Vanier, formally know as Eastview, was popular with civil servants who wished to live away from downtown.
Because of a large influx of French-Canadians, Eastview became  and still is, the main francophone area in the capital.

In 1969 Eastview was renamed after the recently-deceased Governor General of Canada, Georges Vanier.

Ottawa's Vanier Neighbourhood is located east of Ottawa, across the Rideau River and just south of Rockcliffe Park and New Edinburgh.

The Quartier Vanier Merchants Association (BIA) was officially created in 1985 to help promote and enhance merchants in Vanier. Its close proximity to Ottawa’s downtown core makes it an ideal place to set up shop or to buy a home.