Government Conference Centre Rehabilitation

Ottawa’s landmark Union Station was constructed between 1902 and 1912 to house Ottawa’s central railway station. Located in the Ottawa downtown core, at 2 Rideau Street, it is situated a short distance from Parliament Hill and across the street from the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel. In the early 1960s, the train tracks and train sheds were removed and replaced with Colonel By Drive. The building sat vacant for quite some time, until it was revived when it underwent renovations in the early 1970s. A south addition was added with a unique geodetic canopy structure. The former Union Station had officially been adapted into the Government Conference Centre, which it remained until this rehabilitation project started in 2014.