Cumberland, #1 on this list · Photo: P199 (Public domain)

Ottawa · 2026

Most bilingual neighbourhoods in Ottawa

Nowhere in Ottawa does better on this list than Cumberland, at 61.1%. Vars is second (59.6%) and Navan - Sarsfield third (59.0%). The middle of the list is Trend-Arlington, with 33.4%. The list ends with Bayshore, at 19.7%. Cumberland is #123 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. No neighbourhood in Ottawa makes the national top 100 on this list.

Share of residents who can hold a conversation in both English and French, 2021 census How grades work

Cumberland

Ontario · 6,139 people

61.1% English and French

Overall A·#157 of 2,556

Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: walkability C⁻

Vars

Ontario · 2,767 people

59.6% English and French

Overall A·#167 of 2,556

Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living C

Navan - Sarsfield

Ontario · 2,853 people

59.0% English and French

Overall A⁻·#450 of 2,556

Strongest: schools A, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

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#NeighbourhoodEnglish and FrenchCanada rankWhat drives it

1Cumberland6,139 people61.1%#123 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: walkability C⁻

2Vars2,767 people59.6%#141 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living C

3Navan - Sarsfield2,853 people59.0%#145 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

4Chapel Hill South14,278 people56.0%#178 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

5Cardinal Creek11,676 people55.9%#180 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

6New Edinburgh5,728 people54.3%#198 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

7Chapel Hill North11,715 people54.2%#200 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C

8Orleans Village - Chateauneuf12,399 people53.1%#215 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C

9Fallingbrook17,836 people52.4%#219 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C

10Portobello South29,960 people52.3%#220 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: cost of living C

11Vanier North10,498 people51.3%#237 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

12Manor Park9,491 people50.0%#254 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

13Convent Glen - Orleans Woods14,118 people49.9%#255 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

14Queenswood Heights8,998 people49.8%#256 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

15Carson Grove - Carson Meadows11,290 people49.8%#258 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

16Lowertown West5,947 people49.2%#264 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

17Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North10,985 people49.0%#265 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

18Queenswood - Chatelaine4,537 people49.0%#266 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

19Greenbelt (east)3,094 people48.5%#270 of 2,589Strongest: health A, schools B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

20Island Park-Wellington Village5,486 people48.3%#274 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

21Old Ottawa South6,704 people48.1%#277 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

22Waterridge Village2,737 people47.8%#279 of 2,589Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

23Vanier South7,259 people47.5%#282 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

24Lowertown East6,996 people47.2%#287 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

25Blackburn Hamlet7,606 people45.6%#301 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

26Alta Vista8,387 people45.5%#305 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living C

27Glebe-Dows Lake13,436 people45.5%#306 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

28Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates6,186 people44.1%#319 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

29Civic Hospital6,091 people44.0%#321 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

30Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights7,746 people43.6%#327 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

31Pineview6,346 people42.9%#336 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

32Old Ottawa East8,308 people42.5%#340 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

33Overbrook19,953 people42.5%#341 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

34Riverside Park South - Revelstoke3,030 people42.0%#349 of 2,589Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C⁻

35Hintonburg-Mechanicsville10,966 people41.8%#350 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

36Edwards - Carlsbad Springs3,536 people41.7%#351 of 2,589Strongest: health A, schools B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

37Centretown32,035 people40.6%#361 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

38Elmvale - Canterbury8,149 people39.0%#375 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

39Laurentian11,133 people38.8%#376 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

40Westboro12,899 people38.8%#377 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

41Greely10,359 people35.8%#411 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

42Riverview14,030 people35.5%#416 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

43Hunt Club Park8,556 people35.0%#418 of 2,589Strongest: health A, safety A·lowest: cost of living D

44Riverside South - Leitrim19,802 people34.7%#422 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: cost of living C⁺

45West Centretown8,560 people34.5%#430 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

46Findlay Creek14,089 people34.4%#432 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, health A·lowest: cost of living C

47Greenboro East4,800 people34.4%#433 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

48Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park6,059 people34.2%#435 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C

49Greenboro West5,597 people33.9%#437 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

50Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen6,838 people33.7%#440 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

51Trend-Arlington3,844 people33.4%#443 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

52Blossom Park - Timbermill8,907 people33.2%#446 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

53Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights13,998 people33.1%#447 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

54Metcalfe5,434 people32.9%#451 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: cost of living C

55Old Hunt Club16,270 people32.5%#454 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

56Manotick8,770 people32.4%#455 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

57Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay4,692 people31.9%#463 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

58Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place4,172 people31.5%#466 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, health A·lowest: safety C

59Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park11,111 people31.2%#472 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

60Leslie Park - Bruce Farm3,056 people31.1%#475 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

61Qualicum - Redwood4,761 people30.6%#482 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

62Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant15,509 people30.2%#489 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

63Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows25,824 people30.2%#490 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C

64Dunrobin5,724 people30.1%#494 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: walkability D

65Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park9,248 people30.0%#497 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

66Centrepointe - Briargreen9,259 people29.6%#500 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

67Carleton Heights-Courtland Park8,621 people29.6%#501 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

68Carp5,621 people29.4%#504 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

69Queensway Terrace North3,160 people29.4%#505 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

70Stittsville19,753 people29.3%#509 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

71South Keys2,865 people29.3%#511 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: safety D

72North Gower - Kars5,439 people29.0%#516 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: walkability C

73Carlington16,354 people29.0%#518 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

74Billings Bridge - Heron Park5,370 people29.0%#520 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

75Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay28,714 people28.3%#530 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

76Old Barrhaven East23,585 people28.2%#531 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

77Beaverbrook6,762 people28.0%#535 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

78Osgoode - Vernon6,398 people28.0%#536 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: cost of living C

79Britannia8,421 people27.8%#539 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

80Stittsville North13,331 people27.6%#543 of 2,589Strongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: cost of living C

81Kanata Lakes19,861 people27.4%#544 of 2,589Strongest: schools A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C

82Old Barrhaven West22,012 people27.3%#546 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C

83Katimavik-Hazeldean11,437 people26.9%#550 of 2,589Strongest: schools A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

84Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek5,714 people26.7%#553 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

85Crestview-Tanglewood8,302 people26.4%#558 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

86Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont15,610 people26.4%#559 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

87Borden Farm - Fisher Glen11,100 people26.2%#564 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

88Chapman Mills12,075 people26.1%#565 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

89Craig Henry - Manordale8,758 people25.7%#568 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

90Richmond9,526 people25.3%#576 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: cost of living C

91Fisher Heights6,451 people25.2%#581 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

92Iris5,733 people25.1%#582 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

93Bells Corners East4,963 people25.1%#583 of 2,589Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D

94Stittsville East10,482 people24.6%#591 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living C

95Munster - Ashton6,372 people24.6%#593 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: walkability D⁻

96Corkery3,822 people24.3%#601 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: walkability D

97Glen Cairn14,020 people23.8%#612 of 2,589Strongest: schools A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

98Bells Corners West4,422 people22.5%#626 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D

99Fitzroy6,400 people22.4%#628 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

100Kinburn2,639 people20.6%#657 of 2,589Strongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

101Bayshore14,491 people19.7%#670 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

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Photos: Cumberland, P199 (Public domain) · Vars, Fdesjardins (CC BY 3.0) · Navan - Sarsfield, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).