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Public Transit and Parking

Public Transit

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is within walking distance of bus stops for both the City of Ottawa's OC Transpo (www.octranspo.com/Main_MenuE.asp) and the City of Gatineau's STO (www.sto.ca/index_e.asp).

With OC Transpo, you can take any bus traveling on Wellington, Albert, Slater, Queen and Bank streets in Ottawa.

OC Transpo
1500 St. Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, ON  K1G 0Z8
Telephone: 613-741-4390 (bus routes and fares)
Website: www.octranspo.com/Main_MenuE.asp

With the STO, you can take any bus traveling on Wellington Street in Ottawa.

Société de transport de l'Outaouais
111 Jean-Proulx Street
Gatineau, QC  J8Z 1T4
Telephone: 819-770-3242 (bus routes and fares)
Website: www.sto.ca/index_e.asp

Paratransit Services

Paratransit services are provided by the City of Ottawa's OC Transpo and the City of Gatineau's STO public transit systems.

Parking

  • There are a limited number of free parking spaces in the parking lot located on the west side of the LAC main building. There is a maximum time limit of three hours during opening hours.
  • There are two handicapped parking spaces for permit holders in the parking lot located on the east side of the building.
  • There are also a number of public parking lots and some metered street parking nearby.

LAC and Surrounding Area

Library and Archives Canada and surrounding area
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