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City of Ottawa

The City of Ottawa (French: Ville d'Ottawa) is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by-laws. It is overseen by the City Manager, and responsible to the Mayor of Ottawa (Larry O'Brien) and City Council.

History and Heritage

The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 (Loi de 1999 sur la ville d’Ottawa) is an act of the legislature of Ontario which created the City of Ottawa. The Act was first passed in 1999 to provide for the 2001 amalgamation of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton, the former cities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Vanier and Cumberland, the former townships of West Carleton, Goulburn, Rideau, and Osgoode, and the former village of Rockcliffe Park into the new City of Ottawa.

Since then, Ottawa has taken on a significant debt, where many municipalities were debt free, and now residents, especially in rural areas, are calling for the break up of the city.

Other issues in the city involve the smoking bylaw, a proposed ban on pesticides, merging all addresses so mail would be sent to "Ottawa, Ontario" vs various forms such as "Nepean, Ontario", "Metcalfe, Ontario" and so forth, and ambulance services.

Heritage

The City of Ottawa's heritage is one of its most important assets. Our stories and material evidence of our development are preserved, researched and told through local archives, museums, historical and archaeological sites, cemeteries, historical gardens, commemorations, libraries, programs and events, walking tours, galleries, memorials, and architectural legacy.

Preserving our unique heritage is a key to defining our identity, and promotes a sense of community and understanding of our roots. It is up to all of us as a community to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to appreciate the colourful saga of our collective story.

Visit the Billings Estate Virtual Exhibit Web site, created by the City of Ottawa Archives This project was made possible – in part or entirely – through the Canadian Culture Online Program of Canadian Heritage, [Library] and Archives Canada and the [Canadian Council of Archives.

Find out how Ottawa became Canada’s Capital by visiting A Virtual Exhibit: Ottawa Becomes the Capital Virtual Exhibit Web site, created by the City of Ottawa Archives.

City of Ottawa Departments

City Manager City Manager Kent Kirkpatrick serves as City Council’s chief policy advisor and leads management and staff in implementing Council decisions. While overseeing policy development and major projects, Kent works to ensure that the organization is accessible and responsive to citizens, and actively promotes the City’s interests with other levels of government and external organizations. In addition, Kent is leading new initiatives to advance certain key priorities, which include the implementation of City Council’s long-term vision for Ottawa; building strong relationships with the community; improving corporate planning and performance reporting; and improving staff morale. Vision To support City Council in the implementation of its directions and vision and to lead City management and staff with a view towards excellence in service to the public, innovation, leadership, accountability and communication.

Business Transformation Services Business Transformation Services will connect the City’s programs and services with the tools and support they require to deliver: Improved customer and client service; Improved employee development and engagement; and Outcome-based performance management and reporting.

Community and Protective Services The Community and Protective Services (CPS) Department brings together 11 service areas that touch the lives of Ottawa citizens everyday. The key factor that unites all these service areas is the ultimate goal of helping people and making a difference in our communities. We focus on helping those in need, enabling communities to build capacity to help themselves and providing citizens opportunities to maintain or improve their quality of life.

Planning, Transit and the Environment Planning, Transit and the Environment (PTE) is one of the City of Ottawa’s five departments. The others are City Manager, Business Transformation Services, Community and Protective Services, and Public Works and Services.

Planning, Transit and the Environment has five branches:

Office Of The Deputy City Manager Transit Services Planning Building Code Services Economic & Environmental Sustainability

Public Works and Services To build, operate and maintain transportation, utility, fleet, parks and forestry services in an innovative, safe and environmentally sustainable manner, ensuring optimal value for the City.

Elected Officials Mayor City Councillors

Office of the Auditor General