Ottawa is adding long-term care capacity in real time: the Southbridge Ottawa home in Nepean opened in March 2026 with 192 new beds, and with a second facility under way the two projects add 384 modern beds to the city. Terrahills delivers long-term care homes across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario under one contract, designed to the Ministry's Capital Funding Program and built to Group B institutional requirements.
Eastern Ontario's long-term care need is driven by an aging population outside the GTA and by the province's redevelopment program for older homes that no longer meet the Design Manual. Outside the GTHA the Capital Funding Program funds to $436,000 eligible project cost per bed, the southern Ontario tier, which makes efficient design and disciplined preconstruction the difference between a viable project and one that cannot close.
The building is the same institutional occupancy as anywhere in Ontario, but the site is different. Ottawa's Leda clay, sensitive marine clay across much of the city, and frost depths that run deeper than southern Ontario shape the foundation and the envelope. Engineered fill, raft or pile foundations on sensitive clay, and 1.5–1.8 m frost depth are routine design inputs here, not surprises.
What it costs here
Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care 2025 Capital Funding Policy: maximum eligible project cost $750,000 per bed in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and $436,000 per bed across the rest of southern Ontario, funded on a maximum of 800 sq ft per bed with an eligible-cost ceiling of $1,100/sq ft. That implies roughly $545–$940/sq ft all-in eligible cost depending on tier.
Proof of delivery
EU-GMP certified pharmaceutical facility, Ramara, regulated-environment construction with documentation prepared for regulatory sign-off during the build. Available for all healthcare project types across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.