Advocacy Updates
Housing
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Minister Calandra’s Announcement – “Ontario Taking Action to Support Municipal Partners in Building More Homes and Protecting Taxpayers”
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Minister Calandra’s Announcement - “Ontario Taking Action to Support Municipal Partners in Building More Homes and Protecting Taxpayers” December 13, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON - Today the...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Federal Government’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement
November 21, 2023 Today the federal government released their 2023 Fall Economic Statement. Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) were pleased to see the creation of new programs that will fund the building of new rental units and...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Ontario’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement
November 2, 2023 Burlington, ON - Today the province released their 2023 Fall Economic Statement. Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) were pleased to see the creation of new programs that address support for much needed municipal...
OBCM Statement on Upcoming Ontario Fall Economic Statement 2023
OBCM Statement on Upcoming Ontario Fall Economic Statement 2023 October 27, 2023 Ontario’s Big City Mayors are looking forward to the release of the 2023 Fall Economic Statement by Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy next...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet to Discuss Important Issues Facing Ontario’s Largest Cities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet to Discuss Important Issues Facing Ontario’s Largest Cities October 24, 2023 WHITBY, ON - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met Friday to discuss key issues facing Ontario’s largest cities. At the...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet with Regional Chairs and Provincial Ministers at Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference
LONDON, ON - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO) met on Sunday to kick off the AMO Conference in London. The meeting focused on issues impacting Ontario’s biggest cities and...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Premier Doug Ford’s Announcement of the Building Faster Fund
LONDON, ON - Today Premier Doug Ford announced the Building Faster Fund, a three-year, $1.2 billion program that provides significant new funding based on performance against provincial housing targets for municipalities....
The PLACE Centre Releases Housing Report in Collaboration with Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM)
Today the PLACE Centre at Smart Prosperity Institute released the housing report, Working Together to Build 1.5 Million Homes in collaboration with Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM). This report outlines the role of...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Province’s Announcement on Municipal Audits
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) welcomes the province’s announcement today that they have secured Ernst & Young LLP as the third party auditor for the audits of the City of Toronto, Peel Region, Mississauga, Caledon,...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Lack of Municipal Capacity to Support Newcomers to Canada
The Canadian government is failing to fully fund the municipal front line that Canada relies on to welcome and settle newcomers, including those needing urgent support such as refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing conflict in...
OBCM Sends Letter to Minister Leblanc on Infrastructure Funding
Today OBCM sent a letter to Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities the Hon. Dominic Leblanc ahead of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Infrastructure Meeting on June 21st in...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Meet with Provincial Ministers at Queen’s Park to Discuss Municipal Priorities
TORONTO - Today, OBCM met with several provincial ministers including Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones, Minister Steve Clark, Minister Doug Downey, Minister Jill Dunlop, Minister Caroline Mulroney, Minister Michael Parsa, Minister...
OBCM Statement on Mayor Bonnie Crombie Temporarily Stepping Down as Chair
May 23, 2023 Today Mayor Crombie announced that she has formed an exploratory committee to look into a leadership bid for the Ontario Liberal Party. Mayor Crombie is also the current Chair of OBCM, a non-partisan organization...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Hold AGM and Conference, Meet with Ministers on Key Municipal Priorities
April 21, 2023 Kitchener, ON - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) held its AGM and Conference in Kitchener over the past few days to discuss key municipal priorities including, housing, mental health and addictions, homelessness,...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Meets with Deputy Premier and Minister of Health the Honourable Sylvia Jones to Discuss their Health and Homelessness Strategy
April 5, 2023 Yesterday Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and several community partners met with the Honourable Sylvia Jones to discuss the homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis impacting Ontario’s cities. OBCM...