- Parliamentary and Judicial precincts
- Renewed official residence for the prime minister of Canada
- National cultural and scientific institutions
- New and inspired sites for major commemorations
- A place of special significance: Victoria Island (Kabenishinân Minitig)
- Reimagined Confederation Boulevard and its connections
- Secured ecological corridors and protected natural environment
- Regeneration of the Capital urban forest
- New Gatineau Park Visitor Centre and improved trails
- Accessible and enhanced shorelines and green spaces
- Completion of the Greenbelt Pathway network
- Development of LeBreton Flats and the islands sites
- Ruisseau de la Brasserie sector and Wright-Scott House revitalization
- Improved urban integration of federal employment areas
- Capital Illumination Plan
- Nepean Point rejuvenation and completion of a Rideau Canal to Rideau Falls waterfront promenade
- Improved interprovincial transportation
2017 - 2067
Milestone Projects
- Parliamentary and Judicial precincts
A multi-decade plan for the complete restoration and rehabilitation of the Centre, East and West blocks of Parliament, including the construction of a visitor welcome centre and rehabilitation of the escarpment and landscaping, will ensure that the seat of government continues to reflect Canada’s growth as a nation. This work includes renewing and reinforcing the views protection policy, as well as an illumination plan, to ensure the primacy of national symbols in the Capital skyline.

- Renewed official residence for the prime minister of Canada
The NCC will renew and transform the prime minister of Canada’s official residence. Once completed, the residence will integrate modern security features to protect the prime minister and visiting dignitaries, and enhance both the official state and the private functionality of the residence; it will also incorporate universal accessibility features. Unique heritage characteristics will be preserved, and aspects related
to environmental sustainability will be improved.

- National cultural and scientific institutions
The NCC will support the work of Library and Archives Canada, PSPC, and other partners to create a national portrait gallery. It will also support NRC’s goal of making 100 Sussex Drive a science and innovation hub. In the core area and along the north shore of the Ottawa River and the Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier parkways, the NCC will reserve sites for extensions of and additions to existing museums, such as the Canada Science and Technology Museum. It will also support the establishment of a national botanical garden on the west side of the Rideau Canal.

- New and inspired sites for major commemorations
The NCC will work with Canadian Heritage to find a proper location to celebrate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which embodies Canada’s diversity. As well, Confederation Square will be renovated for the centennial of the National War Memorial in 2039, in order to increase its symbolic prominence and improve its effectiveness as a gathering place. Finally, the NCC will work with municipalities to create seven symbolic nodes around the Capital core area, at junction points in the roadway, pedestrian and cycling networks, with major installations of national commemorations or public art.

- A place of special significance: Victoria Island (Kabenishinân Minitig)
A master plan for Victoria Island, to be known as the Kabenishinân Minitig Plan, will be developed in partnership with the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation to establish a place of special significance in the Capital for Indigenous peoples and their cultural traditions. This project will form part of the national reconciliation process, and will be conducted under the guidance of elders and representatives from the Algonquin Anishinabeg Na

- Reimagined Confederation Boulevard and its connections
The NCC and federal departments will work with municipal partners to reimagine Wellington Street and create a compelling and unified sequence of public spaces that will connect the shoreline adjacent to the Supreme Court of Canada to Confederation Boulevard. This high-profile processional segment of Confederation Boulevard faces the most prominent of our national symbols. The objective of this effort will be to improve the pedestrian realm, security and access to public transit; provide for separated cycling facilities; and maintain the Boulevard’s prime ceremonial and symbolic function. Enhancements by the NCC and its partners will upgrade streetscapes and increase the vitality of the streets connecting Confederation Boulevard and adjoining federal lands to the adjacent municipal fabric, including Sparks and Metcalfe streets and Laurier Avenue in Ottawa, Laurier Street and its surroundings in Gatineau, and along the Chaudières Bridge.

- Secured ecological corridors and protected natural environment
The NCC will take necessary measures within its own holdings, and in collaboration with municipalities, conservation agencies, public and private partners, to consolidate and protect biodiversity and the natural environment, to create links between the Capital green space network and broader ecological networks, and to secure ecological corridors.

- Regeneration of the Capital urban forest
The NCC will develop a 30-year capital program to regenerate the forests and the tree canopy on federal lands degraded through urbanization and by invasive species. In conjunction with the municipal authorities, a regional shared target will be established for 2067 and beyond.

- New Gatineau Park Visitor Centre and improved trails
Improving Gatineau Park’s trail system will alleviate environmental pressures by directing users to sites with sufficient capacity to receive them. A new visitor centre will provide a better welcome for Park users, and offer more room to hold educational activities in partnership with conservation and recreation groups.

- Accessible and enhanced shorelines and green spaces
Working with local partners, the NCC will create the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park, a world-class offering of recreational, cultural and ecological amenities extending from LeBreton Flats westward to Mud Lake at Britannia. The NCC will redesign the landscape of Jacques-Cartier Park to improve river accesses, and develop other riverfront parklands to reimagine the flourishing river culture that once existed in the region. In partnership with Energy Ottawa, the NCC will create a new public park overlooking the Chaudières Falls, with the redevelopment of its generating station and the development project on Chaudières Island. The park, a place of special significance for the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, will include spaces for traditional ceremonial activity. A new pedestrian bridge will link the falls to the north shore and to Portageurs Park. The NCC will also improve accesses and amenities along the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River for recreational purposes, and will develop a riverfront park along the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway.

- Completion of the Greenbelt Pathway network
The NCC will complete a continuous Greenbelt pathway system from Shirleys Bay in the west to Green’s Creek in the east, along with connecting pathways to the inner urban area, and the outer communities of Kanata, Bell’s Corners, Barrhaven, Riverside South, Findlay Creek, Blackburn Hamlet and Orléans.

- Development of LeBreton Flats and the islands sites
The convergence of many projects on the western edge of the downtown core will bring an exciting energy to the Capital and enliven the waterfront. This includes the completion of the LeBreton Flats redevelopment, the National Holocaust Memorial, new national military commemorations, the construction of the Pimisi and Bayview stations by the City of Ottawa, the redevelopment of Chaudières and Albert islands, the Indigenous peoples gathering place on Victoria Island, private sector development on the former Domtar lands, and the construction of the City of Ottawa’s Innovation Centre and Central Library.

- Ruisseau de la Brasserie sector and Wright-Scott House revitalization
Ruisseau de la Brasserie (Brewery Creek) is at the very heart of the Capital Region’s history. The NCC will support the Ville de Gatineau’s undertaking to revitalize this sector as a cultural district, and will work with the city to integrate and connect NCC properties along Brewery Creek to the larger project. The NCC will seek a compatible use for the historic Wright-Scott House, restore it to its past lustre, and offer a better link to Portageurs Park and the Capital core.

- Improved urban integration of federal employment areas
The NCC will work with federal and municipal partners to transform existing employment areas such as Tunney’s Pasture and Place du Portage into more lively workplaces that are better integrated into their surroundings, and will locate new facilities to support use of public transit and active modes of transportation. This will contribute to the development of complete neighbourhoods, urban densification and improvement of the interface between federal employment areas and the public domain.

- Capital Illumination Plan
In cooperation with federal departments, national institutions, municipalities and private building owners, the NCC will develop and implement an illumination plan that will make the nighttime appearance of the Capital more appealing, highlighting prominent architecture and public spaces, while reducing overall energy use, and protecting designated natural habitats from light pollution.

- Nepean Point rejuvenation and completion of a Rideau Canal to Rideau Falls waterfront promenade
The important and picturesque public space of the Nepean Point lookout and park will be renewed and improved as a major Capital destination. The new design will enhance Nepean Point’s stature as a striking physical landmark and lookout, served by better connections to Sussex Drive and Major’s Hill Park, universally accessible pathways, a historical interpretation program, and an improved visual and spatial relationship with the National Gallery of Canada. The NCC will also work with its federal partners and other stakeholders to create a continuous multi-use promenade from the Rideau Canal east to the Rideau Falls, connecting existing public spaces overlooking the Ottawa River.

- Improved interprovincial transportation
The NCC will collaborate with the cities, transport authorities and various community groups in the Capital Region to continue the development of multi-modal and interprovincial connections and better transit integration. An initial element may be a project by the City of Ottawa to create a multi-use pathway across the Prince of Wales railway bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau. In the medium term, the NCC will advocate for the construction of a full public transit connection on this bridge in order to integrate the transit systems of both cities on their primary north–south axis.

The Plan for Canada’s Capital will initiate a series of 17 major milestone projects to be implemented by federal agencies between 2017 and 2067. The realization of these key projects will anchor the goals of this plan, and serve as a catalyst and inspiration for future projects in the Capital Region. Images and brief descriptions of each of these 17 milestone projects are interspersed throughout the next three chapters of this document.