Item - 2025.CC35.2

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. 

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