About OCUA

At OCUA, we love Ultimate, and we want everyone else to love it too! Our goal is to promote the sport of Ultimate in the Ottawa region. We run leagues, tournaments, and special events year-round. We also operate the world’s first multi-field facility designed specifically for Ultimate. We have over 4,000 players and our summer league is among the largest in the world! Below is a summary of what OCUA offers to its membership:

 

OCUA's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

Our Association continues to have a strong long-term vision and mission underpinned by our core values. The strategic plan for 2025-2030 sets tangible and achievable objectives in-line with that mandate and in consideration of current trends in Canadian sport. These trends include the concepts of sport for life1, safe sport2, inclusivity3,4,5, and environmental considerations6. The future goals established intersect within a theme of investing in our community.
 
 
Our Vision: to be the sport of choice for people of all ages, abilities and lived experiences within our Ottawa community
 
Our Mission: to coordinate, develop and promote the sport of Ultimate in Ottawa through diverse programming, community outreach and organizational leadership.
 
Our Values: our core values (R.A.I.S.E.) reflect and shape the culture of our organization and are rooted in the Spirit of the Game. These values underlie the thinking, decisions and actions of OCUA
 
Respect
Accountability
Inclusion
Sustainability
Excellence
 
Our Slogan: The greatest sport. The Ultimate people.
 

 

OCUA's History

The following charts show the league’s overall growth since its inception in 1986. Back then, the league was called OCULT (Ottawa City Ultimate League Thing). It was only in 1993 that the association incorporated as the Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA). In the mid 2000's, OCUA noticed that its growth had stagnated and that its adult membership was aging and not being replenished. Since then, OCUA has focused its attention on introducing the sport at the youth & junior level and so far it's paying off!

   

 

 


 

If you have any questions about OCUA, please reach out to staff or the Board of Directors! Click on the Contact us page for more details.