The New Official Plan
The City of Ottawa's Official Plan provides a vision for the future growth of the city and a policy framework to guide the city's physical development. In 2019, the City of Ottawa began a multi-year process to develop a new Official Plan. This page will be your hub for all updates, proposed policy and opportunities to provide feedback.
Below you will see an Updates and Engage section. Updates will be where you can get all new information on the Official Plan, for example any FAQ's, blogs, and draft policies.
After reviewing the information provided, we invite you to participate through the different feedback opportunities in the Engage section. Both sections will be continuously updated throughout the Official Plan process.
This website is also a tool to support residents' engaging their communities in the new Official Plan. Check out the Toolkit section to get a step by step guide for reaching new people in the Official Plan process.
The City of Ottawa's Official Plan provides a vision for the future growth of the city and a policy framework to guide the city's physical development. In 2019, the City of Ottawa began a multi-year process to develop a new Official Plan. This page will be your hub for all updates, proposed policy and opportunities to provide feedback.
Below you will see an Updates and Engage section. Updates will be where you can get all new information on the Official Plan, for example any FAQ's, blogs, and draft policies.
After reviewing the information provided, we invite you to participate through the different feedback opportunities in the Engage section. Both sections will be continuously updated throughout the Official Plan process.
This website is also a tool to support residents' engaging their communities in the new Official Plan. Check out the Toolkit section to get a step by step guide for reaching new people in the Official Plan process.
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We would like to connect with residents about staying engaged on significant projects during this time of physical distancing. Please take a few minutes to answer this short poll to help inform how best we can keep in touch.
Please fill out this survey by June 15, 2020.
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We’d appreciate hearing from residents about what worked in our 2019 new Official Plan outreach and any ideas you may have for future engagement.
Please fill out this survey by March 14, 2020.
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Thank you to the over fifteen hundred residents who took the time to complete the polls on the 5 Big Moves. We received feedback to have an additional poll with detailed questions. As a result, please complete these questions.
This poll will close on December 20, 2019.
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Please take a few minutes to complete this short poll on one of the 5 Big Moves. If you would like to make any further comments, you are welcome to email newop@ottawa.ca.
This survey will close on October 18, 2019.
Don't understand some of the words in the report or survey? Check out this glossary of terms. If you have a word that isn't listed in the glossary, let us know and we will get a definition and add it!
To learn more about the next steps for creating the New Official Plan, please see the Lifecycle section of this website.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
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Please take a few minutes to complete this short poll on one of the 5 Big Moves. If you would like to make any further comments, you are welcome to email newop@ottawa.ca.
This survey will close on October 18, 2019.
Don't understand some of the words in the report or survey? Check out this glossary of terms. If you have a word that isn't listed in the glossary, let us know and we will get a definition and add it!
To learn more about the next steps for creating the New Official Plan, please see the Lifecycle section of this website.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.Take Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete this short poll on one of the 5 Big Moves. If you would like to make any further comments, you are welcome to email newop@ottawa.ca.
This survey will close on October 18, 2019.
Don't understand some of the words in the report or survey? Check out this glossary of terms. If you have a word that isn't listed in the glossary, let us know and we will get a definition and add it!
To learn more about the next steps for creating the New Official Plan, please see the Lifecycle section of this website.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.Take Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete this short poll on one of the 5 Big Moves. If you would like to make any further comments, you are welcome to email newop@ottawa.ca.
This survey will close on October 18, 2019.
Don't understand some of the words in the report or survey? Check out this glossary of terms. If you have a word that isn't listed in the glossary, let us know and we will get a definition and add it!
To learn more about the next steps for creating the New Official Plan, please see the Lifecycle section of this website.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.Take Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete this short poll on one of the 5 Big Moves. If you would like to make any further comments, you are welcome to email newop@ottawa.ca.
This survey will close on October 18, 2019.
Don't understand some of the words in the report or survey? Check out this glossary of terms. If you have a word that isn't listed in the glossary, let us know and we will get a definition and add it!
To learn more about the next steps for creating the New Official Plan, please see the Lifecycle section of this website.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
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We are launching a multifaceted stakeholder engagement strategy. The strategy outlines a new approach to consultation and engagement for the Official Plan. The approach focusses on meeting residents in their communities and ensuring underrepresented voices have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the new Official Plan.
One of our new tactics is to offer more online opportunities to provide feedback. Please find below a quick poll helping us identify the best ways to engage you in the new Official Plan.
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Who's listening
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Life Cycle
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The New Official Plan Launch
The New Official Plan has finished this stageMarch 2019
Open House launched the new Official Plan process. Discussion papers shared on 9 policy areas. Survey open for feedback until June 30, 2019.
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Public Education about the Official Plan
The New Official Plan has finished this stageMarch 2019 to August 22 2019
Discussion papers on key issues facing the city released on March 4, 2019.
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Preliminary Policy Directions
The New Official Plan has finished this stageAugust 22 2019
A report will be presented at a joint meeting of Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on August 22, 2019.
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Council votes on Policy Directions
The New Official Plan has finished this stageDecember 2019
Council will give direction to table a draft Official Plan in Fall 2020, based on the policy directions in the December report.
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Draft Official Plan Tabled
The New Official Plan has finished this stageThe draft Official Plan will be tabled in late 2020.
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Council Votes on the New Official Plan
The New Official Plan has finished this stageFall 2021
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Adoption
The New Official Plan is currently at this stageFollowing adoption by Council, the Plan will be sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Ministry has up to four months (120 days) to review and approve the Official Plan. Approval by the Ministry is expected by late-2021.
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Key Dates
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March 30 2021
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February 12 2020
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December 10 2019
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November 25 2019
Videos
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The New Official Plan
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