Trees · Ontario

Ottawa Plant Your Place! Free Trees

Run by City of Ottawa, delivered by EnviroCentre

WaitlistLast checked October 22, 2026
What you get
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)
Who qualifies
Any City of Ottawa resident for the city-wide distribution; residents of Priority Areas from the City's Tree Equity Analysis for full-service planting.
Where
Residents of the City of Ottawa.
Status
Waitlist. Fully subscribed for 2026; waitlist open for the 2027 program.
Type of payment
Free item
Official program page

What you do

Register for a free tree to plant on your own residential property, or in priority areas have one professionally planted for free.

Requirements

  • Trees must be planted on private residential property
  • One tree per planting address (city-wide stream)
  • Full-service stream requires an address in a Priority Area and a site visit

How to apply

  1. 1Register on plantyourplace.ca when registration opens (March)
  2. 2City-wide: choose a tree and a pickup time, collect it at a spring Tree Distribution Event and plant it
  3. 3Full-service: confirm address eligibility, book a site visit and have the tree planted

Sources

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Source: Sow, “Ottawa Plant Your Place! Free Trees,” Yard rebates directory, checked October 22, 2026, https://www.usesow.com/rebates/ontario/ottawa-plant-your-place-free-trees

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