Canada Day on Parliament Hill: Need to know
Downtown roads in Ottawa, Gatineau closed for Parliament Hill celebration
Canada Day road closures in Ottawa
From 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. ET (July 1):
- St. Patrick and Murray streets from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge.
- Alexandra Bridge.
- Rideau Street from Dalhousie Street to Sussex Drive.
- Nicholas Street from Besserer to Rideau streets.
- Sussex from Rideau to York streets.
- Mackenzie from Murray to Wellington streets.
- Colonel By Drive from Rideau to Daly streets.
- Wellington Street from Kent Street to Sussex.
- Eastbound Wellington from Lyon to Kent streets.
- Elgin Street from Wellington to Laurier streets.
- Metcalfe, O'Connor and Bank streets from Wellington to Albert streets.
- Slater and Albert streets from Metcalfe to Elgin streets.
- Queen Street from Kent to Elgin streets.
- Mackenzie King Bridge.
- George Street from Sussex to ByWard Market Square.
- Lane reduction on Booth Bridge from Wellington to Middle streets.
- Slidell Street between roundabout and Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
From 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET:
- Wellington from Portage Bridge to Kent Street.
- All streets in area north of Laurier Avenue, east of Bronson Avenue and west of Elgin.
- Albert from Bronson to Booth.
- Lorne Street from Primrose to Albert streets.
- Primrose from Booth to Lorne.
- Slater from Metcalfe to Bronson.
- Bronson from Laurier to Sparks Street.
- Commissioner Street from Albert to Wellington.
- Colonel By Drive from Daly Avenue to Main Street.
- Daly from Nicholas Street to Colonel By.
From 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET:
- York and Clarence streets from Sussex Street to Dalhousie Avenue.
- George from Byward to Dalhousie.
- Sussex northbound from George to Murray.
- Byward and William from George to Clarence.
- Parent Street from Clarence to Murray.
There is a daylong schedule of events on Parliament Hill for Canada Day on Monday.
The country's 146th birthday celebration runs from 9 a.m. ET all the way up to the fireworks show at 10 p.m. ET.
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SCHEDULE
9 a.m. | Changing of the Guard (East Lawn).
9:35 a.m. | Flag-raising ceremony (East Lawn) featuring Trent Severn trio singing the national anthem.
10 a.m. | Carillon concert by Dominion Carilloneur, Dr. Andrea McCrady.
12 p.m. | Canada Day noon show hosted by Hélène Campbell (Ottawa) and Measha Brueggergosman (N.B.).
Featuring musical performances broadcast live on CBC, CBC.ca, CBC News Network, Radio-Canada, Radio-Canada.ca and RDI:
- Carly Rae Jepsen (B.C.).
- Marie-Mai (Que.).
- Metric (Ont.).
- Terri Clark (Alta.).
- Karim Ouellet (Que.).
- Jennifer Gillis (B.C.).
- Measha Brueggergosman (N.B.).
- Special performance by Cmdr. Chris Hadfield (Ont.).
2 p.m. | Rhythms in Colour, performances by:
- Remesha Drums, a Burundi percussion ensemble.
- Afrika Woza, gumboot percussive music and dance of West Africa.
- Jaan Punjab Di, Ottawa’s Bhangra Team.
- First Nations singers and dancers.
- Wings of Wind, whimsical characters on stilts.
7:30 p.m. | Canada Day evening show hosted by Anne-Marie Withenshaw (Que.).
Featuring musical performances broadcasted live on CBC Radio 2, CBC.ca and Radio Canada.ca:
- Metric (Ont.).
- Carly Rae Jepsen (B.C.).
- Sylvain Cossette (Que.).
- Terri Clark (Alta.).
- Radio Radio (N.S.).
- Lucie Idlout (Nunavut).
- Karim Ouellet (Que.).
- DJ Abeille (Que.).
- Special performance by Cmdr. Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson.
A one-hour edition of the evening show can be seen on CBC and Radio-Canada.
10 p.m. | Canada Day Fireworks show, including 1,177 fireworks items, 1,133 aerial shells — 74 of the largest shells allowed in Canada — and 44 multi-shot items, for a total of 2,354 projectiles.
The best views of the fireworks are from Jacques-Cartier Park and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, as well as Major’s Hill Park in Ottawa, plus Victoria Island and along the Ottawa River.