The OAA and the Local Architectural Societies will kick off their annual co-hosted meetings this month. OAA President Lara McKendrick, Executive Director Kristi Doyle, and local Chairs will meet with...
Submit Your Expression of Interest by October 16 Volunteers are important to the work of the OAA, with a diversity of voices, opinions, skills, and knowledge critical to the decision-making...
A panel for the Ontario Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned a contempt order that a lower court issued against the OAA, calling it “so dismissive and derogatory that it cannot simply be...
Every person in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Solving Canada's housing crisis requires immediate action to build more homes, faster, while ensuring housing meets the needs...
For decades, heat pumps in cold climates were treated as a compromise technology—acceptable in shoulder seasons, questionable when temperatures dropped, and often paired with a fossil-fuel backup...
For more than 75 years, 24 Sussex Drive has served as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada and as a setting for diplomacy, public service, and decisions of national consequence. But...
St. Thomas is moving ahead with another affordable housing project, with the city donating $2.7 million and a portion of land for a new 40-unit development beside the YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin. The...
With accessory dwelling "templates" proliferating across Ontario, the OAA is surveying members on house design catalogues and their impact. This important anonymous survey, open until August 4, will...
Sometimes individuals who want to be licensed as Architects in Ontario assume they must begin gaining experience from the start after arriving in Canada. In many cases, this is not true. If you gained...
Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, and organizations of all sizes—including architectural practices—remain attractive targets for cybercriminals. Phishing emails, fraudulent text messages...