Parkwood Hills is a neighbourhood in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Canada.

It is notable for the thriller Parkwood Hills (2002) which was filmed on location in the area by Kolin Casagrande, and for being a typical and illustrative example of town planning and development by Minto in the context of its position as the property manager for the National Capital Commission.

[2] The councillor for Knoxdale-Merivale is Sean Devine, replacing the previous incumbent, Keith Egli, who retired prior to the 2022 Municipal Election.

[6] Parkwood Hills is the name given to a residential development to the east of the section of Ottawa known as Nepean.

One possible source for the name is Parkwood Hill, the fictional suburban setting for the 1948-1969 UK radio series Mrs Dale's Diary.

[10] In 1967 Minto built the first high-rise condominium development in Canada, called Horizon House, and located on Meadowlands Drive at Chesterton.

[11] The movie Parkwood Hills was made on location here in 2002 by Kolin Casagrande, who later produced The Walkers in 2004.

Des Laurier High School has an active basketball team which played a friendly against the local police in May 2009.

In 2010 the Child Care Center moved to a new, environmentally friendly building where it will cater for 47 children on Capilano Drive and Beaver Ridge.

[3][23] This is a church-going community which is surrounded by other neighbourhoods, so that the only church in Parkwood Hills does not have a monopoly on the local faithful.

The General Burns Community Centre is in a 1950s log cabin, and offers recreational and community programs, which include pilates, taekwondo, 117th Company Pathfinders, 115th Parkwood Hills Scout group, Duffer Doo and Parkwood Hills Softball Association.

This area is included in Ottawa's efforts to reinstate some of the native flora and wildlife habitat which has been displaced due to development.

[36] Domestic gardeners are encouraged to plant native species such as Solomon's seal and bloodroot, although many of them are already doing their bit to discourage invasive alien species (also described as non-indigenous, non-native, invasive and exotic) such as dandelion, Queen Anne's lace, buckthorn, garlic mustard and emerald ash borer.

[37][38][39][40][41] Like many similar suburban neighbourhoods in this zone, Parkwood Hills is rich in gardens, shaded by mature trees and beautified with a wide variety of shrubs.

This has created a habitat favoured by many species of birds, particularly those less nervous of living in close proximity with humans.