Wards of the City of Ottawa explained
In the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a ward is an electoral district within the municipality used in local politics to elect members of the Ottawa City Council. Since Ottawa's amalgamation on January 1, 2001, wards have been named after the former cities that comprised the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and, in some cases, historical figures connected to the area. Wards are numbered typically by how recently they have been created.
As of the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, there are 24 wards which elect members via first-past-the-post to the City Council.[1]
Current wards
| Name | Population (2021)[2] | Area (km2)[3] | Namesake |
|---|
| 1 | | 48,680 | 110.6 | Orleans & Cumberland |
| 2 | | 45,490 | 63.8 | Orleans & Innes Road |
| 3 | | 49,670 | 56.1 | Barrhaven |
| 4 | | 41,645 | 53.0 | Kanata |
| 5 | | 24,800 | 1,550.3 | West Carleton Twp. & March Twp. |
| 6 | | 45,215 | 51.8 | Stittsville |
| 7 | | 48,485 | 132.8 | Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay |
| 8 | | 50,315 | 92.9 | Algonquin College |
| 9 | | 39,835 | 95.6 | Knoxdale Road & Merivale Road |
| 10 | | 48,700 | 161.2 | Gloucester & Ottawa South |
| 11 | | 34,050 | 39.2 | Beacon Hill & Cyrville Road |
| 12 | | 44,310 | 18.3 | Rideau River & Vanier |
| 13 | | 37,395 | 39.0 | Rideau River & Rockcliffe Park |
| 14 | | 39,795 | 13.1 | Somerset Street |
| 15 | | 37,035 | 23.5 | Algonquin name for the Ottawa River |
| 16 | | 45,895 | 48.4 | Rideau River |
| 17 | | 37,020 | 22.2 | Capital of Canada |
| 18 | | 44,065 | 40.9 | Alta Vista Drive |
| 19 | | 46,813 | 399.3 | Orleans & Navan |
| 20 | | 29,965 | 1,245.2 | Osgoode Twp. |
| 21 | | 27,045 | 1,461.2 | Rideau Twp. & the Jock River |
| 22 | | 32,995 | 69.5 | Riverside South & Findlay Creek |
| 23 | | 49,110 | 33.9 | Kanata |
| 24 | | 50,360 | 27.8 | Barrhaven | |
Former wards
| Name | Created | Abolished | Neighbourhoods |
|---|
| 1994 | 2000 | Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview |
| 2006 | 2022 | Barrhaven |
| 1994 (RC) | 2006 | City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen |
| 1994 (RC) | 2006 | Bells Corners, Barrhaven |
| 1980 | 1994 | Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys |
| 1972 | 1994 | Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North |
| 1994 | 2000 | Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood |
| 1994 | 2000 | Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town |
| 1855 | 1972 | ByWard Market, Lower Town |
| 1980 | 1994 | Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park |
| 1972 | 1980 | Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market |
| 1980 | 1994 | Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park |
| 1950 | 2000 | Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia |
| 1889 | 1952 | East Downtown Ottawa |
| 2000 | 2022 | Cumberland |
| 1888 | 1994 | Centretown West |
| 1929 | 1952 | Civic Hospital, Hintonburg |
| 1952 | 1980 | Island Park, Carleton Heights |
| 1950 | 1980 | Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club |
| 2006 | 2022 | Gloucester and Nepean |
| 2000 | 2006 | Goulbourn |
| 1994 | 2022 | Innes Road |
| 1994 (RC) | 2006 | Kanata |
| 1994 | 2000 | Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington |
| 2000 | 2022 | Orleans |
| 1855 | 1952 | Lower Town |
| 1980 | 1994 | Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park |
| 1956 | 1994 | Westboro, Carlington |
| 1980 | 1994 | Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood |
| 1887 | 1980 | New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes |
| Rideau Ward (II) | 2000 | 2006 | Rideau Twp. |
| 2006 | 2022 | Rideau Twp. and Goulbourn Twp. |
| 1929 | 1952 | Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East |
| 1980 | 1994 | Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club |
| 1994 | 2000 | South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park |
| 1855 | 1972 | Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994) |
| 1855 | 1952 | LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville |
| 1855 | 1994 | Centretown, Downtown |
| 2000 | 2006 | West Carleton | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020. City of Ottawa. en. December 5, 2023.
- Web site: Walrond. Eva. 2021 Long Form Census - Ward Data. November 28, 2023. December 5, 2023. City of Ottawa.
- Web site: Wards 2022-2026. January 14, 2021. December 5, 2023. City of Ottawa.
