Significant Weather Event declared

Environment Canada has identified hazardous weather for March 10, 2026. As a result, the City of Ottawa has declared a Significant Weather Event. This declaration suspends the Maintenance Quality Standards timelines required for our City to meet our winter maintenance objectives. The Roads and Parking Services team will be out maintaining the City’s sidewalks, roads and the winter cycling network, but it will take longer than usual to restore them to regular conditions. 

Please exercise caution when using City sidewalks, roads and the winter cycling network. Freezing rain will make surfaces icy and could lead to power outages. Please prepare accordingly and avoid unnecessary travel.

At this time the City is not calling a Parking Ban, but we will inform residents should the situation change. Visit the winter storm page for the latest information.    

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• Subscribe to our electronic email alerts. If you subscribe to e-Alerts, you will receive notification each time a winter weather parking ban is put in place, extended or lifted. There is no charge for this service, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
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• Residents can also download the City of Ottawa app on their Android or Apple device to receive up-to-date information on winter parking bans and other City news.

For more winter parking information, please visit the winter parking web page.