Buying a home with Daniels is easy as 1,2,3! In a nutshell, here's how your Daniels home purchase will work.
Daniels' FIRST HOME BOOST program enables qualified purchasers to increase their down payment from 5% to 15% through an interest-free, payment-free loan.
Daniels Gradual Deposit Payment Plan offers the opportunity to purchase your new home with just 5% down by paying a calculated amount each month until you reach 5% or occupancy of your home. Speak with a Sales Representative to learn more.
At many of our communities, we offer potential purchasers the opportunity to join the Inner Circle™ - an excusive group that provides members with fantastic perks and privileges not available to the general public.
Available at our Gateway Rental Communities across the GTA, our Home Investment Program (HIP™), offers tenants the opportunity to earn a credit of $200 per month (up to $6,000) toward the purchase price of a new Daniels home.
Built to LEED Gold Certification Standards, Regent Park leads the way in sustainable development.
Sustainability affects how people live, their community interactions and the energy and resources they consume.
Daniels believes you don't have to sacrifice being green to get around the city.
Toronto Bike Share is a public bike system that offers downtown residents an alternative means of urban and environmentally friendly transportation.
With a little effort, we can have a big impact on the amount of resources we consume. That's why Daniels harvests rainwater to reuse throughout our development.
Saving energy isn't just good for the environment - it's also good for your bank account.
From buildings designed to reflect the aesthetics of their neighbourhoods to the addition of engaging public works of art, we strive to ensure form always works harmoniously with function.
As the newest home to the vibrant Toronto arts and cultural scene, Daniels Spectrum represents an important part of the social fabric that continues to be woven through the Regent Park revitalization in Toronto's Downtown East.
Daniels is an avid sponsor of the Toronto International Film Festival and TIFF Bell Lightbox. The company's involvement began when Daniels and The Reitman Family developed TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower.
Working closely with our interior designers, Daniels purchases and/or commissions the locally-sourced art and finds a special home for each piece in the common areas amenity spaces throughout the building.
One of the most innovative initiatives of its kind in Canada, the program’s mandate is to foster artistic expression of an international caliber across the city. Canadian singer-songwriter and social justice activist Lorraine Segato recently completed her run as Regent Park’s Artist in Residence.
Taste of Regent Park is the community’s weekly food-centric celebration offering affordable fruits and vegetables, food demonstrations, a community meal, exciting activies and much more!
The Backyard Farm & Market at Erin Mills in partnership with The Daniels Corporation is located on the northeast corner of Erin Mills and Eglinton, directly behind the Presentation Centre for Daniels' Erin Mills master-planned community.
Providing not only unique gardening platforms in their communities, Daniels provides urban gardening workshops and seminars to ensure that residents maximize the opportunity to grow herbs, vegetables and flowers.
Gardening doesn't simply provide a more environmentally sustainable way to feed cities, it also brings residents closer together, establishes a deeper sense of community, and helps people feel more connected to the earth.
In 2010, Daniels introduced Mississauga's first community rooftop Gardening Terrace and Greenhouse at Limelight Condominiums in Daniels' City Centre.
Daniels is a strong supporter of employment and social development in Canada, with a history of supporting employment programs to help unemployed and underemployed Canadians. Our commitment dates back to the early 1980s, when we pioneered programs that improved practical language and literacy skills on job sites and inspire good working relationships among the men and women building our communities.
Revitalization is a platform for community transformation. From the outset of the redevelopment of Regent Park there has been a commitment to support capacity building and to create employment opportunities for residents. As development partners, Toronto Community Housing and Daniels have taken a leadership role in supporting and actively facilitating local workforce development by leveraging relationships within the labour market, and strongly encouraging 'social procurement' practices of the various partners involved throughout the revitalization process.
First piloted in 2013, the Creating Real Apprenticeships for Toronto (CRAFT) program is a 13-week intensive pre-apprenticeship program funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development with additional funding support from Daniels, TCH and YMCA of Greater Toronto.
Moving Towards Opportunity (MTO) connects high school youth to influential employers in the institutional and corporate sectors to develop skills, broaden horizons and build networks to unlock opportunities today and tomorrow.
As a culturally diverse neighbourhood with a large immigrant population, Regent Park residents include many internationally educated professionals who have come to Canada in search of a better life, but often end up underemployed or unemployed.
1. Sign on the dotted line.
Once you decide which home to buy, signing your Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) sets everything in motion. This step is as exciting for us as it is for you!
2. Décor
Speaking of excitement, just wait until your colour selection appointment! During this private appointment, our décor consultant will help you choose the features and finishes that will truly turn your house or condominium into your “home.” Have a ball looking through the multitude of gorgeous choices, and rest assured that your knowledgeable guide will be there to answer your questions every step of the way.
3. The ball’s in our court.
We build, build, build, and before your Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) is conducted, a Daniels Representative will perform a Quality Assurance (QA) Inspection. We want your home to be as perfect as possible before you get your first look.
4. Then it’s your turn.
Before occupancy, one of our Daniels Customer Care Representatives will schedule your PDI and take you on a tour of your new home, so that you can ask questions and note any items you may see. Here you will learn everything from how to operate your appliances to adjusting your air conditioning.
5. Hey, hey hey, it’s move-in day.
Your closing is a day of celebration as you walk into your beautiful new home and start making memories.
6. How’s it going?
At 30 days after taking possession, there is a Tarion Warranty Corporation form due. This form allows you to note any issues or concerns you have about your new home. Be sure to fill it in early enough so that Tarion receives it on time.
7. Where has the year gone?
One year after occupancy, we haven’t forgotten about you! There is another form due at Tarion on this date. You are expected to remember to fill out the form on time. If you want a reminder, register for MyHome (https://myhome.tarion.com) section of the Tarion website, where you can manage your warranty and submit forms online.
Daniels' FIRST HOME BOOST program enables qualified purchasers to increase their down payment from 5% to 15% through an interest-free, payment-free loan. Where else can first-time buyers find this kind of help?
Daniels' 5% Gradual Deposit Payment Plan (pay $3,500 with the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and then $1,000 each month until 5% of the purchase price is reached). Daniels' Gradual Deposit Payment Plan offers the opportunity to buy with 5% down by paying $3,500 with the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, then $1,000 each month until you reach 5% or occupancy.
At many of our communities, we offer potential purchasers the opportunity to join the Inner Circle™ - an excusive group that provides members with fantastic perks and privileges not available to the general public. These include special preview pricing; an invitation to the first advance sale; the first choice of suites, floors and views; the opportunity to be among the first to take advantage of the FIRST HOME BOOST program; Members-only invitations to Daniels' hosted events; and access to insider information. To become a member, anyone interested simply pays a one-time membership fee that will be applied toward the purchase of a new Daniels home or condominium suite, and can be fully refunded, at any time, if the decision is made not to purchase.
Available at our Gateway Rental Communities across the GTA, our Home Investment Program (HIP™), offers tenants the opportunity to earn a credit of $200 per month (up to $6,000) toward the downpayment on a new Daniels home.
Built to LEED Gold Certification Standards, Regent Park leads the way in sustainable development. From lush green roofs that keep Toronto cool in summer, to gardening plots that allow people to grow their own organic food, to forward-thinking electric car recharging stations, Regent Park is setting the benchmark for the city. And, with the brand new 6-acre Park and its greenhouse, gardens, Farmers' Market, community oven and so much more, this vibrant neighbourhood is making others green with envy.
Sustainability affects how people live, their community interactions and the energy and resources they consume. At Daniels, we believe it should go even further. That's why we blend sustainable urban living with a wide range of green environmental initiatives to not only reduce your carbon footprint but also improve your quality of life.
Daniels believes you don't have to sacrifice being green to get around the city. From recharging spaces for electric cars, to a greenhouse gas reducing car-sharing facility, to our partnership with Toronto Bike Share and designated bicycle storage spaces, you can enjoy the trip without worrying about the impact you're having on the environment. With environmental sustainability and a healthy lifestyle in mind at HighPark Condominiums, Daniels has created a one-of-a-kind Bike Engagement Program where residents will be able to bond over a much-loved High Park pastime and learn more about this popular activity. With the help of local cycling experts, residents will enjoy participating in active biking clinics, tune-ups in the bike storage and riding prep space and planned excursions with friends and neighbours! A first of its kind, Daniels has created their very own bike-share program, exclusively for residents of HighPark Condominiums. This program offers an easy and convenient way to pick up and get around town on two wheels rather than four.
Toronto Bike Share is a public bike system that offers downtown residents an alternative means of urban and environmentally friendly transportation. The system is accessible to everyone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In Regent Park, Daniels was instrumental in sponsoring and bringing the first two stations to extend beyond the standard Toronto Bike Share Grid at Parliament & Dundas and Parliament & Gerrard Streets. In addition, Daniels was the sponsored a location on Widmer Street in Toronto's Entertainment District located across the street from Cinema Tower.
With a little effort, we can have a big impact on the amount of resources we consume. That's why Daniels harvests rainwater to reuse throughout our development. It's also why we installed low-flow faucets and dual flush toilets to significantly reduce water consumption. And, it's why we've encouraged the use of reclaimed materials and artifacts in common areas and amenity spaces.
Saving energy isn't just good for the environment - it's also good for your bank account. Whether it's ENERGY STAR®-rated appliances that use significantly less energy or high-efficiency lighting in all common areas or double-paned Low-E windows that save on winter heating and summer cooling, Daniels is constantly looking for ways to ensure our developments are always as efficient as possible.
From buildings designed to reflect the aesthetics of their neighbourhoods to the addition of engaging public works of art, we strive to ensure form always works harmoniously with function. For The Daniels Corporation, each new home community is a work of art – literally. From conception through to completion, every Daniels high-rise and low-rise neighbourhood is designed to enhance its surroundings and make a statement about its unique character. The addition of striking public art is a cornerstone of the company's design philosophy. This dedication led to Daniels receiving the 2012 Toronto Arts and Business Award presented by the Toronto Arts Foundation. The Foundation's annual awards celebrate the artists, cultural professional, businesses and philanthropists who help the city's vibrant civic life through significant and innovative contribution to its arts and culture.
As the newest home to the vibrant Toronto arts and cultural scene, Daniels Spectrum represents an important part of the social fabric that continues to be woven through the Regent Park revitalization in Toronto's Downtown East. Thanks to a $4 million gift from The Daniels Corporation and the John and Myrna Daniels Charitable Foundation, the recently opened Daniels Spectrum is ready to change the very landscape of the community — in every way. A collaboration between Artscape, Toronto Community Housing, The Daniels Corporation and the Regent Park community, Daniels Spectrum is a 60,000 sq. ft. facility that hosts a range of culturally diverse programming and is home to seven innovative organizations: ArtHeart Community Art Centre, Centre for Social Innovation, COBA - Collective Of Black Artists, Native Earth Performing Arts, Pathways to Education, Regent Park Film Festival and Regent Park School of Music.
Daniels is an avid sponsor of the Toronto International Film Festival and TIFF Bell Lightbox. The company's involvement began when Daniels and The Reitman Family developed TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower. Condominium purchasers received a unique and exclusive connectivity to TIFF Bell Lightbox in the form of a three-year membership and numerous perks and privileges not available to the general public.
Daniels went on to develop Cinema Tower and again offered suite buyers a connectivity package including a three-year membership to TIFF Bell Lightbox, with exclusive screening events, advance ticket packages and discounts on select engagements.
In addition, John and Myrna Daniels are Platinum Sponsors, The Daniels Corporation and The Reitman Family donated a Cornerstone Gift, and Daniels provided a Principal Gift to support this tremendously important artistic and cultural component in the City of Toronto.
Working closely with our interior designers, Daniels purchases and/or commissions the locally-sourced art and finds a special home for each piece in the common areas amenity spaces throughout the building. The impact of this simple approach is enormous. Not only is it a source of local economic development, but artists are able to increase the exposure of their work, network with interior designers, art curators and other artists, and in many cases build their confidence and self-esteem by having their work and talent on display.
One of the most innovative initiatives of its kind in Canada, the program’s mandate is to foster artistic expression of an international caliber across the city. Canadian singer-songwriter and social justice activist Lorraine Segato recently completed her run as Regent Park’s Artist in Residence. During her two-year residency, Lorraine has fulfilled that promise in diverse ways. She facilitated numerous events including the “Wild Women Don’t Get The Blues” series, launched her new CD called “Invisible Decency” and orchestrated the highly popular cultural artifact exhibit, “Queen Street West: The Rebel Zone.” She has even created a template for how the program has a positive impact on the revitalization of Regent Park, which embraces a vigor fueled by the arts.
Thanks to her inspired guidance, the program is so successful that Artscape has just announced the new Regent Park Artists in Residence – Syrus Marcus Ware! Syrus is no stranger to Regent Park, having worked in the community throughout the last decade in his role as Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Youth Program. As a multidisciplinary artist and curator, his work explores social justice frameworks and activist culture with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sexuality, disability and race. Learn more: http://danielsspectrum.ca/daniels-spectrum-announces-inaugural-artist-in-residence/
In 2013, Daniels played an instrumental role in opening the Regent Park Farmers’ Market with an accent on quality and accessibility featuring an array of fresh vegetables, artisanal bread and food prepared by local residents. In the summer of 2015, the CRC took a leadership role in the market and named it “Taste of Regent Park”. Taste of Regent Park is the community’s weekly food-centric celebration offering affordable fruits and vegetables, food demonstrations, a community meal, exciting activies and much more!
The Backyard Farm & Market at Erin Mills in partnership with The Daniels Corporation is located on the northeast corner of Erin Mills and Eglinton, directly behind the Presentation Centre for Daniels' Erin Mills master-planned community. This market offers an innovative and beneficial alternative to leaving the land empty for several years before it is developed. Daniels, working in creative partnership with Garden Jane, The Cutting Veg and many community volunteers, is excited to be using the opportunity of land-in-transition to help contribute to the conditions for a healthy community food hub. Market stalls are open only to local and sustainable farmers and artisanal producers who make and/or grow items directly. All farmers involved will sell chemical-free or certified organic product. Fruits are mixed between chemical-free and low-spray. No genetically modified organism-related products are allowed. All items are sourced locally, except for those that are unavailable in the area such as free trade coffee and chocolate. Visitors enjoy and learn from a waste-free demo kitchen, compost and compost-education area, micro-farm straw-bale raised gardening beds, sunflower patches, a field stone labyrinth and kids' areas. Saturday programming includes hands-on local food system demonstrations, from organic growing activities to making nutritious bites and rich compost. The Backyard Farm space is also the site of musical performances where audiences can listen from natural tree-trunk seats. Visit http://www.embackyardfarm.com/ for more information.
Providing not only unique gardening platforms in their communities, Daniels provides urban gardening workshops and seminars to ensure that residents maximize the opportunity to grow herbs, vegetables and flowers - and the response has been phenomenal. Daniels has partnered with Ontario urban agriculture specialists to teach, develop and implement plans to assist residents in using their gardening plots efficiently. At the well-attended sessions, residents receive the tools to start and maintain successful gardens that will thrive.
Gardening doesn't simply provide a more environmentally sustainable way to feed cities, it also brings residents closer together, establishes a deeper sense of community, and helps people feel more connected to the earth. That's why Daniels has introduced urban agriculture to NY Place Boutique Condominiums at Bayview and Sheppard. With the incorporation of gardening plots and an edible landscape, residents can enjoy apple trees, echinacea plants and much more.
In 2010, Daniels introduced Mississauga's first community rooftop Gardening Terrace and Greenhouse at Limelight Condominiums in Daniels' City Centre. This unique amenity includes an interwoven labyrinth-style gardening plot layout. Daniels also helped to establish a gardening committee there to look after maintenance during the growing months.
At OneCole Condominiums in Regent Park, elevated three storeys above the city, is Toronto's only 20,000 square-foot garden roof called SkyPark. This fully functional park features full-size trees, barbecue stations, seating areas, and open spaces for picnicking. On a practical note, the green roof collects and recycles rainwater for use in the landscaping. On a side note, we even included two 'living walls' also known as 'bio-walls' in OneCole. Living, breathing works of art, these vertical gardens are planted in a special medium that helps to naturally filter and purify ambient air.
Daniels is a strong supporter of employment and social development in Canada, with a history of supporting employment programs to help unemployed and underemployed Canadians. Our commitment dates back to the early 1980s, when we pioneered programs that improved practical language and literacy skills on job sites and inspire good working relationships among the men and women building our communities.
Daniels partnered with the Carpenters and Labourers Union in sponsoring 'English as a Second Language'. At our Lakeshore project in 1991-1992, we partnered with Local 27 and another union to develop an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for the workers on our construction site during work hours. Local 27 provided the course material and instructor, and supported the participation of its members in the program.
Revitalization is a platform for community transformation. From the outset of the redevelopment of Regent Park there has been a commitment to support capacity building and to create employment opportunities for residents. As development partners, Toronto Community Housing and Daniels have taken a leadership role in supporting and actively facilitating local workforce development by leveraging relationships within the labour market, and strongly encouraging 'social procurement' practices of the various partners involved throughout the revitalization process.
An on-site employment hub collaboratively managed by the City of Toronto’s Employment and Social Services (TESS) division and Dixon Hall Employment Services is at the core of the employment strategy and social procurement efforts. The Regent Park Employment Centre serves as the point of connection, both physically and procedurally, for employers, residents, agencies and services. At the Employment Centre, residents access one-on-one assistance with job searches, local employment opportunities, career planning, education, and training.
Job creation partnerships have been fostered with local organizations such as George Brown College, Dixon Hall, FreshCo by Sobeys, Royal Bank of Canada, Tim Hortons, Artscape, Paintbox Bistro and all construction contractors and consultants involved in the redevelopment work.
The local employment services partners work closely with community partners and employers to host training workshops, job fairs and to connect employers directly with qualified candidates from the community.
First piloted in 2013, the Creating Real Apprenticeships for Toronto (CRAFT) program is a 13-week intensive pre-apprenticeship program funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development with additional funding support from Daniels, TCH and YMCA of Greater Toronto.
The program is a partnership between Daniels, Toronto Community Housing, the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades (CCAT), Carpenters’ Local 27, Toronto Employment and Social Services, and the YMCA.
Program participants receive three weeks of paid in-class training time at The College of Carpenters and Allied Trades’ (CCAT) training facility where they receive all of the necessary trainings and certifications to begin work on an active construction site. Following the training period, program participants pursue 10-week placements with various construction trades working on Daniels sites.
Upon completion of the program, participants are eligible to apply for an apprenticeship agreement with Carpenters’ Local 27. Many of the program’s past participants have pursued union memberships and are actively working in the field.
www.movingtowardsopportunity.com
Moving Towards Opportunity (MTO) connects high school youth to influential employers in the institutional and corporate sectors to develop skills, broaden horizons and build networks to unlock opportunities today and tomorrow.
In 2015, a group of non-profit and corporate partners - invested in the Regent Park community - came together to generate a collective impact initiative, the Moving Towards Opportunity program. MTO was designed to address the issue of youth un- and under-employment in and around the neighbourhood.
Drawing on the strengths of each respective partner organization, MTO brings together expertise from the public, private and non-profit sectors to create a comprehensive employment and mentorship program for high school youth in partnership with the institutional and corporate sectors – sectors high school going youth from this community could not otherwise access.
The MTO program is designed to better prepare youth from low-income communities for fulfilling careers not just jobs. MTO provides program participants with a comprehensive 12-week employment readiness program followed by an 8-week, full-time paid employment opportunity in the corporate and institutional sectors during their summer break.
As a culturally diverse neighbourhood with a large immigrant population, Regent Park residents include many internationally educated professionals who have come to Canada in search of a better life, but often end up underemployed or unemployed.
In response to these barriers, a unique partnership has been formed between Daniels, University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) and Toronto Employment and Social Services (TESS). Together, the partners created a program called the Higher Learning Initiative which helps internationally-educated professionals chart a path to their chosen career.
The program provides access to formal authentication and assessment of academic credentials. Beyond that, academic advisors from U of T’s SCS create a course plan to achieve equivalency and/or prepare for licensing in Canada. Funding is also provided for candidates to complete additional professional credentials required to work in their field. In addition, the program allows registrants to achieve greater cultural literacy and advanced professional communication skills.
