RCCAO Reports

• April 03, 2013

News Release
Congestion Mitigation Technologies offer Solutions for the Greater Toronto, Hamilton Area    45KB

An Independent Study Commissioned by RCCAO
Congestion Management in the GTHA: Balancing the Inverted Pendulum    3064KB

• March 20, 2013
  

  Survey of Municipal Soil By-laws    2655kb

  Appendix 2 of the report with links to municipal by-laws    36KB

• January 29, 2013
  

  Financing Roads and Public Transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area    990kb

• November 01, 2012
  

  Best Management Practices for Handling Excess Construction Soils in Ontario - Version 1    795KB
  
  - Appendix 4 'Qualified Person Declaration'
  
  - Appendix 5 'Materials Management Plan'
  
  

• October 09, 2012
  

  QUANTIFICATION of Excess Construction Soils in Ontario    400KB
  
  

• July 12, 2012
  

  Eglinton LRT Project:
  Estimated Costs and Impacts of Addressing Excess Construction Soils   559KB

• June 06, 2012
  

  Submission to the Standing Committee on General Government - Public Hearings on traffic congestion in the GTA, NCR and connected regions   67KB

• May 30, 2012
  

  Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario Comments and Recommendations on Draft Ontario Ministry of the Environment "SOIL MANAGEMENT – A GUIDE FOR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES"   62KB

  RCCAO response to MOE's draft BMP on Soil Management Practices   35KB

• April 23, 2012
  

  Submission To The STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT regarding Bill 8, the Ontario One Call Act, 2011   64KB

• January 11, 2012
  

  Municipal Class Environmental Assessments - Categorization Review Study   308KB

• December 08, 2011
  

  Public Infrastructure Investment in Ontario: The Importance of Staying the Course.   2.01 MB

• March 15, 2011
  

  Submission to MTO regarding Ontario's Transit-Supportive Guidelines   557 kb

• March 09, 2011 - An Independent Study Commissioned by RCCAO
  

  Alternatives to Development Charges for Growth-Related Capital Costs    1.26MB

  RESCON Report on Consequences of Government-Imposed Costs Within the New Housing Market can be accessed at www.rescon.ws

• February 23, 2011
  

  Submission to MOE on Proposed Changes by the Municipal Engineers Association on the Municipal Class EA process   147 kb

• February 16, 2011
  

  Submission re Simcoe Plan Proposed Amendment 1 - Feb 16 2011   138 kb

• November 18, 2010
  

  Delivering Transit Service in the GTHA: Where We Are Now Is Not Where We Want To End Up   868 kb

• October 18, 2010
  

  RCCAO Presentation to the Standing Committee on General Government on Bill 72, The Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010.   64 kb

• September 17, 2010
  

  An Independent Study Report Commissioned by the RCCAO
  The Price Implications of Government Contracting Practices in the GTHA   613 kb

• September 10, 2010
  

  Submission by the RCCAO On Proposed Revisions to Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule Criteria   129 kb

• July 16, 2010
  

  Submission to the Ministry of the Environment Concerning The Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010   73 kb

• July 15, 2010 - An Independent Study Commissioned by RCCAO
  

  Public Infrastructure Underinvestment: The Risk to Canada's Economic Growth    1.55mb

• June 21, 2010 - April 21st letter revised as MOE provided clarification on the new limits.
  

  Opinion Letter: RCCAO commissions opinion of the impacts of MOE Regulation 511/09 on the management of surplus soils and fill on construction sites.    75kb

• March 02, 2010
  

  Are Ontario's Municipal Class Environmental Assessments Worth the Added Time and Costs?    3369kb

• October 29, 2009
  

  Towards a Fair and Balanced Approach
  A Commentary on Government Procurement of Construction in the GTHA    3934kb

• September 01, 2009
  

  Submission to the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure regarding Simcoe Area: A Strategic Vision for Growth    60kb

• August 14, 2009
  

  RCCAO FEDERAL PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE    42kb

• June 10, 2009
  

  Incorporating Sustainability in Infrastructure ROI: The energy costs of deferred maintenance in municipal water systems.    612kb

• April 23, 2009
  

  Submission to provincial standing committee on finance and economic affairs on Bill 163.    59kb

• February 20, 2009
  

  Environmental Assessment Reform - A Tool for Economic Recovery    791kb

  Benchmarking Infrastructure Funding in Ontario: Towards Sustainable Policies    818kb

• September 04, 2008
  

  Submission to City of Toronto on Mayor's Tower Renewal Initiative    26kb

• August 15, 2008
  

  Submission to the Minister of the Environment Regarding Bill 99: The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008    58kb

• August 08, 2008
  

  Interim Guide Ontario's Transit Project Assessment Process (EBR #010-3784)    26kb

• July 21, 2008
  

  Response to the Ontario Growth Secretariat on Planning for Employment in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.    36kb

• May 12, 2008
  

  Proposed Regulation under the Environmental Assessment Act for Public Transit Projects (EBR Registry #010-2760)    29kb

• May 02, 2008
  

  Submission to the Minister of the Environment Regarding Protecting Lake Simcoe: Ontario's Strategy for Action    53kb

• April 29, 2008
  

  Submission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Regarding Draft Criteria to Accommodate Requests to Grow the Greenbelt.    45kb

• April 24, 2008
  

  Examination Of Recent Reforms To The Building Code Act And The Building Permit Process In The GTA - Complete report    1.19mb

• January 29, 2008
  

  TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES REPORT - DR. SOBERMAN PUTS FORWARD REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT INITIATIVES FOR THE GTA.    5171kb

• January 21, 2008
  

  Financing Public Transit and Transportation in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton: Future Initiatives - Complete report    2.47mb

• November 20, 2007
  

  NEW RCCAO STUDY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT BRIDGE SAFETY IN ONTARIO    31kb

  ONTARIO'S BRIDGES - BRIDGING THE GAP - Complete Report    1442kb

• July 24, 2007
  

  Water and wastewater asset management in the GTA final report    5157kb
  Challenges and opportunities by Tamer E. El-Diraby, University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering

  Financing Water and Sewer Systems in the Greater Toronto Area final report    540kb
  What Should be Done? by Harry Kitchen, Trent University, Department of Economics

• November 2006
  Transportation Challenges In The Greater Toronto Area    22426kb
  An Independent study funded by The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
• June 2006
  The Infrastructure Funding Deficit: Time to Act    1436kb