Wateridge Village

FEDERAL LANDS INITIATIVE (FLI)

Launched on August 25, 2024, in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC); Canada Lands Company is pleased to be continue enabling housing through the Federal Lands Initiative (FLI). With a goal to support the transfer of surplus federal land to eligible proponents to expedite the creation of new housing and affordable housing opportunities, the FLI will enable the leasing of land to eligible proponents at a nominal cost. 

Wateridge Village is providing land at 370 Codd’s Road, 800 Winisik Street which has a total area of 1.7-hectares (4.1-acres) and is planned for approximately 495 units of housing with a minimum of 30% dedicated to affordable housing. To learn more about Wateridge Village and how to participate, please visit our “Enabling New Housing” page for additional information. 

PROPERTY BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Wateridge Village is a 125-hectare (310 acre) site formerly home to Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe. The base was primarily dedicated to military housing before being decommissioned in 1994. 

Canada Lands acquired the site from the Department of National Defence in 2011, following the signing of the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO)-Canada Lands Company Participation Agreement in 2010, which provides a framework for an ongoing relationship and the realization of mutual benefits. Specifically, the agreement provides opportunities to commemorate the history and connection of the Algonquin people to the site, AOO engagement across all stages of concept development, land use planning and detailed design, and the ability for the AOO to acquire lots or blocks under the municipally approved plan. 

The site received City of Ottawa approval for its Community Design Plan in 2015. Wateridge Village is a master-planned community of approximately 5,300 homes, 9 parks, 3 school sites, and 6.1 hectares (15.0 acres) of designated employment lands. The community core will have over 13,936 square metres (150,000 square feet) of commercial/retail floor space.

There are currently four affordable housing projects at Wateridge Village that have created approximately 450 affordable housing units to date. Land has been sold to Ottawa Community Housing through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Federal Lands Initiative. Habitat for Humanity and Multifaith Housing Initiative have also joined the community to provide affordable housing for families and homeless veterans. 

Development is in its fifth phase with planning, remediation, site-servicing, marketing and sales work underway. Currently, there are approximately 1,700 units in the community and a further eight-to-ten years of development is anticipated. Four parks have been completed so far. 

A new and improved Wateridge Village website is in the works that will provide a modern and easily accessible way to learn about neighbourhood developments and will help keep the community in-the-know on upcoming future updates and exciting activities. Stay tuned!