Exploring Active Community Consultations in Ottawa as of July 2025

Two community engagement sessions are being held under the City’s equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. The first on anti-racism strategy is July 10 and the second on women and gender equity strategy is July 16. Details are at https://engage.ottawa.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-framework-community-engagement-sessions.

The City has begun consultations on the 2026 budget, so register for updates and share your priorities at https://engage.ottawa.ca/budget2026.

City staff are currently reviewing the City’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan and your input is essential to help ensure it reflects the needs of our community. Go to https://engage.ottawa.ca/10-year-housing-and-homelessness-plan-refresh-2.

As part of the solid waste program, a survey on residents' attitudes toward reuse (to keep material out of landfill) is open to July 7. Details are at https://engage.ottawa.ca/reuse.

And for readers looking for events over the summer, you might consider tours of various neighbourhoods conducted by Heritage Ottawa (go to https://heritageottawa.org/events) or tours by Friends of the Central Experimental Farm (website https://friendsofthefarm.ca/#).