Appointment of Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building

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2025-12-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Kamal Gogna as Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective January 1, 2026, subject to written acceptance by the candidate of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of the necessary bills to appoint the approved candidate as the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building under the Building Code Act, 1992.

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3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and Curriculum Vitae summary of the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Development and growth Services, upon approval of the appointment by City Council. The following curriculum vitae summary for Kamal Gogna is now public: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY August 2022 - present City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Executive Director and Chief Building Official (interim), Toronto Building September 2018 - August 2022 City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, June 2019 - September 2019 City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario District Manager, Inspection Services 2015 - 2018 City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Manager, Plan Review 2008 - 2015 City of Toronto, East District, Toronto, Ontario Building Engineer 2007 - 2008 City of Toronto, East District, Toronto, Ontario Plumbing Specialist Inspector 1988 - 2007 City of Toronto, North District, Toronto, Ontario Mechanical/Plumbing Examiner EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1983 - 1987 Toronto Metropolitan University Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor of Technology Degree Aerospace Engineering Technology Diploma 1998-1999 Humber College, Toronto, Ontario Certificate in Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Qualifications, Certifications and Licenses · Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Toronto Metropolitan University · Registered as a Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario · Executive member of the Ontario Large Municipalities Chief Building Officials association and lead of technical subcommittee, OMPAC, to promote public health and safety in building construction through legislation, Building Code leadership and expertise · Registered as Chief Building Official with Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council an appointment to the position of Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

Staff recommended

The City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, recommend that: 1. City Council appoint the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the position of Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective January 1, 2026, subject to written acceptance by the candidate of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City.

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2. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of the necessary bills to appoint the approved candidate as the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building under the Building Code Act, 1992. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and Curriculum Vitae summary of the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 upon approval of the appointment by City Council.

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