John Livey

John Livey is the President of JWLIVEY.INC. and specializes in solution driven approaches that work for clients with planning, development, and infrastructure projects. He is the former Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, the Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Markham, and the Commissioner of Planning for York Region. As a professional planner and infrastructure advisor, he has a successful history of working with the development industry, government at all levels, and stakeholders on public and private sector projects. Ontario faces an estimated infrastructure funding gap exceeding $200 billion over the next decade. At the same time, governments at all levels are seeking ways to accelerate housing construction, improve affordability, and support growing communities. For decades, development charges have become an increasingly significant source of funding for housing-enabling infrastructure. However, growing concerns about housing affordability, project viability, an