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Ottawa’s Housing Action Plan is an ambitious and tailor-made approach to address the specific housing challenges facing the city, while maintaining a holistic, balanced view that considers all aspects of city-building.
Ottawa’s Housing Action Plan is an ambitious and tailor-made approach to address the specific housing challenges facing the city, while maintaining a holistic, balanced view that considers all aspects of city-building.
The Housing Action Plan sets a clear objective for the City. It is to make Ottawa the most housing-friendly city in Canada.
To do this, the Action Plan consolidates a wide range of planned moves that fundamentally reshape the City’s approach to housing. These include moves such as the overhauling the City’s Zoning By-law, directing historic levels of public funds to enable affordable housing development, designing future communities like Tewin and other new development lands, and other ongoing efforts.
Additionally, the Housing Action Plan goes much further. The cornerstone of the plan is made up of the City’s new Housing Acceleration Plan.
The Housing Acceleration Plan is a direct result of the Housing Innovation Task Force and the work undertaken by City staff in parallel to that Task Force. A copy of their report will be reviewed by a joint meeting of the City’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Planning and Housing Committee on Wednesday, October 1, then again by Council on Wednesday, October 8.
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Council approved the establishment of the Housing Innovation Task Force, which brought together experts from the development industry and City staff to explore new ways to help build more housing, faster and more affordably.
The objectives of the Task Force were to provide ideas, advice and expertise about new and innovative ways to:
The Task Force produced a report with 83 recommendations for the City. The recommendations of the Task Force are intended to advise the City on potential strategies and incentives to promptly accelerate housing construction and reduce costs to make housing more affordable.
Task Force recommendations were reviewed and evaluated for feasibility by staff in the development of an implementation strategy. In addition to the recommendations from the Task Force, staff also considered the results of best practices research conducted with other levels of government and other municipalities, input from the internal staff working group established to support the Task Force, and submissions or proposals received from Members of Council, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association (GOHBA), and the non-profit and affordable housing sector. In total, approximately 150 recommended actions were received and considered in the development of the Housing Acceleration Plan.
The Housing Acceleration Plan includes 53 actions, spread across five key objectives, to meaningfully tackle the housing crisis. Together, the actions will fundamentally overhaul the City’s approach to housing. It is an ambitious plan that goes far beyond continuous improvement, using every tool within the City’s municipal power to drive transformational change and clear the way for new homes to be constructed in the short term.
The five objectives of the Housing Acceleration Plan
The Housing Acceleration Plan aims to reduce delays, increase design flexibility and lower costs for faster, more consistent outcomes. Among other directives, they include action on:
Addressing the current housing crisis calls for a fresh approach—one that embraces innovation, flexibility and partnership to meet the urgent needs of our growing community. Proposed actions focus on:
Rising costs of land, labor, materials and borrowing have created a significant challenge to delivering housing in the current market. These factors are adding strain on the housing market which is more sensitive to cyclical fluctuations than overall consumer spending. The Housing Acceleration Plan proposes the following actions:
The affordable housing sector is facing a multifaceted crisis. Specific actions are required to target and support the growth of affordable housing. The Housing Acceleration Plan focuses on the following actions:
Specific actions are proposed to support a rebalancing of uses downtown. Proposed actions focus on:
The Housing Acceleration Plan includes actions that impact the work of many City departments. The City of Ottawa has already made significant progress to help build more housing, faster and more affordably.
Adopted in November 2022, the Official Plan directs how the city will grow over time and sets out policies to guide the development and growth of our city. Ottawa’s Housing Acceleration Plan seeks to ensure that the policies of the Official Plan are applied with a housing-friendly lens.
The new Zoning By-law will put into action the City’s Official Plan, which encourages more housing construction to accommodate our growing population. The final draft is available for review now on Engage Ottawa and is scheduled to be adopted by Council in January 2026.
The new Zoning By-law will eliminate many existing barriers to development.
To keep residents informed about progress toward achieving our housing goals, we regularly publish updated statistics through our Housing Approvals Dashboard.
Builders, developers and homeowners all benefit from Building Code Services online portal. You can submit, pay and manage building code applications on any mobile device, from the comfort of your own home or work site.
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Overview
Ottawa’s Housing Action Plan is an ambitious and tailor-made approach to address the specific housing challenges facing the city, while maintaining a holistic, balanced view that considers all aspects of city-building.
The Housing Action Plan sets a clear objective for the City. It is to make Ottawa the most housing-friendly city in Canada.
To do this, the Action Plan consolidates a wide range of planned moves that fundamentally reshape the City’s approach to housing. These include moves such as the overhauling the City’s Zoning By-law, directing historic levels of public funds to enable affordable housing development, designing future communities like Tewin and other new development lands, and other ongoing efforts.
Additionally, the Housing Action Plan goes much further. The cornerstone of the plan is made up of the City’s new Housing Acceleration Plan.
The Housing Acceleration Plan is a direct result of the Housing Innovation Task Force and the work undertaken by City staff in parallel to that Task Force. A copy of their report will be reviewed by a joint meeting of the City’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Planning and Housing Committee on Wednesday, October 1, then again by Council on Wednesday, October 8.
How we got here
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Council approved the establishment of the Housing Innovation Task Force, which brought together experts from the development industry and City staff to explore new ways to help build more housing, faster and more affordably.
The objectives of the Task Force were to provide ideas, advice and expertise about new and innovative ways to:
- Make development approvals and processes faster and more efficient
- Find policy incentives for housing development.
- Find ways to use publicly owned lands to increase housing supply.
- Collaborate with federal and provincial governments to support housing initiatives.
The Task Force produced a report with 83 recommendations for the City. The recommendations of the Task Force are intended to advise the City on potential strategies and incentives to promptly accelerate housing construction and reduce costs to make housing more affordable.
Task Force recommendations were reviewed and evaluated for feasibility by staff in the development of an implementation strategy. In addition to the recommendations from the Task Force, staff also considered the results of best practices research conducted with other levels of government and other municipalities, input from the internal staff working group established to support the Task Force, and submissions or proposals received from Members of Council, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association (GOHBA), and the non-profit and affordable housing sector. In total, approximately 150 recommended actions were received and considered in the development of the Housing Acceleration Plan.
Housing Acceleration Plan
The Housing Acceleration Plan includes 53 actions, spread across five key objectives, to meaningfully tackle the housing crisis. Together, the actions will fundamentally overhaul the City’s approach to housing. It is an ambitious plan that goes far beyond continuous improvement, using every tool within the City’s municipal power to drive transformational change and clear the way for new homes to be constructed in the short term.
The five objectives of the Housing Acceleration Plan
- Simplify the regulatory environment and expedite approvals processes
- Evolve city culture to be housing development friendly
- Introduce more flexibility in fees and charges
- Consolidate and strengthen capacity for Affordable Housing development
- Unlock urban intensification and Transit-Oriented Development
Objective 1: Simplify the regulatory environment and expedite approvals processes
The Housing Acceleration Plan aims to reduce delays, increase design flexibility and lower costs for faster, more consistent outcomes. Among other directives, they include action on:
- Site Plan Control by-law
- Reviewing Urban Design Guidelines
- Tree Conservation Guidelines
- Secondary Plans
- Development Application Study Policy
Objective 2: Evolve City culture to be housing development friendly
Addressing the current housing crisis calls for a fresh approach—one that embraces innovation, flexibility and partnership to meet the urgent needs of our growing community. Proposed actions focus on:
- Applying a risk-based approach to parks policies, minor deviations from engineering standards, and other technical guidance based on past practices
- Reviewing the development approval process for various types of development
- Streamlining park planning review
Objective 3: Introduce more flexibility in fees and charges
Rising costs of land, labor, materials and borrowing have created a significant challenge to delivering housing in the current market. These factors are adding strain on the housing market which is more sensitive to cyclical fluctuations than overall consumer spending. The Housing Acceleration Plan proposes the following actions:
- Defer some Building Code fee increases
- Pause Community Benefit Charges for a period of five years
- Specific deferrals and reviews related to:
- Collection of Development Charges
- Collection of Cash-in-lieu of Parkland charges
Objective 4: Consolidate and strengthen capacity for Affordable Housing Development
The affordable housing sector is facing a multifaceted crisis. Specific actions are required to target and support the growth of affordable housing. The Housing Acceleration Plan focuses on the following actions:
- Creating a 10-year housing roadmap for City-owned lands
- Waiving planning and building permit fees for non-profit affordable housing projects
- Enabling intensification on existing non-profit housing sites
- Exploring ways to ensure long-term sustainability of the affordable housing sector
Objective 5: Unlock urban intensification and Transit-Oriented Development
Specific actions are proposed to support a rebalancing of uses downtown. Proposed actions focus on:
- Using the more permissive and flexible provisions of the new Zoning By-law to maximize the potential of the areas best served by transit and other infrastructure
- Recommending regulatory changes and financial incentives to support downtown revitalization
- Waiving Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland charges for office-to-residential conversions
- Introducing the use of pre-set building designs
- Introducing Additional Residential Unit and a Missing Middle accelerator programs
Progress already made
The Housing Acceleration Plan includes actions that impact the work of many City departments. The City of Ottawa has already made significant progress to help build more housing, faster and more affordably.
Official Plan
Adopted in November 2022, the Official Plan directs how the city will grow over time and sets out policies to guide the development and growth of our city. Ottawa’s Housing Acceleration Plan seeks to ensure that the policies of the Official Plan are applied with a housing-friendly lens.
Zoning by-law
The new Zoning By-law will put into action the City’s Official Plan, which encourages more housing construction to accommodate our growing population. The final draft is available for review now on Engage Ottawa and is scheduled to be adopted by Council in January 2026.
The new Zoning By-law will eliminate many existing barriers to development.
Housing approvals dashboard
To keep residents informed about progress toward achieving our housing goals, we regularly publish updated statistics through our Housing Approvals Dashboard.
On-line building permit application process
Builders, developers and homeowners all benefit from Building Code Services online portal. You can submit, pay and manage building code applications on any mobile device, from the comfort of your own home or work site.
Affordable housing initiatives:
- Completion of the Housing Needs Assessment
- Affordable Housing Pipeline Strategy
- Approval of the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan
- The 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan
Future Neighbourhood Planning
- Innes
- Leitrim
- Bowesville
- South Stittsville
- Barrhaven South
- Tewin
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