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With 10,498 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Ottawa. It is one of the 103 neighbourhoods that make up Ottawa.

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Population

10,498

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.3

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

63%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

32%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

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Is Vanier North a good place to live?

Housing is expensive (D−). Vanier North’s overall grade of C puts it better than 29% of Canadian towns, #693 of 858 in Ontario. It lags on safety as well (C−). Health is where it shines (A+).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety uses the city's Crime Severity Index, scaled by this neighbourhood's own violent and property crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁺HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes Vanier North stand out

The 3 things Vanier North does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

64% rent their home

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

32% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Speak English and French

Who lives here

51% speak English and French

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Vanier North grades

Each subject compares Vanier North with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁻Open →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Vanier Museopark and 53 more in and around Vanier North

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Vanier North, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumVanier Museoparkin town

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada1.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)

Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History2.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.3M visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2.7 km outside town, to the south

CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds900 m outside town, to the west

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 348K visitors a year

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vanier North.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Vanier North eats 33% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $500,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).

$500,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Vanier North$500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	33%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	30%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageVanier North’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living7.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters36% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

HealthHealth A⁺

Health in Vanier North beats 96% of Canadian towns

Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%, while life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.7 years, above Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. What sets Vanier North apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Vanier North doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Ottawa Health Unit.

56%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Vanier North56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Very good or excellent health	56%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	83.7	82.8	81.5
Smokers	8.6%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%

83.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageVanier North’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.7, men 81.6 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety C⁻

For safety, Vanier North gets a C−

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Ottawa service area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

15.6

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageVanier North’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Vanier North’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Vanier North safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Vanier North trails that of 72% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 25 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

32%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van63%

Public transit17%

Walk12%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	25 min	29 min	26 min

$69,400

median household income, 2020

39%

worked from home, May 2021

93%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageVanier North’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work32% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Outdoors

Few places match Vanier North for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The 10 km around town hold 40 protected areas. Biggest among them: Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 1.7 km off. 36 km from town is Plaisance National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 97 km away.

11%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Vanier North11%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	11%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	4	4

97 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

36 km

to Plaisance National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageVanier North’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas40 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks97 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Confederation Boulevard - Sussex Drive

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Vanier North is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Radon around Vanier North is ordinary for Canada: 6.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.15 per $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Vanier North6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.2%	4%	6.6%

$0.15

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

20 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageVanier North’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk published for the city of Ottawa, not by town

Climate

January lows in Vanier North: −14.0°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Summer highs average 26.7°C in July, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 6 October, 158 days. January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average. A normal June brings 95 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	185 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−14.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	139	159

185 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

158

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 6 Oct

120

days with precipitation a year

Full pageVanier North’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −14.0°C Rain and snow938 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow185 cm of snow a year Weather station8.0 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ottawa (City))

SchoolsSchools B

Teaching in French: 13 of Vanier North’s 30 schools

On the tests, 11 of 26 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 12 under it. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. Taken together, Vanier North and its 3 km edge hold 23 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools for 12,375 students.

30schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
École élémentaire catholique Montfort FrenchLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	690	French Catholic
Lisgar Collegiate Institute Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	960	English public
École élémentaire publique Trille des Bois FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	605	French public
École secondaire publique De La Salle FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	950	French public

See all 30 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public12

French Catholic7

French public5

English Catholic5

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

12,375

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageVanier North’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language13 of 30 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school30 schools within 3 km · 23 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools Results11 of 26 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Questions“What schools are there in Vanier North?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Vanier North, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.7% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

40.3median age

Vanier NorthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

50.7% of Vanier North’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 5,335 women and 5,180 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Vanier North
	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	12%	15%	16%
15 to 64	70%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	56%	56%

Full pageVanier North’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.3 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households5,520 households English and French51% speak both · 3.9% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

What November brings in Vanier North: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans). Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −9°C. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 16 cm of snow in November.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−2°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	223 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	275 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	249 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageVanier North’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Ottawa (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Ottawa has one council seat for every 47,520 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario

Ottawa, which governs Vanier North, elected Mark Sutcliffe mayor in October 2022.

Turnout	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	44%	31%	31%

Full pageVanier North’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMona Fortier council seats25

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Ottawa Public Library lends 7.6 items per person served, more than 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

Ottawa Public Library serves the whole of Ottawa, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,083,550 people, Vanier North among them.

Full pageVanier North’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.4 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

History

Older housing stands out in Vanier North: 37% predates 1961

37%built before 1961

37%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Vanier North	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	37%	22%	18%

Full pageVanier North’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes37% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Vanier North have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vanier North

15pages on Vanier North

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costD⁻Homes 7.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsB30 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻58% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors11% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Vanier North

6 notable people were born in Vanier North.

See all 6 →

Eric GelinasCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born 1991

Andre ChampagneCanadian ice hockey winger · 1943–2025

Bernard GrandmaîtreCanadian politician · 1933–2025

Jack VaraleauCanadian weightlifter · 1922–2004

Gordon LavergneCanadian politician · 1910–1970

Romeo BéginCanadian politician · 1895–1972

Photo credits

Eric Gelinas: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andre Champagne: Unknown author, Public domain · Bernard Grandmaître: Legislative Assembly of Ontario, CC BY 4.0

Vanier North’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Vanier SouthNew EdinburghManor ParkOverbrookLowertown EastSandy HillVanier North

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vanier North	10,498	—	C	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Vanier South	7,259	0.9	C⁻	D	D	A⁺
New Edinburgh	5,728	1.2	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Manor Park	9,491	1.2	B⁺	D	A	A⁺
Overbrook	19,953	1.8	C	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Lowertown East	6,996	1.8	D	D⁻	D	A⁺
Sandy Hill	13,830	2	C⁻	D⁻	D	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Vanier North

Do people in Vanier North speak French?

Many do: 51% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 3.9% speak French only.

How old are the people of Vanier North?

The median resident is 40.3 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 12% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.

About Vanier North

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

No official boundary marks Vanier North off from the rest of Ottawa: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 10,498 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).