Capital District Municipal Council

The Capital District Municipal Council (CDMC; French: Conseil municipal du district capital, CMDC) is the devolved legislative and administrative body of Ottawa, officially the Capital Municipal District of Ottawa, the federal capital city of the Canadian Republic.

As Ottawa is a unitary jurisdiction (it is the only locale in Canada which does not form part of any province or territory, consisting of eight boroughs amalgamated into a single incorporated municipal entity), it is administered by a single tier of local government (the CDMC), which exists via statute (namely, the Capital Act) of the Parliament of Canada, which grants the municipality the right to self-government concerning local affairs. This process, called devolution, is identical to the parliamentary process which affords Canada's six territories their autonomy.

The CDMC consists of 16 councillors, two for each borough of Ottawa (one junior councillor and one senior councillor), each of whom are popularly elected by their borough's constituents. At the metropolitan summit (the annual plenary session of the CDMC), the 16 councillors appoint a professional manager as District Manager of Ottawa; the District Manager is responsible for supervising the multiple municipal government departments subordinate to the CDMC, and managing daily executive decisions on behalf of the CDMC, to which the District Manager is answerable.

Executive departments

 * 1) Capital District Department of Health
 * 2) Capital District Department of Justice
 * 3) Capital District Department of Corrections
 * 4) Capital District Department of Public Security
 * 5) Capital District Department of Education
 * 6) Capital District Department of Sanitation
 * 7) Capital District Department of Transportation
 * 8) Capital District Department of Energy
 * 9) Capital District Department of Water
 * 10) Capital District Department of Infrastructure
 * 11) Capital District Department of Parks and Recreation
 * 12) Capital District Department of Culture and Tourism
 * 13) Capital District Department of Economic Development
 * 14) Capital District Department of Housing
 * 15) Capital District Department of Urban Planning
 * 16) Capital District Department of Building Safety
 * 17) Capital District Department of Federal Assets
 * 18) Capital District Department of Social Services
 * 19) Capital District Department of Youth and Family Services