{
 "title": "Convent Glen, Ottawa: neighbourhood factsheet",
 "name": "Convent Glen",
 "slug": "conventglen",
 "summary": "Convent Glen is an established neighbourhood in north-west Orléans, in Ottawa’s east end. Subdivision work began in 1973 on land acquired from the Grey Nuns. Riverfront and neighbourhood paths connect residential areas and parks. Everyday services include Metro at Convent Glen Mall and Shoppers Drug Mart at Convent Glen Shopping Centre. By car, downtown Ottawa (Parliament Hill) is about 17.4 km away, roughly 18 minutes in free-flowing traffic (OSRM estimate).",
 "centre": [
  45.4736361,
  -75.5341299
 ],
 "boundaries": "Definitions vary. The Convent Glen–Orléans Wood Community Association defines its combined area by the Ottawa River to the north, National Capital Greenbelt to the west, Champlain Street to the east and St. Joseph Boulevard to the south. The Gloucester Historical Society distinguishes Convent Glen north of the Queensway from Convent Glen South between the Queensway and St. Joseph Boulevard, and identifies Orléans Wood as a separate adjoining subdivision.",
 "boundaries_source": [
  "https://cgow.ca/boundaries",
  "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7005273616"
 ],
 "housing": "The community association describes a mix of single-family and multi-unit homes in Convent Glen and Orléans Wood. Its neighbourhood profile says many homes were built in the 1970s.",
 "housing_source": [
  "https://cgow.ca/photo-archive"
 ],
 "facts": [
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Municipal ward",
   "value": "Ward 2 — Orléans West-Innes",
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://cgow.ca/elected-officials"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Start of subdivision construction",
   "value": "1973, according to the Gloucester Historical Society",
   "as_of": "1973",
   "source": [
    "https://www.gloucesterhistory.com/placenames.html"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Community association inaugural meeting",
   "value": "February 2013",
   "as_of": "2013",
   "source": [
    "https://cgow.ca/history"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Schools inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 10,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://conventglen.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Parks & places inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 21,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://conventglen.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Shops & restaurants inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 25,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://conventglen.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "community_associations": [
  "Convent Glen–Orléans Wood Community Association"
 ],
 "page": "https://conventglen.homes/neighbourhoods/conventglen/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for this compilation (credit conventglen.homes). Census figures: Statistics Canada 2021 Census via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Walk times and counts are derived from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0).",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-10-30"
}