Government Relations

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure, and Cultural Policy to confirm the Association's support in principle for Bill 131, Transportation for the Future Act, 2023. 

Publish Date: 2023/OCT/11

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to confirm the OAA's support in principle for the proposed Provincial Planning Statememt. 

Publish Date: 2023/MAY/31

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the City of Toronto's Planning and Housing Committee to express the Association's support for the Multiplex Study Report that the Committee is examining. 

Publish Date: 2023/APR/25

RAIC President, Jason Robbins, and Chief Exeuctive Officer, Mike Brennan, write to Premier Doug Ford to express their concerns over Bill 23, More Homes For Everyone Act, 2022. 

Publish Date: 2022/DEC/06

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy to confirm the Association's recommendations on Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.

Publish Date: 2022/NOV/16

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 the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly to confirm the Association's views on the proposed Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022.

Publish Date: 2022/APR/11

OAA President, Kathleen Kurtin, writes to John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto, to express the OAA's concern about the issue of homelessness in the City.

Publish Date: 2020/DEC/21

Publish Date: 2019/OCT/21

The OAA along with the other funding partners meet with the Minister to introduce the research project and get tentative commitment for a follow-up meeting sharing the results.

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

The OAA, accompanied by the other funding partners, meets with Minister Ballard and his staff to give a briefing on the soon-to-be-released Housing Affordability report.

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

OAA identifies key architectural issues for 2014 municipal election.

PDF: 2014_10_10_-_municipal_candidate_questionnaire_final.pdf

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

Cancea's final report on the housing affordability study commissioned by the OAA and other funders. The report takes a systems approach to understanding housing affordability crisis.

PDF: cancea_report_on_housing_affordability.pdf

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

The OAA and allied organizations are currently participating in research to identify the driving factors behind the current housing affordability challenges.

PDF: 2016_06_29_-_joint_letter_to_minister_ballard_june_2016_final_wo_attach.pdf

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

Publish Date: 2019/MAR/12

Publish Date: 2019/FEB/27

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