City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan Consultations
Closed consultation.
Provide input on the City of Ottawa's Municipal Accessibility Plan
The City of Ottawa's Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP) is a requirement under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). It is a five-year plan to identify, remove and prevent accessibility barriers across the organization by committing to specific actions and outcomes aimed at making sure people with disabilities can participate in the City's programs, services, facilities, public spaces, information and communication, and employment.
This plan must be developed and updated in consultation with the community of persons with disabilities.
We want to hear from you!
The current City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP) will expire soon. To create the next COMAP, the City's Accessibility Office will consult with the community of persons with disabilities in several ways:
virtual (online) consultations
in-person consultations
an online survey
a community toolkit for those wishing to host a consultation without City staff present
We are seeking your input about disability-related barriers experienced when accessing the City's services, programs, public spaces, information and communication, and employment opportunities.
The information you provide will be used to update the next version of the City of Ottawa's Municipal Accessibility Plan to remove barriers that impact City residents, visitors and employees with disabilities. This new plan will launch in early 2025.
Register for the 2024 AccessAbility Day Event
You are cordially invited to celebrate the City of Ottawa’s 21st annual AccessAbility Day event, held each year as part of National AccessAbility Week. This event will be in-person at Ottawa’s City Hall. The morning event will be livestreamed via the
City’s YouTube channel.
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Time: 10 am to 2:30 pm
Location: Ottawa’s City Hall – 110 Laurier Ave. West
One of the goals of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is to become a fully accessible Ontario by 2025. With that milestone fast approaching, this year’s theme is "Looking towards 2025 and the future of accessibility".
Please join Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, City Councillors, senior leaders, staff and residents as we mark this important day.
During the morning opening ceremony, Mayor Sutcliffe will provide remarks and proclaim AccessAbility Day in Ottawa. The event will also feature a keynote address from Phillip B. Turcotte, advocate, disability champion, and former chair of the City’s Accessibility Advisory Committee.
In the afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback on accessibility at the City during consultations on the new City of Ottawa’s Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP), launching in 2025.
Please register online.
Registration will be open until Monday May 20. If you are unable to attend in-person, you can watch a live stream of the morning ceremony on the City of Ottawa's YouTube channel.
To promote the inclusion of all participants, the following supports are in place for the event:
American Sign Language (ASL)
Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ)
Continuous real-time captioning in English and French
Simultaneous French audio translation
Personal Support Workers
When registering, please let us know if you require any additional accommodations to participate.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
