Trees do more than beautify our neighbourhoods – they help clean our air, store carbon, manage rainwater, and cool our city. With nearly 40% of Ottawa’s urban land privately owned, residents play a key role in growing our tree canopy.
The City of Ottawa’s Plant Your Place! program is returning in 2026, offering free trees to residents through two program streams.
Registration opens soon with two ways to participate:
City-Wide Tree Distribution – Open to Ottawa residents city-wide
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Choose your tree, pick it up, and plant it yourself!
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Multiple species to choose from.
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Registration opens March 2 (wards containing Priority Areas for tree planting) and March 9 (City-wide)
Full-Service Tree Planting – Available to residents in designated Priority Areas only.
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Free tree, site visit, and professional planting.
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Click here to learn more about the Priority Areas. Eligibility will be verified when booking your site visit.
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Registration opens April 8
Plant Your Place! is delivered in partnership with EnviroCentre. To find out more and to apply, please visit www.plantyourplace.ca
If you have any questions, please contact EnviroCentre by e-mail at plantyourplace@envirocentre.ca or by phone at 613-656-0100 ext. 7.
