Canada's Economic Action Plan

Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government established a new $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund for infrastructure construction projects to be completed by March 2011. The Infrastructure Stimulus Fund will provide funding to provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure projects over the next two years.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to receive $46.65 million from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which will enable the implementation of 19 projects in a shorter time frame than would otherwise be possible under normal budgetary allocations. Projects such as these are important, because they help to preserve and maintain the Capital’s assets and built heritage for the benefit of all Canadians.

Current Work Projects

Quebec Projects

Gatineau Park Entrances
In keeping with the recommendations of the Gatineau Park Master Plan (2005), the National Capital Commission (NCC) undertook a study to develop a design strategy for the various Gatineau Park entrances. The study includes proposals, recommendations and design principles for improving the multiple and diverse entrances to the Park. The specific treatment of Park entrances must make visitors aware that they are entering a conservation park. more...

Moore Farm Rehabilitation
The Moore Farm is an estate located on Taché Boulevard in Gatineau, which is designated as “recognized” by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO). The property includes several historical buildings, including a barn and an ice house, all situated in a rural setting. more...

Notch Road Overpass Rehabilitation
The Notch Road bridge/overpass was built in 1959. After 50 years of operations, it is in need of life cycle repairs. This project begins in summer 2010, and constitutes the first and last major rehabilitation work before the complete replacement of this structure. The objective is to increase the life span of the structure and ensure the safety of those travelling on Notch Road and visiting Gatineau Park. more...

Kingsmere Road Overpass Rehabilitation
The Kingsmere Road overpass, which is part of Gatineau Park Parkway, is 48 year old. It consists of three-span reinforced concrete deck totalling 40 metres long and 8.2 metres wide supported on piers with two traffic lanes. The concrete is deteriorating and peeling under the deck. In addition, the old railings in aluminum are deteriorated and are not in compliance with the Canadian Code for Highway Bridge Design. more...

Ontario Projects

Aviation Parkway Pavement
The Aviation Parkway serves as the parkway entrance from Highway 417 to the urban core of Canada’s Capital Region. This pavement project begins in summer 2010 and includes the rehabilitation of the parkway pavement over the entire four-kilometre length of the corridor, from the Rockcliffe Parkway in the north, at the Canada Aviation Museum, to Highway 417 in the south. It will also include the construction of a new 1,6 kilometre section of a three-metre-wide paved multi-use recreational pathway within the corridor, which will extend from where the pathway currently ends at Montreal Road through to Ogilvie Road. more...

Ottawa River Parkway (Carling to Britannia) Recreational Pathway
The Ottawa River Pathway is a key section of urban pathway connecting the western Greenbelt to the core area. The Ottawa River Pathway runs for a length of two kilometres. This project begins in summer 2010 and will ensure proper asset protection from the section east of Carling Avenue to Britannia Park and an appropriate level of service for pathway users, including an enhanced visitor experience to access the Ottawa River. more...

Victoria Island Carbide Mill Masonry Rehabilitation
The Carbide Mill, built between 1899 and 1900, on Victoria Island is designated as a “recognized” building by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO). This infrastructure project begins in spring 2010 and includes work within Phase 3 of the stabilization/rehabilitation work at this site, following the completion in fall 2009 of Phases 1 and 2. more...

Confederation Blvd Phase I Rehabilitation: St. Patrick, North Segment
Confederation Boulevard is the Capital’s ceremonial and discovery route. It is linked year-round to national celebrations and interpretation programs, allowing people to discover important aspects of Canada’s government, culture, heritage and landscape. This project begins in summer 2010 and will reinstate the highest of standards along this section of Confederation Boulevard in order to ensure pedestrian safety, meet universal accessibility standards and maintain the level of quality required for the Capital’s most important destination route. more...

Lady Grey Drive Retaining Wall Rehabilitation Phase 8
This project, which begins in spring 2010, will rehabilitate a highly deteriorated dry limestone retaining wall, 350 metres long and two to nine metres high. Deterioration has reached a point where the failure of a part of the wall would constitute a risk to public and a risk to the wall’s structural integrity. more...

Rockcliffe Parkway North Retaining Walls
On the Rockcliffe Parkway, the retaining walls and cliffs along the shore of the Ottawa River between Lisgar Road and Acacia Avenue have deteriorated. This project, beginning in summer 2010, concerns five deteriorated walls and two cliffs, which will be rehabilitated or replaced in 2010–2011. more...

Vincent Massey Park Buildings and Landscaping Rehabilitation
Vincent Massey Park was developed in the 1950s as a key part of the NCC’s expansion of urban parks in the Capital. The park is approximately 22 hectares in size and has a number of buildings that are critical to the support of social gatherings in a large regional park. The main objective of the current project, which begins in summer 2010, is to rehabilitate the existing heritage structures, the concession, bus shelter and entrance pavilion, as well as to undertake site rehabilitation, enabling several further generations of use. more...

Ottawa River Parkway Overpass Rehabilitation (Parkdale and Carleton)
Life cycle repairs to the Parkdale Avenue overpass and the Carleton Avenue pedestrian underpass along the Ottawa River Parkway are necessary to stop further deterioration of certain overpass components, and to preserve the structural and functional integrity of the asset and maintain a satisfactory level of performance. more...

Greenbelt Recreational Pathway: Pine Grove Sector
The proposed 56-kilometre Greenbelt Pathway is designed to provide a continuous and varied recreational and educational experience along the entire length of the National Capital Greenbelt, from Shirleys Bay in the west to Green’s Creek in the east. The pathway will connect key visitor attractions and link with other pathways within Canada’s Capital Region. more...

Hog’s Back Park Building and Site Rehabilitation
Hog’s Back Park is one of many parks in Canada’s Capital, which are a major element of the Capital experience and the centrepiece of the green space network. Hog’s Back Park is a popular stopping point for both tourists and locals. Hog’s Back Park overlooks the spectacular Hog’s Back Falls on the Rideau River. It is an urban nature park, surrounded by history. more...

Macdonald-Cartier Bridge : Ottawa Belvedere Wall Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of the masonry retaining walls of the lookout located on the south approach of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge begins in spring 2010. The work will help maintain the components of the structure, as well as ensure the safety and continued operation of this permanent National Capital Commission (NCC) asset. The work will have no impact on traffic and users of the pathway. more...

Major’s Hill Park Retaining Wall Cliff Stabilization
Major’s Hill Park is one of the Capital’s parks, which are a major element of the Capital experience and an important piece of the green space network. The area is also a popular stopping point for residents and visitors. Major’s Hill Park has many historical interpretation panels and offers some of the best vantage points in all of Ottawa. The park offers wonderful views of the Rideau Canal locks, the Ottawa River and the Parliament Buildings. Today, as one of the National Capital Commission (NCC)’s main event parks, Major’s Hill Park is also the site of activities during celebrations such as Winterlude, Canada Day and the Canadian Tulip Festival. more...

Portage Bridge Rehabilitation
Built in 1973, the Portage Bridge is a six-lane interprovincial crossing over the Ottawa River. Bridge repairs are part of the necessary work to maintain and preserve the structural and functional integrity of the bridge. more... 

Rideau Canal Skateway Service Buildings
Since the early 1970s, the Rideau Canal Skateway has been one of the Capital’s premier winter destinations for hundreds of thousands of visitors and residents. The 7.8-kilometre Skateway is a focal point of activities during Winterlude festivities. To support Skateway activities, the National Capital Commission (NCC) maintains a suite of portable buildings of various sizes, which have now reached the end of their life cycle. more...

Confederation Blvd – Susex Drive, US Embassy Security Bollards
Confederation Boulevard, the Capital’s ceremonial and discovery route, provides year-round national celebrations and interpretation programs that help people to discover important aspects of Canada’s government, culture, heritage and landscape. more...