Ottawa residents will be paying more to board the bus and the O-Train, have the garbage picked up, park on city streets and to use recreation facilities in 2025. The 2025 City of Ottawa draft budget includes a 3.9 per cent property tax hike for most homeowners. The budget also includes increases in user fees for a variety of city services next year. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at nine things that will cost you more in Ottawa in 2025. OC Transpo fares Council approved a five per cent increase in transit fares in the 2025 OC Transpo budget. Here is a look at the rate increases. As of Jan. 1, 2025: As of Feb. 1, 2025: The 2025 OC Transpo budget eliminates free fares for 11 and 12-year-olds. The fares for the Community monthly pass, the Access monthly pass and EquiPass remain unchanged in 2025. The U-Pass will increase 5 per cent on Sept. 1, 2025, contingent upon the completion of consultations with post-secondary institutions and student associations. Solid Waste Services You will be paying more for household garbage and recycling collection in 2024. The 2025 budget increases the solid waste user fees from $145 to $243 for a single-family household. The $243 fee will include the waste diversion tax, which was a separate line in 2024 ($56), as the city shifts to a single-fee system. The solid waste user fees increase from $91 to $167 for multi-residential households. Tipping fees for the landfill will increase 10.6 per cent. Recreation fees The 2025 budget increases rental and membership fees for arenas and recreation. Here is a look at the increases: Memberships: Hourly programming On-street parking rates The 2025 budget proposes increasing the maximum on-street parking rate. The maximum on-street parking rate will increase from $4.50 to $5. Staff will have the delegated authority to increase parking rates during the year. The cost of on-street residential parking permits will increase approximately 2.5 to 2.9 per cent. Here is a look at the proposed rates: Business licensing Business licensing fees will increase in 2025. The proposed 2025 Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee budget outlines increases of up to seven per cent for business licensing. Here are some of the fee increases: Mobile refreshment vendors will see licenses increase 2.5 per cent. Short-term rentals The cost for a short-term rental permit will increase in 2025. The cost of an application/renewal processing fee will increase $3 to $60. A host permit fee for two-years will increase 3.7 per cent to $56, according to the draft budget. I Do It will cost you more to say 'I Do' in Ottawa in 2025. The cost of a marriage licence will increase two per cent to $186.55. Civil marriages will cost more at Ottawa City Hall next year. The Option 1: Monday to Friday during business hours will now cost $163.18, up from $159.20 in 2024. The Option 2: Friday evening and Saturday afternoons will cost $163.18, up from $159.20 in 2024. Death Death registration fees will increase $1.28 to $52.28. Ottawa Police Service reports The 2025 Ottawa Police Service's budget includes an increase in the cost of police record checks.
