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The Ottawa Renovation Licence Checklist
Ottawa's Rental Renovation Licence by-law takes effect January 1, 2027 — and it reverses the planning order: the building permit must exist before the N13 goes out, the City's tenant guide is served alongside the notice, and the licence application is due within seven days. This one-page checklist runs the full sequence in three parts — before the notice (start now), at the notice, and after — with the provincial layer's September 21 additions kept clearly separate, so nothing municipal gets mistaken for provincial or vice versa.
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All 5 steps
- Start now: scope the work honestly and get the permit first — the notice waits for the permit
- At the notice: the City's guide served alongside the N13, the City copied, the licence applied for within seven days
- The provincial layer, kept separate: timeline estimates, completion notice, and the 60-day return window from September 21
- The fee reality-check: confirm the final schedule on ottawa.ca before filing
- Don't race the calendar — a December notice with a January renovation reads exactly like what it is
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