Understanding the village
Constance Bay surrounds Torbolton Forest between Constance and Buckham’s bays; the municipal village boundary is shown in Schedule A of its secondary plan.
Constance Bay is an Ottawa River village in rural northwest Ottawa, in West Carleton-March Ward. It grew from a cottage community into a place of year-round residence, a transition documented in the City’s 2012 community plan. Torbolton Forest lies within the village. The community centre and its Ottawa Public Library branch provide a local focus for activities and services.
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Constance Bay
A factual guide to Constance Bay’s river setting, forest trails, schools and everyday services.
The village occupies the peninsula between Constance and Buckham’s bays, around Torbolton Forest. Ottawa’s secondary-plan boundary includes land north and west of Constance Bay Road towards Kilmaurs Side Road; Schedule A shows the mapped limit. Village-planning, census and community-association definitions differ.
Quick answers
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Where is Constance Bay?
Constance Bay is in rural northwest Ottawa, in West Carleton-March Ward, on the Ottawa River. The village occupies a peninsula between Constance and Buckham’s bays, around Torbolton Forest.
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What are homes like in Constance Bay?
Detached homes predominate, with houses and cottages among mature trees. The City describes a transition from seasonal cottages to year-round residences.
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What are the boundaries of Constance Bay?
Ottawa’s secondary-plan Schedule A defines the municipal village boundary, including land north and west of Constance Bay Road. Census boundaries and the community association’s wider service area are different definitions.
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What ward is Constance Bay in?
Constance Bay is in Ottawa’s Ward 5, West Carleton-March. The ward also includes other rural communities, so ward-wide information does not describe Constance Bay alone.
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What is the population of Constance Bay?
Statistics Canada counted 2,263 residents in the Constance Bay population centre in the 2021 census. That statistical area covered 5.56 km²; these are census-area figures, not a count for the community association’s entire service area.
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Is Constance Bay a year-round community?
Constance Bay has evolved into a year-round community with cottage origins, as documented by the City. In 2021, Statistics Canada recorded 988 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in the Constance Bay population centre.
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