Federal District Commission

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The Federal District Commission was a Canadian federal planning body responsible for overseeing the development and beautification of the Ottawa region in the early to mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal planning body
government agency
appliesToJurisdiction National Capital Region NERFINISHED
Ottawa region NERFINISHED
federal lands in and around Ottawa
country Canada
dissolutionQualifier functions transferred to the National Capital Commission
endTime mid 20th century
fieldOfWork infrastructure planning
land use planning
park and green space development
urban design
follows federal government policy on national capital development
hasObjective to coordinate federal involvement in the planning of Ottawa
to guide long-term growth of the Ottawa region
to improve the appearance of the national capital
hasPart engineering division
parks and beautification division
planning division
hasScope development of the Ottawa region as Canada’s capital
headquartersLocation Ottawa NERFINISHED
inceptionQualifier created by the Government of Canada
jurisdiction Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
legalForm federal commission
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ontario NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mainFunction beautification of the capital region
development oversight
urban planning
notableWork planning and beautification initiatives in Ottawa in the early to mid-20th century
operatedInThe20thCentury true
partOf federal administration of the national capital
replaced earlier ad hoc federal planning arrangements for Ottawa
replacedBy National Capital Commission NERFINISHED
startTime early 20th century
subjectHasRole coordination with municipal authorities in Ottawa region
implementation of federal capital plans
oversight of major federal projects in Ottawa

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Greber Plan for Ottawa implementedBy Federal District Commission