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Ontario’s Big City Mayors Respond to the 2024 Provincial Budget
March 27, 2024 Yesterday Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario. OBCM has been advocating to the provincial government on our key priorities for this year’s Budget:...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on the Province’s Announcement of the New Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and Increased Funding for Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
March 21, 2024 Today OBCM Chair and Mayor of Burlington Marianne Meed Ward and OBCM Member Mayor David West of Richmond Hill joined Premier Doug Ford, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister Kinga Surma and Minister Michael Parsa...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on Upcoming Ontario Budget 2024
March 20, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are looking forward to the release of the 2024 Ontario Budget by Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy. On behalf of the residents of Ontario’s largest cities, we are hoping that...
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Meet with Minister Bethlenfalvy to Discuss Municipal Priorities for the 2024 Provincial Budget
February 9, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss issues facing Ontario’s largest cities and were joined by Minister of Finance, the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy. The Mayors discussed OBCM’s key priorities...
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...
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)