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...
The Policy and Government Relations (PGR) service area of the OAA had a steady second half of 2025 with government’s return to the legislature on October 20. PGR staff were busy over the summer...
Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) senior vice president, Lara McKendrick, has written an open letter to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to express concerns and provide clarification in light of a...
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has released an updated report that aims to put a spotlight on critical delays in the Site Plan Approval process and their costly impact on the province’s...
Municipalities are taking too long to process site plan applications and that is costing the Ontario economy roughly $3.5 billion a year, up from roughly $300 to $900 million a year in 2018, says the...
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has released an updated report that sheds new light on critical delays in the Site Plan Approval process and their costly impact on Ontario’s...
The OAA’s governing Council met in Niagara Falls on May 21 in order to discuss a variety of topics related to the Association and the architecture profession within the context of regulating for the...
Even though they were published more than a few years ago, two interconnected studies into the site plan assessment approval process and how it impacts development and potentially increases...
For the last decade, the OAA has been calling on the government to make changes to the broken Site Plan Approval process in Ontario. While substantive changes have been implemented this year, more...