FOR MUNICIPALITIES & PLANNING DEPARTMENTS

Fewer Incomplete Applications. Happier Planners.

Flowstation pre-screens submissions before they reach your desk—so your team reviews complete, bylaw-cited packages, not rough drafts.

THE CHALLENGE

The Municipal Problem

40–60%

of expert review time is spent on easily-checkable issues like setbacks, lot coverage, and parking counts.

37%

first-round acceptance rate in some cities. Most applications come back for revision at least once.

HAF

commitments require measurable permitting improvements—but tooling to achieve them is hard to find and harder to fund.

How Flowstation Helps Cities

REDUCE REVISION CYCLES

Pre-screened submissions arrive more complete. Your planners spend less time sending applications back for basic fixes.

FREE UP PLANNERS

Staff focus on judgment calls—variances, design review, community impact—not checking setback measurements against a table.

REPORT TO CMHC

Measurable AI pre-screening data for your HAF progress reports. Demonstrate process efficiency gains with real numbers.

FUNDING ELIGIBILITY

A Flowstation pilot is fundable through:

  • BC LGDAP (up to $200K per municipality)
  • Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) development approvals budget
  • Eligible under CMHC's 10 HAF Best Practices: “increase process efficiency through new digital tools”

Human-in-the-Loop Guarantee

Flowstation does not make permit decisions.

AI flags potential issues
An Expert reviews every report
Your planners retain full authority
No automated approvals or denials

Data & Privacy for Municipal Procurement

Canadian servers

Hosted in Canada

No PII collected

Drawings & public data only

30-day data deletion

Post-engagement

AES-256 at rest

GCP infrastructure

TLS 1.2+ in transit

All connections encrypted

PILOT PROGRAM

Start with 5–10 Pre-Checks on Live Submissions

Run a 3-month pilot on live submissions. Accuracy is tracked against your planners' independent review.

Fundable through existing LGDAP or HAF grants.

Book a Municipal Pilot Meeting