RCI Lab joins One Ontario coalition as regulatory intelligence partner for province-wide AI-enabled permitting platform
York University research lab brings expertise in computable regulation, automated compliance, and data interoperability to permitting modernization initiative.
One Ontario today announced that the Regulatory Compliance Intelligence Lab (RCI Lab) has joined the AI for Housing Coalition as a research partner in regulatory intelligence, strengthening the movement to modernize development approvals through a province-wide AI-enabled permitting platform.
RCI Lab, established within York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, focuses on transforming how building regulations, planning policies, and compliance systems are designed, interpreted, and implemented. Its work combines artificial intelligence, interoperable data systems, and digital twins to support safer, more efficient development outcomes.
The lab brings both Canadian research expertise and access to global best practices. By drawing on work already completed across Canada and internationally, the coalition can accelerate progress and build on proven approaches from around the world.
One Ontario believes building a province-wide AI-enabled permitting platform requires more than technology alone. It requires a regulatory intelligence layer capable of translating complex zoning, planning, and building requirements into digital, computable systems. As a research partner, RCI Lab will contribute expertise in computable regulation, automated compliance review, data interoperability, and human-centred adoption to help ensure the platform is transparent, explainable, auditable, and aligned with real-world regulatory requirements.
Advances in artificial intelligence are creating new opportunities to transform how regulatory systems operate. Combined with growing pressure to improve housing delivery and public-sector productivity, One Ontario believes Canada has an opportunity to establish global leadership in AI-enabled permitting and approvals.
According to One Ontario representatives, permitting modernization is not simply about digitizing forms. To build a platform that governments and industry can trust, regulatory requirements must be translated into systems that are transparent, consistent, and practical to implement. That’s where RCI Lab brings tremendous value to the coalition.
RCI Lab joins LandLogic as a founding coalition partner supporting One Ontario’s vision for a more coordinated approach to permitting modernization. Together, the organizations bring technology infrastructure, regulatory intelligence, and research expertise to the initiative, creating a foundation for collaboration between industry, academia, technology providers, and government stakeholders.
The coalition reflects a growing recognition that complex housing and infrastructure challenges require public-private collaboration. One Ontario believes meaningful permitting modernization will be achieved through partnerships that combine innovation, implementation expertise, and policy leadership rather than through isolated efforts by any single organization.
“The future of regulatory compliance depends on systems that are not only intelligent, but also transparent, auditable, and designed around real users,” said Dr. Mojgan Jadidi, lead of RCI Lab. “Through this coalition, we have an opportunity to help rethink how approvals are interpreted, checked, and delivered in a way that supports governments, industry, and communities.”
By bringing together technology infrastructure, regulatory intelligence, and implementation expertise, One Ontario aims to build a permitting ecosystem that can improve transparency, reduce unnecessary back-and-forth, and support faster, more predictable approvals across Ontario.
About One Ontario
One Ontario is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing a coordinated, province-wide approach to permitting modernization. The organization is leading the AI for Housing Coalition, bringing together municipalities, industry, researchers, technology providers, and government stakeholders to support the development of shared infrastructure that improves transparency, efficiency, and outcomes across Ontario's approvals ecosystem.
About RCI Lab
The Regulatory Compliance Intelligence Lab is a multidisciplinary research lab established within York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering. RCI Lab advances AI and data interoperability to modernize regulatory systems across the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations ecosystem, with a focus on computable regulation, automated compliance, digital twins, data interoperability, and human-centred adoption.
For more information:
info@oneontario.ca