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Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Upcoming Ontario Budget 2024
March 20, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are looking forward to the release of the 2024 Ontario Budget by Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy. On behalf of the residents of Ontario’s largest cities, we are hoping that...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet with Minister Bethlenfalvy to Discuss Municipal Priorities for the 2024 Provincial Budget
February 9, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss issues facing Ontario’s largest cities and were joined by Minister of Finance, the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy. The Mayors discussed OBCM’s key priorities...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet with Minister Calandra and Pass Resolutions on Federal Funding for Additional Shelter Space and Provincial Support for Regional Innovation Centres
December 15, 2023 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss key issues facing Ontario’s largest cities and were joined by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Paul Calandra. The Mayors discussed...
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...
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
