City of Ottawa

This article is about Ottawa's municipal government. For the city itself, see Ottawa. For the defunct electoral district, see City of Ottawa (electoral district).

City of Ottawa

Municipal government
Municipal logo Ottawa's City Hall, the seat of government
Formation	Incorporated: January 1, 1855 (1855-01-01) Amalgamated: January 1, 2001 (2001-01-01)
Governing act	City of Ottawa Act, 1999
Type	Single-tier municipality with a mayor-council system
Website	ottawa.ca
City of Ottawa
Mayor	Mark Sutcliffe
City manager	Wendy Stephanson
Budget	$4.6 billion (operating budget; 2024)
Ottawa City Council
Head of council	Mark Sutcliffe
Deputy Mayors	Clarke Kelly Glen Gower Theresa Kavanagh
Members	24 councillors plus the mayor
Appointed by	Direct election
Seat	Ottawa City Hall

The City of 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 (Wendy Stephanson), and responsible to the Mayor of Ottawa (Mark Sutcliffe) and City Council.

History

Map of post-2001 Ottawa showing urban area, highways, waterways, and historic townships

Founded in 1826 as Bytown and later renamed Ottawa and incorporated as a city in 1855.

The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 (French: 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 Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, the former cities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Vanier and Cumberland, the former townships of West Carleton, Goulbourn, Rideau, and Osgoode, and the former village of Rockcliffe Park into the new City of Ottawa.

City of Ottawa Departments

The City of Ottawa’s organizational structure is comprised of City Council, City Manager Wendy Stephanson and the following City departments and offices:

• City Manager's Office
• Community and Social Services
• Emergency and Protective Services
• Finance and Corporate Services
• Infrastructure and Water Services
• Office of the City Clerk
• Office of the City Solicitor
• Planning, Development and Building Services
• Public Works
• Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services
• Strategic Initiatives
• Transit Services

External links

• Organizational chart
• City of Ottawa Act
• Centrepointe Theatre
• Shenkman Arts Centre
• Ottawa.com
• Lansdowne Park
• Ottawa Police Service
• OC Transpo
• UpFront Ottawa
• Choosing Our Future