Orillia has just streamlined the process through the creation of a new accessory dwelling unit (ADU) concierge program approved by council this week.

The program provides a way to expedite construction of long-term rental units on private property while also increasing "attainable" rental stock in the city, say officials.

"In Collingwood when they did a similar program, they went faster by 50 per cent," Janette McGee, Orillia's housing coordinator, told council on Monday.

"The goal of the ADU concierge program is to rapidly increase the supply of attainable long-term rental housing units, and to accelerate the construction of new housing throughout the City of Orillia," wrote McGee in her report.