1 (1) In this Act, “city” means the City of Ottawa incorporated by this Act; (“cité”) “collective agreement” means, (a)  a collective agreement within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, (b)  a collective agreement within the meaning of Part IX of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, or (c)  an agreement under Part VIII of the Police Services Act; (“convention collective”) “local board” means a public utility commission, municipal service board, transportation commission, public library board, board of park management, board of health, police services board or other body established or exercising power under any general or special Act with respect to any of the affairs of an old municipality or of the city, but does not include, Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “local board” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “police services board” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “police service board”. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 9 (1)) (a)  the transition board, (b)  a children’s aid society, (c)  a conservation authority, or (d)  a school board; (“conseil local”) “merged area” means all of an old municipality that forms part of the city;  (“secteur fusionné”) “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; (“ministre”) “municipal area” means the area that comprises the geographic area of jurisdiction of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton under the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act on December 31, 2000; (“secteur municipal”) “municipal benefit” includes a direct or indirect benefit which is available immediately after an expenditure of money on a service or activity and a benefit which will be available only after an additional expenditure of money on the service or activity; (“avantage municipal”) “old municipality” means The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and each area municipality under the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act on December 31, 2000; (“ancienne municipalité”) “passenger transportation system” means a system that provides, for compensation, transportation for passengers or passengers and freight in vehicles operated underground, on the ground or above the ground, but not in taxicabs; (“réseau de transport de passagers”) “special service” means a service or activity of the city that is not being provided or undertaken generally throughout the city or that is being provided or undertaken at different levels or in a different manner in different parts of the city; (“service spécial”) “transition board” means the transition board referred to in subsection 19 (1). (“conseil de transition”)  1999, c. 14, Sched. E, s. 1; 2000, c. 5, s. 5 (1, 2); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Same (2) In this Act, expressions relating to sewage, sewer systems, land drainage and treatment works, including a capital improvement of any of them, have the same meaning as set out in section 73 of the
Regional Municipalities Act, as that Act read immediately before its repeal under the Municipal Act, 2001.  2000, c. 5, s. 5 (3); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 5, s. 5 (1-3)
- 01/01/2001 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 10 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 9 (1) - not in force The City