Youth

Find work, jobs and training

• Employment Ontario
• Jobs for youth with the City: 
  • Jobs and community involvement
  • Part-time opportunities in Recreation, Cultural & Facility Services
  • Summer student employment program
• Co-op student program

Volunteering

• Browse volunteer opportunities
• Ottawa Public Library- Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
• Ottawa Police- Student and Youth Opportunities
• Recreation and culture- Jobs and community involvement

Youth Leadership

• Youth leadership programs
• Youth Futures
• Camp FFIT

Starting a business

• Get help starting or growing your business
• Invest Ottawa
• Ottawa Home-Based Businesses
• BizPaL (Business Permits and Licences)
• Ottawa Market Research Guide

Arts and culture

• Arts, heritage and events
• Live entertainment:
  • Shenkman Arts Centre
  • Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
  • Arts Court Ottawa
• Culture Fee Support: Financial support – Ottawa Hand in Hand

Recreation

• Recreation programs
• Register for Recreation Programs
• Sports and fitness memberships
• Drop-in Activities:
  • Swimming
  • Outdoor swim and splash- Beaches, outdoor pools, splash pads and wading pools
  • Sports fields and outdoor recreation- Sledding hills, tennis and pickleball courts, rent a sports field or ball diamond, skateboard and BMX parks, basketball courts and Mooney's Bay Ski Centre at Terry Fox Athletic Facility 
  • Skating
• Athletics, sports and leisure groups
• Cycling education programs
• Inclusive recreation
• Recreation Fee Support: Financial support – Ottawa Hand in Hand

Library

• Ottawa Public Library- Home
• Teen Services at the Ottawa Public Library
• Books
• Music and videos

Check out The Link Ottawa for information, programs and services to help you stay healthy:

• Sexual health
• Mental health
• Eat right, be active
• Substance Use Health
• Live safe

Financial assistance

• Ontario Works

Rent supplement

• Rent Supplement Program

Pregnancy and parenting

• Staying Healthy Pregnancy
• Prenatal Services
• Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
• Parenting in Ottawa Drop-Ins
• Breastfeeding Resources in Ottawa
• Why Breastfeed
• Child Passenger Safety
• Dad Central Ontario
• The Parent Resource Centre

Child care subsidy

• Child care fee subsidy

Recreation and culture fee support

• Recreation or cultural facility 
• Client Service Centre
• Ottawa Hand in Hand

Get around

• OC Transpo web site
• Ottawa Cycling Map