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OPS Budget Protest
November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Ottawa Police Service is set to receive an increase of $26.1 million in 2026 bringing their total net operating budget to an astounding $414.9 million. Meanwhile, social services and community supports that are necessary for building safe and equitable communities are left detrimentally underfunded in this city.
For example, the Ottawa City Budget 2026 allocates increases of:
• $2.2 million for essential health and social supports;
• $2 million for social housing;
• $1.4 million (inflationary increase) for the Ottawa Community Housing Safer Communities, Homelessness Prevention Program, emergency shelters and facility costs.
This is mere pennies compared to the nearly half billion dollars we will funnel into the OPS next year.
In response, we are holding a protest at the Human Rights Monument on November 24th at 4pm to demand that the city of Ottawa reconsider the 2026 OPS Budget and begin to build real community safety through the reallocation of the $26 million increase proposed for police into stable housing, accessible care, community support, and meaningful investment in people.
Please see the attached poster for event details and feel free to share within your networks. Also, please check out our Instagram post.
We hope to see you on November 24th to demand that the OPS and city of Ottawa start funding our community, not cops!