Ottawa City Council () is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 24 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with the last election being on October 24, 2022. The council meets at Ottawa City Hall in downtown Ottawa. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.

Standing Committees

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Audit Committee Built Heritage Committee Community Services Committee Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Environment and Climate Change Committee Finance and Corporate Services Committee Planning and Housing Committee Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Transit Committee Debenture Committee Election Compliance Audit Committee

Advisory Committees

Accessibility Arts, Culture, Heritage and Recreation Environmental Stewardship French Language Services Services Members

Post-amalgamation Ward 2001-03 2003-06 2006-10 2010-14 2014-18 2018-22 2022-26 Mayor Bob Chiarelli Larry O'Brien Jim Watson Mark Sutcliffe Ward 1 (Orléans East-Cumberland) (Orléans Ward, 2001–2022) Herb Kreling (until Sept. 2005) Bob Monette (from Jan. 2006) Matthew Luloff Ward 2 (Orléans West-Innes) (Innes Ward, 2001–2022) Rainer Bloess Jody Mitic Laura Dudas Ward 3 (Barrhaven West) (Barrhaven Ward, 2001–2022) Jan Harder David Hill Ward 4 (Kanata North) (Kanata Ward, 2001–2006) Alex Munter Peggy Feltmate Marianne Wilkinson Jenna Sudds (until Sept. 20, 2021) Cathy Curry (appointed Nov. 10, 2021) Ward 5 (West Carleton-March) (West Carleton Ward, 2001–2006) Dwight Eastman Eli El-Chantiry Clarke Kelly Ward 6 (Stittsville) (Goulbourn Ward, 2001–2006) Janet Stavinga Shad Qadri Glen Gower Ward 7 (Bay) Alex Cullen Mark Taylor Theresa Kavanagh Ward 8 (College) (Baseline Ward, 2001–2006) Rick Chiarelli Laine Johnson Ward 9 (Knoxdale-Merivale) Gord Hunter Keith Egli Sean Devine Ward 10 (Gloucester-Southgate) Diane DeansJessica Bradley Ward 11 (Beacon Hill-Cyrville) Michel Bellemare Tim Tierney Ward 12 (Rideau-Vanier) Madeleine Meilleur (until Oct. 2003) Georges Bédard Mathieu Fleury Stéphanie Plante Ward 13 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) Jacques Legendre Peter D. Clark Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) Rawlson King (from Apr. 2019) Ward 14 (Somerset) Elisabeth Arnold Diane Holmes Catherine McKenney Ariel Troster Ward 15 (Kitchissippi) Shawn Little Christine Leadman Katherine Hobbs Jeff Leiper Ward 16 (River) Wendy Stewart Maria McRae Riley Brockington Ward 17 (Capital) Clive Doucet David Chernushenko Shawn Menard Ward 18 (Alta Vista) Peter Hume Jean Cloutier Marty Carr Ward 19 (Orléans South-Navan) (Cumberland Ward, 2001–2022) Phil McNeely (until Oct. 2003) Rob Jellett Stephen Blais (until Feb. 27, 2020) Catherine Kitts (from Oct. 6, 2020) Ward 20 (Osgoode) Doug Thompson George Darouze (until Feb. 27, 2025) Isabelle Skalski (from June 19, 2025) Ward 21 (Rideau-Jock) (Rideau-Goulbourn Ward, 2001–2022) Glenn Brooks Scott Moffatt David Brown Ward 22 (Riverside South-Findlay Creek) (Gloucester-South Nepean Ward, 2006–2022) Ward created in 2006 Steve Desroches Michael Qaqish Carol Anne Meehan Steve Desroches Ward 23 (Kanata South) Ward created in 2006 Peggy Feltmate Allan Hubley Ward 24 (Barrhaven East) Ward created in 2022 Wilson Lo

Pre-amalgamation (since 1866)

1866

Moss Kent Dickinson, mayor Isaac Berichon, alderman, Ottawa Ward James Cunningham, alderman, Victoria Ward Donald Dow, alderman, St. George's Ward Henry J. Friel, alderman, By Ward James Goodwin, alderman, Ottawa Ward John Langford, alderman, Victoria Ward Henry McCormick, alderman, Wellington Ward William Mosgrove, alderman, St. George's Ward Alexander Scott, alderman, Wellington Ward Isidore Traversy, alderman, By Ward Francis Abbott, councillor, Wellington Ward Charles Goulden, councillor, Ottawa Ward John B. Guerard, councillor, Ottawa Ward John Heney, councillor, By Ward Eugène Martineau, councillor, By Ward Lyman Perkins, councillor, Wellington Ward John Rowatt, councillor, Victoria Ward David Scott, councillor, Victoria Ward Thomas Starmer, councillor, St. George's Ward William C. Wood, councillor, St. George's Ward

1867

Robert Lyon, St. George's Ward (elected mayor) Francis Abbott, Wellington Ward C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward C. T. Bate, Wellington Ward James Cunningham, Victoria Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward Henry J. Friel, By Ward Charles Goulden, Ottawa Ward John B. Guerard, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward John Langford, Victoria Ward Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward James G. Robinson, St. George's Ward John Rochester, Victoria Ward Isidore Traversy, By Ward

1868

Henry J. Friel, By Ward (elected mayor) Francis Abbott, Wellington Ward C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward James Cunningham, Victoria Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward Charles Goulden, Ottawa Ward John B. Guerard, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward Robert Hunter, Wellington Ward John Langford, Victoria Ward Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward William Mosgrove, St. George's Ward James G. Robinson, St. George's Ward John Rochester, Victoria Ward Isidore Traversy, By Ward

1869

Henry J. Friel, By Ward (elected mayor) Francis Abbott, Wellington Ward C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward C. T. Bate, Wellington Ward James Cunningham, Victoria Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward Charles Goulden, Ottawa Ward John B. Guerard, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward William Mosgrove, St. George's Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward John Rochester, Victoria Ward James G. Robinson, St. George's Ward Isidore Traversy, By Ward

1870

John Rochester, Victoria Ward (elected mayor) C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward C. T. Bate, Wellington Ward James Cunningham, Victoria Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward Charles Goulden, Ottawa Ward John B. Guerard, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward Horace Lapierre, By Ward Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward George May, Wellington Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward William Mosgrove, St. George's Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward James G. Robinson, St. George's Ward

1871

John Rochester, Victoria Ward (elected mayor) A. H. Baldwin, Victoria Ward C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward James Cunningham, St. George's Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward William Kehoe, Ottawa Ward Horace Lapierre, By Ward Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward William Mosgrove, St. George's Ward J. R. O'Connor, Victoria Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward George Taillon, Ottawa Ward A. S. Woodburn, Wellington Ward

1872

Eugène Martineau, Ottawa Ward (elected mayor) C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward James Cunningham, St. George's Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward William Kehoe, Ottawa Ward Horace Lapierre, By Ward Peter LeSueur, Victoria Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward Charles McGee, Wellington Ward William Mosgrove, St. George's Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward

1873

Eugène Martineau, mayor C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward J. P. Featherston, St. George's Ward John Graham, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward William Kehoe, Ottawa Ward John Langford, Victoria Ward Horace Lapierre, By Ward Robert Lyon, St. George's Arthur Matthewman, Wellington Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward Isidore Traversy, Ottawa Ward

1874

J. P. Featherston, mayor C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward Thomas Birkett, St. George's Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward A. J. Christie, Wellington Ward Leon David, Victoria Ward F. X. Groulx, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward Horace Lapierre, By Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward James O'Connor, Ottawa Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward John P. Robertson, St. George's Ward O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward W. H. Waller, St. George's Ward

1875

J. P. Featherston, mayor C. W. Bangs, Wellington Ward Thomas Birkett, St. George's Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward P. H. Chabot, By Ward A. J. Christie, Wellington Ward Leon David, Victoria Ward F. X. Groulx, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward James O'Connor, Ottawa Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward John P. Robertson, St. George's Ward O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward W. H. Waller, St. George's Ward

1876

G. B. Lyon-Fellowes, mayor (until Mar. 15) W. H. Waller, mayor (from Apr. 6) Thomas Birkett, St. George's Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward P. H. Chabot, By Ward Thomas W. Currier, St. George's Ward James Egleson, St. George's Ward (from c. Feb.) A. De Guise, Ottawa Ward John Heney, By Ward James Lang, Wellington Ward Peter LeSueur, Wellington Ward Francis McDougal, By Ward James O'Connor, Ottawa Ward G. B. Pattee, Victoria Ward Abraham Pratt, Victoria Ward John P. Robertson, St. George's Ward (until c. Feb.) O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward

1877

W. H. Waller, mayor Thomas Birkett, St. George's Ward E. H. Bronson, Victoria Ward P. H. Chabot, By Ward J. A. Chevrier, Ottawa Ward Thomas W. Currier, St. George's Ward William Henderson, Wellington Ward James Lang, Wellington Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward John W. McRae, St. George's Ward Horace Merrill, Victoria Ward James O'Connor, Ottawa Ward George O'Keefe, By Ward Amos Rowe, Wellington Ward David Scott, Victoria Ward Michael Starrs, By Ward

1878

C. W. Bangs, mayor E. C. Barber, Wellington Ward P. H. Chabot, By Ward J. A. Chevrier, Ottawa Ward John Clancy, Ottawa Ward J. R. Esmonde, St. George's Ward William Henderson, Wellington Ward John Heney, By Ward James Lang, Wellington Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward Andrew Masson, Victoria Ward John W. McRae, St. George's Ward Horace Merrill, Victoria Ward George O'Keefe, By Ward David Scott, Victoria Ward John Stewart, St. George's Ward

1879

Charles Herbert Mackintosh, mayor J. A. Chevrier, Ottawa Ward John Clancy, Ottawa Ward A. O. F. Coleman, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward James Lang, Wellington Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward Peter LeSueur, Wellington Ward Andrew Masson, Victoria Ward John W. McRae, St. George's Ward Horace Merrill, Victoria Ward George O'Keefe, By Ward William Porter, Wellington Ward David Scott, Victoria Ward Michael Starrs, By Ward John Stewart, St. George's Ward

1880

Charles Herbert Mackintosh, mayor Samuel Bingham, Ottawa Ward John Bobier, Victoria Ward Charles A. Christin, Victoria Ward A. O. F. Coleman, St. George's Ward James Egleson, St. George's Ward George A. Harris, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward J. C. Jamieson, Wellington Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward W. H. Lewis, Wellington Ward Andrew Masson, Victoria Ward O. A. Rocque, Ottawa Ward David Scott, Wellington Ward Michael Starrs, By Ward Pierre St. Jean, By Ward

1881

Charles Herbert Mackintosh, mayor John Bobier, Victoria Ward A. O. F. Coleman, St. George's Ward Patrick Conway, By Ward G. A. Harris, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward J. C. Jamieson, Wellington Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward E. G. Laverdure, Ottawa Ward R. C. W. MacCuaig, Wellington Ward Andrew Masson, Victoria Ward Francis McDougal, Ottawa Ward John O'Leary, St. George's Ward David Scott, Wellington Ward Pierre St. Jean, By Ward Peter Whelan, Victoria Ward

1882

Pierre St. Jean, mayor John Bobier, Victoria Ward William Cherry, Wellington Ward Patrick Conway, By Ward George Cox, Wellington Ward C. R. Cunningham, Victoria Ward Jacob Erratt, St. George's Ward John Heney, By Ward E. E. Lauzon, Ottawa Ward E. G. Laverdure, Ottawa Ward R. C. W. MacCuaig, Wellington Ward Francis McDougal, Ottawa Ward John O'Leary, St. George's Ward