Yard rebates in Ottawa

Ottawa Rural Clean Water Grants (buffers and erosion control)

City of Ottawa, delivered by Rideau Valley, Mississippi Valley and South Nation conservation authorities

Up to $15,000 in grants plus technical assistance for eligible projects

Up to $15,000 per household

Ottawa Private Tree Replacement Grant (South Nation Conservation)

South Nation Conservation, with the City of Ottawa

Up to 50% of costs, to a maximum of $500 per tree (removal and replacement planting) and $5,000 per landowner

Up to $5,000 per household

Ottawa Rain Ready Ottawa Rebates

City of Ottawa

Downspout redirection: 75% of eligible costs up to $1,000 per downspout; rain gardens: $75 per square metre; soakaway pits: $10 per square metre of roof or paving drained (rain gardens and soakaway pits combined up to $2,500); permeable pavement: $50 per square metre up to $5,000; certified Fusion Landscape Design: $500

Up to $5,000 per household

Ottawa Green Acres Rural Tree Planting Subsidy

City of Ottawa, delivered with Rideau Valley and South Nation conservation authorities

Full-service: subsidies match the landowner's cash and in-kind contribution (RVCA price $0.15 per tree planted); over-the-counter seedlings: subsidy up to 50% on a cost-shared basis, plus $0.50 per seedling extra through South Nation Conservation

Ottawa Trees in Trust Free Street Tree

City of Ottawa

Free tree supplied and planted by the City (minimum 50 mm diameter or 2-3 m tall); one per single-fronting household or two per corner lot

Rideau Valley Shoreline Naturalization Program

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Up to 90% of costs covered for a custom planting plan, technical guidance, project management, subsidized native plants and planting assistance

South Nation Conservation Subsidized Tree Planting

South Nation Conservation

Full-service planting for $1.14 per coniferous seedling and $1.73 per deciduous seedling (including site visit, planting plan, planting, survival checks and refills); over-the-counter seedlings sold in multiples of 30

Ottawa Plant Your Place! Free Trees

City of Ottawa, delivered by EnviroCentre

Free trees through two streams: City-Wide Tree Distribution (about 2,400 trees in 2026, one per planting address, pick up and plant yourself) and Full-Service Tree Planting in Priority Areas (about 100 trees in 2026, planted by forestry professionals at no cost)

Rideau Valley Subsidized Rural Tree Planting

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

1,000-2,999 trees $0.40 per tree; 3,000-5,999 trees $0.30 per tree; 6,000+ trees $1,500 flat rate (City of Ottawa residents through Green Acres: $0.15 per tree)