This article is about the capital of Canada. For other uses, see Ottawa (disambiguation).
Federal capital city in Ontario, Canada
Ottawa
Federal capital city
City of Ottawa Ville d'Ottawa(French)
From top, left to right: Centre Block on Parliament Hill, the Government House, Downtown Ottawa, the Château Laurier, the National Gallery of Canada and the Rideau Canal
Flag
Coat of arms
Logo
Nicknames:
Bytown[1][2]
"O-town"[3]
Motto(s):
"Advance-Ottawa-En Avant" Written in the two official languages.[4]
Single-tier municipality with a Mayor–council system
• Mayor
Mark Sutcliffe
• City council
Ottawa City Council
• Federal representation
List of MPs
Chandra Arya (LPC)
Mona Fortier (LPC)
Marie-France Lalonde (LPC)
David McGuinty (LPC)
Yasir Naqvi (LPC)
Pierre Poilievre (CPC)
Jenna Sudds (LPC)
Anita Vandenbeld (LPC)
• Provincial representation
List of MPPs
Stephen Blais (OLP)
Lucille Collard (OLP)
John Fraser (OLP)
Goldie Ghamari (PC)
Joel Harden (NDP)
Lisa MacLeod (PC)
Karen McCrimmon (OLP)
Chandra Pasma (NDP)
Area
[8][9][10]
• Federal capital city
2,790.31 km2 (1,077.34 sq mi)
• Land
2,778.10 km2 (1,072.63 sq mi)
• Urban
520.82 km2 (201.09 sq mi)
• Metro
6,767.41 km2 (2,612.91 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
(2021)
• Federal capital city
1,017,449 (4th)[6]
• Density
365/km2 (950/sq mi)
• Urban
1,068,821 [11]
• Urban density
1,954/km2 (5,060/sq mi)
• Metro
1,488,307 (4th)
• Metro density
185/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Demonym[12][13]
Ottawan
Time zone
UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code span
K0A-K4C[4]
Area codes
613, 343, 753
GDP (Ottawa–Gatineau CMA)
CA$89.9 billion (2020)[14]
GDP per capita (Ottawa–Gatineau CMA)
CA$60,414 (2020)
Website
ottawa.ca
Ottawa[15] is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR).[16] As of 2021,[update] Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister.[17]
Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855,[18] its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and amalgamation in 2001. The municipal government of Ottawa is established and governed by the City of Ottawa Act of the Government of Ontario. It has an elected city council across 24 wards and a mayor elected city-wide.
Ottawa has the highest proportion of university-educated residents among Canadian cities[19] and is home to several colleges and universities, research and cultural institutions, including the University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Algonquin College, Collège La Cité, the National Arts Centre, the National Gallery of Canada; and numerous national museums, monuments, and historic sites.[20] It is one of the most visited cities in Canada, with over 11 million visitors annually contributing more than $2.2B to the city's economy.[21][22]
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^"Rapport au / Report to". Ottawa.ca. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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^(/ˈɒtəwə/ⓘ, /ˈɒtəwɑː/; Canadian French: [ɔtawɑ])
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^"Ottawa's Seven National Museums". Ottawa Tourism. Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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