Advocacy Updates
Mental Health & Addictions
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Respond to the 2024 Provincial Budget
March 27, 2024 Yesterday Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario. OBCM has been advocating to the provincial government on our key priorities for this year’s Budget:...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on the Province’s Announcement of the New Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and Increased Funding for Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
March 21, 2024 Today OBCM Chair and Mayor of Burlington Marianne Meed Ward and OBCM Member Mayor David West of Richmond Hill joined Premier Doug Ford, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister Kinga Surma and Minister Michael Parsa...
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 (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 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 (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 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...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Respond to the Province’s 2023 Budget
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy for the 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. Through the budget consultation process, OBCM urged the...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), Minister’s of Finance and Municipal Affairs and Housing Meet on Key Municipal Priorities
February 13, 2023 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), Ministers of Finance and Municipal Affairs and Housing Meet on Key Municipal Priorities…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors and the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario Convene at the Association of Municipalities Conference to Advance Key Municipal Priorities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors and the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario Convene at the Association of Municipalities Conference to Advance Key Municipal Priorities OTTAWA - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and the Mayors and...
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
