Vanier

Welcome to Vanier, a close-to downtown neighbourhood with an emphasis on French.

Vanier is right over the water from Sandy Hill and Lowertown, and features plenty of old and new homes, an emphasis on speaking French (including plenty of French-named streets), and a bunch of new growth coming to the area. Vanier used to be known as a cheaper place to live, but new homes are popping up all over, raising the value of the surrounding homes and elevating the neighbourhood!

  • Vanier is becoming gentrified over the years as it is known as a cheaper place to live with an ideal location right beside downtown Ottawa, Byward Market, Sandy Hill, University of Ottawa, as well as plenty of shopping. More and more young families are moving into the area and developers are currently purchasing older buildings to build apartments and townhomes.

  • Vanier has the largest franco-Ontarian population in Ontario and is one of the only ridings to have only voted liberal in all elections. The average family income in this area is around $92,000 and the median household income is around $45,000.

  • There are plenty of schools in Vanier, and even more in the directly surrounding area. Here is a non-exhaustive list:

    Elementary School Catholic Horizon-Jeunesse

    • 349 Olmstead

    Assumption School

    • 236 Levis

    École élémentaire publique Trille Des Bois

    • 140 Genest

    École élémentaire publique Mauril-Bélanger

    • 307 Montgomery

    Robert E Wilson Public School

    • 373 McArthur

    Pinecrest Public School

    • 337 Levis

    St Josephs’s Adult School

    • 330 Lajoie

    Our Lady of Mount Carmel

    • 225 DOnald

    Polaris School

    • 235 DOnald

    Rockcliffe Montessori Pre-School

    • 415 McArthur

    General Vanier Public School

    • 1025 Harkness

    Manor Park Public School

    • 100 Braemar

  • Community Enrichment

    Vanier has a lot of support for its community. Some of the centres available to its residents are:

    Vanier Community Service Centre

    • 270 Marier Ave

    Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre

    • 300 Des, Peres-Blancs Ave

    Centre Pauline-Charron

    • 164 Jeanne Mance St

    Tungasuvvingat Inuit Community Centre

    • 297 Savard Ave

  • Vanier is a fairly pet-friendly neighbourhood. You are likely to find homes with backyards in many areas, and there are plenty of pet-friendly places to spend time outdoors!

    Vanier Animal Hospital

    • 23-C Selkirk St

    Pet Valu

    • 170 Beechwood

    Creature Comfort

    • 57 Laval

    Beechwood Animal Hospital

    • 266 Beechwood

    Your Pet Palace

    • 264 Olmstead

    Pet Valu

    • 556 Montreal Rd

    Bytown Cat Hospital

    • 422 McArthur Road

    The Canine Clubhouse (Dog daycare)

    • 261 McArthur

    Dog Parks

    Riverain Fenced Dog Park

    Richelieu Vanier Park

  • Vanier is a relatively good area to raise kids. There are lots of great schools, parks, community centres, and daycares. That being said, certain parts of Vanier can be more dangerous at night. It is important to monitor your children outside the house!

    Daycares

    • Vanier Co-Operative School Age Program

    Community Centre

    • Vanier Community Centre

    • Inuuqatigiit Centre

    • Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre

    Parks

    • Kiwanis Park (swimming pool)

    Libraries

    • Ottawa Public Library - Vanier

  • There is lots of shopping to be done around the Vanier area - including the Rideau Centre just down the road in Byward Market, or the St Laurent Mall just up a ways towards Cyrville and Overbrook.

  • Vanier is named after a Governor-General of Canada, Georges Vanier. It is filled with some great landmarks from many years ago. Most notable is the cemetery, which features the Vanier Museopark which includes tributes to much of Canada’s French Community.

  • There are plenty of grocery stores in the Vanier area, from large chain brands to individually owned grocers.

    Loblaws

    • 100 McArthur

    Green Fresh Supermarket

    • Chinese Supermarket

    • 29 Selkirk

    Fresh Grocer

    • 40 Jolliet

    FreshCo

    • 320 McArthur

    Metro

    • 50 Beechwood

    Moussa Market and Meat Shop

    • 300 McArthur

    Mario’s Food and Cuisine

    • Portuguese

    • 381 McArthur

    Al-Mokhtar Food Centre

    • Middle eastern

    • 383 McArthur

  • Night life in Vanier for many is heading down to the Byward Market or Centretown - but there are a few places in Vanier to go out as well!

    Finnigan’s Pub

    • 347 Montreal Road

    The Playmate

    • 175 Montreal Road

  • Same as with night life, there are a few restaurants in Vanier, but most residents will find themselves taking a short trip down the road to Byward or Centretown to go out.

  • All types of homes are available in Vanier as it continues to grow and change. There is subsidized and government housing, as well as condominiums, apartments, single-family homes, and townhouses. The closer you get to the Rideau River, the more affluent houses there are, as a general rule.

  • There are plenty of parks in the Vanier area!

    Richelieu Vanier Park

    • 300 Peres-Blancs Ave

    Emond Park

    • 217 Emond

    Optimist Park

    • 43 Ste-Cecile

    • (Has 2 pools!)

    Marier Avenue Park

    • 239 Marier

    Carillon Park

    • 246 Park

    Nault Park

    • On St Denis

    Janeville Park and Playground

    • 355 Iberville

    Riverain Park

    • 400 N River Rd

    St-Laurent Park

    • 56 College

    Kiwanis Park

    • 387 Levis