Ottawa DND Locations
Below is a map of the DND work locations in Ottawa and the surrounding area. Click on one of the points to learn more about the location where you will be working.
New DND Headquarters
3500 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
The DND headquarters is located in Ottawa’s west end. It is an impressive campus that is about consolidating buildings and getting people working in a more collaborative way. The federal government spent $800 million on acquiring and retrofitting the former Nortel complex for DND’s needs. The 42 current DND and Canadian Forces office locations in Ottawa and Gatineau would over the years be reduced to seven or fewer. The site has parking for about half its full capacity and is served by multiple bus routes. It has really changed where my military clients are shopping for homes. Many are very much west end centric with neighbourhoods of Kanata, Stittsville, and Barrhaven becoming increasingly popular.
M Gen George R. Pearkes Building
101 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
Located across from the Rideau Centre and next to the Rideau Canal. It is considered the hub of most in-clearing and administrative activities.
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•Cafeteria: located on the 2nd floor, South Tower, operated by CANEX. Full breakfast and lunch service. Open from 0630 to 1500 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Café Express: located on the 2nd floor, North Tower, offers a variety of hot and cold beverages and light lunches. Open from 0630 to 1530 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• CANEX Express Mart: located on the 2nd floor, Centre Block South (near the cafeteria entrance), carries a full range of confectionery items, daily newspapers and bus passes and tickets for both OC Transpo and STO. Also offers other services such as dry cleaning. Open from 0700 to 1600 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Beauty Salon/Barber Shop: located on the 2nd floor, South Tower (across from the CANEX Express Mart).
• Mini-gym: (5th floor, North Tower) is the largest DND owned/occupied gym in the downtown area. Offers a wide
variety of fitness classes and fitness equipment as well as CF EXPRES tests. Hours of operation: 24/7.
• Sports Stores: (4th floor, North Tower) Hours of operation: 0800-1500 hrs, Monday to Friday. Tel.: 613-995-2696.
This building is located right in the heart of Ottawa. It is only a short stroll to the many restaurants and shops in the Byward market.
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Cumberland Building
400 Cumberland Street, Ottawa
This building is located at the corner of Cumberland and RideauStreets. It is the home of some of the Air Element sections ofthe Chief of Air Staff (CAS), ADM(Mat) and Director GeneralAerospace Equipment Program Management (DGAEPM).
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• Cafeteria: “Bell’s Pastry”, located north of the main entrance, offers a wide variety of snack foods and beverages as well as hot and cold meals for breakfast and lunch. Hours of operation: 0600 to 1600 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Mini-gym: a small fitness facility is located on the ground floor and offers cardio and weight equipment. Hours of operation: 0600 to 1800 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Banking: there is an ATM in the cafeteria.
Getting there:
• Bus stop: Laurier Station and MacKenzie-King Station are the closest bus stations. There are many other bus stops and routes along Rideau Street.
• Bike storage: there is ample bicycle storage available at the underground parking entrance on the ground floor and in the underground parking area.
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Constitution Building
305 Rideau Street
This building is located at the corner of Rideau Street and King Edward Boulevard.
The Constitution Building houses various sections from NDHQ, including 76 Comm Group, the National
Investigation Service (NIS) and the Director Military Pay (D Mil Pay).
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• Restaurant: “The Forum”, located on the main floor of the building, offers a full range of meals. Hours of operation: 0530 to 1530 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Kiosk: adjacent to the cafeteria and offers snacks and beverages as well as a dry cleaning service.
• Mini-gym: there are no fitness facilities within the building, but showers are available. Gym facilities are available at Cumberland and at the MGen George Pearkes Bldg.
• Banking: an ATM is located at the main entrance.
Getting there:
• Bus stop: Laurier Station and MacKenzie-King Station are the closest bus stations. There are many other bus stops and routes along Rideau Street
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Tunney’s Pasture, Building 16
Goldenrod Driveway, Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa
This location is known as the Department of National Defence Data Centre. Located adjacent to the new LRT line it is in a great location to make commutes easy.
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• Cafeteria: “Lorne Murphy Foods”, located in the northwest corner of the building offers a full range of meals for breakfast and lunch. Hours of operation: 0630 to 1445 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Mini-gym: a small fitness centre with cardio and weight equipment is located on the ground floor, west of the main
entrance. Hours of operation: 0600 to 1800 hrs, Monday toFriday.
• Banking: there are no banking facilities on site, but they are available within walking distance.
Getting there:
• Parking: there are different parking options at Tunney’s Pasture: Street parking (maximum of 3 hours) costs $2/hour. Daily parking in the main parking lot (lot 63) costs $10/day. A monthly parking pass can also be purchased for $100/month. All parking inquiries must be processed through Impark at 1-877-909-6199.
• Bus stop: Tunney’s Pasture Station
• Bike storage: there is ample bicycle storage available inside the security gate surrounding the building, next to the guard post.
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Louis St-Laurent Building
555 Boulevard de la Carrière, Gatineau (Hull sector)
This building is home to a variety of NDHQ Directorates, mainly ADM(Mat). Located in Gatineau many of the occupants will live in Quebec or commute in from some of the Ottawa suburbs.
More InformationServices:
• Cafeteria: operated by CANEX and located on the ground floor. A full meal service is offered for breakfast and lunch. Hours of operation: 0700 to 1300 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Tim Hortons: open from 0630 to 1500 hrs.
• CANEX Express Mart: located on the ground floor, offers food products and a dry cleaning service. Hours of operation: 0730 to 1530 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Barber Shop: located near the CANEX Express Mart, offers appointments and walk-in service. Hours of operation: 0545 to 1200 hrs, Monday to Thursday.
• Mini-gym: training facilities are located in the basement and offer a variety of cardio and weight equipment, as well as fitness classes and CF EXPRES testing. Hours of operation: 0600 to 1800 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Banking: An ATM is located on the ground floor, near the main entrance.
• Barber Shop: (located in the basement) Open Thursday only, from 0700 to 1400 hrs. Call 613-741-2997 for appointments.
• Dry Cleaning: a drop-off service is offered through CANEX at the cafeteria.
• Banking: there is an ATM on the ground floor, beside the cafeteria.
Getting there:
• Parking: a total of 928 indoor and outdoor parking spaces are available; there is a parking waiting list for those newly posted to Louis St-Laurent Building. Please contact the building “Standard Parking Associate” at 819-776-2111.
• Bus stop: there is a dedicated bus stop in front of the building.• Bike storage: there is ample bicycle storage available at the rear entrance of the building.
• CFSU(O) Shuttle service: Louis St-Laurent route.
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Coventry Building
285 Coventry Road, Ottawa
This building is located across the street from the Ottawa baseball Stadium. Very close to downtown and 417.
The Coventry building is home to elements of Chief Military Personnel (CMP).
More InformationServices:
• Cafeteria: operated by CANEX and located on the ground floor. Full breakfast and lunch meal service is available.
Hours of operation: 0700 to 1500 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Mini-gym: The gym is a CF EXPRES testing site and offers cardio and weight equipment as well as fitness classes. Hours of operation: 0600 to 1800 hrs, Monday to Friday.
• Barber Shop: (located in the basement) Open Thursday only, from 0700 to 1400 hrs. Call 613-741-2997 for appointments.
• Dry Cleaning: a drop-off service is offered through CANEX at the cafeteria.
• Banking: there is an ATM on the ground floor, beside the cafeteria.
Getting there:
• Parking: there are a limited number of visitor parking spaces in front of the building and a multi-level car
park behind the building (accessible by tunnel to the main building).
• Bus stop: there is a bus stop at the corner of Lola Street and Coventry Road.
• Bike storage: there are bicycle racks in the car park.
• CFSU(O) Shuttle: Star Top route.
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Star Top Building
1600 Star Top Road, Ottawa
Located just off Innes Road, near the junction of Hwy 417 and Innes Road. It is home to the four Operational Commands (Canada COM, CANOSCOM, CEFCOM, CANSOFCOM) and to a Detachment of CFSU(O). This building may eventually be consolidated in the West end of Ottawa near the new DND. The federal government is planning to put this plan into place over the next 10 years.
More InformationServices:
• Cafeteria: located on the ground floor; operated by CANEX, offers full breakfast and lunch service. Hours of
operation: 0700 to 1600 hrs.
• Dry Cleaning: a drop-off service is offered through CANEX at the cafeteria.
• Mini-gym: (located on the main floor) offers cardio and weight equipment, CF EXPRES tests and fitness classes.
Getting there:
• Parking: there are 14 visitor parking spaces at the front entrance of the building. Employees posted to Star Top must contact their sponsors for parking arrangements within the facilities. Additional daily parking is available in the lot behind the fenced area for $6/day. Monthly passes are available through Gilad Parking at 613-226-2000.
• Bus stop: at the corner of Star Top Road and Dufferin Street.
• Bike storage: there is ample bike storage at the front and rear entrances of the building.
• CFSU(O) Shuttle service: Star Top Express route.
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National Printing Bureau
45 boul Sacré-coeur, Gatineau (Hull sector)
Near the MacDonald-Cartier Bridge exit. The NPB is home to the Supply Assistance Group
and to the Clothing Stores.
Labelle/CANEX Building
4210 Labelle Street, Ottawa
Located at the junction of Hwy 417 and St-Laurent Boulevard. One side of the building is home to some elements of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), ADM (Mat), ADM (HR-Civ) and Director General Personnel and Family Support Services (DGPFSS). The other side houses the CANEX Retail Store.
Montfort Campus – CF Health Services Ottawa Clinic (CF H Svcs (O))
713 Montreal Road, Ottawa
At the corner of Aviation Parkway. The CF Health Services Ottawa Clinic is co-located with the Montfort Hospital, in the new building on the north side of the campus. Services include: sick parade, immunization, pharmacy, laboratory, physiotherapy and mental health services.
Canadian Forces Station Leitrim (CFS Leitrim)
3545 Leitrim Road, Gloucester, Ottawa
Home to the Canadian Forces Information Operations Group Headquarters (CFIOG HQ), the Canadian Forces Network Operations Centre (CFNOC) and the CFS Leitrim Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Operations Centre. This building is located in the south end of the city. Areas like Findley Creek, Hunt Club, and Riverside south are popular for those that are posted to this location.
Connaught Range and Primary Training Center (CRPTC)
35 Shirley Blvd, Nepean
Located adjacent to the Ottawa River, comprising roughly 2, 600 acres and enclosing the Shirley’s Bay Crown Game Preserve.
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Located roughly 20 minutes west of downtown Ottawa, CRPTC provides infrastructure and training support resources for the cadet organizations and other organizations in the NCR, with priority for the Reserve Force and cadets on weekends and in the summer. It is also the site of various national activities, including the annual Canadian Forces Small Arms Competition and the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Annual Prize Meeting.
Uplands Site
The Uplands site is adjacent to the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. Formerly known as CFB Uplands and later as CFB Ottawa (South). Uplands was decommissioned as a base in 1996, though the buildings and tarmac remained the property of the Canadian Forces, with the VIP transport unit 412 Squadron operating from these facilities and the Uplands airfield, which is now the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. Additionally, the Canada Reception Centre is located there.