While you are in Canada’s Capital Region 

Capital Information Kiosk

Start your visit at the Capital Information Kiosk, Canada’s Capital Region’s main tourist office! You'll find a complete range of services and tools to help you plan your visit to Ottawa and Gatineau.

Once in Ottawa, you could download our mobile app, Capital tours, a free GPS‑enabled multi-media walking tour app of the Parliament Hill grounds and Confederation Boulevard.

Keep you smartphone and a pair of ear buds handy while you visit because you will come across Decoding Art QR-codes which are available at some of the most popular monuments and public art pieces.

You will find information and orientation tools as well as various interpretation panels about key capital sites, views and vistas installed along Confederation Boulevard.

To pick up a copy of a regional tourism guide, maps, brochures or to purchase a Museums Passport visit the Capital Information Kiosk located directly across from Parliament Hill (90 Wellington Street, Ottawa). Our information officers look forward to welcoming you.

We wish you an excellent stay in Canada’s Capital Region!

Roving Information Officers

Let us come to you! We have roving information officers at key tourist areas in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau who are ready to help you. They’re easy to spot: look for the neon blue jersey with the white question mark on the back.

Roving information officers will spark your curiosity with their captivating interpretations of historic buildings, monuments, and landscape. Test their knowledge by asking them any question you may have about Canada’s Capital Region. Each officer is equipped with an electronic tablet and is ready to provide information, orientation and interpretation services.

Where:

• National War Memorial
• Parliament Hill
• Confederation Boulevard (Elgin, Wellington Street and Mackenzie Avenue in Ottawa; Boulevard des Allumettières in Gatineau)

When:

Mid-May to Labour Day

Wayfinding and discovery tools

Go to the heart of Canada’s capital by visiting Confederation Boulevard, the capital’s ceremonial and discovery route. You’ll find many interpretive tools along this route, including:

• bronze three-dimensional map models at key points along Confederation Boulevard; and
• info-map columns at intervals along the route.

Canada's Capital Region mobile app