It’s your city and your budget, so we want to hear from you! The City of Ottawa engages with residents to gather ideas and feedback as it drafts the budget each year for City Council’s consideration. Residents have many opportunities to consult on the budget year-round through your Councillor’s office, committee meetings, social media, contacting 3-1-1 and scheduled engagement opportunities during the budget process.

Your feedback helps inform the City’s budget priorities and contributes to decisions about investments in services that you want and need.

Opportunities for participation in our budget process

Year-round:

• Submit your ideas to your Ward Councillor
• Call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). Rural residents call 613-580-2400
• Follow and communicate with us on Facebook and X @ottawacity, using the hashtag #OttBudget

Drafting the budget:

• Participate in the budget survey; this feedback will inform the development of the draft budget, open September 13 – October 27

Feedback on the Draft Budget:

• The draft budget is tabled at Council on November 8.
• Following tabling, residents can provide feedback on the draft budget in the following ways:
  1. Participate in Councillor-led public consultations. Check back regularly on this page or on Ottawa.ca as dates will be added when they are available.
  2. Ask questions through the Engage Ottawa page from November 8 - December 4.
  3. Follow along with Standing Committee meetings. At the meetings, there is an opportunity for community delegations to register and make a brief presentation to the Standing Committee. Check back regularly on this page or on Ottawa.ca as dates will be added when they are available.

Budget adoption:

• Council will approve the 2024 budget on December 6. The adopted budget books will be updated and posted on Ottawa.ca

For more budget information, visit Ottawa.ca. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.