--- title: "OC Transpo: Ottawa election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/tag/oc-transpo" last_updated: "2026-11-02T20:47:35.306Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about oc transpo on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about oc transpo on voche.me." "og:title": "OC Transpo: Ottawa election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about oc transpo on voche.me." "twitter:title": "OC Transpo: Ottawa election reporting" --- NEWS TOPIC # OC Transpo 4 stories, newest first. Times are Eastern. ## Monday, November 2 Original ### [Ottawa auditor finds OC Transpo spent $44 million on overtime in two years, driven by staff shortages](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/oc-transpo-overtime-audit-november-2026) The city's auditor general tabled a review in September 2026 finding OC Transpo's transit division ran $44 million in overtime from 2024 to 2025, with mechanics, bus drivers and rail staff regularly working past their allowed hours. 3:38 pm ET4 min read Reported ### [Ottawa paid nearly $10 million to settle legal claims in first half of 2026, including $3 million over OC Transpo collision](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-legal-settlements-oc-transpo-2026) Ottawa settled 236 legal claims between January and June 2026 for nearly $10 million total, with the largest single payment of $2.98 million for an OC Transpo vehicle hitting a pedestrian or cyclist. 12:54 pm ET2 min read Reported ### [Ottawa's city contracts report: $26,875 for OC Transpo Instagram reels among $1.28 billion in first-half spending](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-city-contracts-delegation-authority-2026) Ottawa issued $1.28 billion in contracts between January and June 2026, including $26,875 to help produce Instagram reels for OC Transpo's account, according to CTV News Ottawa. 12:49 pm ET2 min read ## Saturday, October 24 Reported ### [What Ottawa's four main mayoral candidates have promised before voting day](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/mayoral-promises-roundup-oct24-2026) With two days left before the October 26 vote, CTV News Ottawa published a side-by-side of the key commitments made by Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo and Mark Sutcliffe. 7:36 pm ET2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.