Ontario Building Officials Association

Meet the 2021 graduates of the Building Building Official Fundamentals Certificate program in partnership with George Brown College Continuing Education. A talented group of skilled building professionals! https://www.oboa.on.ca//graduates-of-the-building-officia/

Good news for Ontario municipalities! https://news.ontario.ca//ontario-municipal-summit-seeks-so

Hey guess what? OBOA's President-elect, Andy Jones will be the building code expert on the Smither Panel at next week's ROMA conference! https://www.roma.on.ca/roma-2022-rural-opportunities

An interesting read - https://canada.constructconnect.com//great-attitude-good-w

The Resources section of the OBOA website has been updated to include the latest information on provincial measures due to COVID-19. Have a look: https://www.oboa.on.ca//updates-on-the-state-of-emergency/

Onward and upward! A new year and new beginnings.

New information from today's State of Emergency announcement added to the Resources section of the OBOA website, including essential services in the construction industry - https://www.oboa.on.ca//updates-on-the-state-of-emergency/

Our Technical Seminar Series continues on January 13th! The first speaker of the year is Andrew Jamieson, Manager of Innovation, Engineering and Program Delivery in the Environmental Management Branch of OMAFRA. Check out the details and register here - https://v0.oboa.on.ca/cgi-bin/conf/

Have you checked our Resources page lately? We've added some new information that may be helpful to you as a building official. Take a look - https://www.oboa.on.ca//updates-on-the-state-of-emergency/

Onward and upward! Let's welcome 2021 - a new year filled with new starts and endless possibilities!

Congratulations to the first graduates of the Building Official Fundamentals Certificate program. Read more about these graduates and the partnership between the OBOA and George Brown College Continuing Education This is the future of the building industry! https://www.oboa.on.ca//first-graduates-of-the-building-o/

Congratulations to Chris Rickett from MPAC for being named as a top influencer by Toronto Life. https://torontolife.com//the-50-most-influential-toronton/ We are fortunate to have Chris speaking at our Technical Seminar this Wednesday. Have you signed up yet? Register here - https://v0.oboa.on.ca/cgi-bin/conf/

Wishing you all the best for the holiday season!

Construction activities continue during the Province-wide shutdown over the holidays. Here's what you need to know - https://www.ontario.ca/page/emergency-information

At next week’s Technical Seminar, the Ministry of Finance will showcase their new Underground Economy Construction Pilot, UrbanLogiq will deliver a presentation on Data Analytics & the Future of Municipal Planning, and MPAC will discuss supporting Ontario’s Municipalities with Data, Insights and Assessment. Register here - https://v0.oboa.on.ca/cgi-bin/conf/ Cloudpermit AECO Innovation Lab

The recently released Ontario Action Plan aligns with the OBOA's goals of digitizing the e-permitting and municipal development approval process. Read the full release - https://oboa.on.ca//the-oboa-supports-ontarios-action-plan/

Lest we forget. #Remembranceday

Our next Technical Seminar is on November 11th and the theme is Electronic Code Reference Tools. Topics include Developing a New Framework for Building Code Advisory Services, by Siloni Waraich, a demo of My Building Code from Kamellia Shahi, AECO Innovation Lab and Matt Farrell, CBO for the Township of Huron Kinloss and OBOA Past President, and a demo of an online tool for building officials from CSA Group. Register here - https://lnkd.in/giD4x5a