Ottawa – The City’s Community and Protective Services Committee today approved changes to municipal housing benefit programs, including updating City housing allowances to be consistent with current provincial programs and reallocating funding to support both existing households and anticipated growth. The programs provide financial stability for low-income households and help people experiencing homelessness access permanent,…
The Planning Committee meeting will be held jointly with the members of Community and Protective Services Committee to discuss a proposed by-law to regulate short-term rental of residential dwelling units across Ottawa. They will consider a related report at the same time, outlining some zoning amendments needed to put the by-law into effect. Watch or…
Ottawa – On Tuesday, March 2nd, the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee and the Community and Protective Services Committee approved a long-range financial plan for housing at a special joint meeting. The Committees also approved a two-year work plan for the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan. The Committees approved the Housing Services Long Range Financial…
The City is looking for feedback from residents as it considers a residential Vacant Unit Tax, which would help the City fund more affordable housing. Go to engage.ottawa.ca/VUT to fill out the brief survey – it is quick and easy. The deadline is Wednesday, March 31. The Vacant Unit Tax is a secondary tax to…
On Thursday, February 4th, the City’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee heard that the City is moving to speed up timelines for projects that have a significant social impact, . The City aims to get affordable housing projects, long-term care facilities and retirement homes up and operating quickly by prioritizing these applications. The COVID-19 pandemic…
The City of Ottawa has identified multiple sites it owns as opportunities for affordable housing development. All these sites are within a short distance of LRT Stage 2 stations so they fit the definition of Transit Oriented Development. There are no plans yet available for any of these sites. Below are the sites listed in…
My views and concerns At council on Wednesday, November 25th, there was a decision on moving forward on Stage 3 LRT to Barrhaven. I will admit it was an extremely difficult vote and I wrestled with it. Having LRT going to all parts of our city is very important for our goals for climate change…
Sunday, November 22 is National Housing Day In early 2020, Ottawa declared an affordable housing emergency. Approximately 12,500 households are waiting for housing which will give them the capacity to maintain a home and feed their children. Housing affordability continues to be an increasing concern for both renters and owners in Ottawa. The pandemic has…
Within the context of the Rental Housing Property Management By-law and Rental Accommodation Study Update which was passed by Council on Wednesday, August 26th, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is providing further information in regards to OPH’s work in response to pest management: OPH’s primary role in the larger City of Ottawa strategy regarding pest control…
Ottawa – On Wednesday August 26th, the City Council approved new regulations aimed at improving rental-housing quality to ensure safe and adequate housing for Ottawa’s renters. The new Rental Housing Property Management By-law and updates to the Property Standards By-law would go into effect by August 2021. They focus on property standards, pest control measures…