The city of Ottawa ended 2023 with a multi-million dollar budget surplus, despite a series of severe weather events that hit the capital in the spring and summer.

The city of Ottawa ended 2023 with a multi-million dollar budget surplus, despite a series of severe weather events that hit the capital in the spring and summer.

A report for the finance and corporate services committee shows the city’s tax-supported services ended 2023 with a $14.858 million budget surplus […]

Staff say COVID-19 added $64 million in cost pressures to the city, including at OC Transpo and Ottawa Public Health.  Costs included enhanced cleaning, personal protective equipment, required retrofits and equipment and revenue reductions primarily for transit.