The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) was an independent administrative board, operated as an adjudicative tribunal, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It heard applications and appeals on municipal and planning disputes, as well as other matters specified in provincial legislation. The tribunal reported to the Ministry of the Attorney General from 2012 until its shuttering. The Board had been criticized for its broad powers and authority to override the Planning Act decisions of municipal councils.
The Ontario Municipal Board was replaced by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on 3 April 2018, which was intended to have more limited powers and a reduced scope.The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal was in turn replaced by the Ontario Land Tribunal on June 1, 2021.
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