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OTTAWA ACCOUNTABILITY TRACKER · TERM 2026 TO 2030

What Ottawa's mayor and city council promised, and how they vote. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, 24 on City Council, 12 on Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, 10 on Ottawa Catholic School Board, 8 on Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est and 7 on Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario.

NEXT · NOV 15The four-year term of the mayor, councillors and school trustees beginsMunicipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)
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Voted Oct 26, 2026Term ends Nov 15, 2030 (Municipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws, opens in a new tab)
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REPORT CARDS

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City Council

24 in office · 1,059 promises

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  1. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitProperty taxesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  2. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitPublic safetyMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Public safetyNo action yet
  3. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitHomelessness and affordable housingMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  4. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitTransitMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet
  5. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitInfrastructureMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet
  6. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitBring in a multi-year City budgetMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  7. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitKeep pressing Ontario and Canada for more money for OttawaMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  8. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitFind another $250 million in savings over four yearsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  9. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitKeep a hiring freeze on City jobs that are not frontlineMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  10. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitSpend no new tax money on general administrationMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  11. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitExpand the review of City programs with outside expertsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  12. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitCompare the City's costs with those of similar citiesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  13. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitLet residents in hard times put off one year of property tax, interest freeMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  14. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitReview all City fees and cut their number and costMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  15. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitGive no City money to a new NHL arena at LeBreton FlatsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet
  16. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitPut the $95 monthly pass in the 2027 budget, with or without the uploadMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet
  17. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitNot use Ontario's strong mayor powers to override councilMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · How government worksNo action yet
  18. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitFreeze recreation fees for seniors and familiesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Parks and recreationNo action yet
  19. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitFreeze all City fees and charges on new homesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  20. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitCut development charges, by 50 percent or more, with Ontario and CanadaMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  21. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitApprove at least 75,000 more homes by 2030Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  22. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitBring back the Housing Innovation Task ForceMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  23. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitLower fees in chosen areas and cut development charges downtownMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  24. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitReview every Official Plan policy to make building homes easierMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  25. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitLook at using AI to speed up housing approvalsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  26. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitUse private planners to clear planning files fasterMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  27. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitFind places for more homes near rapid transitMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  28. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitMake planning consultation easier for renters, families and young peopleMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · How government worksNo action yet
  29. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitTry new loans to pay for infrastructure that new homes needMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  30. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitLook at loosening limits on the floor size of apartment buildingsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  31. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitLaunch design contests to build homes on major City sitesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  32. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitBuild homes and businesses on park and ride sitesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  33. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitBuy more land for the City to turn into homesMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  34. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitMake builders pass City savings on to first-time buyersMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  35. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitAct against builders who sit on approvalsMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  36. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitAdd land to the urban boundary only near infrastructure and transitMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  37. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitCreate and launch a plan to end homelessnessMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  38. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitEnd chronic youth homelessness by 2030Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  39. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitGet provincial money to run every new supportive housing unitMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
  40. Mark Sutcliffe, candidate portraitGive Ottawa Community Housing a bigger role, more money and more powerMark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet
TIMELINE

The term, step by step.

  1. Voting dayMunicipal Elections Act, 1996, section 5, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)
  2. Today · October 28, 2026
  3. The four-year term of the mayor, councillors and school trustees beginsMunicipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)
  4. Last day for the first meeting of the new City CouncilMunicipal Act, 2001, section 230, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)
  5. Next voting dayMunicipal Elections Act, 1996, sections 4 (1) and 5, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)

Where the records come from

Mayor, City Council: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

Councillor, City Council: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

Ottawa Catholic School Board, Ottawa Catholic School Board: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. The records (opens in a new tab)

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