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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Together, we can prevent, reduce and end homelessness in our community. The Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa, the City and community organizations are working in partnership. They are seeking help from private landlords to…
Ottawa – With its 2020 budget, the City committed $15 million in capital funding for new affordable housing in Ottawa. On June 25th, the City’s Planning Committee approved a spending…