Government Relations

Publish Date: 2019/FEB/27

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of Building Code Policy Development Unit, to deliver the Association's line by line review of the proposed changes for energy efficiency in the Winter 2022 OBC consultation. 

Publish Date: 2022/APR/14

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of Building Code Policy Development Unit to deliver the Association's feedback on the proposed interim changes to the 2012 Building Code that are intended to support innovation, increase housing supply, and improve firefighter safety. 

Publish Date: 2022/APR/14

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

The OAA responds to Ontario's pre-budget consultations with recommendations for the government to adopt Qualifications-Based Selection and reform the Site Plan Approval process. 

Publish Date: 2021/FEB/16

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of the Building Code Policy Development Unit to deliver the Association's line by line review of the proposed changes for energy efficiency in the Fall 2022 OBC consultation. 

Publish Date: 2022/DEC/09

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of Building Code Policy Development Unit, to deliver the Association's line by line review of Parts 1 to 9 of the Winter 2022 OBC consultation. 

Publish Date: 2022/MAR/11

This independent report by SvN Architects + Planners Inc. explores design and regulatory opportunities to address housing affordability in Ontario.

The links below offer further resources on this important topic:

• A Review of the Site Plan Approval Process in Ontario (2013);
• Understanding the forces driving the shelter availability issue (2017); and
  
• Site Plan Delay Analysis (2018).

Publish Date: 2019/FEB/15

OAA President Kathleen Kurtin writes to the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to discuss the OAA's recent roundtable on design and the site plan approval process.

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/24

Publish Date: 2019/FEB/08

Publish Date: 2019/OCT/21