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Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Launch Election Advocacy Campaign
BURLINGTON, ON - Municipalities are an integral part of the day to day lives of Ontario residents, and during this election we are working hard to ensure that party leaders and local candidates understand what municipal...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Election Priorities, Meet with Party Leaders and Pass Resolutions on Various Topics Including Tariffs and Police Funding
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Election Priorities, Meet with Party Leaders and Pass Resolutions on Various Topics Including Tariffs and Police Funding February 7, 2025 Potential tariffs, affordable housing,...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Release of Report – Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
January 10, 2025 Today the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released their report Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis which identifies the extent of this...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on the Municipal Accountability Act, 2024
December 12, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) is pleased that the provincial government has introduced legislation on municipal codes of conduct that will create higher levels of accountability - and consequences - for the...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Funding for Encampments, High Speed Rail and Upcoming Elections at Caucus Meeting
December 9, 2024 On Friday Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus met to discuss priorities for Ontario’s biggest cities as we head into a new year that will include two elections. The mayors discussed preparations for both a...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Auditor General’s Annual 2024 Report – Implementation and Oversight of Ontario’s Opioid Strategy
December 4, 2024 Earlier this week the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released their Annual Report for 2024 which included performance audits of several government programs and services, including the Implementation...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Reiterate Call to Premier to Address the Homelessness, Mental Health and Addictions Crisis in Ontario
November 7, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors stands firmly behind it’s call on the Premier and the Government of Ontario to solve the homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis in Ontario. As we head into the winter months...
Ontarios Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Ontarios 2024 Fall Economic Statement
October 30, 2024 Burlington, ON - Today the province released their 2024 Fall Economic Statement. Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are pleased to see that the province has acknowledged some of the priorities for Ontario’s...
Ontarios Big City Mayors Statement on Upcoming Provincial Fall Economic Statement
October 29, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors are looking forward to the release of the province’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement tomorrow. As municipalities head into their 2025 budget cycles, we are hoping to hear updates on...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors are Calling on the Provincial and Federal Governments to Take Action on Homelessness, Mental Health, Safety and Addictions
October 21, 2024 MARKHAM, ON - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) strengthened their call to the Ontario and federal governments to step up and take action now when it comes to the homelessness, mental health, safety and...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Elect New Executive Committee Members
October 21,2024 MARKHAM, ON - At their meeting in Markham on Friday, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) elected new members to their executive committee. Mayor Alex Nuttall of Barrie was elected Vice-Chair, Mayor Elizabeth Roy of...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Attend AMO Conference 2024 to Advocate for Ontario’s Biggest Cities
August 20th, 2024 OTTAWA - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) were pleased to take part in this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) Conference in Ottawa along with municipal, regional, provincial and federal...
Ontarios Big City Mayors Launch Solve the Crisis Campaign
August 8, 2024 Visit www.solvethecrisis.ca for more information TORONTO - There is a humanitarian crisis happening on our streets. An unprecedented number of Ontarians are homeless, living in encampments and other unsafe spaces,...
Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollars
Isaac Callan & Colin D’Mello
Global News…
Ontarios Big City Mayors Meet to Discuss Key Priorities Including Mental Health, Addictions and Homelessness Crisis
June 17, 2024 CHATHAM-KENT, ON - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are calling on all levels of government to take immediate action on homelessness, mental health and addictions. At their meeting in Chatham-Kent, OBCM’s member...
OBCM in the news
Ontario launches audits of 6 municipalities to look at how housing law will affect budgets
3rd party audits expected to measure impact to changes in development fees
CBC News Posted: July 26, 2023
‘Let us figure out how it works’: Mayors of Ontario’s biggest cities aren’t willing to give up local control over housing decisions
Ontario's Big City Mayors are meeting in Kitchener this week.
The Kitchener Record
Posted: April 20, 2023
Ontario big city mayors to discuss concerns over province's new housing bill
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) will meet on Friday as tensions rise between the mayor of the province’s largest city and Premier Doug Ford over the financial impacts of a new housing bill.
Kitchener-Waterloo: Window to restore relationship with municipalities 'is closing', say Big City Mayors
In a public letter addressed to the chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) Cam Guthrie, the Ford government says it will be launching a third-party audit of select municipalities across the province.
Opiod's Harm to Ontario's Big Cities
Cam Guthrie, Mayor of Guelph and Chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors, discusses the toll of the opiod crisis across the province
Ontario's Big City Mayors
Mayor Shaun Collier
Town of Ajax
Mayor Alex Nuttall
City of Barrie
Mayor Patrick Brown
City of Brampton
Mayor Kevin Davis
City of Brantford
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
City of Burlington
Mayor Jan Ligget
City of Cambridge
Mayor Darrin Canniff
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Deputy Mayor Willie Woo
Municipality of Clarington
Mayor Cam Guthrie
City of Guelph
Mayor Andrea Horwath
City of Hamilton
Mayor Bryan Paterson
City of Kingston
Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
City of Kitchener
Mayor Josh Morgan
City of London
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
City of Markham
Mayor Gordon Krantz
Town of Milton
Mayor Carolyn Parrish
City of Mississauga
Mayor Rob Burton
Town of Oakville
Mayor Dan Carter
City of Oshawa
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe
City of Ottawa
Mayor Kevin Ashe
City of Pickering
Mayor David West
City of Richmond Hill
Mayor Mat Siscoe
City of St. Catharines
Mayor Paul Lefebvre
City of Greater Sudbury
Mayor Ken Boshcoff
City of Thunder Bay
Mayor Olivia Chow
City of Toronto
Mayor Steven Del Duca
City of Vaughan
Mayor Dorothy McCabe
City of Waterloo
Mayor Elizabeth Roy
Town of Whitby
