The data is published as a GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) file format. The TTC provides updates approx. every 6 weeks.

The new merged GTFS contains the GTFS for all transportation modes (subway, streetcars, and buses) can be found [here](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/merged-gtfs-ttc-routes-and-schedules/)

Organization: City of Toronto
Members of Toronto City Council - Voting Record

This dataset includes the Voting record for Members of Toronto City Council at legislative meetings that are supported but the City Clerk. 

For official definitions and procedure by-law information, refer to the [City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27, Council Procedures](http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_027.pdf) 

**Description of the data**

- The vote record data for a meeting becomes available when the minutes for a meeting have been published.

- Since 2010, recorded votes have been made available in this downloadable format (not just in the published minutes). 

- Votes generated in the report are recorded votes only. Under Article 12 of the Council Procedures by-law, the City Clerk may be asked to record a vote for specific types of motions that are made by members during a meeting. When requested, votes are recorded as "Yes", "No" or "Absent"

_"Absent" can also indicate that a member chose not to participate in a vote because they declared an interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act._


 


Organization: City of Toronto
Outbreaks in Toronto Healthcare Institutions

Under the Ontario [Health Protection and Promotion Act](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h07) (HPPA), healthcare institutions (hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes) are required to monitor staff and patients/residents for signs and symptoms of gastroenteric (e.g., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever) and respiratory (e.g., cough, runny nose, sore throat, fever) infections. Healthcare institutions must also actively look for, detect and report suspected and/or confirmed outbreaks to their local public health unit.  An outbreak is defined as a localized increase (e.g. in an institution, or a specific ward or floor within an institution) in the rate of infection or illness, above that which is expected.

Under the HPPA, Toronto Public Health is required to respond to reports of suspected and confirmed outbreaks of gastroenteric and respiratory illness. Toronto Public Health works with healthcare institutions to prevent and control institutional outbreaks, including the use of best practices in infection prevention and control.

The most recent dataset is updated weekly on Thursdays with data as of the Wednesday at 2pm.

\*Please note that all instances of "Coronavirus\*" in the datasets refer to the seasonal coronavirus, commonly identified as a causative agent for institutional respiratory outbreaks, and not COVID-19.


Tags: communicable disease, outbreaks, public health
Organization: City of Toronto
Address Points (Municipal) - Toronto One Address Repository

The One Address Repository data set provides a point representation for over 500,000 addresses within the City of Toronto. Each address point is described with a series of attributes including street number, street name, address type, feature class and real world coordinates.

All address points have a position on the correct side of the street, and are correctly positioned relative to neighbouring addresses. They are positioned within the parcel or the building footprint.





Tags: address, toronto addresses
Organization: City of Toronto
Road Reconstruction Program

This dataset includes 2 categories of road reconstruction:

Road rehabilitation is the replacement of partial road pavement structure or entire road pavement structure for either partial lane width, full lane width or full road width. 
This could include the asphalt and underlying support materials. Repair, improvement or replacement of road drainage, damaged sidewalk, boulevards and curbs. 
Work may include the closure of individual lanes or the entire road.

Road reconstruction is the replacement of the entire road pavement structure, including the asphalt and underlying support materials. 
Repair, improvement, or replacement of: road drainage, curbs, boulevards and sidewalks. Work may include the closure of individual lanes or the entire road. 
Also, includes the replacement of the City-owned portion of substandard water service connections. The property owner is encouraged to replace the private portion of the substandard water service connection, as well. 

Tags: road reconstruction
Organization: City of Toronto
Road Resurfacing Program

This data shows the currently active, planned, or completed road resurfacing projects.

Road resurfacing consists of the replacement of old asphalt surface with new asphalt surface, including repairs of any damaged sidewalks and curbs. 
Work may include the closure of individual lanes or the entire road. These replacements happen after damage has occurred on curbs and sidewalks; it is not necessarily the recreation of an entire sidewalk but rather they are state of good repair replacements. 

Tags: road resurfacing
Organization: City of Toronto