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Ontario’s smaller towns and cities wants New Deals, too. Can the Tories keep saying no?
John Michael McGrath
TVO Today …
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 shoots down big cities’ ask to allow more of them to get housing infrastructure money
Allison Jones
Canadian Press…
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...
Doug Ford asked 50 municipalities to build housing to get cash. Were they set up to fail?
By Diana Zlomislic Investigative Reporter
Toronto Star
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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 mayors say provincial housing fund rules unfairly penalize them
Allison Jones · The Canadian Press
CBC News…
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....
Ontario to expand ‘strong mayor’ powers to smaller cities, launches $1.2B home-building incentive fund
Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News
The Ontario government will extend so-called “strong mayor” powers to almost two dozen smaller cities and is launching a $1.2 billion fund to reward municipalities that meet provincially-mandated …
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,...
OBCM in the news
Ontario launches audits of 6 municipalities to look at how housing law will affect budgets
3rd party audits expected to measure impact to changes in development fees
CBC News Posted: July 26, 2023
‘Let us figure out how it works’: Mayors of Ontario’s biggest cities aren’t willing to give up local control over housing decisions
Ontario's Big City Mayors are meeting in Kitchener this week.
The Kitchener Record
Posted: April 20, 2023
Ontario big city mayors to discuss concerns over province's new housing bill
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) will meet on Friday as tensions rise between the mayor of the province’s largest city and Premier Doug Ford over the financial impacts of a new housing bill.
Kitchener-Waterloo: Window to restore relationship with municipalities 'is closing', say Big City Mayors
In a public letter addressed to the chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) Cam Guthrie, the Ford government says it will be launching a third-party audit of select municipalities across the province.
Opiod's Harm to Ontario's Big Cities
Cam Guthrie, Mayor of Guelph and Chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors, discusses the toll of the opiod crisis across the province
Ontario's Big City Mayors
![Mayor Shaun Collier, Town of Ajax](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shaun-Collier-Ajax.jpg)
Mayor Shaun Collier
Town of Ajax
![Mayor Alex Nuttall, City of Barrie](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Alex-Nuttall-Barrie.jpg)
Mayor Alex Nuttall
City of Barrie
![Mayor Patrick Brown, City of Brampton](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Patrick-Brown-Brampton.jpg)
Mayor Patrick Brown
City of Brampton
![Mayor Kevin Davis, City of Brantford](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kevin-Davis-Brantford.jpg)
Mayor Kevin Davis
City of Brantford
![Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, City of Burlington](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mayor-Meed-Ward-Official-2022-scaled.jpg)
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
City of Burlington
![Mayor Jan Ligget, City of Cambridge](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jan-Ligget-Cambridge.jpg)
Mayor Jan Ligget
City of Cambridge
![Mayor Darrin Canniff, Municipality of Chatham-Kent](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Darrin-Canniff-Chatham-Kent_.jpg)
Mayor Darrin Canniff
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
![Deputy Mayor Will Woo, Municipality of Clarington](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/willie-woo.jpg)
Deputy Mayor Willie Woo
Municipality of Clarington
![Mayor Cam Guthrie, City of Guelph](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Past-Chair-Mayor-Cam-Guthrie.jpg)
Mayor Cam Guthrie
City of Guelph
![Mayor Andrea Horwath, City of Brantford](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Andrea-Horwath-Hamilton.jpg)
Mayor Andrea Horwath
City of Hamilton
![Mayor Bryan Paterson, City of Kingston](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mayor_BryanPatterson-1.jpg)
Mayor Bryan Paterson
City of Kingston
![Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, City of Kitchener](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Berry-Vrbanovic-Kitchener.jpg)
Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
City of Kitchener
![Mayor Josh Morgan, City of London](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Josh-Morgan-London.jpg)
Mayor Josh Morgan
City of London
![Mayor Frank Scarpitti, City of Markham](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Frank-Scarpitti-Markham.jpg)
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
City of Markham
![Mayor Gordon Krantz, Town of Milton](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gordon-Krantz-Milton-1.jpg)
Mayor Gordon Krantz
Town of Milton
![Mayor Carolyn Parrish, City of Mississauga](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CarolynParrish.jpg)
Mayor Carolyn Parrish
City of Mississauga
![Mayor Rob Burton, Town of Oakville](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mayor-Rob-Burton-Oakville-150x150.jpg)
Mayor Rob Burton
Town of Oakville
![Mayor Dan Carter, City of Oshawa](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dan-Carter-Oshawa.jpg)
Mayor Dan Carter
City of Oshawa
![Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, City of Ottawa](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mark-Sutcliffe-Ottawa.jpg)
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe
City of Ottawa
![Mayor Kevin Ashe, City of Pickering](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mayor-Kevin-Ashe-Pickering-2-150x150.jpg)
Mayor Kevin Ashe
City of Pickering
![Mayor David West, City of Richmond Hill](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mayor-David-West-Richmond-Hill-150x150.jpg)
Mayor David West
City of Richmond Hill
![Mayor Mat Siscoe, City of St. Catharines](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mayor-Mat-Siscoe-St.-Catharines-150x150.jpg)
Mayor Mat Siscoe
City of St. Catharines
![Mayor Paul Lefebvre, City of Greater Sudbury](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Paul-Lefebvre-Greater-Sudbury.jpg)
Mayor Paul Lefebvre
City of Greater Sudbury
![Mayor Ken Boshcoff, City of Thunder Bay](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ken-Boshcoff-Thunder-Bay.jpg)
Mayor Ken Boshcoff
City of Thunder Bay
![City of Toronto](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mayor-Chow-headshot-2-scaled.jpg)
Mayor Olivia Chow
City of Toronto
![Mayor Steven Del Duca, City of Vaughan](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Steven-Del-Duca-Vaughan.jpg)
Mayor Steven Del Duca
City of Vaughan
![Mayor Dorothy McCabe, City of Waterloo](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dorothy-McCabe-Waterloo.jpg)
Mayor Dorothy McCabe
City of Waterloo
![Mayor Elizabeth Roy, Town of Whitby](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Elizabeth-Roy-Whitby.jpg)
Mayor Elizabeth Roy
Town of Whitby
![Mayor Drew Dilkens, City of Windsor](https://www.ontariobigcitymayors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Drew-Dilkens-Windsor.jpg)