Advocacy Updates
Mental Health & Addictions
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 (OBCM) Meets with Deputy Premier and Minister of Health the Honourable Sylvia Jones to Discuss their Health and Homelessness Strategy
April 5, 2023 Yesterday Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and several community partners met with the Honourable Sylvia Jones to discuss the homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis impacting Ontario’s cities. OBCM...
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), Minister’s of Finance and Municipal Affairs and Housing Meet on Key Municipal Priorities
February 13, 2023 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), Ministers of Finance and Municipal Affairs and Housing Meet on Key Municipal Priorities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors and the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario Convene at the Association of Municipalities Conference to Advance Key Municipal Priorities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors and the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario Convene at the Association of Municipalities Conference to Advance Key Municipal Priorities OTTAWA - Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and the Mayors and...
OBCM Welcomes New Cabinet and Renews Call for Emergency Meeting with the Province
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to congratulate Premier Ford and the new Ministers appointed to Cabinet today. We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the government to advance key municipal priorities.
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Call for Emergency Meeting with Province to Address the Chronic Homelessness, Mental Health, Safety and Addictions Crisis Overwhelming Our Communities
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Call for Emergency Meeting with Province to Address the Chronic Homelessness, Mental Health, Safety and Addictions Crisis Overwhelming Our Communities.
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 provincial government and are eager to
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 Continue Progress with New Executive Director, First In-Person Meeting
November 3, 2021 – In late October, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) held its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic. The event was hosted by the Mayor of Burlington, Marianne Meed Ward. The OBCM was delighted to be able to safely gather once again. The return of in
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 call for action on ambitious mental health and addictions plan
June 18, 2021 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are joining mental health leaders and Chiefs of Police in calling for the decriminalization of controlled substances and the continued creation and funding of Mental Health Crisis Response Units. These units combine trained mental health
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
