About Us
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) is comprised of mayors of Ontario cities with populations of 100,000 or more. Collectively, Ontario’s Big City Mayors represent nearly 70% of Ontario’s population.
OBCM provides a voice for big city mayors in policy debates that impact Ontario cities. Through policy development, advocacy, discussion and partnerships, Ontario’s Big City Mayors support strong and effective cities.
OBCM achieves this by:
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Forging relationships with the federal and provincial governments, municipal organizations such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and other stakeholders
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Meeting with government ministers and representatives to voice the perspective of big cities and work together to achieve shared goals
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Taking public positions on key issues and opportunities that affect big cities
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Sharing information, data, research, and resources among members and with other governments, stakeholders, and organizations
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Participating in government policy consultation processes as the voice of Ontario’s big cities
Mayor Jeff Lehman, City of Barrie is the current Chair and Mayor Bonnie Crombie, City of Mississauga is the Vice-Chair.
List of member municipalities:
Ajax
Barrie
Brampton
Brantford
Burlington
Cambridge
Chatham-Kent
Clarington
Guelph
Hamilton
Kingston
Kitchener
London
Markham
Milton Mississauga
Oakville
Oshawa
Ottawa
Pickering
Richmond Hill
St. Catharines
Greater Sudbury
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Vaughan
Waterloo
Whitby
Windsor
Regional governments are not members of OBCM because they are represented by the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO).
What's New?
Ontario’s Big City Mayors start 2021 focusing on pandemic, worker protection and recovery effortsPosted on Jan 15, 2021
Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer identifies $2.4 billion gap in municipal budgets for 2021
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
Jeff Lehman and Bonnie Crombie named Chair and Vice Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors for 2021-22
Posted on Nov 27, 2020
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