What does a 6-foot board fence cost for a Westboro lot?

A 6-foot board fence is within the City of Ottawa Fence By-law's 213 cm (about 7 feet) limit for side and rear yards; in a front yard the limit is 1 m. Published 2025-26 Ontario installer pricing for pressure-treated wood runs about $30 to $65 per linear foot installed, and for cedar about $45 to $85 per linear foot. As a published example, two Ontario installer pages put a 100-foot, 6-foot wood privacy fence at roughly $3,000 to $7,500.

Several things move the number on any specific Westboro job. The quote should break out each of these separately so you can compare bids clearly:

• length of the run and number of corners
• gates, priced on their own (a walk gate adds about $500 to $1,500; a driveway gate about $800 to $2,200)
• removal and disposal of an existing fence, roughly $5 to $15 per linear foot, more where posts are set in concrete
• post method and depth, which the installer sets based on local conditions
• ground conditions along the run

The Fence By-law (No. 2003-462, as published on ottawa.ca) requires that the finished side face the street and neighbouring properties. Cedar, redwood and treated wood are excepted from the coating rule that applies to other fence materials.

When you have quotes in hand, ask each installer to show you exactly what the post-removal line covers and whether it assumes posts set in concrete.