Board of Health

Chung Confirmation of minutes of the meeting of September 15, 2025.

Chung BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report, the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report, and the reports titled: Renewal of Ottawa Public Health’s approach to Supporting Older Adults in Ottawa to Age Well, Risk Management at Ottawa Public Health and Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Fall Symposium be received and considered; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and table the report titled “2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”.

Chung WHEREAS research shows regular physical activity helps reduce the impact of or prevent many chronic diseases, helps prevent premature death, and helps improve quality of life and physical functioning; AND WHEREAS access to active play in nature and outdoors – with its risks – is essential for healthy child development, including physical and mental well-being; AND WHEREAS promoting physical activity is part of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) and aligns with key elements of Ottawa Public Health’s (OPH) 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, the City of Ottawa Official Plan, and the City of Ottawa Transportation Master Plan; AND WHEREAS Outdoor Play Canada, an Ottawa-based national not-for-profit organization that brings together advocates, practitioners, researchers and partner organizations to promote, protect, and preserve access to play in nature and the outdoors for all people living in Canada, launched the evidence-based 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play (AOP10) on September 25, 2025; AND WHEREAS the AOP10 calls for systemic change and includes calls to action for individuals, communities and different sectors which aim to make active outdoor play a fundamental right and sustainable part of societies; AND WHEREAS OPH staff were present at the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play for the launch of the AOP10 to show support and make a statement regarding the health benefits of active outdoor play; AND WHEREAS a formal endorsement by the Board of Health for the

Chung That, at its meeting of November 3, 2025, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit: Receive and table the 2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health; and Direct staff to forward the 2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health to Ottawa City Council on November 12, 2025, as part of City Council’s tabling of the City of Ottawa 2026 Draft Operating Budget; and Request the Province of Ontario to provide an additional one-time in-year funding of $450,000 to address the 2026 budget pressure in the cost-shared mandatory program resulting from cost-of-living adjustments to employee compensation and benefits. Request that the Province of Ontario address the provincial funding shortfall to cover 75% of OPH’s cost-shared budget by implementing a funding formula review and providing annual base funding increases of 3–4% to align with rising operating costs driven by cost-of-living adjustments and employee benefits; and That, at its meeting of December 1, 2025, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit: Approve the 2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health; Upon the Board of Health’s approval of the 2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, direct staff to forward the report to Ottawa City Council, for consideration on December 10, 2025, as part of City Council’s approval of the City of Ottawa 2026 Draft Operating budget; and Upon approval of the 2026 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Bo

Chung That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa: Receive for information this report titled Renewal of Ottawa Public Health’s Approach to Supporting Older Adults to Age Well in Ottawa, which outlines the refreshed strategic direction for programs and services supporting older adults; and Approve Ottawa Public Health’s continued alignment with the City of Ottawa’s Older Adult Plan (2025-2030), pending its approval by Council in November 2025, to enhance the reach, integration, and impact of public health programs and services for older adults.

Chung That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.

Chung ​​ That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the participation of Chair Kitts and Vice-Chair DeGiovanni at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Fall Symposium, to be held November 5-7, 2025.

Chung BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2025-7, a by-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit to confirm the proceedings of the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting of November 3, 2025, be read and passed.