Below are some guidelines from the City of Ottawa-Dogs in Parks website.
Parks can provide a pleasant and safe environment in which to exercise dogs. Safety for other park users is also a consideration however. The Animal Care and Control By-law provides for a variety of park usages or "designations" for dogs (below) and there is a
Dogs-in-Parks Designation Policy (DIPDP) that applies.
Click link above to get a map of dog parks In Ottawa
- Dogs Allowed: Dogs may be off leash
- Dogs on Leash: Dogs are allowed but must be on leash at all times
- No Dogs: Dogs are not permitted
