Information on the publication of memoranda
Memoranda issued by the City of Ottawa’s Senior Leadership Team to all Members of Council and the media will be published here when available. The memoranda are published on an ongoing basis as they become available and will remain online for a period of one year from the date of issuance. Residents wishing to obtain copies of memoranda that are no longer available online should contact the relevant department through one of the City’s general inquiry processes.
In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), some attachments have not been proactively disclosed. If you are seeking an attachment that is not available online, please visit ottawa.ca/mfippa for information on filing an access to information request.
Memoranda issued by City Manager
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Executive Recruitment Process Updates (November 12, 2024)
- Ontario-Ottawa Agreement Funding Update (November 5, 2024)
- Memo: Update on City of Ottawa’s Participation in the 2024 Capital Pride Parade (August 21, 2024)
- Memo: New General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services (June 11, 2024)
- Memo: Organizational Change and Renewal (April 17, 2024)
- Memo: Staffing Update – Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (February 1, 2024)
- Memo: Recruitment of City Clerk (December 13, 2023)
- Memo: Senior Leadership Team Update – Interim General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (December 11, 2023)
- Memo: Rick O'Connor Retirement (August 21, 2023)
- Memo: Succession Plan Update: Associate Director Program’s Second Cohort (September 25, 2023)
- Memo: Recruitment of General Manager, Community and Social Services Department (April 17, 2023)
- Memo: Interim General Manager, Community and Social Services Department (February 23, 2023)
- Memo: Retirement - Donna Gray, General Manager of Community and Social Services (February 16, 2023)
- Memo: Organizational Alignment ( January 24, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Community and Social Services
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Status of funding for Safer Alternate Response for Mental Health and Substance Use Crises Prototype (November 25, 2024)
- Memo: Homelessness, Addiction, Recovery and Treatment (HART) Hubs in Ottawa (November 12, 2024)
- Memo: Newcomer Reception System Update (November 7, 2024)
- Memo: Project Funding Application is Now Open (October 3, 2024)
- Memo: Children’s Services – New Provincial CWELCC Cost-Based Funding Approach (August 15, 2024)
- Memo: Update on the Safer Alternate Response for Mental Health and Substance Use Crises Prototype (August 13, 2024)
- Memo: Update on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) Directed Growth Strategy (July 25, 2024)
- Memo: Sprung Structure Description & Analysis (July 9, 2024)
- Memo: 2023 Annual Progress Report – 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan (June 28, 2024)
- Memo: Allocation of the Emerging Community Need Fund (June 26, 2024)
- Memo: Older Adult Plan Review Update (June 11, 2024)
- Memo: Update on Community Garden Action Plan Review - Implementation (June 11, 2024)
- Memo: Emerging Community Need Funding Application Is Now Open (May 21, 2024)
- Memo: HAF Request for Expressions of Interest: REOI 2024 – Projects Selected for Funding (May 7, 2024)
- Memo: Community and Social Services Department Spring 2024 Update (May 3, 2024)
- Memo: Allocation of the Civic Events Fund (April 19, 2024)
- Memo: Interdepartmental Task Force on Affordable Housing Update (April 4, 2024)
- Memo: Community Gardens Action Plan (March 14, 2024)
- Memo: City of Ottawa named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (March 5, 2024)
- Memo: 2024 Provincial Guidelines and Funding Allocation Update (February 8, 2024)
- Memo: Allocation of the Emerging Community Needs Fund (January 4, 2024)
- Memo: Safer Alternate Response for Mental Health and Substance Use Crises Prototype Allocation (December 15, 2023)
- Memo: Update on the Performance Measurement Framework of the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (November 23, 2023)
- Memo: Response to Extreme Cold Weather (November 23, 2023)
- Memo: Ontario Child Care Workforce Strategy (November 23, 2023)
- Memo: Director of Employment and Social Services confirmed (November 22, 2023)
- Memo: Emerging Community Needs application is now open (November 16, 2023)
- Memo: Extension and Expansion of Physical Distancing Centres (November 1, 2023)
- Memo: Outcome of the Investigation – Municipal Child Care Centre (September 29, 2023)
- Memo: Update – Safer Alternate Response for Mental Health and Substance Use Crises Prototype (September 26, 2023)
- Memo: Investigation – Municipal Child Care Centre (September 12, 2023)
- Memo: Update on Safer Alternatives for Mental Health and Substance Use Crises Response Report Timelines (July 11, 2023)
- Memo: Community and Social Service ByWard Market Update (June 30, 2023)
- Memo: Update on the 2023 Older Adult Plan Allocation (June 30, 2023)
- Memo: Update on the Directed Growth Strategy for the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System (June 29, 2023)
- Memo: Direction to Staff – Drug Paraphernalia (June 29, 2023)
- Memo: Allocation of Community Project Funding (June 1, 2023)
- Memo: Launch of Public Socialization Campaign of the Anti-Racism Strategy (May 15, 2023)
- Memo: Update on City's Older Adult Plan 2020-2022 (May 4, 2023)
- Memo: Directed Growth Strategy and Process for the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (May 1, 2023)
- Memo: Allocation of the Civic Events Fund (April 24, 2023)
- Memo: Building Safer Communities Fund, funded by Public Safety Canada (April 11, 2023)
- Memo: New Director of Housing Services appointed (April 3, 2023)
- Memo: Community project funding application now open (March 16, 2023)
- Memo: City of Ottawa named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (March 7, 2023)
- Memo: Housing Services 2023 Budget: Strategic Planning and Funding Sources (February 28, 2023)
- Memo: Spring COVID-19 response to support single adults experiencing homelessness (February 14, 2023)
- Memo: Civic and Commemorative Events Funding now open (February 13, 2023)
- Memo: Status Update: Community Safety and Well-Being Plan – mental well-being priority (January 26, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Finance and Corporate Services
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Sale of Properties with Unpaid Taxes (October 18, 2024)
- Memo: 2025 Budget Process (August 06, 2024)
- Memo: Transit Long Range Financial Planning - Update (July 26, 2024)
- Memo: 2023 Grants and Contributions Reports (June 28, 2024)
- Memo: City of Ottawa Long Term Debt (June 21, 2024)
- Memo: Medical Forms Process Review (May 24, 2024)
- Memo: City of Ottawa’s collection process and use of private debt collection agencies (March 14, 2024)
- Memo: Sustainable Debenture Framework (February 28, 2024)
- Memo: Water Rate Structure Review Consultations (February 15, 2024)
- Memo: Appointment of the Ottawa Investment Board Members (February 2 2024)
- Memo: New online property tax and assessment look-up tool for residents (January 25, 2024)
- Memo: One-Time Municipal PILT Mitigation Payment (December 22, 2023)
- Memo: Improvements to the Vacant Unit Tax Declaration Process (December 13, 2023)
- Memo: Non-Mandated City Services (November 8 2023)
- Memo: Vacant Unit Tax – Update on Year 1 Data (October 27, 2023)
- Memo: Chief Information Security Officer/Digital Risk Officer (CISO/DRO) Posting (October 13, 2023)
- Memo: Provincial One-Time Funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes Shortfall (September 19, 2023)
- Memo: Release of Annual Financial Report & First Set of Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (September 15, 2023)
- Memo: 2024 Budget Process (September 11, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Infrastructure and Water Services
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Bayswater Watermain (November 21, 2024)
- Memo: Urban Flooding Resources Update (July 9, 2024)
- Memo: Level of Investment in local road resurfacing (June 28, 2024)
- Memo: Funding for Parks Renewal Budget (June 28, 2024)
- Memo: Rat Mitigation Working Group Update (June 5, 2024)
- Memo: Stimulus Funding Update (May 6, 2024)
- Memo: Structural Inspection at St-Laurent Station Tunnel (January 2, 2024)
- Memo: Infrastructure Master Plan Financial Update (December 5, 2023)
- Memo: Infrastructure and Water Services and Ottawa Public Health: Clean Drinking Water Roles and Responsibilities (October 25, 2023)
- Memo: Infrastructure and Water Services: Flood Update (August 15, 2023)
- Memo: Infrastructure Master Plan (May 18, 2023)
- Memo: Significant Weather Event Update: IWSD’s Response and Impacts (April 6, 2023)
Memoranda issued by the Office of the City Clerk
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Canada Post Service Disruption (November 15, 2024)
- Memo: Potential Canada Post Service Disruption (November 13, 2024)
- Memo: 2025 Budget Process: Bill 3 Requirements, Statutory Boards, Fees and Charges (November 7, 2024)
- Memo: 2022-2026 Mid-term Governance Review – Update (November 1, 2024)
- Memo: Interim update on the 2025-2029 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility (October 3, 2024)
- Memo: Public consultation – Electoral experience in Ottawa’s municipal elections (September 5, 2024)
- Memo: City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan 2025-2029 consultations (May 28, 2024)
- Memo: Update on Council Budget, Staffing, and Compensation Review (May 10, 2024)
- Memo: New Policing Legislation - Bill 68 and Bill 102 (March 1, 2024)
- Memo: 2023 AODA Compliance Report (February 16, 2024)
- Memo: Community Partners Insurance Program (CPIP) (February 1, 2024)
- Memo: Voluntary Contributions from Developers (January 5, 2024)
Memoranda issued by Planning, Development and Building Services
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: 2024 Provincial Planning Statement and the Provincial response to Provincial Planning Statement Growth (October 22, 2024)
- Memo: City of Ottawa implementation of the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement (September 25, 2024)
- Memo: Community Engagement Initiative for Lansdowne 2.0 Project (August 7, 2024)
- Memo: Update on direction to staff on food gardens grown on City rights-of-way (July 9, 2024)
- Memo: New Zoning By-law - Updates to draft Zoning Map (July 5, 2024)
- Memo: Bill 200 Homeowner Protection Act and Bill 139 Less Red Tape, More Common Sense Act (July 4, 2024)
- Memo: Lansdowne 2.0 update (June 20, 2024)
- Planning related matters and Bill 162, Get It Done Act (June 13, 2024)
- Amendments to Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act (June 10, 2024)
- City of Ottawa response on the proposed Provincial Planning Statement (May 10, 2024)
- Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (May 3, 2024)
- 2024 Development Charges Provisional Background Study and Bill 185 (Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act) (April 26, 2024)
- 2024 Electric kick scooter season (April 2, 2024)
- Launching the Tree Planting Strategy (March 26, 2024)
- Pollinators on bus shelters (March 19, 2024)
- 2024 Development Charges Background Study (March 18, 2024)
- Ottawa Hospital new campus development parking garage site (March 5, 2024)
- Planning related matters and Bill 162 Get It Done Act (February 23, 2024)
- Nightlife Commissioner recruitment (February 8, 2024)
- Does the City have a 15-year land supply to meet housing targets? (January 19, 2024)
- City-initiated Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for Lansdowne 2.0 - update (January 17, 2024)
- Business Improvement Areas boundary adjustments – heart of Orléans & Kanata Central (December 20, 2023)
- City’s position on Official Plan Adjustments (Bill 150) (December 11, 2023)
- Official Plan Amendment 212 and Jock River Floodplain updates (December 5, 2023)
- Streamline Development Approval Fund (November 30, 2023)
- Hunt Club Road Pine Plantation Acquisition Feasibility Assessment (November 22, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Public Works
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Fall and Winter Operations of the Public Works Department (November 5, 2024)
- Memo: Seasonal Closure – Chief William Commanda Bridge (November 5, 2024)
- Memo: Update on the Winter Maintenance Quality Standards Review (October 31, 2024)
- Memo: Environmental Compliance Amendment Application – Springhill Landfill Remedial Action Plan (September 5, 2024)
- Memo: Retirement of Phil Landry and announcement of new Director of Traffic Services, Krista Tanaka (August 30, 2024)
- Memo: Update on Significant Rain Event (August 10, 2024)
- Memo: Cleaning the Capital 2024 Fall Campaign (August 8, 2024)
- Memo: Environmental Compliance Approval Amendment – Springhill Landfill (June 13, 2024)
- Memo: 2024 Wild Parsnip Strategy Update (May 24, 2024)
- Memo: Waste Diversion in Parks Pilot - 2024 Expansion - Final Park List (May 16, 2024)
- Memo: Public Works Freshet Taskforce – Return to Normal Operations (May 15, 2024)
- Memo: 2024 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event Schedule (April 2, 2024)
- Memo: Spring and Summer Operations of the Public Works Department (March 26, 2024)
- Memo: Notification of Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) Project and Application for Residential Waste Inclusion (March 21, 2024)
- Memo: Opening – Chief William Commanda Bridge (March 20, 2024)
- Memo: 2024 Spring Freshet Task Force Update (March 7, 2024)
- Memo: Cleaning the Capital 2024 Spring Campaign (March 7, 2024)
- Memo: Waste Diversion in Parks Pilot - 2024 Expansion (February 8, 2024)
- Memo: Launch of Engagement Series 3 for the Solid Waste Master Plan (February 7. 2024)
- Memo: Commemorative Tree Program Update (December 20, 2023)
- Memo: Launch of Road Safety Ad Campaign: Time is Precious (December 14, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Review of Cash-in-lieu-of-Parkland Funds Policy (August 6, 2024)
- Memo: Outdoor pool hours extended during heat wave (June 18, 2024)
- Memo: 2024 Outdoor Aquatic and Recreation Programs for Wading pools, Splash Pads, Beaches, Outdoor Pools (May 17, 2024)
- Memo: Launch of arena ice time booking system (known as Last Minute Ice bookings LMI) (January 18, 2024)
- Memo: Commemorative Naming Policy for Municipal Parks, Streets and Facilities Public Engagement (January 3, 2024)
- Memo: 2023-2024 Outdoor Rink Program and Sledding Hill Information (December 14, 2023)
Memoranda issued by Strategic Initiatives Department
- Information on the publication of memoranda
- Memo: Nightlife Commissioner Announcement (June 11, 2024)
- Memo: Release of the Downtown Action Plan by the Ottawa Board of Trade (May 22, 2024)
- Memo: Independent Electricity Systems Operator long-term 1 request for proposal (May 21, 2024)
- Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan (ECDM) (July 8, 2024)
- By-law Authorizing the Making of an Application to Expropriate Property Interests Required for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project, including the Richmond Road Complete Street improvements (August 30, 2024)
- Building Faster Fund (September 5, 2024)
- Ottawa Nightlife Council Recruitment (September 23, 2024)
- Memo: Ottawa Nightlife Council Update (November 4,2024)
- Memo: Staffing Announcement: Directors of Climate Change and Resiliency and Economic Development (November 8, 2024)