its contributions to the health, safety and well-being of the public;
that the profession is a fast-growing sector; and
that landscape architects are employed in the private, academic, and public realms across the province;
We also want to ensure elected officials and the public at large know the contributions we can make and the issues that are impacted by the work of landscape architects, including:
pedestrian street safety;
flood protection;
improved universal accessibility outdoors; and
protection of natural areas to mitigate the effects of climate change
Key Documents and Messaging
Please see below key documents that may be helpful if you attend a meeting with any officials
How the Ontario Government Can Better Protect our Province (Updated May 2025). This document outlines the request for a Landscape Architects Practice Act and provides clear examples of the value of the updated legislation for Ontarians.
Why Ontario Needs a Practice Act for Landscape Architects - OALA prepared this two-page document for Attorney General Doug Downey, MPP (Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte) in December 2020 to answer the question “what problem are you trying to solve?”
Ground58 – Impact issue (Summer 2022) has several stories about the impact and opportunities of landscape architects working in and with municipalities.
Landscape architects are already in the public eye. Municipal World is a well-respected national magazine. OALA has been published in the magazine every year for the last four years. See below a list of published articles:
