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Infrastructure
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’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 Sends Letter to Minister Leblanc on Infrastructure Funding
Today OBCM sent a letter to Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities the Hon. Dominic Leblanc ahead of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Infrastructure Meeting on June 21st in...
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 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) Statement on the Launch of the Federal Government’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF)
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion for today’s launch of the...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on First Meeting of the New Term and Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022
Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) gathered at the Arboretum at the University of Guelph on Friday December 2nd for the first meeting of their new term. OBCM welcomed twelve new and seventeen returning mayors to discuss importan…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on Presenting to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy on Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Remarks to Committee Attached)
Today the Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors, Mayor Cam Guthrie, made a presentation to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy to discuss Bill 23 More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Ontario’s Big Cit…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Introduction of More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022
On Tuesday, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced legislation to address the housing supply shortage being faced across the province. The More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, if passed, will make changes …
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Passing of the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act
September 9, 2022 – Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Passing of the Strong Mayors, Building Homes ActWith the passing of the Strong Mayors, Building Home Act, 2022…
Statement on Province’s Proposed Changes to the Powers of Big City Mayors
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss the proposed changes to the powers of Big City Mayors. The OBCM Caucus has not had the ability to review the proposed legislation and how it would fit in the context of Ontario…
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…