Ottawa is adding long-term care capacity in real time (384 modern beds across two projects, with the Southbridge Ottawa home in Nepean opened in March 2026) and its regulated and institutional building stock demands contractors with proven capability in documented, compliant delivery. That is the capability Terrahills brings from EU-GMP pharmaceutical work.
Ottawa's site conditions are specific: Leda clay, sensitive marine clay across much of the city, governs foundation type, settlement control and excavation stability, and frost depth runs 1.5–1.8 m, deeper than the south. The geotechnical report is the first document on any Ottawa project.
Outside the GTHA, long-term care is funded at the southern Ontario tier ($436,000 eligible cost per bed) which puts a premium on efficient design. The Ottawa and Eastern Ontario long-term care page covers the funding, the soils and the pipeline.
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The pages below are specific to this region: soils, approvals, funding tiers and cost bands for each building type we deliver here.
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