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Ottawa’s Draft Budget 2026 tabled today at City Council invests in the services residents rely on every day.
Ottawa’s Draft Budget 2026, which was tabled today at City Council, invests in the services residents rely on every day, and the key priorities that make Ottawa a safe, reliable and affordable city. Draft Budget 2026 proposes a $5.2 billion operating budget and a capital budget of $1.9 billion. Some key priority investments include:
The City continues its commitment to fiscal responsibility by presenting a budget that focuses on affordability with an overall net tax increase at 3.75 per cent. The average urban and suburban homeowner would pay an additional $166 per year, while the average rural homeowner would pay an additional $93 per year.
Draft Budget 2026 is investing in our emergency services to enhance Fire Services, Paramedic Service and By-law and Regulatory Services response times and provide the tools they need to help our residents. This includes $3.3 million for 23 new paramedics and additional by-law and regulatory services personnel, and $3.6 million to replace breathing devices for firefighters. Draft Budget 2026 is also seeing one of the largest increases in funding for the Ottawa Police Service in the City’s history, which will enable the service to hire 25 new officers.
This budget also invests $1.6 million in the ByWard Market streetscaping renewal which supports revitalization of a key special district and improving economic activity, safety, and tourism as identified in the City’s Strategic Plan and Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan. Draft Budget 2026 also includes $700,000 to accelerate the expansion of Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in 2026.
We are continuing to ensure high standards for water, wastewater and stormwater systems to support public health, environmental protection and quality of life for residents. This includes $87.2 million invested in wastewater treatment renewal at the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre, $12.7 million for the Storm and Surface Water Rehabilitation program and $3.6 million for the Rural Ditching program.
Draft Budget 2026 is making investments to enhance roadway, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure to promote greater safety and mobility. Draft Budget 2026 invests $135 million in roadway resurfacing and preservation. This brings road resurfacing investments made in this Term of Council to $533 million, which is $178 million more, or an increase of 50 per cent over the last term. The budget also invests $25.4 million to rehabilitate sidewalks. That brings total sidewalk investments during this Term of Council to $65 million, which is a 77 per cent increase over the previous term.
This Term of Council also approved a new Transportation Master Plan to support safe, connected and accessible travel across our growing city. The Draft Budget 2026 will begin to bring this plan to life with investments in priority corridors, including Carp Road ($20.4 million), Greenbank Road re-alignment ($56.1 million), Brian Coburn widening ($3.1 million) and Stittsville Main Street extension ($1 million).
In addition, we are investing $938.7 million into our transit budget to operate the extension of O-Train Line 1 to Trim Station, introducing on-demand transit services, maintaining and improving service reliability, supporting safety and security, and introducing new buses including zero-emission battery-electric buses.
We continue to build a more affordable city, supporting some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents. Draft Budget 2026 invests $23.25 million to help build more affordable housing, including projects like phase two of Rochester Heights and the Multifaith Housing initiatives at LeBreton Flats. This funding will enable the construction of approximately 350 affordable units in 2026. This brings capital investments in affordable housing in this Term of Council to $105 million, which is 133 per cent more than the $45.2 million invested in the previous term.
The budget also increases the annual investment in social housing by $2.8 million and will provide $2.18 million for essential health and social supports for vulnerable residents, particularly low-income seniors.
The full Draft Budget 2026 report is available online on the City’s Draft Budget 2026 webpage. For those who prefer to view budget information in a more data-focused way, keep an eye out for the Budget Explorer, which will be released in the coming days. To learn more about how the budget is created and more of our key investments, check out the Budget Magazine.
Draft Budget 2026 was shaped by your priorities and there are more opportunities to continue to have your say. The budget will be reviewed by all Standing Committees in the coming weeks, then considered by Council on Wednesday, December 10. Residents are encouraged to share their views throughout this process:
“In the 2026 budget, we're bringing stability in a time of economic uncertainty. We're responding to the affordability crisis by keeping tax increases as low as possible so we don't add to the burden of rising costs for renters, homeowners and small businesses. We're investing in what matters most to residents: public safety, public transit, affordable housing, and repairing our roads and sidewalks. It’s a responsible, affordable, and balanced plan that invests in every part of our great city, including rural, suburban, and urban neighbourhoods.”
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, City of Ottawa
“This year’s draft budget reinforces the City’s commitment to providing service excellence, while continuing to support priorities of Council and residents during challenging economic times. Throughout the Term of Council, our commitment to continuous improvement and efficiency has realized $252 million in savings which have been directed to support Council’s and residents’ priorities. Staff have worked hard to ensure that our budget materials are accessible and transparent, I appreciate and value the continued public participation and input throughout the budget process and through Engage Ottawa.”
Wendy Stephanson, City Manager
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Ottawa’s Draft Budget 2026, which was tabled today at City Council, invests in the services residents rely on every day, and the key priorities that make Ottawa a safe, reliable and affordable city. Draft Budget 2026 proposes a $5.2 billion operating budget and a capital budget of $1.9 billion. Some key priority investments include:
Enhancing emergency services response times
Providing reliable water and sewer infrastructure systems
Safer and reliable mobility – enhancing roadways, sidewalks, cycling lanes and transit
Building more affordable homes and supporting vulnerable residents
The City continues its commitment to fiscal responsibility by presenting a budget that focuses on affordability with an overall net tax increase at 3.75 per cent. The average urban and suburban homeowner would pay an additional $166 per year, while the average rural homeowner would pay an additional $93 per year.
Enhancing safety and emergency services
Draft Budget 2026 is investing in our emergency services to enhance Fire Services, Paramedic Service and By-law and Regulatory Services response times and provide the tools they need to help our residents. This includes $3.3 million for 23 new paramedics and additional by-law and regulatory services personnel, and $3.6 million to replace breathing devices for firefighters. Draft Budget 2026 is also seeing one of the largest increases in funding for the Ottawa Police Service in the City’s history, which will enable the service to hire 25 new officers.
This budget also invests $1.6 million in the ByWard Market streetscaping renewal which supports revitalization of a key special district and improving economic activity, safety, and tourism as identified in the City’s Strategic Plan and Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan. Draft Budget 2026 also includes $700,000 to accelerate the expansion of Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in 2026.
Reliable water infrastructure
We are continuing to ensure high standards for water, wastewater and stormwater systems to support public health, environmental protection and quality of life for residents. This includes $87.2 million invested in wastewater treatment renewal at the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre, $12.7 million for the Storm and Surface Water Rehabilitation program and $3.6 million for the Rural Ditching program.
Reliable and safer mobility
Draft Budget 2026 is making investments to enhance roadway, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure to promote greater safety and mobility. Draft Budget 2026 invests $135 million in roadway resurfacing and preservation. This brings road resurfacing investments made in this Term of Council to $533 million, which is $178 million more, or an increase of 50 per cent over the last term. The budget also invests $25.4 million to rehabilitate sidewalks. That brings total sidewalk investments during this Term of Council to $65 million, which is a 77 per cent increase over the previous term.
This Term of Council also approved a new Transportation Master Plan to support safe, connected and accessible travel across our growing city. The Draft Budget 2026 will begin to bring this plan to life with investments in priority corridors, including Carp Road ($20.4 million), Greenbank Road re-alignment ($56.1 million), Brian Coburn widening ($3.1 million) and Stittsville Main Street extension ($1 million).
In addition, we are investing $938.7 million into our transit budget to operate the extension of O-Train Line 1 to Trim Station, introducing on-demand transit services, maintaining and improving service reliability, supporting safety and security, and introducing new buses including zero-emission battery-electric buses.
Building affordable housing and supporting vulnerable residents
We continue to build a more affordable city, supporting some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents. Draft Budget 2026 invests $23.25 million to help build more affordable housing, including projects like phase two of Rochester Heights and the Multifaith Housing initiatives at LeBreton Flats. This funding will enable the construction of approximately 350 affordable units in 2026. This brings capital investments in affordable housing in this Term of Council to $105 million, which is 133 per cent more than the $45.2 million invested in the previous term.
The budget also increases the annual investment in social housing by $2.8 million and will provide $2.18 million for essential health and social supports for vulnerable residents, particularly low-income seniors.
Want to learn more?
The full Draft Budget 2026 report is available online on the City’s Draft Budget 2026 webpage. For those who prefer to view budget information in a more data-focused way, keep an eye out for the Budget Explorer, which will be released in the coming days. To learn more about how the budget is created and more of our key investments, check out the Budget Magazine.
What’s next
Draft Budget 2026 was shaped by your priorities and there are more opportunities to continue to have your say. The budget will be reviewed by all Standing Committees in the coming weeks, then considered by Council on Wednesday, December 10. Residents are encouraged to share their views throughout this process:
By submitting ideas to your Ward Councillor. Visit the Draft Budget 2026 Engage Ottawa page for information on Councillor-led budget consultation sessions or to submit questions.
Registering as a public delegate to present at a budget review meeting of any standing committee, board or commission. Visit the Draft Budget 2026 webpage for meeting dates.
Quotes
“In the 2026 budget, we're bringing stability in a time of economic uncertainty. We're responding to the affordability crisis by keeping tax increases as low as possible so we don't add to the burden of rising costs for renters, homeowners and small businesses. We're investing in what matters most to residents: public safety, public transit, affordable housing, and repairing our roads and sidewalks. It’s a responsible, affordable, and balanced plan that invests in every part of our great city, including rural, suburban, and urban neighbourhoods.”
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, City of Ottawa
“This year’s draft budget reinforces the City’s commitment to providing service excellence, while continuing to support priorities of Council and residents during challenging economic times. Throughout the Term of Council, our commitment to continuous improvement and efficiency has realized $252 million in savings which have been directed to support Council’s and residents’ priorities. Staff have worked hard to ensure that our budget materials are accessible and transparent, I appreciate and value the continued public participation and input throughout the budget process and through Engage Ottawa.”
Wendy Stephanson, City Manager
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