Best Locksmiths in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Your Key Maker ranks #1 of 21 Ottawa-area locksmiths with a score of 4.94. It has a perfect rating of 5.0 with 234 reviews and leads Locksmith On Time by just 0.007 points.
All three leading locksmiths have a rating of 5.0 on Google. The number of reviews will determine who comes first. We blend each rating with the Ottawa-area average of 4.74 to calculate each score. The more reviews a locksmith has, the more its own rating will be used in the score. Data was collected on October 29, 2026 and is refreshed every 90 days.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.94fromOttawaYour Key Maker
Top of 21Stittsville · West End
15 Sweetnam Dr · Google 5.0 (234 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.94/5.
5.0 stars from 234 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.5%). R = 5; v = 234; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.93fromOttawaLocksmith On Time
Bayshore
2720 Queensview Dr · Google 5.0 (203)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.93/5.
5.0 stars from 203 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.8%). R = 5; v = 203; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.91fromOttawaS.O.S Locksmith Ottawa
Nepean
24 Bentley Ave · Google 5.0 (147)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.91/5.
5.0 stars from 147 reviews; 66% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.9%). R = 5; v = 147; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 21
Showing 18 of 18 places below the first three on this page.
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None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.88
Rank 4: Car Keys Ottawa
4.9 stars from 640 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (89.4%). R = 4.9; v = 640; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.88
Rank 5: Rapid Locksmith Ottawa
4.9 stars from 428 reviews; 85% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.9%). R = 4.9; v = 428; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.85
Rank 6: Tru-Max Security Inc.
4.9 stars from 163 reviews; 68% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (68.2%). R = 4.9; v = 163; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.83
Rank 7: 24 Hr Lockouts Inc
5.0 stars from 39 reviews; 34% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (33.9%). R = 5; v = 39; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.80
Rank 8: Lock Solutions Inc.
4.9 stars from 44 reviews; 37% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (36.7%). R = 4.9; v = 44; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.78
Rank 9: G.K.Locksmith
5.0 stars from 15 reviews; 16% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (16.5%). R = 5; v = 15; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.77
Rank 10: Auto Keys Solution
4.8 stars from 63 reviews; 45% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (45.3%). R = 4.8; v = 63; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 21 locksmiths records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 10. Each area’s best is a tap away.
2Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 2#11 · Serrurier Farley
10West End
- Nepean 4#3 · S.O.S Locksmith Ottawa
- Stittsville 2#1 · Your Key Maker
- Bayshore 2#2 · Locksmith On Time
- Westboro 1#5 · Rapid Locksmith Ottawa
- and 1 more area
2Downtown
- ByWard Market 1#18 · Action Lock and Safe Ltd.
- Glebe 1#19 · Avenue Lock & Security
5East End
- Gloucester 2#15 · Quality Lock Services
- Overbrook 1#8 · Lock Solutions Inc.
- Vanier 1#13 · Girard's Lock & Key
- Beacon Hill 1#20 · Modwagen
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 2#10 · Auto Keys Solution
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.76
Rank 11: Serrurier Farley
4.8 stars from 56 reviews; 42% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (42.4%). R = 4.8; v = 56; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 12: Nepean Kanata Lock & Door Service Inc (NKLock & Security)
4.7 stars from 64 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (45.7%). R = 4.7; v = 64; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 13: Girard's Lock & Key
4.7 stars from 76 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.0%). R = 4.7; v = 76; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 14: A Everest Locksmith
4.7 stars from 807 reviews; 91% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (91.4%). R = 4.7; v = 807; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 15: Quality Lock Services
4.5 stars from 23 reviews; 23% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (23.2%). R = 4.5; v = 23; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 21Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 16: La Serrurerie Desjardins Inc
4.6 stars from 64 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (45.7%). R = 4.6; v = 64; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.63
Rank 17: Key it locks Inc.
4.6 stars from 292 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.3%). R = 4.6; v = 292; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 18: Action Lock and Safe Ltd.
4.4 stars from 42 reviews; 36% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (35.6%). R = 4.4; v = 42; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 19: Avenue Lock & Security
4.5 stars from 97 reviews; 56% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (56.1%). R = 4.5; v = 97; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 20: Modwagen
4.2 stars from 31 reviews; 29% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (29.0%). R = 4.2; v = 31; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.51
Rank 21: City Locksmith Lock and Key Service
4.4 stars from 155 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.1%). R = 4.4; v = 155; C = 4.7381; m = 76. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
No place below the first three on this page matches. Try another name or street.
Same stars, different scores. Why?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.738095238095238; m = 76. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Your Key Maker 5.0 stars · 234 reviews
- Locksmith On Time 5.0 stars · 203 reviews
- S.O.S Locksmith Ottawa 5.0 stars · 147 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
125 unique places screened; 104 excluded in the saved list file. 21 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 29
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 0
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 22
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 88
- Other source checks
- 5
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
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Questions
If the top three are all 5.0, why this order?
Number of reviews. Your Key Maker has 234 reviews, Locksmith On Time has 203 reviews and S.O.S Locksmith Ottawa has 147 reviews. This means their own ratings make up 76%, 73% and 66% of their score respectively. The rest is pulled towards the Ottawa-area average of 4.74.
How confident are these rankings?
Only 2 out of 21 locksmiths have a high confidence. 9 have a medium confidence and 10 have a low confidence. All three of the top locksmiths have a medium confidence and are only 0.025 points apart. The order could change by the next refresh.
Why isn't Minute Key listed?
Some locksmiths did not meet our minimum number of reviews. Minute Key is a chain with 10 or more locations in Canada, which we exclude.