The best mall in Ottawa, ranked
Marché Cantley ranks #1 of 117 Ottawa-area malls with a score of 4.41. It has a rating of 4.5 with 426 reviews and leads Bayshore Shopping Centre by 0.013 points.
We ranked 117 malls and shopping centres in Ottawa and Gatineau with one formula. We blend each Google rating with the Ottawa-area average of 4.22, weighted by review count. The top three are within 0.014 points of each other, so the order is tight. Data was collected on October 29, 2026 and will be updated by January 27, 2027.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.41fromOttawaMarché Cantley
Top of 117Cantley · Gatineau side
415 Mnt de la Source · Google 4.5 (426 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.41/5.
4.5 stars from 426 reviews; 68% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (68.1%). R = 4.5; v = 426; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.40fromOttawaBayshore Shopping Centre
Bayshore
100 Bayshore Dr · Google 4.4 (13,751)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.40/5.
4.4 stars from 13,751 reviews; 99% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (98.6%). R = 4.4; v = 13751; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.40fromOttawaTanger Outlets Ottawa
Kanata
8555 Campeau Dr · Google 4.4 (10,638)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.40/5.
4.4 stars from 10,638 reviews; 98% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (98.2%). R = 4.4; v = 10638; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 29
Showing 26 of 26 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 4.37
Rank 4: Kanata Entertainment Centrum
4.4 stars from 1,066 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.2%). R = 4.4; v = 1066; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.36
Rank 5: Trinity Crossing Mall
4.4 stars from 674 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.1%). R = 4.4; v = 674; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.35
Rank 6: Village Square
4.4 stars from 497 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.3%). R = 4.4; v = 497; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.34
Rank 7: Blackburn Shoppes
4.4 stars from 426 reviews; 68% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (68.1%). R = 4.4; v = 426; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.33
Rank 8: Blue Heron Mall
4.4 stars from 326 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.0%). R = 4.4; v = 326; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.33
Rank 9: Bridlewood Plaza
4.4 stars from 306 reviews; 60% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (60.5%). R = 4.4; v = 306; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.32
Rank 10: AVALON CENTRE
4.4 stars from 262 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (56.7%). R = 4.4; v = 262; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
By part of town
These 29 malls records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 10. Each area’s best is a tap away.
4Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 3#14 · AGORA
- Cantley 1#1 · Marché Cantley
10West End
- Kanata 3#3 · Tanger Outlets Ottawa
- Nepean 3#19 · West Hunt Club Centre
- Kanata South 2#9 · Bridlewood Plaza
- Bayshore 1#2 · Bayshore Shopping Centre
- and 1 more area
1Downtown
- ByWard Market 1#15 · CF Rideau Centre
6East End
- Orléans 3#5 · Trinity Crossing Mall
- Gloucester 2#7 · Blackburn Shoppes
- Overbrook 1#16 · St. Laurent Shopping Centre
8South Endbelow the Queensway
- Barrhaven 3#6 · Village Square
- Alta Vista 2#8 · Blue Heron Mall
- Riverside South 2#11 · Hunt Club Centre
- Riverview 1#23 · Findlay Creek Centre
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.32
Rank 11: Hunt Club Centre
4.4 stars from 229 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (53.4%). R = 4.4; v = 229; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.31
Rank 12: Orléans Central
4.4 stars from 223 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (52.7%). R = 4.4; v = 223; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.31
Rank 13: Eagleson Place
4.6 stars from 63 reviews; 24% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (24.0%). R = 4.6; v = 63; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.31
Rank 14: AGORA
4.4 stars from 204 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.5%). R = 4.4; v = 204; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 15: CF Rideau Centre
4.3 stars from 19,554 reviews; 99% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (99.0%). R = 4.3; v = 19554; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 29Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 16: St. Laurent Shopping Centre
4.3 stars from 11,543 reviews; 98% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (98.3%). R = 4.3; v = 11543; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 17: Les Promenades Gatineau
4.3 stars from 8,274 reviews; 98% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (97.6%). R = 4.3; v = 8274; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 18: Ottawa Train Yards
4.3 stars from 7,642 reviews; 97% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (97.4%). R = 4.3; v = 7642; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 19: West Hunt Club Centre
4.5 stars from 77 reviews; 28% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (27.8%). R = 4.5; v = 77; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 20: College Square Mall
4.3 stars from 4,907 reviews; 96% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (96.1%). R = 4.3; v = 4907; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.29
Rank 21: Chapman Mills Marketplace
4.3 stars from 2,884 reviews; 94% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (93.5%). R = 4.3; v = 2884; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.29
Rank 22: Barrhaven Town Centre
4.3 stars from 1,720 reviews; 90% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (89.6%). R = 4.3; v = 1720; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.29
Rank 23: Findlay Creek Centre
4.3 stars from 1,079 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.4%). R = 4.3; v = 1079; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 24: South Keys Shopping Centre
4.3 stars from 740 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.7%). R = 4.3; v = 740; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 25: Kanata Commons
4.5 stars from 57 reviews; 22% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (22.2%). R = 4.5; v = 57; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 26: Robertson Centre
4.3 stars from 683 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.3%). R = 4.3; v = 683; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 27: Place Bordeaux
4.5 stars from 55 reviews; 22% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (21.6%). R = 4.5; v = 55; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 28: City View Plaza
4.3 stars from 519 reviews; 72% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.2%). R = 4.3; v = 519; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.28
Rank 29: Innes Centre
4.3 stars from 490 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.0%). R = 4.3; v = 490; C = 4.2197; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Why does 4.5 rank above 4.6?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.21965811965812; m = 200. 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 .
- Marché Cantley 4.5 stars · 426 reviews
- Bayshore Shopping Centre 4.4 stars · 13,751 reviews
- Tanger Outlets Ottawa 4.4 stars · 10,638 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.3; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
476 unique places screened; 359 excluded in the saved list file. 117 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 145
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 3
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 32
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 323
- Other source checks
- 16
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
How is the score calculated?
Score = (v/(v+m))*R + (m/(v+m))*C. R is the Google rating, v is the number of reviews, C is the Ottawa-area average of 4.22 and m is 200. The more reviews a mall has, the more its own rating will be used in the score.
Why does Marché Cantley rank above Bayshore with far fewer reviews?
It has a higher rating of 4.5 compared to Bayshore's 4.4. With 426 reviews its own rating makes up 68% of its score, which is enough to be 0.013 points ahead. Bayshore Shopping Centre has a high confidence with 13,751 reviews and Marché Cantley has a medium confidence.
Why aren't some shopping plazas on the list?
Some shopping plazas did not meet our minimum number of reviews in this data pull, so they were left out. They may qualify on our next update, which is due January 27, 2027.