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The local QA engine indexes 6,549 evidence records. This page renders the public answer paths; the raw machine-readable QA index remains blocked.
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Finding
The dataset is now large enough for city-scale storytelling.
169,269 indexed records. TorontoList combines events, places, people, services, and City business licence history into a single presentation layer.
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City business licences dominate the evidence base.
158,709 historical licence records. 37,340 active and 121,369 cancelled records are available locally.
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Food and Drink is the largest business category.
42,518 records. Category-level aggregation makes the licence archive legible without reading raw municipal class names.
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Food and Drink leads active licence records.
9,619 active records. Active records are the most useful signal for current market and neighbourhood views.
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Ward 11 has the highest licence concentration.
10,822 ward records. Ward-level charts provide a quick path into council-district and neighbourhood analysis.
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Yonge St is the strongest commercial corridor in the archive.
7,507 street records. Street aggregation turns licence data into a corridor map for retail, food, and services.
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SEATING CAPACITY OVER 30 is the most common licence condition.
16,352 records. Conditions expose operational constraints such as seating, zoning, and permitted use.
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REFRESHMENTS is the most frequent endorsement.
24,491 records. Endorsements help reveal what businesses are actually permitted to do.
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Unknown is the highest-volume postal area.
25,264 records. FSA analysis gives a postal geography lens for enrichment and coverage planning.
Finding
music is the largest event category.
772 events. Events give the static licence archive a current cultural layer.
Pack
Executive Story
The fastest chart set for a City Hall walkthrough. 28 charts.
Pack
Ward Atlas
Where Toronto business activity concentrates and how categories vary by ward. 72 charts.
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Food And Drink
Restaurants, take-out, food trucks, bars, and food retail patterns. 72 charts.
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Time Series
Issued, cancelled, and updated licence records by year and month. 80 charts.
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Commercial Corridors
Street-level concentration and corridor specialization. 64 charts.
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Compliance And Operations
Licence conditions, endorsements, status, and operating constraints. 80 charts.
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Postal And FSA Coverage
Forward-sortation-area concentration and category density. 56 charts.
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Sources And Coverage
Which source systems power each dataset and where coverage is strongest. 52 charts.
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People, Places, Events
Non-licence context around Toronto events, places, people, and services. 72 charts.
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Licence Classes
Raw municipal classes and category-level detail. 72 charts.
Open Data Map / Combined map
Toronto civic assets and inspections
DineSafe density, cycling network, parks, libraries, child care, and public art in one view.
Open Data Map / Point map
Parks and recreation facilities
1,790 rows, 1,790 mapped points, 0 line segments.
Open Data Map / Point map
Toronto Public Library branches
112 rows, 101 mapped points, 0 line segments.
Open Data Map / Point map
Licensed child care centres
1,088 rows, 1,088 mapped points, 0 line segments.
Open Data Map / Point map
Public art
459 rows, 459 mapped points, 0 line segments.
Open Data Map / Density map
DineSafe inspection geography
104,877 rows, 104,877 mapped points, 0 line segments.
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Dataset Inventory
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Active City Licence Categories
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Business Licence Categories
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Active Records by Category
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Cancelled Records by Category
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Ward Distribution
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Active Records by Ward
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Cancelled Records by Ward
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Raw Licence Classes
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Licence Conditions
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Licence Endorsements
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Business Corridors
Open Data Catalog / active
Toronto Island Ferry Ticket Counts
272,159 known records. Topic: Transportation. Refresh: Real-time. Owner: Fleet Services.
Open Data Catalog / active
Licensed Child Care Centres
1,088 known records. Topic: Community services. Refresh: Daily. Owner: Children's Services.
Open Data Catalog / active
Sewer Maintenance Holes
160,327 known records. Topic: Water. Refresh: As available. Owner: Toronto Water.
Open Data Catalog / active
Sewer Gravity Mains
166,043 known records. Topic: Water. Refresh: As available. Owner: Toronto Water.
Open Data Catalog / active
Outbreaks in Toronto Healthcare Institutions
1,133 known records. Topic: Public safety. Refresh: Weekly. Owner: Toronto Public Health.
Open Data Catalog / active
Toronto Bids Solicitations
904 known records. Topic: City government. Refresh: Daily. Owner: Purchasing & Materials Management.
Open Data Catalog / active
Temporary Extension and Special Occasion Permit Endorsements for Liquor Licences
4,416 known records. Topic: Locations and mapping. Refresh: Daily. Owner: City Clerk's Office.
Open Data Catalog / active
Licensed Dogs and Cats
221,079 known records. Topic: Community services. Refresh: Daily. Owner: Municipal Licensing & Standards.