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💊Opening a Pharmacy in Ottawa: a location research guide

Ottawa — Canada's capital, with government and university-anchored neighbourhood economies. If you're thinking about opening a pharmacy here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a pharmacy, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Ottawa on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Residents within 800m walk.

  • 🤝Complementary businesses

    Adjacent clinic / hospital = referral flow.

  • ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)

    Other pharmacies within 500m split the market.

Where to look in Ottawa

Ottawa has several commercial districts where pharmacy businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • ByWard Market
  • Glebe
  • Westboro
  • Hintonburg
  • Centretown

30 pharmacys mapped in Ottawa

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  • Shoppers Drug MartUnclaimed
    298 Dalhousie Street·site
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  • PharmasaveUnclaimed
    298 Richmond Road·site
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  • Medical PharmacyUnclaimed
    45.3775, -75.7551
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  • PharmaChoiceUnclaimed
    264 Elgin Street
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  • RexallUnclaimed
    1620 Scott Street
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  • Shoppers Drug MartUnclaimed
    174 Bank Street·site
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  • Shoppers Drug MartUnclaimed
    45 O'Connor Street·site
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  • RexallUnclaimed
    240 Sparks Street·site
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  • I.D.A.Unclaimed
    45.4072, -75.7057·site
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  • FamiliprixUnclaimed
    195 Rue de l'Atmosphère
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  • Shoppers Drug MartUnclaimed
    410 Richmond Road·site
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  • Walkley PharmacyUnclaimed
    1584 Walkley Road
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  • Shas PharmacyUnclaimed
    1428 Walkley Road
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  • The Glebe ApothecaryUnclaimed
    778 Bank Street·site
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  • DRUG Store PharmacyUnclaimed
    190 Richmond Road Ottawa
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a pharmacy:

¥30-100万 incl. regulated inventory.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time pharmacy owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Licensing + pharmacist staffing requirements vary by country

Open the interactive map

Ready to scan Ottawa block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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