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What is Harmony House? Harmony House is Ottawa’s only second-stage women’s shelter. They bridge the gap between a woman needing a crisis shelter to eventually being able to live independently…
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City to conduct a count of its homeless population
The City of Ottawa, in collaboration with 53 partner agencies, will carry out a Point-in-Time Count for 24 hours, from noon on Wednesday, October 27 until noon on Thursday, October…
Planning Committee approves plans to invest in more supportive housing
On Thursday, August 26th, the City’s Planning Committee approved a spending plan for 2021 to create new affordable housing through agreements with housing providers. Staff anticipate completing 265 units by…
Are you a landlord or a tenant?
New by-laws are being put in place to help prevent common issues with rental housing. The City’s Rental Housing Property Management By-law comes into force on Tuesday, August 31.The By-law outlines specific…
Want to learn more about Secondary Dwelling Units?
Adding a single, self-contained rental apartment to your home provides your family with an additional source of income and provides your community (or a member of your family) with another…
Tax on vacant residences could help get more housing on the market
On Wednesday, June 9th, City Council directed staff to develop a tax regime for a vacant unit tax program to be implemented in 2022, with billing to start in 2023.…
Proposed tax on vacant residences to help increase housing supply
On Tuesday, June 1st, the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee received a preliminary framework for a vacant unit tax program, which would help increase Ottawa’s housing supply by encouraging…
Changes to the municipal housing benefit programs approved by Council
On Wednesday, April 28, Council approved changes to the municipal housing benefit programs, which provides rent subsidies either directly to a landlord or as a housing allowance paid to a…
Committee moves to build capacity of City housing benefit programs
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…
Short Term Rental Study Coming up at Planning Committee on April 22 @ 9 am
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…