Planned Parenthood Ottawa

What Planned Parenthood Ottawa does

Planned Parenthood Ottawa is a registered Canadian charity (Charity Number 123 987 430) founded in 1963/1964 and based in Ottawa, Ontario, that delivers free sexual and reproductive health counselling, information, and referrals to individuals in the Ottawa region. Its core offering is in-person and outreach-based education and support services, supplemented by developed curricula such as 'Making Healthy Relationships' that are made available to schools and community educators. The organization has historically run secondary programs including the Affirm program (a 2SLGBTQIA+ support initiative previously co-delivered with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario), which was wound down in 2025 with clients transitioning to MAX Ottawa.

Name

Planned Parenthood Ottawa

Legal name

Planned Parenthood Ottawa

Website

https://ppottawa.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care) (HLAKAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Sexual health education
• Reproductive health counselling
• Pregnancy options support
• Community health services
• Gender-affirming care navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Planned Parenthood Ottawa operates as a registered Canadian charity (Charity Number: 123 987 430) that relies on donations from the public. All donations of $20 or more receive a charitable tax receipt. The organization also runs a charitable bingo hall that raises vital funds to keep programs running.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planned Parenthood Ottawa provides free counselling, information, and referrals related to pregnancy, birth control, STIs, abortion, adoption, and parenting through its Options Program. It also delivers sexual health educational workshops and the research-based C'est Compliqué Relationships Curriculum, distributes free sexual health supplies (condoms, dental dams, pregnancy tests, menstrual supplies, Plan B), and offers reproductive coercion prevention programming. All services are delivered at no cost to clients through an Ottawa office, an Options Line, and community outreach.

Product overview

Planned Parenthood Ottawa provides a suite of sexual and reproductive health services centered on its Options Program, which offers free counselling, information, and referrals for pregnancy, birth control, STIs, abortion, adoption, and parenting. The organization delivers educational programming through its Relationships Curriculum (C'est Compliqué), Educational Workshops, and Reproductive Coercion Prevention initiatives. Past programs include the Affirm gender-affirming care program (now transferred to MAX Ottawa), Insight Theatre educational theater (1982-2016), Peer Parent Leadership Program (2016-2018), and Medical Abortion Access Project (2017-2019). Resources include comprehensive information on birth control methods, STIs, and pregnancy options. The organization operates as a community health service rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Options Program Free counselling, information, and referrals for pregnancy, birth control, STIs, abortion, adoption, and parenting, helping individuals navigate their reproductive health choices. Available via walk-in hours and the Options Line.
• Educational Workshops Sexual health education workshops delivered to schools and community groups, covering topics including consent, relationships, birth control, and STI prevention.
• C'est Compliqué: Relationships Curriculum (It's Complicated) Research-based relationships education curriculum designed for educators, helping youth develop healthy relationship skills including communication, conflict resolution, and understanding power dynamics. Developed through 5 years of community research and youth consultations.
• Reproductive Coercion Prevention Program Program addressing reproductive coercion through training, webinars, and resources for service providers and clients on identifying and addressing behaviors that limit reproductive autonomy.
• Birth Control Resources Comprehensive informational resource about contraception methods including external/internal condoms, birth control pills, IUDs, patch, ring, implant, shot, fertility awareness method, Plan B, and permanent methods like vasectomy and tubal ligation.
• STI Resources Information about sexually transmitted infections including prevention, testing procedures, talking to partners about STIs, and living with an STI diagnosis.
• Pregnancy Options Resources Unbiased information about pregnancy options including abortion (medical and surgical), adoption, and parenting, covering procedures, costs, legal considerations, and emotional support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.9% of abortion procedures occur without complications; only 0.23% of procedures with complications are considered major
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• MAX OttawacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024MAX Ottawa has picked up the Affirm program from PPO after it was wound down due to lack of funding. The Affirm program offered gender-affirming care navigation support to trans and gender-diverse youth. PPO refers clients to MAX Ottawa for this service.
• CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborated with CHEO in 2024 to create the Affirm Program, which aimed to address barriers within the healthcare system that make it challenging for trans and gender-diverse youth to navigate and access gender-affirming care.
• Trans Health Information Ottawa (THIO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnered with THIO and Kind Space in 2017-2018 to create a Trans Health Navigation program inspired by PPO's Options program, helping trans and gender-diverse individuals navigate the healthcare system.
• Carleton University School of Social WorkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Collaborated on a 2010 research project titled 'Beyond the Absence of Disease: Identifying Barriers, Gaps and Needs in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Muslim Youth in the Ottawa Area.'
• Kind SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Kind Space and Trans Health Information Ottawa in 2017-2018 to create a Trans Health Navigation program for trans and gender-diverse individuals.
• COPE Local 225coreOthersPPO is a proud employer of unionized workers affiliated with COPE Local 225, with a strong equity-lens and culture of care and collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PPOttawa
• Facebookfacebook.com/PPOttawa
• Instagraminstagram.com/knowppottawa/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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