Government Relations

Primary stakeholders, including the OAA, write to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to confirm their commitment to remain involved in discussions about changes to Building Code Services.

Publish Date: 2021/MAY/18

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of the Building Code Policy Development Unit, to confirm the Association's recommendations on the recent proposed changes to the Ontario Building Code. 

Publish Date: 2021/DEC/13

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

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to James Ross, Manager of Building Code Policy Development Unit, to respond to the proposed interim changes to the 2012 Ontario Building Code to exempt sheds from Building Code requirements.

Publish Date: 2022/MAR/11

The industry group, Engineers,  Architects, and Building Officials (EABO), writes to the Hon. Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to advance recommended changes to the Building Code that may help speed up the Building Permitting Process through professional coordination.

Publish Date: 2024/JAN/30

Ontario is participating in a Joint Task Group to investigate provisions to allow expanded use of EMTC. British Columbia and Quebec are leading an initiative where one or more provinces amend their building codes with the same code provisions in advance of the National Construction Codes. Unlike the established Code harmonization process that Ontario has committed to, where the National Construction Codes change first and provincial codes follow, provinces that amend their codes with these proposed changes would be aligned with each other, with the expectation that the National Construction Codes will adopt the same changes in the future. No decisions have been finalized about whether Ontario will adopt changes based on these proposals.

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes. The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process. 

Publish Date: 2024/FEB/15

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes. The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process. 

Publish Date: 2024/APR/26

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes.  The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process.

Publish Date: 2023/APR/27

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes. The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process. 

Publish Date: 2023/DEC/18

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes.  The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process.

Publish Date: 2023/JUN/12

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), in response to the ongoing consultation on harmonization of the Ontario Building Code with the National Codes.  The OAA remains steadfast in its position that energy efficiency should remain a key piece of the harmonization process.

Publish Date: 2023/MAR/30

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Building Transformation Services Branch in response to the consultation on future enhancements to the qualifications program for Ontario's building practitioners. 

Publish Date: 2023/FEB/06

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to Kevin Griffiths, Chair of Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Code Designations to submit the Association's feedback on proposed changes to the 2020 National Model Codes regarding energy efficiency. 

Publish Date: 2022/DEC/16

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 line by line review of Parts 1 to 9 of the Winter 2022 OBC consultation. 

Publish Date: 2022/MAR/11

Industry group Engineers, Architects, and Building Officials (EABO) writes to the Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to advance recommended changes to the Building Code pertaining to professional coordination. 

Publish Date: 2023/JUN/29

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to the Hon. Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-term Care, to submit the Association's recommendations to government to help solve the urgent long-term care crisis in Ontario.

Publish Date: 2021/JUL/08