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Housing
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, the Ontario Liberal Party and the Green Party of Ontario earlier
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 Ontario NDP, the Ontario Liberal Party and the Green Party of
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, the Ontario NDP, the Ontario Liberal Party and the Green Party of
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 leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca,
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Respond to the Province’s 2022 Budget
April 29, 2022, GUELPH – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank Premier Doug Ford and Minister Bethlenfalvy for the 2022 Ontario Budget: Ontario’s Plan to Build.During the budget consultation process, OBCM urged the government of Ontario to support the municipal
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Respond to Province’s New Housing Legislation
GUELPH, March 30, 2022 – As municipalities continue to find solutions to Ontario’s housing crisis, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank Premier Doug Ford and Minister Steve Clark for their continuing efforts on this critical issue for our communities."Portions of
Addressing Housing Affordability Requires Municipal Partnerships To Get To 1.5 Million New Homes
February 25, 2022 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors met today to discuss housing affordability and supply, the provincial election, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Caucus also unanimously passed a motion in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty in these unprecedented times, along with motions to
Statement: Ontario’s Big City Mayors caucus responds to the Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force
Ontario is in the midst of a housing crisis, and all levels of government need to identify barriers to increasing a supply of homes that meet the needs of residents across the province.OBCM has received the report of the Task Force. We are pleased to see that many of the recommendations
Housing Summit Statement from Ontario’s Big City Mayors Chair, Mayor Lehman on Ontario Housing Affordability Summit
January 19, 2022 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, at a joint provincial-municipal Housing Affordability Summit today. Other attendees included the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Mayors
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met to discuss their support for a safe return to in-person learning, COVID-19 issues being faced by municipalities, and to prepare for the upcoming provincial Housing Summit.
January 11, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met to discuss their support for a safe return to in-person learning, COVID-19 issues being faced by municipalities, and to prepare for the upcoming provincial Housing Summit. At the meeting, OBCM unanimously
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Condemn Quebec’s Bill 21, Reaffirm commitment to tri-partite efforts to address housing with Provincial and Federal partners, Address the spread of the Omicron variant
December 17, 2021- At their recent meeting, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) voted unanimously in opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21, the law that bans public sector workers from wearing religious symbols. In a motion brought forward by Mayor Guthrie, OBCM condemned the bill for its
Ontario’s Big City Mayors urge for continuation of the Safe Restart Agreement
December 6, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met last week to discuss the pressing issues facing municipalities, including building more affordable housing, COVID-19 recovery, child care and climate change. The meeting was hosted by Mayor of Mississauga, Bonnie Crombie.At the
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 personal well-being. We’ve learned a lot of lessons.&
Ontario’s Big City Mayors welcome investment priorities in the federal 2021 budget
April 19, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus is pleased to see today’s federal budget focused on addressing large-scale policy priorities like housing affordability and childcare while also investing in municipal infrastructure priorities.
Ontario’s Big City Mayors discuss collaborative response to COVID-19 with provincial Ministers of Finance, Municipal Affairs and Housing
March 24, 2020- The mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities met via teleconference today to discuss the response to COVID-19, as measures continue to be implemented to protect Ontarians health and wellbeing.
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

Mayor Adrian Foster
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 Bonnie Crombie
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

City of Toronto
City of Toronto

Mayor Steven Del Duca
City of Vaughan

Mayor Dorothy McCabe
City of Waterloo

Mayor Elizabeth Roy
Town of Whitby
