Greenfield Residential Land Survey

The City of Ottawa adopted a residential growth management strategy (RGMS) for the new Official Plan (OP) with a planning period from July 2018 to July 2046. The RGMS divides the urban area into two categories: a “built-up area” and “greenfield area”. This Greenfield Residential Land Survey (GRLS) report replaces the former Vacant Urban Residential Land Survey (VURLS) and monitors the residential land supply within the greenfield portion, as of July 1, 2018, of the urban area.

In addition to monitoring only greenfield lands, this report uses a mid-year to mid-year reporting period, from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and land supply as of July 1, 2024.   The full report can be found on Ottawa.ca.


Accuracy: Updates to polygons were based on the most recent parcel fabric at the time.

Update Frequency: As needed

Attributes:

PARCEL_1 = Parcel Number TOT_UNIT_1 = Total Unit Potential PARC_HA_1 = Parcel Size (ha) SIN_UNIT_1 = Number of potential single-detached units SIN_HA_1 = Potential area for single-detached dwellings (ha) SEM_UNIT_1 = Number of potential semi-detached units SEM_HA_1 = Potential area for semi-detached dwellings (ha) TOW_UNIT_1 = Number of potential townhouse units TOW_HA_1 = Potential area for townhouse dwellings (ha) STA_UNIT_1 = Number of potential stacked townhouse units STA_HA_1 = Potential area for stacked townhouse dwellings (ha) APA_UNIT_1 = Number of potential apartment units APA_HA_1 = Potential area for apartment dwellings (ha) MIX_UNIT_1 = Number of potential mixed-use units MIX_HA_1 = Potential area for mixed-use dwellings (ha) STATUS_1 = Development Status
Contact: Maddie Harreman-Fernandes

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Greenfield Residential Land Survey
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The City of Ottawa adopted a residential growth management strategy (RGMS) for the new Official Plan (OP) with a planning period from July 2018 to July 2046. The RGMS divides the urban area into two categories: a “built-up area” and “greenfield area”. This Greenfield Residential Land Survey (GRLS) report replaces the former Vacant Urban Residential Land Survey (VURLS) and monitors the residential land supply within the greenfield portion, as of July 1, 2018, of the urban area.

In addition to monitoring only greenfield lands, this report uses a mid-year to mid-year reporting period, from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and land supply as of July 1, 2024.   The full report can be found on Ottawa.ca.


Accuracy: Updates to polygons were based on the most recent parcel fabric at the time.

Update Frequency: As needed

Attributes:

PARCEL_1 = Parcel Number TOT_UNIT_1 = Total Unit Potential PARC_HA_1 = Parcel Size (ha) SIN_UNIT_1 = Number of potential single-detached units SIN_HA_1 = Potential area for single-detached dwellings (ha) SEM_UNIT_1 = Number of potential semi-detached units SEM_HA_1 = Potential area for semi-detached dwellings (ha) TOW_UNIT_1 = Number of potential townhouse units TOW_HA_1 = Potential area for townhouse dwellings (ha) STA_UNIT_1 = Number of potential stacked townhouse units STA_HA_1 = Potential area for stacked townhouse dwellings (ha) APA_UNIT_1 = Number of potential apartment units APA_HA_1 = Potential area for apartment dwellings (ha) MIX_UNIT_1 = Number of potential mixed-use units MIX_HA_1 = Potential area for mixed-use dwellings (ha) STATUS_1 = Development Status
Contact: Maddie Harreman-Fernandes
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392.0
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2025-11-13
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public
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https://od-dev2-ottawa.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ottawa::greenfield-residential-land-survey-2024
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[email protected]
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City of Ottawa
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[email protected]
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City of Ottawa
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2025-11-13
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5a529a1856b148ac95fc9b3b5cc8b6b3
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English
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https://od-dev2-ottawa.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ottawa::greenfield-residential-land-survey-2024
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City of Ottawa
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180
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19
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3420
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