Capital District Municipal Council

The Capital District Municipal Council (CDMC) is the devolved legislative and administrative body of Ottawa, officially the Capital Municipal District, the federal capital city of the Canadian Republic. As Ottawa consists of a single, unitary jurisdiction (it is not part of any of Canada's provinces or territories, nor does it consist of more than one level of local government), it is administered as a single municipal entity by a single municipal body, which exists via statute (namely, the Capital District Act) of the Parliament of Canada. The Capital District Act calls for the establishment of a federal capital composed of six boroughs, each possessing a borough council which, when meeting with all other borough councils, elects an outside professional as municipal manager, to act as the municipal executive and act on behalf of the CDMC between plenary sessions.

The municipal manager oversees the multiple executive departments of local government subordinate to the CDMC. Department heads (secretaries) are appointed by the CDMD on constitutional of the manager.

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