Government Relations

Publish Date: 2019/FEB/27

Publish Date: 2019/MAY/31

Publish Date: 2019/OCT/21

Publish Date: 2019/DEC/12

OAA Executive Director, Kristi Doyle, writes to Chetan Mistry, Manager of the Building Services Transformation Unit, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to request that former Licensed Technologists OAA are grandfathered into the BCIN program. 

Publish Date: 2023/JUN/06

OAA President, Kathleen Kurtin, writes to the Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to assert that infection control measures should be considered in the design of long-term care facilities. 

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Publish Date: 2020/DEC/09

Publish Date: 2019/JUN/05

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to the Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to express the urgent need for changes to congregate living facilities to protect the province's most vulnerable population - the elderly.

Publish Date: 2021/FEB/11

The OAA writes to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Attorney General to oppose MMAH's proposed changes to the practice of architecture.

Publish Date: 2019/NOV/25

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 the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to express the OAA's support for the expansion of the Greenbelt. 

Publish Date: 2021/APR/20

OAA President, Settimo Vilardi, writes to the Planning and Policy Branch at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to express its support for proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 299/19 Additional Residential Units, made under the Planning Act. The Association believes that the proposed change would support the creation of more housing and advance housing affordability across Ontario. 

Publish Date: 2024/OCT/08

The Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, responds to the OAA President’s letter asserting infection control measures should be considered in the design of long-term care facilities.  

Publish Date: 2021/JAN/19

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

Publish Date: 2020/MAR/23

Publish Date: 2020/FEB/20

OAA President, Susan Speigel, writes to the Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to express concerns about a recent letter that OPPI issued to the Minister. 

Publish Date: 2021/FEB/09

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, 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 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