At the Ontario Association of Architects’ (OAA) recent 2026 conference in Waterloo, the spotlight was turned on a wide inventory of innovative projects, plans and concepts. The "Collaboration...
The Building Materials Evaluation Commission (BMEC) is seeking new part-time Members with technical expertise in Ontario's Building Code. This is an opportunity to shape how innovation enters the...
Practices across Ontario may encounter RFPs, contracts for professional services, and Supplementary Conditions that attempt to assign “constructor” responsibilities—as defined under...
Ontario has introduced significant legislative changes that will affect planning, procurement, and environmental oversight. This article, which was originally published in the May 2026 edition of...
This article appeared in its original form in the December 18, 2025 edition of the OAA News and continues to be updated with new information. Following a 2024 review, significant amendments to the...
The City of Mississauga submitted five projects for funding from the new Development Charges Reduction Program (DCRP). One of the first cities in Ontario to reduce development charges, Mississauga...
The province is proposing a 2,715-home Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) south of Aldershot GO Station in Burlington. An Infrastructure Ontario submission to the City of Burlington includes housing...
Pro-Demnity, which provides Ontario architects with professional liability insurance and risk management support, has published Empowering Architects with Meaningful Insights into Claims, a new...
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) held its 2026 Conference in the Waterloo Region last month, where it recognized several winners. The conference included a recognition event at Bingemans...
Three years ago, the Ontario Building Code required that any developer taking on a mid-rise wood-frame building had to construct stairwells out of non-combustible material. That was expensive. It...