{"id":994,"slug":"ohba-advocacy-bill-23-dc-amo-joint-hcra-fees","title":"OHBA major advocacy 2022–2025: Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster), municipal development charges, landmark 2025 AMO/OHBA joint DC modernization, HCRA fee increase pushback","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["b2b-buying","gc-vertical","regulatory-signals","hba-membership"],"reference_body":"## Bill 23 — More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (passed November 28, 2022)\n\n**Claim:** OHBA supported the bill's **freezes, reductions, and exemptions to municipal development charges, parkland fees, and conservation authority fees**. OHBA commissioned an independent analysis arguing that municipalities were *\"overstating the impact\"* of Bill 23 on their finances and pointing to **more than $6 billion in DC reserves held by GTA municipalities** (more than $9B Ontario-wide).\n\n**Sources:** ola.org Bill 23; ohba.ca; OHBA media release November 2022 (clickdimensions PDF).\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n## Bill 109 — More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022\n\nSupported by OHBA as part of its broader housing-supply agenda. **Confidence:** Verified.\n\n## 2025 AMO/OHBA joint position on development charges — landmark\n\n**Claim:** OHBA and the **Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)** co-signed a joint letter recommending a modernized DC framework (standardizing definitions, spreading DC payments out, etc.). The **Ford government's 2025 housing bill incorporated the joint recommendations.**\n\nOHBA CEO Scott Andison:\n\n> *\"I think there were some people in the ministry that never thought they would see AMO and OHBA signatures on the same letter, saying, 'We want the same thing.'\"*\n\n**Source:** Global News, June 2025.\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why this matters:** for years OHBA and AMO were adversaries on DC policy (OHBA representing builders, AMO representing municipalities). A joint position is a strategic inflection — it gives both sides a single document to point to in subsequent rounds.\n\n## HCRA fee increases (2025 consultation)\n\nOHBA filed a **formal submission opposing proposed HCRA fee increases** (43% renewal, 31% fast-track, 17% per-unit), arguing the increases would compound affordability pressure during *\"an over 90% drop in new home sales volumes for many builders.\"*\n\n**Source:** ohba.ca submission PDF.\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n## Housing supply / 1.5 million homes\n\n*\"A Home for Everyone: Provincial Strategies for Increasing Housing Supply – 2024\"* is OHBA's principal current advocacy document on supply.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n## Why this matters for Candid use\n\nWhen writing for Ontario builder/renovator clients about the policy environment, **OHBA is the right policy voice to cite** for provincial fights (Bill 23, DC modernization, HCRA fees). CHBA is the federal voice; the local HBAs handle municipal-scale advocacy. Each tier has a distinct policy lane — cite the right one.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"hcra-ontario-builder-directory-is-load-bearing-not-hba","title":"HCRA Ontario Builder Directory is the load-bearing public discipline regime for Ontario new home builders — covers 6,500+ licensed builders, publishes conduct findings / charges / convictions","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-canadian-hba-stack","title":"Research brief: The Canadian HBA stack — CHBA / OHBA / BILD / WRHBA federated three-tier model, with marketing implications for Ontario builders and renovators (May 24, 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"ohba-overview-1962-4000-members-leadership","title":"OHBA: formed 1962 with 10 locals, today \"over 4,000 member companies through 28 local chapter associations\" (older materials cite 27/29/31), CEO Scott Andison","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-24T16:32:33.768Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T16:32:33.768Z"}