Ottawa’s public and private schools provide students in elementary and secondary schools with the opportunity to study in English or French, or both languages.

There are four publicly funded school boards in the Ottawa area:

Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board

Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est

Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario

Private Schools

Private schools in Ottawa offer a variety of academic, specialty, and language instruction. Ashbury College, Elmwood School, Turnbull School and Lycée Claudel have a long tradition of serving the Ottawa community. To learn more about private school options in Ottawa, visit the Ontario Ministry of Education’s searchable private school database.

If you know the name of a school and would like to check its ratings based on the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)

Another useful website is the Ontario Ministry of Education’s site.

Childcare

The City of Ottawa offers an on-line search that can help you identify licensed child care programs in your area.

Hospitals

Ottawa has several top-notch medical facilities and health programs. The main hospitals that serve Ottawa and surrounding communities include:

The Ottawa Hospital is a leading academic health sciences centre and offers service in both French and English at three campuses:

• General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6
  Telelphone: 613 722-7000
• Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9
  Telephone: 613 722-7000
• Riverside Campus,1967 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7W9
  Telephone: 613 722-7000

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is located at 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1.
Telephone: 613 737-7600

The Montfort Hospital is located in the east end of Ottawa at 713 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1K 0T2.
Telephone: 613 746-4621

The Queensway Carleton Hospital is located in the west end of Ottawa at 3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8P4.
Telephone: 613 721-2000

Family Physicians & Walk-in Clinics: Finding a family doctor is a challenge when you move frequently
but this list of available doctors should give you a place to start your search:
http://intraspec.ca/find-a-doctor.php

If you require non-emergency medical attention prior to finding a new physician this list of Ottawa’sWalk-In Clinics will help you get the attention you need:
http://intraspec.ca/ottawa-walkin-clinics.php

Sports & Recreation

The City of Ottawa has a very comprehensive website (www.ottawa.ca) where you’ll find answers to your questions about recreational programs, City run facilities, parks or pools. You can even register online for courses and activities.

Religion & Worship

This site will help you find your nearest place of worship.

Places of Worship

Ottawa is renowned for its festivals!

The Canadian Tulip Festival, a celebration of spring, is famous for its colourful garden displays throughout the city.

In the summer the capital comes alive with the sound of music courtesy of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Bluesfest, and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.

In February Ottawa honours winter with a festival that attracts a million visitors to the city each year. Winterlude is a toast to our icy Canadian winters and includes stunning ice sculptures, ice slides, skating on the world’s longest skating rink and hot beavertail pastries!

Whatever you or your family fancies, chances are there’s a festival for it! Click on this link to discover Upcoming Events.

Bayshore Shopping Centre

St. Laurent Centre

Rideau Centre

Carlingwood Mall

Place D’Orleans

Sparks St. Mall

Billings Bridge

240 Sparks

L’Esplanade Laurier

Merivale Mall

Hazeldean Mall

Newspapers

In addition to Ottawa's popular daily newspapers the city is home to about 50 smaller publications including community and campus newspapers and publications focusing on specific topics such as business and entertainment.