The project was initiated by the Regional Planning Commissioners of Ontario through the Regional Information Systems and Planning Data Standards Working Groups and was prepared by MGP Information Systems Ltd. The primary objective of the project was to identify and document a set of standards to guide the collection maintenance and dissemination of key planning data elements associated with properties. The project was carried out through interviews and review of reference materials and reports provided by many Regional and Area Municipalities and Provincial Agencies, such as Ontario Property Assessment Corporation, Teranet Land Information Services Inc., Land Information Ontario, MMAH, MNR and Urban Development Institute.

The report describes the Conceptual Database Model that addresses municipal planning needs and shows how the Property Data Standards Base Property Model relates to existing or proposed database standards that are available in Ontario, such as Municipal Infrastructure Data Standards (MIDS), Municipal Reference Model (MRM), and Single Line Road Network (SLRN). A Prototype was prepared to identify a potential implementation of the detailed property model concepts.