Bin taking my parking space in Ottawa: which parking permit applies?

The City of Ottawa's temporary consideration parking permit is the one for this. The City issues it "when off-street parking spaces are displaced temporarily, such as during off-street construction activities or when a garbage dumpster may occupy a property's parking space."

What the City's page says about it:

• The applicant must be the property owner or an authorized property manager.
• The approval process could take up to 8 business days, so apply well before the drop-off date.
• In 2026 it costs $37.00 plus HST per month (per vehicle) from April to November, and $172 plus HST per month (per vehicle) from December to March. The City notes that permits are generally issued for up to two weeks per permit, with the fee adjusted at the time of purchase, and that refunds are not available for this permit.
• Contractors' vehicles are not eligible; they use the City's Temporary Construction-related Encroachment (TCE) process instead.

That permit is about your car, not the bin. A bin that sits on the road, boulevard, sidewalk or a public laneway needs the City's TCE permit, a separate application.

On the driveway itself, the end near the street can be City land, because the City's right-of-way includes the accesses to driveways and the boulevard beside your property. geoOttawa shows the approximate line.

Where the bin sits decides which of the two permits applies, and it can be both: the parking permit for the displaced car and the TCE permit for a bin on City land.

Ask the bin company exactly where it will place the bin, then line up the matching permit before the drop-off date.