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Cat & Dog Registration
If you own a dog or cat in the City of Ottawa, you must ensure that it wears the numbered metal tag provided through the City's registration service, especially when it is outdoors. Dog and cat tag registrations expire each year on April 30. They must be renewed prior to then to ensure that your pet's information is kept up to date. You will be notified when it's time to renew your pet's registration.
Registering your pet provides a means by which it can be identified and returned home safely if it becomes lost. It also addresses public health and safety concerns associated with stray animals. Revenues derived from pet registration help offset the costs of animal control.
Dog and cat registrations may be obtained at client services centres or at various locations. When applying for a registration tag, please be prepared to provide proof of your pet's sterilization and/or microchipping, as applicable, so that your application can be processed quickly. Click here for a copy of the animal registration form (new registrations only).
Registration Fees
| for each dog/cat 6 months of age or older, which is sterilized & microchipped: |
free |
| for each dog/cat under 6 months of age, which is microchipped: |
free |
| for each dog/cat 6 months of age or older, which is sterilized but, not microchipped: |
$12 |
| for each dog/cat under 6 months of age, which is not microchipped: |
$12 |
| for each dog/cat 6 months of age or older, which is microchipped but, not sterilized: |
$12 |
| for each dog/cat 6 months of age or older, which is neither sterilized nor microchipped: |
$25 |
| for each service animal: |
free |
| for each replacement of a lost identification tag: |
free |
Proof Requirements
Sterilization
One of the following:
- Spay/Neuter Certificate received following the surgery
- Signed note from a qualified veterinarian
- Copy of an invoice from a veterinary facility identifying the animal as spayed or neutered
- Copy of Adoption Agreement from the Ottawa Humane Society, as applicable
Microchipping
One of the following:
- Microchip record/form received following the procedure
- Signed note from a qualified veterinarian
- Copy of an invoice from a veterinary facility identifying the animal as microchipped
- Copy of Adoption Agreement from the Ottawa Humane Society, as applicable
Please mail
- the completed cat and dog registration form
- with a copy of the proof of your cat and dog's sterilization procedure (if applicable), and
- the appropriate fee, by cheque made payable to the City of Ottawa, (if applicable)
to:
City of Ottawa Cat and Dog Registration
101 Centrepointe Drive, 3rd floor
Nepean, ON K2G 5K7
Mail code 04-22
Please understand that processing may take up to a month from the date the form is received.
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