The town of Bracebridge has approved a housing project in the area where the Memorial Arena once stood. The area was demolished in 2024 after serving as the community’s hockey hub for over 75 years...
Practices across Ontario may encounter RFPs, contracts for professional services, and Supplementary Conditions that attempt to assign “constructor” responsibilities—as defined under...
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...
Ottawa Community Housing hopes long-term, environmentally-sound solutions can help weather fluctuating energy costs...
The Toronto Green Standard (TGS) is Toronto’s sustainable design requirements for new private and City-owned developments, which consist of tiers of performance measures with supporting guidelines...
As mass timber construction continues to build momentum, critical lessons learned on jobsites are emerging to ensure successful project outcomes. The aesthetics and many benefits of mass timber are...
As mentioned in the July 2025 edition of the Practice Advisory newsletter, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released electronic versions of the key CCDC 5A, 5B, and 17 for...
The OAA’s governing Council met in Toronto on Friday, November 28 to discuss a variety of topics, from confirming Committee appointments and Conference programming to approving budgets, a new Practice...
The OAA is offering two insightful webinars, designed to help you navigate professional challenges and legal responsibilities, for half-price registration. The first session, on October 2, is...
On July 31, 2025 the City of Toronto's Rental Renovation Bylaw will be implemented. Established to protect tenants from bad faith evictions, preserve the City's rental housing stock, and...