Case Study: YMCA of Greater Toronto achieves safe, rapid facility reopening with Cinchy

How the YMCA of Greater Toronto leveraged a Data Fabric to rapidly deliver a solution that allowed members to safely return to their facilities during COVID-19

The YMCA of Greater Toronto, Canada’s largest YMCA market, needed a fast way to reopen its facilities safely during COVID-19 while meeting strict new government requirements. Its existing systems were not designed to support reservation-based access, capacity tracking, and contactless entry, so the organization needed a solution that could work quickly with its existing membership database, mobile app, and swipe-card system.

Cinchy’s Autonomous Data Fabric connected those systems into a single, real-time experience that let members reserve facilities in advance and enter with their existing ID cards. YMCA of Greater Toronto implemented the solution in just a couple of weeks, reduced manual entry monitoring, improved capacity and attendance tracking, and gained flexibility to adapt to changing rules—all while avoiding the need for additional engineering staff.

YMCA of Greater Toronto

Craig Bradley

Senior Vice President, Information Technology