Wards of the City of Ottawa

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Map of Ottawa's wards.

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.

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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

#NamePopulation (2021) [2] Area (km2) [3] Namesake
1 Orléans East-Cumberland Ward 48,680110.6 Orleans & Cumberland
2 Orléans West-Innes Ward 45,49063.8Orleans & Innes Road
3 Barrhaven West Ward 49,67056.1 Barrhaven
4 Kanata North Ward 41,64553.0 Kanata
5 West Carleton-March Ward 24,8001,550.3 West Carleton Twp. & March Twp.
6 Stittsville Ward 45,21551.8 Stittsville
7 Bay Ward 48,485132.8 Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay
8 College Ward 50,31592.9 Algonquin College
9 Knoxdale-Merivale Ward 39,83595.6 Knoxdale Road & Merivale Road
10 Gloucester-Southgate Ward 48,700161.2 Gloucester & Ottawa South
11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 34,05039.2 Beacon Hill & Cyrville Road
12 Rideau-Vanier Ward 44,31018.3 Rideau River & Vanier
13 Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 37,39539.0Rideau River & Rockcliffe Park
14 Somerset Ward 39,79513.1 Somerset Street
15 Kitchissippi Ward 37,03523.5 Algonquin name for the Ottawa River
16 River Ward 45,89548.4Rideau River
17 Capital Ward 37,02022.2 Capital of Canada
18 Alta Vista Ward 44,06540.9 Alta Vista Drive
19 Orléans South-Navan Ward 46,813399.3Orleans & Navan
20 Osgoode Ward 29,9651,245.2 Osgoode Twp.
21 Rideau-Jock Ward 27,0451,461.2 Rideau Twp. & the Jock River
22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward 32,99569.5 Riverside South & Findlay Creek
23 Kanata South Ward 49,11033.9Kanata
24 Barrhaven East Ward 50,36027.8Barrhaven

Former wards

Map of Ottawa's wards from 2014 to 2022. Ottawa ward map 2014.png
Map of Ottawa's wards from 2014 to 2022.
NameCreatedAbolishedNeighbourhoods
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward 19942000 Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview
Barrhaven Ward 20062022 Barrhaven
Baseline Ward 1994 (RC)2006 City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen
Bell-South Nepean Ward 1994 (RC)2006 Bells Corners, Barrhaven
Billings Ward 19801994 Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys
Britannia Ward 19721994 Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North
Britannia-Richmond Ward 19942000 Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood
Bruyère-Strathcona Ward 19942000 Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town
By Ward 18551972 ByWard Market, Lower Town
By-Rideau Ward 19801994 Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park
By-St. George's Ward 19721980 Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market
Canterbury Ward 19801994 Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park
Carleton Ward 19502000 Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia
Central Ward 18891952East Downtown Ottawa
Cumberland Ward 20002022 Cumberland
Dalhousie Ward 18881994 Centretown West
Elmdale Ward 19291952 Civic Hospital, Hintonburg
Elmdale-Victoria Ward 19521980 Island Park, Carleton Heights
Gloucester Ward 19501980 Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward 20062022 Gloucester and Nepean
Goulbourn Ward 20002006 Goulbourn
Innes Ward 19942022 Innes Road
Kanata Ward 1994 (RC)2006 Kanata
Mooney's Bay Ward 19942000 Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington
Orléans Ward 20002022 Orleans
Ottawa Ward 18551952 Lower Town
Overbrook-Forbes Ward 19801994 Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park
Queensboro Ward 19561994 Westboro, Carlington
Richmond Ward 19801994 Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood
Rideau Ward 18871980 New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes
Rideau Ward (II)20002006 Rideau Twp.
Rideau-Goulbourn Ward 20062022 Rideau Twp. and Goulbourn Twp.
Riverdale Ward 19291952 Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East
Riverside Ward 19801994 Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club
Southgate Ward 19942000 South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park
St. George's Ward 18551972 Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994)
Victoria Ward 18551952 LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville
Wellington Ward 18551994 Centretown, Downtown
West Carleton Ward 20002006 West Carleton

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References

  1. "Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. Walrond, Eva (November 28, 2023). "2021 Long Form Census - Ward Data". City of Ottawa . Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. "Wards 2022-2026". City of Ottawa. January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2023.