ApproveIQ

The approval hub for site plans and the teams behind them

Every drawing, City comment and requested change in one place, with an AI review that flags likely revisions before you submit. Built for Toronto.

NewAI pre-submission review
  • Architecture
  • Planning
  • Traffic
  • Civil
  • Landscape
  • Heritage
  • Accessibility

One hub for every consultant on the application

A new kind of approval tool. Built around the City's review loop, ApproveIQ keeps every drawing, comment and change in one place, and checks your package before the City does.

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One shared hubDrawings, reports and markups for the whole team, split by sheet and kept by version.
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An owner for every changeEach requested change has a person, a due date and a status, so nothing waits in an inbox.
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Caught before submissionThe AI review reads the package and flags likely revisions, each with the rule it relies on.

Drawings
and markups

Upload the set once and every sheet is split out, numbered and searchable. Mark up in the browser, bring in Bluebeam markups, and compare versions side by side.

A-101Site plan · v2

Features

  • Sheet splitting

    Each sheet's number and title are read from the title block.

  • Markups and replies

    Clouds, callouts and pins, each with its own thread.

  • Bluebeam import

    Markups already in a PDF come in with their authors and replies.

  • Compare versions

    Side by side with synced zoom, or overlaid.

  • Version history

    Every upload kept, with who changed what.

  • Marked-up PDF export

    A copy with your markups as standard annotations.

Requested changes
and owners

Turn the City's comment letter, a markup or an AI flag into a requested change with an owner, a due date and a status. Then export the response matrix with every comment answered.

City commentscycle 1 · 6 comments
TRTransportation Review · 1.1Provide 6 visitor parking spaces, as required for this building.
UFUrban Forestry · 1.2Submit an arborist report for the three City trees on King St W.
DEDevelopment Engineering · 1.3A stormwater management report is required for site plan approval.

Import 6 comments and suggest owners

Comment letter.pdf

Features

  • Letter import

    The City's letter split into comments by division.

  • Suggested owners

    Each division mapped to the discipline that answers it.

  • Board and list

    Open, in progress, in review and resolved, with filters.

  • Bulk assign

    Hand a batch of changes to one consultant at once.

  • My tasks

    Everything assigned to you across projects, by due date.

  • Response matrix

    Word, Excel or PDF, with every comment and its answer.

Cycles
and the timeline

See where the application stands: which cycle you're in, who you're waiting on and how long the City usually takes. Status changes from the City's open data arrive on their own.

MARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOV
Site plan · package
Cycle 1 · with the CitySubmittedCommunity meetingComments
Revisions · 14 changes
Cycle 2 · with the CityResubmitted
Permit review

Features

  • Approval path

    From idea to approval, with the site plan loop counted.

  • Cycle clock

    The day of the cycle against the City's usual time.

  • Waiting on

    Whether the next move is the City's or the team's.

  • City status sync

    Daily, from the City's open data, by file number.

  • Activity log

    Every upload, change and decision, in order.

  • Daily digest

    One email each morning with what moved.

AI review
before you submit

Before each submission, the review reads your drawings and reports against Toronto's zoning by-law, the Application Checklist and the Toronto Green Standard. Every flag cites its rule and points at the sheet.

How AI review works
ZoningAI review

Check height, storeys and density against the CR zone

A-101, A-301 added to context

Checking…

TrafficAI review

Check parking, loading and the driveway

A-101, TIS added to context

Checking…

CivilAI review

Check servicing and stormwater against the checklist

FSR added to context

Checking…

LandscapeAI review

Check trees and the Green Standard's planting

L-101 added to context

Checking…

Features

  • Cited rules

    No citation, no flag: each names its section or checklist item.

  • Pins on sheets

    A flag opens the sheet at the spot it cites.

  • Flag to change

    One click makes it a requested change with a suggested owner.

  • Dismiss with a reason

    Not applicable, already addressed or disagree, with a note.

  • Priced before you run

    The cost in credits shows on the button.

  • Honest about limits

    Scanned sheets and former by-laws are marked “can't check”.

How a cycle runs

  1. Upload the package

    Drop in the drawing set and reports. Sheets are split, numbered and checked against the City's checklist.

    STEP 01

  2. Run the AI review

    Likely revisions per discipline, each with its rule and sheet, before anyone outside the team sees the package.

    STEP 02

  3. Assign every change

    Flags, markups and the City's comments become requested changes with owners and due dates.

    STEP 03

  4. Submit and track

    Mark the cycle submitted, follow the City's clock, and import the next letter when it arrives.

    STEP 04

Your drawings and documents are stored in Canada. The AI review runs only when you start it.

Data residencyFiles in Canada, AI review in the US with your agreement

Every flag cites the rule it relies on. No citation, no flag.

CitationsBy-law sections, checklist items and standards

ApproveIQ checks 69 live Toronto rules across 10 disciplines, each with its source.

See pricing

Fewer resubmissions.
Starting with the next one.

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Your first project is free.