High-signal findings.

Plain-English claims with evidence charts for the TorontoList presentation.

169,269
indexed records

The dataset is now large enough for city-scale storytelling.

TorontoList combines events, places, people, services, and City business licence history into a single presentation layer.

The dataset is now large enough for city-scale storytelling.
158,709
historical licence records

City business licences dominate the evidence base.

37,340 active and 121,369 cancelled records are available locally.

City business licences dominate the evidence base.
42,518
records

Food and Drink is the largest business category.

Category-level aggregation makes the licence archive legible without reading raw municipal class names.

Food and Drink is the largest business category.
9,619
active records

Food and Drink leads active licence records.

Active records are the most useful signal for current market and neighbourhood views.

Food and Drink leads active licence records.
10,822
ward records

Ward 11 has the highest licence concentration.

Ward-level charts provide a quick path into council-district and neighbourhood analysis.

Ward 11 has the highest licence concentration.
7,507
street records

Yonge St is the strongest commercial corridor in the archive.

Street aggregation turns licence data into a corridor map for retail, food, and services.

Yonge St is the strongest commercial corridor in the archive.
16,352
records

SEATING CAPACITY OVER 30 is the most common licence condition.

Conditions expose operational constraints such as seating, zoning, and permitted use.

SEATING CAPACITY OVER 30 is the most common licence condition.
24,491
records

REFRESHMENTS is the most frequent endorsement.

Endorsements help reveal what businesses are actually permitted to do.

REFRESHMENTS is the most frequent endorsement.
25,264
records

Unknown is the highest-volume postal area.

FSA analysis gives a postal geography lens for enrichment and coverage planning.

Unknown is the highest-volume postal area.
772
events

music is the largest event category.

Events give the static licence archive a current cultural layer.

music is the largest event category.
4,203
places

Unknown has the most place records.

Place density is useful for guide generation, map experiences, and local discovery.

Unknown has the most place records.
107
people

influencer is the most common people role.

The people dataset can help connect Toronto organizations, events, and communities.

influencer is the most common people role.
37,340
source records

city_of_toronto_business_licences is the largest source stream.

Source mix charts explain where the system is strong and where new ingestion should focus.

city_of_toronto_business_licences is the largest source stream.