How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Ottawa?

Enter your kitchen's floor area and pick a finish level to get the per-square-foot range an Ottawa design-build firm publishes for that tier, alongside a second Ottawa company's materially lower figures.

Free, no email, nothing to submit. Published 2026-08-28 on Ottawa Service Directory.

Measure the kitchen floor, not the whole main floor. The source publishes a rate per square foot and no typical kitchen size, so the number sitting here is a placeholder rather than a figure from anywhere. Replace it with yours.

Installed cost per square foot, materials and labour together. These are the source's own three tiers.

Estimated renovation cost

$52,500to$75,000

Kitchen renovation
$52,500 to $75,000
Per square foot
$350 to $500

Construction cost from Upland Builds, How Much Does a Kitchen Renovation Cost in Ottawa? [2026], published 2026-01-02, read 2026-08-28.

  • Mid-range, some layout change: Published at $350 to $500 per square foot. Upgraded cabinetry and storage, quartz counters and a tile backsplash, plumbing and electrical updates, better lighting.

A range, not a quote. It multiplies published per-unit figures by the size you entered; it cannot see your site, your access or your soil.

Rated kitchen and bath renovators in Ottawa

17 of the 17 kitchen and bath renovators listed here carry a sourced public rating, and the highest-rated is Capital Bathroom Renovation at 5.0 stars from 109 Google reviews. Listings claimed by their owner appear first; all other positions follow the published rating methodology. No business pays for a listing or for position.

  1. Featured

    Capital Bathroom Renovation

    Stittsville

    5.0(109)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Kitchen & Bath Renovation

    Capital Bathroom Renovation is a bathroom remodeler in Stittsville, Ottawa. Rated 5 from 109 Google reviews.

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  2. Out Of This World Plumbing Ottawa

    Barrhaven +8

    4.8(1,201)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Plumbers

    Out Of This World Plumbing Ottawa is a plumber in Nepean, Ottawa offering bathroom renovation, drainage and hot water systems. Rated 4.8 from 1201 Google reviews.

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    Advantage Flooring and Renovations

    Gloucester +4

    4.9(95)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Flooring

    Advantage Flooring and Renovations is a flooring contractor in Ottawa offering bathroom renovation, carpet installation and carpet sales. Rated 4.9 from 94 Google reviews.

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  4. Ottawa Bath Renovation

    5.0(55)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Handyman Services

    Ottawa Bath Renovation is a handyman/Handywoman/Handyperson in Ottawa offering bathroom renovation and heating and cooling. Rated 5 from 55 Google reviews.

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    Miracle Dream Homes

    Kanata +7

    4.9(94)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Kitchen & Bath Renovation

    Ottawa renovation and remodelling contractor on St Paul Avenue offering bathroom and kitchen remodels plus basement finishing.

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    Lagois Design Build Renovate

    Kanata +7

    5.0(48)on GoogleChecked Jul 2026General Contractors

    Boutique design-build-renovate firm based in North Gower serving Ottawa and surrounding areas since 1984, specializing in renovations, additions, and custom homes including net-zero and aging-in-place work. Named GOHBA Renovator of the Year in 2023, with multiple GOHBA and OHBA design awards.

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  7. Copperstone Kitchens & Renovations

    4.9(74)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Kitchen & Bath Renovation

    Copperstone Kitchens & Renovations is a kitchen remodeler in Ottawa offering bathroom renovation. Rated 4.9 from 74 Google reviews.

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    Be Leaf Renovation

    Kanata +4

    5.0(45)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Kitchen & Bath Renovation

    Ottawa renovation contractor focused on bathroom projects, with a location on Castlebrook Lane. Serves Ottawa and surrounding suburbs.

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Compare all 17 kitchen and bath renovators in Ottawa · How this order is decided

Where these numbers come from

The base is the basic tier Upland Builds publishes for Ottawa, $250 to $350 per square foot. The mid-range and custom options are that same page's published per-square-foot ranges for those tiers, carried across as a multiple of the base, so the figure printed here is the figure the source prints.

How it compares against Ottawa figures

  • A second Ottawa renovator publishes materially lower totals: $15,000 to $25,000 for a small kitchen refresh, $25,000 to $50,000 mid-range and $50,000 to $75,000 or more for a high-end custom kitchen, against an Ottawa average it puts at $20,000 to $75,000 or more. On a 150 square foot kitchen the mid-range option above lands near $52,500 to $75,000, which is the top of that company's range and the middle of this one's. Both are 2026 Ottawa figures.

What this does not know

  • This prints a range, not a quote. Cabinet lead times and what is behind the wall in a 1950s Ottawa kitchen both move a real number, and neither is in this form.
  • The same source also publishes project totals of $40,000 to $60,000 basic, $60,000 to $100,000 mid-range and $100,000 to $160,000 or more custom. At its own per-square-foot rates those totals describe a kitchen of roughly 160 to 230 square feet. They are not used in the arithmetic, because a total with no floor area attached cannot be multiplied by yours.
  • Per-square-foot pricing is a rough instrument in a kitchen. The source names layout changes and structural modifications as the biggest factors that raise cost per square foot, which means the rate itself moves with scope rather than holding still while only the area changes.
  • Appliances are the line most often missing from a comparison. Confirm with each bidder whether appliances are inside the number or supplied by you.
  • No permit fee is added. A kitchen renovation in Ottawa needs a City building permit if it moves plumbing or electrical, adds walls or changes structure, and not for a like-for-like swap. The City publishes no kitchen-specific trigger list to quote, so rather than guess at one this page leaves it out. Where a permit is required, the City's Comprehensive Building Code Fee Schedule dated January 1, 2026 charges $12.75 per $1,000 or part thereof of construction value, minimum $117.
  • No business pays for a listing or for position on this directory, including the companies shown below this calculator.

Questions people ask

How much does a kitchen renovation cost per square foot in Ottawa?
Upland Builds publishes $250 to $350 per square foot for a basic Ottawa kitchen renovation, $350 to $500 mid-range and $500 to $700 or more for a custom one. Those are the three tiers this calculator multiplies. They cover materials and labour together, and the company names layout changes and structural work as what pushes a project from one tier to the next.
What does a mid-range kitchen renovation cost in Ottawa?
On a 150 square foot kitchen, the mid-range rate above works out to roughly $52,500 to $75,000. Done Right Renovations, also in Ottawa, publishes $25,000 to $50,000 for the same description. The two overlap only at the edges, which is worth knowing before you treat any single published number as the market.
Why do two Ottawa companies publish such different numbers?
Because they are describing different work under the same word. A design-build firm quoting custom cabinetry, a designer and structural changes is not pricing the same job as a renovator quoting semi-custom cabinets in the existing layout. Neither is wrong, so make every bidder describe the scope in writing before you compare their totals.
Do I need a permit for a kitchen renovation in Ottawa?
You need one if the work moves plumbing or electrical, adds or removes walls, or changes structure. A like-for-like replacement of cabinets, counters and flooring usually does not. Where a permit is required, the City of Ottawa charges $12.75 per $1,000, or part thereof, of the assessed valuation of the work, with a minimum of $117.00. Ask your contractor to confirm and to pull it.
Is this an estimate or a quote?
An estimate. It multiplies a published Ottawa per-square-foot range by the area you enter and shows a second Ottawa company's lower figures next to it. Use both to read the quotes you get, then get those quotes from the renovators listed below.

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