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The 2019 Ottawa Neighbourhood Equity Index (NEI) measured disparities within Ottawa’s neighborhoods to guide equitable resource allocation and community planning. Inspired by the WHO’s Urban HEART model, the NEI was built around 28 indicators across five core domains—Economic Opportunity, Social and Human Development, Physical Environment, Population Health, and Community and Belonging. Using 17 primary indicators analyzed at the census tract level, the NEI generated a composite index score to identify neighborhoods with the greatest equity concerns. This approach helped locate areas for targeted interventions, empowering local policymakers, agencies, and residents to work toward a fairer Ottawa. The following links will take the user to the 2019 NEI WebMap portal, as well as the Data and Chart pages.

The NEI maps are a visualization of the overall inequity across Ottawa neighbourhoods.  They provide an opportunity to identify the most vulnerable neighbourhoods based on the five domains of equity.

Dig deeper into the data used to generate the maps and indexes, including the data tables used for each of the five domains of equity.

The Ottawa Neighbourhood Equity Index uses a four-colour scale – Red, Yellow, Light Green, and Green – to indicate how Ottawa neighbourhoods are fairing. Here