GOHBA News

Ottawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial Moves to Help Get More Homes Built OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed the 2023 Ontario Fall Economic Statement (FES), titled Building A Strong Ontario Together, which contained measures that will help pave the way for the construction of more places to live, namely new…

The Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association (GOHBA) is concerned about the housing affordability and supply crisis facing the Nation’s Capital, particularly in light of the Ontario Government’s decision to reverse changes it made to Ottawa’s Official Plan, announced today.   “We need to ensure that residents of Ottawa, now and in the future, have a…

  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…