Capilano Project
Our newest building will be a distinct community within the surrounding community and meet our older clients’ exceptional care, support and socialization needs.
It will be Canada’s first aging in the right place community for the people it serves.
Salus believes these adults who have worked hard to overcome challenges deserve opportunities to live independently and grow in a one-of-a-kind community where they feel valued, have a voice and can participate in decision-making discussions.
We expect to welcome our first tenants warmly in late 2025.
Tenants in the new Salus community will bring a unique list of housing andsupport requirements, not the least of which will be fully trained staff who can provide increased attention to physical and mental health concerns.
They will be supported on-site by compassionate Salus staff trained in the particular needs of mature adults with challenges associated with premature aging. Tenants will also be near health and social services, transportation, recreation, employment, emotional and spiritual support and more.
54 Studio Apartments
(8 barrier-free units included)
Four stories
(33,185 square feet)
Permanent Supportive Affordable Housing
Minimum 30% Indigenous Tenants
Common Ground Floor Amenity Room
(including computer access)
Design Throughout Sustainable Design including Passive House Standards
Exterior Amenity Space/Garden
Laundry Room
November 2023
Spring 2025
$26 Million
Capilano Dr, Ottawa (Nepean)
ON K2E 6G4
Carefully designed to integrate with the surrounding community, the apartments and its setting will include helpful amenities for adults who may have lived too long in isolation, such as gathering spaces for socialization and family visits and access to comforting green spaces. In private units and common building areas, tenants with mobility issues will have accessibility features such as ramps, automated doors, and grab bars.
Older adults with a history of mental health challenges, substance use disorders, homelessness and other lived experiences deserve to experience, perhaps for the first time in many years, a warm, welcoming community.
Ottawa Salus has
To learn more about the Opening Doors to Dignity Campaign and Canada’s first aging in the right place supportive community, download our case for support.
We support over 800 adults through intensive support programs and services and transitional and permanent affordable housing.”
~ Mark MacAulay, President & CEO, Ottawa Salus
Call me at 613-729-0123, ext 2502
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Heather Brown, CFRE – Director, Philanthropy
Heather Brown, CFRE
Director, Philanthropy