OAA Immediate Past President John K. Stephenson writes to the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to discuss the OAA's recommendations for increasing housing supply.
Publish Date: 2019/JAN/25
The OAA attended a workshop on the Planning Act and the Provincial Policy Statement, making a number of recommendations including on the urgent need to fix the broken Site Plan Approval process.
Publish Date: 2019/JAN/11
OAA President Kathleen Kurtin writes to the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to discuss the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
Publish Date: 2019/FEB/28
The OAA attends a consultation on long-term care capacity and development with the aim of "ending hallway healthcare".
Publish Date: 2019/FEB/08
OAA President Kathleen Kurtin writes to the Honourable, Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport to discuss the proposed revitalization of Ontario Place.
Publish Date: 2019/MAR/28
The Honourable Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport thanks OAA President John K. Stephenson for his congratulatory letter on his appointment as Minister.
Publish Date: 2019/JAN/02
OAA President John K. Stephenson writes to the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to discuss initiatives that can be used to help combat climate change.
Publish Date: 2018/NOV/16
The OAA attends the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan Stakeholder forum to discuss the importance of reforming site plan approval and the use of quality based selection.
Publish Date: 2018/NOV/08
Thunder Bay ─ Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle writes to OAA President John K. Stephenson to offer his congratulations for a successful World Architecture Day
Publish Date: 2018/OCT/31
OAA President John K. Stephenson writes to each Ontario school of architecture to stress the importance of students and interns being paid fairly for their work.
In a letter to the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Labour, OAA President John K. Stephenson reiterates support for removing professional exemptions for architects from the Employment Standards Act.
Publish Date: 2018/OCT/30
The OAA hosts its third annual reception at Queen's Park in Celebration of World Architecture Day and to raise awareness of the importance of architecture across Ontario.
Publish Date: 2018/OCT/10
The Honourable Todd Smith, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade thanks Immediate Past President John K. Stephenson for his letter.
Ottawa-Vanier MPP Nathalies Des Rosiers thanks OAA President John K. Stephenson for his letter and discusses her desire to continue working toward greater environmentally friendly building design.
Publish Date: 2018/NOV/30
OAA President John K. Stephenson writes to the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Labour, to ask for Architect Exemptions to be removed from the Employment Standards Act . Her response is attached.
A report by Altus Economic Consulting confirms that economic activity from the architecture industry’s entire footprint in Ontario totaled $128.4 billion, or 14% of Ontario’s GDP.
Publish Date: 2018/JUN/20