Advocacy Updates
Mental Health & Addictions
OBCM Welcomes New Cabinet and Renews Call for Emergency Meeting with the Province
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to congratulate Premier Ford and the new Ministers appointed to Cabinet today. We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the government to advance key municipal prioriti…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Call for Emergency Meeting with Province to Address the Chronic Homelessness, Mental Health, Safety and Addictions Crisis Overwhelming Our Communities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Call for Emergency Meeting with Province to Address the Chronic Homelessness, Mental Health, Safety and Addictions Crisis Overwhelming Our Communities. …
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on the 2022 Ontario Election
On behalf of Ontario’s Big City Mayors, I would like to congratulate Premier Ford on his party’s re-election said Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie, Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors. We have built a strong relationship with the provincia…
Ontario NDP Leader Responds to OBCM Election Survey
Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the leader of the Ontario NDP, Andrea Horwath, for providing the below respones to our survey. OBCM met with the leaders of the Ontario PC Party, the Ontario NDP,…
Ontario Liberal Party Leader Responds to OBCM Election Survey
Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Steven Del Duca, for providing the below respones to our survey. OBCM met with the leaders of the Ontario PC Party, the O…
Ontario Green Party Leader Responds to OBCM Election Survey
Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the leader of the Green Party of Ontario, Michael Schreiner, for providing the below respones to our survey. OBCM met with the leaders of the Ontario PC Party, th…
OBCM Meets with Ontario Party Leaders, Discuss Election Priorities and Support for Municipal Sector
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) welcomed four Provincial Party Leaders to Friday’s meeting to discuss key municipal priorities. OBCM was joined by Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford, Ontario NDP l…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Continue Progress with New Executive Director, First In-Person Meeting
November 3, 2021 – In late October, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) held its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic. The event was hosted by the Mayor of Burlington, Marianne Meed Ward. The OBCM was d…
Chair’s 2021 Caucus Address
Members of OBCM –After more than a year, we are in the last days of an extraordinary time. Every resident in each one of our cities has been affected by a global pandemic which has changed our social, economic, and per…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors call for action on ambitious mental health and addictions plan
June 18, 2021 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are joining mental health leaders and Chiefs of Police in calling for the decriminalization of controlled substances and the continued creation and funding of Mental Health Crisis Res…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors focus on improving mental health and addictions services
May 28, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Mental Health Working Committee presented draft recommendations to support and complement the Province’s Road to Wellness plan which seeks to improve mental health and addictions ser…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors encourage Ontarians to get vaccinated
April 16, 2021 – With the number of COVID cases rising at an alarming rate, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus is encouraging all Ontarians who are eligible to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible. …
Ontario’s Big City Mayors applaud Province for 2021 budget
March 24, 2021 – The Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus is pleased to see today’s provincial budget invest in Ontarians, Ontario businesses and Ontario municipalities. Provincial and federal support has been essential to ensu…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors address Ontario budget priorities, support vaccination roll-out
February 19, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met to discuss updates on the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Taskforce and continued municipal advocacy efforts through the provincial budgeting process….
Ontario’s Big City Mayors start 2021 focusing on pandemic, worker protection and recovery efforts
January 15, 2021 – At its first meeting of the year this morning, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) discussed municipal efforts to assist the provincially-led vaccination roll-out, to support the province-wide lockdown, and reduce …
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
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
