01Size the deal
BDC Small-Business Property Loan in Ottawa, ON
Capitalor facts
- The Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index prices bdc small-business property loan in Ottawa at 6.15% indicative.
- Ottawa scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score with 57 tracked lenders and brokers.
- The average Ottawa commercial transaction of $5,200,000 supports roughly $3,900,000 of senior debt at 75% LTV.
Indicative rate
6.15%
Lender density
100
Avg deal size
$5,200,000
Cap rate seed
5.6%
Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-12 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk
Scope: BDC Small-Business Property Loan · Ottawa, ON · Tier 1 market
Inputs: Benchmark + 300 bps spread, 57-lender census, 5.6% cap-rate seed
Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14
bdc small-business property loan in Ottawa prices off the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 300 bps bdc small-business property loan spread, landing at 6.15% indicative. Crown-lender debt for owner-operators buying their own premises. On the $5,200,000 average Ottawa transaction, a 75% advance is $3,900,000, carrying $339,352 of annual debt service on a 20-year amortization and a 5-year term.
Coverage binds before leverage here. At a mid-band 5.6% cap rate the asset throws off roughly $291,200 of NOI, which supports $2,788,843 at the 1.20x floor — about $1,111,157 below the 75% LTV ceiling. Underwrite to the coverage number and treat the LTV cap as a secondary test, or bring the gap in equity.
Ottawa scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — a deep market, with 57 tracked lenders and brokers against 19,800 commercial buildings. Expect competitive tension on well-covenanted paper: quote at least three lenders before accepting a spread.
Stress the file before a lender does. Holding the $3,900,000 loan constant, coverage falls to the 1.20x floor at roughly 2.26% — 0.00% of headroom above today's indicative rate. That headroom, not the headline rate, is what determines whether this Ottawa deal survives renewal.
How these figures were produced
- Observed — Recorded directly from the cited source series, unadjusted.
- Modelled — Derived arithmetically from observed inputs using the published method; not a market quote.
- Baseline seed — A documented starting estimate awaiting first observation. Treat as an order-of-magnitude figure only.
Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Spread, LTV and DSCR figures on this page are modelled from that benchmark.
What does bdc small-business property loan cost in Ottawa?
Indicative pricing sits at 6.15% with a 1.20x coverage floor and 75% LTV cap. On the $5,200,000 average Ottawa deal that is $2,788,843 of proceeds, bound by coverage, at $339,352 of annual debt service.
02Stress the debt
10 observations from 2026-06-10 to 2026-08-12. Net move +0.00 percentage points. Capitalor never deletes an observation.
Loan and NOI held constant. Where the curve crosses the floor line is the rate at which this deal stops covering its debt service.
DSCR calculator
Preset to BDC Small-Business Property Loan, Ottawa
Annual debt service
$339,352
DSCR
0.86x
Below lender threshold
Max loan at 1.20x
$2,788,843
LTV calculator
Preset to BDC Small-Business Property Loan, Ottawa
Current LTV
75.0%
Inside lender band
Max loan at cap
$3,900,000
Equity required
$1,300,000
03Compare lenders
Capitalor Lender Density Score — Ottawa
Active commercial lenders and brokers per 10,000 commercial buildings, indexed 0–100.
- Lenders tracked
- 26
- Observed
- Commercial buildings
- 19,800
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What rate should I expect on bdc small-business property loan in Ottawa?
6.15% indicative — the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 300 bps bdc small-business property loan spread. Individual quotes move with covenant strength, asset quality, and sponsor track record, and Ottawa's deep lender market widens or narrows that dispersion.
How large a loan does a typical Ottawa deal support?
On the $5,200,000 average transaction, a 75% advance is $3,900,000. Coverage separately caps the loan at $2,788,843 using $291,200 of NOI against a 1.20x floor, so the binding number is $2,788,843.
Does coverage or leverage bind first on this product in Ottawa?
Coverage. The 5.6% cap rate leaves the DSCR test binding roughly $1,111,157 below the 75% LTV ceiling, so extra appraised value will not buy extra proceeds.
What is the annual debt service at that loan amount?
$339,352 per year — $28,279 monthly on a 20-year amortization at 6.15%, against a 5-year term.
How much rate headroom is there before the deal breaks coverage?
Roughly 0.00%. Holding the loan and NOI constant, coverage reaches the 1.20x floor at about 2.26% — the number that matters at renewal.
How many lenders write this product in Ottawa?
Capitalor tracks 57 active lenders and brokers in Ottawa, a Lender Density Score of 100 against 19,800 commercial buildings — a deep market.
Is this pricing a quote?
No. It is an index benchmark published for comparison, not an offer of credit. Capitalor does not originate, broker, or place debt.
How often does this page change?
Benchmark rate observations refresh each business day; the lender census refreshes monthly; cap-rate and transaction seeds refresh quarterly. Nothing is deleted from the series — revisions are appended so prior observations stay auditable.
Can I export these numbers?
Yes. The debt scope builder on this page exports a term-sheet-ready PDF from your own inputs. No email, no account, no gate.
Sources
- [1] Bank of Canada — benchmark rate series — Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield and policy rate; refreshed each business day
- [2] Statistics Canada — census of population — Ottawa population base (1,017,449)
- [3] Capitalor lender census — 57 lenders and brokers observed writing in Ottawa; refreshed monthly
- [4] Capitalor transaction sampling — Ottawa average deal size $5,200,000 and 5.6% cap-rate seed
- [5] Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index — BDC Small-Business Property Loan spread of 300 bps over the 5-year benchmark
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