Parliament located at 111 Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa.
Parliament Hill colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural elements of national symbolic importance. Parliament Hill attracts approximately 3 million visitors each year.
Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Queen Victoria chose Bytown as the capital of the Province of Canada. Following a number of extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Centre Block, Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927. Since 2002, an extensive $1 billion renovation and rehabilitation project has been underway throughout all of the precinct’s buildings; work is not expected to be complete until after 2020.
Centre Block guided tours:
Discover the history, functions and art of Canada’s Parliament with a guided tour of Centre Block. This iconic building is home to the Senate, House of Commons and Library of Parliament. Free tours are available daily.
Tours last from 20 to 50 minutes, depending on parliamentary activity.
Departure times are listed under Centre Block Guided Tour Departures. Routes and schedules may vary and are subject to change without notice.
From May 17 to September 1, tickets are available at 90 Wellington Street (across from Parliament Hill).
From September 2 to May 16 tickets are available at the visitor entrance at the base of the Peace Tower.
East Block guided tours
From July to early September, visit East Block, the nerve centre of Canada’s government during its first hundred years. Guided tours take you inside restored heritage rooms to explore parliamentary life in the late 19th century.
Tours last from 30 to 40 minutes and include the offices of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, the Governor General and the Privy Council.
Times are listed under East Block Guided Tour Departures.
Tour times and routes may vary and are subject to change without notice.
Tickets are available at 90 Wellington Street (July to early September only).
School tours:
From September to April, school groups may take a curriculum-based tour, (grades 4-6, cycles 2 and 3 in Quebec) or Searching for Symbols (kindergarten to grade 3, cycle 1 in Quebec). School groups can also choose to book a general tour throughout the year.
Souce: parl.gc.ca | wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill