Ottawa : Règlement no 2017-301, art. 47(3) — Traffic and Parking By-law

Subsection (2) shall not apply to prevent:

• (a) a vehicle making a right hand turn provided the vehicle does not enter the reserved bus lane at a point farther than forty-six (46) metres in advance of the intersection, or as otherwise indicated by official or authorized signs or by pavement markings;
• (b) the driver of a taxicab, from stopping while actively engaged in the process of receiving or discharging passengers, including the processing of fare payment, provided that such taxicab shall not be stopped in a lane in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of a public transit motor vehicle;
• (c) the stopping of a motor vehicle for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging person with a disability, provided that:
• (i) such motor vehicle shall not be stopped in a lane in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of a public transit motor vehicle, and
• (ii) such motor vehicle has a valid accessible parking permit displayed upon its dashboard or on the sun visor in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended;
• (d) the operation of a transit motor vehicle operating in accordance with

a license issued under the Public Vehicles Act, as amended, or under agreement with the City of Ottawa provided the owner of the transit motor vehicle has obtained a permit from the General Manager of Transportation Services to operate in a reserved bus lane;

• (e) the operation of an authorized vehicle; or
• (f) the operation of a bicycle or taxicab when permitted by official or authorized signs RESERVED BICYCLE LANES