Policy Submissions

February 2, 2010: 2010 Pre-budget Submission

December 3, 2009, Part 1: OREA Presentation on Harmonized Sales Tax

December 3, 2009, Part 2: OREA Presentation on Harmonized Sales Tax

December 3, 2009: Presentation by OREA President Pauline Aunger to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re: Bill 218 and the HST

October 16, 2009: Letter to Accessibility Directorate of Ontario, Mr. Charles Beer re: Proposed Built Environment Standard

August 25, 2009: Video: Part 1: OREA Presentation on Property Rights and Bill 173, Mining Amendment Act

August 25, 2009: Video: Part 2: OREA Presentation on Property Rights and Bill 173, Mining Amendment Act

August 21, 2009: Presentation by OREA Government Relations Committee Chair Barb Sukkau to the Standing Committee on General Government re: The Mining Amendment Act, 2009 and Property Rights

June 22, 2009: Letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Jim Watson re: Ontario’s Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy

May 2009: Video 1: Part 1: OREA Presentation on Mandatory Home Energy Audits (Bill 150)

May 2009: Part 2: OREA Presentation of Mandatory Home Energy Audits (Bill 150)

April 22, 2009: Presentation by OREA President Pauline Aunger to the Standing Committee on General Government re: The Green Energy Act, 2009 and Mandatory Home Energy Audits

March 27, 2009: Analysis of Ontario Budget 2009

March 19, 2009: Letter to Minister Bartolucci re: Grow Operations - Clandestine Labs Registry

February 10, 2009: Submission to the Ministry of the Environment re: Brownfield Regulation 153/04

February 5, 2009: Letter to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Jim Watson re: TREB/OREA Joint Submission on the City of Toronto Act, 2006

January 30, 2009: Letter to Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Dalton McGuinty re: Sales Tax Harmonization

January 27, 2009: Letter to Minister of Government Services, the Honourable Ted McMeekin re: Bill 152, Ministry of Government Services Consumer Protection and Service Modernization Act, 2006

January 26, 2009: Letter to Minister of Energy, the Honourable George Smitherman re: Bill 101 and Mandatory Home Energy Audits

January 21, 2009: 2009 Pre-Budget Submission

Oct 3, 2008: Submission: Modernizing the Mining Act 

May 8, 2008: Housing Industry Poverty Strategy

March 25, 2008: Analysis of Ontario Budget 2008

March 10, 2008: Letter to Carl Isenburg re: Clarification of Role of REALTORS® in Property Owners Appeals to Assessment Board

September 28, 2007:  Reforming the Ontario Corporations Act – For Profit Activities

May 9, 2007: Letter to Honourable Gerry Phillips and Honourable Greg Sorbara re. City of Toronto Act 2006

November 17, 2006: Letter to Honourable John Gerretsen re. Bill 130, Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006

November 14, 2006: Letter to Linda Jeffrey, MPP re. Bill 130, Municipal Statue Law Amendment Act, 2006

October 12, 2006: Submission Regarding Bill 65, Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006

May 29, 2006: Letter to the Honourable John Gerretsen re. Bill 109, the Tenant Protection Act, 2006

April 17, 2006: Letter to Minister of Labour re: Bill 69, the Regulatory Modernization Act, 2006

March 23, 2006: OREA Summary/Analysis of the 2006 Ontario Provincial Budget

March 9, 2006: Letter to the Minister of Finance re. Bill 65, the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006

February 1, 2006: Letter to the Honourable John Gerretsen re: Bill 51 and Ontario Municipal Board Reform

January 20, 2006: Letter to Mario Sergio, MPP (York West) re: Bill 40 - Disclosure of Crimes on Property Act, 2005

January 20, 2006: Letter to Bob Delaney, MPP (Mississauga West) re: Bill 2 - An Act to amend the Building Code Act, 1992 respecting home fire sprinklers

January 9, 2006: Letter to Ontario Ombudsman re: MPAC Review

January 5, 2006: Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re: Pre-Budget

December 20, 2005: Letter to The Honourable Michael Bryant re: Bill14 - Access to Justice Act

December 12, 2005: Letter to The Honourable John Gerretsen re: Municipal Act (Business License Fees & City of Toronto Act)

November 30, 2005: Submission to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines re: Mining Act and Private Property Rights

October 27, 2005: Letter to the Ministry of Finance Re: Tax Increment Financing

October 12, 2005: Letter to the Honourable John Gerretsen Re: Moratorium on Provincial Downloading to Municipalities

October 11, 2005: Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty re: Ontario's Fiscal Gap with the Federal Government