A City report that I always look forward to is the Greenfield Residential Land Survey*. It’s a yearly report that gives a point-in-time snapshot of vacant land that has been designated for future development in suburban Ottawa, including Stittsville. The report outlines trends in recent development, and gives us some idea of what’s likely to come in future years.
(*Greenfield = Land that is undeveloped within Ottawa’s urban boundary as of July 1, 2018, as well as land added by expanding the City’s urban boundary. Almost all of it is located in the suburbs.)
The provincial government requires cities to have a 15-year supply of residential land to accommodate future growth, including a three-year supply of serviced land (with water and sewer) that are draft approved and ready to build on. For Ottawa, a 15-year housing supply would be enough for an estimated 47,859 homes, or 1,268 hectares of land.
As of July 1, 2024, Ottawa had 1,582 hectares of designated greenfield land. Of that land, 1210 hectares are serviced (they have water and wastewater servicing capacity); and 620 hectares are either draft approved or registered. Overall, that’s enough land to accommodate an estimated 69,736 homes in the next 15 years, far exceeding the provincial target.
The report also highlights:
- From mid-2023 to mid-2024, greenfield residential land consumption totaled 59.2 hectares, and construction started on 2,527 dwellings, the lowest amount in five years.
- The average development density surveyed was 42.7 units per net hectare, higher than the five-year average of 39.8 units per net hectare.
- From mid-2019 to mid-2024, fewer dwellings started construction on greenfield lands than projected in the Official Plan. The Official Plan projected over 22,500 housing starts, but we only saw 19,510.
- You can download the full reports and maps here…
Housing types
Data from the report shows an overall decline in units being built, and a continuing decline in the share of single-detached homes being built.
Stittsville-specific development
- The report groups Stittsville in with Kanata. Between mid-2019 and mid-2024, Kanata and Stittsville accounted for an average of 1,128 new greenfield housing starts per year, or 28.9% of Ottawa’s total.
- There is 431 hectares of greenfield land supply in Kanata-Stittsville, representing a potential 19,447 homes.
- Although the report doesn’t break out Stittsville specifically, based on our analysis of the report data we estimate that there are 238 hectares of greenfield land supply in Stittsville, representing a potential 11,248 homes.
- It’s hard to say how many years it will take before all of that land is built on, but based on recent housing starts it’s at least 15-20 years of land supply, and it could very well be more.
Here’s a map showing all of the future development parcels, along with the stage of development. A table showing the landowner, parcel size, and development status is included below. Much of the current and future development continues to be in the wedge of land between the Village of Stittsville and Kanata. That stems from a decision by the Ontario Municipal Board in the mid-2000’s to allow development in this former farmland, over the wishes of City Council.
Remember, this is a snapshot from mid-2024 so some of these parcels have advanced through the various stages of planning and development. (See also: What’s the latest on Stittsville residential development files? July 2025)
Map showing Stittsville land development status as of mid-2024. Click for full size.
| Parcel Number | Land owner | Parcel size (ha) | Total unit potential | Development Status |
| 100 | 2087875 Ontario Ltd | 18.14 | 562 | DA |
| 103 | Mattamy | 0.91 | 130 | RG |
| 149 | Mattamy | 1.06 | 47 | DA |
| 150 | Maple Way Inc. | 0.40 | 18 | DA |
| 173 | 11654128 Canada Inc | 5.69 | 570 | DA |
| 184 | Richcraft | 9.52 | 515 | DA |
| 185 | Richcraft | 3.48 | 120 | RG |
| 188 | Formasian Development Corp | 4.42 | 524 | PG |
| 189 | Minto | 49.60 | 2,703 | DA |
| 190 | CRT Development Inc | 17.03 | 610 | PG |
| 191 | Mattamy | 0.78 | 21 | RG |
| 195 | Dahavland Capital | 2.22 | 60 | CDP |
| 196 | Fernbank Stone Dev | 2.82 | 70 | DA |
| 236 | M & A Rentals | 38.20 | 1,493 | NP |
| 237 | Davidson Co-Tenancy | 0.26 | 7 | RG |
| 238 | Davidson Co-Tenancy | 0.98 | 34 | RG |
| 244 | Claridge | 4.50 | 196 | DA |
| 253 | CRT Development Inc | 14.25 | 566 | DA |
| 255 | SPB Developments Inc | 3.56 | 134 | RG |
| 257 | Richcraft | 0.78 | 13 | RG |
| 258 | Cavanagh | 5.28 | 224 | DA |
| 259 | Cavanagh | 3.98 | 190 | RG |
| 261 | 2118356 Ontario Inc | 5.50 | 187 | RG |
| 270 | CRT | 2.20 | 115 | RG |
| 271 | CRT | 0.10 | 3 | RG |
| 281 | Lioness Developments Inc | 1.97 | 206 | DA |
| 288 | 2073945 Ontario Inc | 0.28 | 57 | RG |
| 290 | 2325483 Ontario Ltd | 2.45 | 161 | RG |
| 291 | Lioness Developments Inc | 13.58 | 753 | PG |
| 292 | Davidson Shea Properties Inc | 2.48 | 116 | RG |
| 293 | Richcraft | 1.60 | 84 | RG |
| 294 | Tamarack | 1.19 | 72 | RG |
| 299 | Caivan | 19.09 | 687 | SPPI |
| Totals | 238.3 ha | 11,248 homes |