Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020: Round 1 survey

Welcome to the Round 1 Survey for the Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020 and thank you for participating. We’re looking for your opinions on Ottawa’s current ward boundaries, number of wards and how many people should be in a ward. Your input will help us develop options for how the city’s wards might be re-aligned.

Ward boundary reviews have to be done periodically to balance population numbers and achieve other components of effective representation, as established by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly Ontario Municipal Board). Since 2005, some wards have grown approximately twice as fast as other wards, which has resulted in considerable population imbalances.

Should you require the survey or supporting documentation provided in an accessible format, please make the request to the Project Team at wardboundary@ottawa.ca. The Project Team will be in touch to discuss ways to accommodate your request and ensure your participation in this important initiative.

This survey will take you about 15 minutes to complete and is open between March 4 and April 3, 2020.