GOHBA News

  The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) is thrilled to announce the finalists for the highly anticipated 40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards. This milestone event celebrates the remarkable achievements of architects, builders, and designers who have pushed the boundaries of creativity and innovation in the housing industry. After rigorous evaluation and careful consideration by…

OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, the latest provincial Housing Supply Action Plan and proposed updates to the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). “The government’s newest Housing Supply Action Plan takes important steps to incentivize the construction of purpose-built rental,” said Patrick Daniels,…

This article was originally published in the Ottawa Citizen’s Housing and Renovations feature supplement on March 25, 2023.   Getting to 15,000 new homes a year won’t be easy, but it is necessary. Late last year the provincial government announced housing targets for twenty-nine municipalities across Ontario as part of its goal to see 1.5…

OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed the 2023 Ontario budget. Entitled Building a Strong Ontario, the budget lays out important measures that support housing affordability, supply, and choice in Ottawa and across the province.   “This budget makes further investments in skilled trades and critical infrastructure, which is needed to…

Yesterday the City of Ottawa took the important step of signing a Municipal Housing Pledge as part of the provincial government’s efforts to have 1.5 million new homes built over the next decade.   GOHBA provided the following letter of support for the pledge: “The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) supports the government’s bold…

Jason Burggraaf, Executive Director Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association This week the City of Ottawa launched discussion papers for public consultation on aspects of its new Zoning Bylaw (https://engage.ottawa.ca/zoning).   These discussion papers give residents the opportunity to comment on the implementation of the recently approved new Official Plan through the development of a new…

GOHBA Recognizes Outstanding Members – Special Achievement Awards 2023 Each year GOHBA members have the honor of acknowledging three of their own with distinguished awards for outstanding accomplishments and service to the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association and the residential construction industry. Numerous people are committed to making the mission of the Greater Ottawa Home…

Remarks to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs February 6, 2023   Hello, my name is Jason Burggraaf, Executive Director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association.   Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today, it is much appreciated.   I’m pulling a bit of double duty here today as I’m…