City of Ottawa

Canadian municipal corporate entity

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 OttawaMunicipal government

Municipal logo

Ottawa's City Hall, the seat of government
Formation|

* Incorporated: January 1, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-01-01)
* Amalgamated: January 1, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-01)

Governing act| City of Ottawa Act, 1999[1]
Type| Single-tier municipality with a mayor-council system
Website| ottawa.ca
City of Ottawa
Mayor| Mark Sutcliffe
City manager| Wendy Stephanson[2]
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

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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

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The City of Ottawa's organizational structure consists 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

## City of Ottawa facilities

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The City operates two main administrative buildings and six client service centres.

### City Hall

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The current Ottawa City Hall is the chief administrative building of the City. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although City Hall has frontage on two major streets, the main entrance is on Laurier Avenue, and the municipal address is 110 Laurier Avenue West.

### Mary Pitt Centre

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Located at 100 Constellation Drive in the west end neighbourhood of Centrepointe, the Mary Pitt Centre houses the administrative offices of Ottawa Public Health, the Ontario Court of Justice, Community and Social Services, and Finance and Corporate Services. The nine-storey former Nortel Networks office complex is named after former City of Nepean mayor Mary Pitt.[3]

### Client Service Centres

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Ben Franklin Place

The City operates six satellite public service counters in addition to the one found at City Hall.

* Nepean Client Service Centre, located inside Ben Franklin Place.
* Kanata Client Service Centre
* Orleans Client Service Centre
* Metcalfe Client Service Centre
* West Carleton Client Service Centre
* North Gower Client Service Centre

## References

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1. ^ "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
2. ^ "City manager, administration and policies". 22 April 2024.
3. ^ Williams, Nicole (May 25, 2024). "City looks to purchase prime land near Algonquin College for steep discount". CBC News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

## External links

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* Centrepointe Theatre
* Shenkman Arts Centre
* Lansdowne Park
* Ottawa Police Service
* OC Transpo

* Ontario portal