National Capital Region

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federally designated region metropolitan region

The National Capital Region is the federally designated area encompassing Canada’s capital, Ottawa, and its surrounding communities, serving as the administrative and symbolic heart of the country.

Aliases (1)

National Capital Region (Canada) ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federally designated region → metropolitan region →
containsCity	Gatineau → Ottawa →
containsFederalInstitution	Governor General’s official residences → Office of the Prime Minister → Parliament of Canada → Supreme Court of Canada → major federal government departments →
country	Canada →
crossesAdministrativeBoundary	Ontario–Quebec border →
designatedBy	Government of Canada →
governedUnder	National Capital Act →
hasAdministrativeCenter	Ottawa →
hasBilingualStatus	true →
hasCapitalCity	Ottawa →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasFunction	federal administrative center → seat of national institutions →
hasKeyEvent	Canada Day national celebrations in Ottawa–Gatineau →
hasKeyLandmark	24 Sussex Drive → ByWard Market → Canadian Museum of History → Canadian Museum of Nature → Canadian War Museum → Confederation Boulevard NERFINISHED → National Gallery of Canada → Parliament Hill → Rideau Hall →
hasMajorRiver	Ottawa River → Rideau River →
hasMajorWaterway	Rideau Canal →
hasOfficialNameInEnglish	National Capital Region →
hasOfficialNameInFrench	Région de la capitale nationale →
hasPrimaryLanguage	English → French →
hasSymbolicRole	administrative heart of Canada → symbolic heart of Canada →
includesMunicipality	City of Gatineau → City of Ottawa →
includesTypeOfArea	rural areas → suburban areas → urban areas →
locatedInProvinceOrTerritory	Ontario → Quebec →
partOf	Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan area →
planningAuthority	National Capital Commission →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carleton → Federal Court of Appeal → National Defence Headquarters → National Gallery of Canada → National War Memorial → Ottawa Centre → Rideau Cottage →	locatedIn
Orléans (federal electoral district) → Rideau Cottage → Rideau River →	region
Algonquin College → Canadian Tire Centre →	regionServed
Ottawa Senators →	basedInMetropolitanArea
Gatineau River →	confluenceNear
National Capital Region (Canada) →	hasOfficialNameInEnglish
Ottawa →	isPartOf
Gatineau →	partOf
Shaw Centre →	servesRegion
ByWard Market →	touristRegion