National Capital Region (Canada)

File:Ottawa-Gatineau CMA with NCR.svg

Map of the National Capital Region (striped area)

The National Capital Region (French: [Région de la capitale nationale] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an official federal name for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, and neighbouring Gatineau, Quebec, and the area near them. The National Capital Region covers an area of 3,171 square kilometres (1,224 square miles). It has a population of 1,308,490. The Ottawa part of the region is part of the eastern subregion of Ontario. There is also a larger metropolitan area, called the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA. It is the only CMA in Canada to include parts of two provinces. It has an area of 8,047 square kilometres (3,107 square miles) and a population of 1,488,307.

The National Capital Region is not a separate political jurisdiction, although the National Capital Commission is deeply involved in political, cultural, and land use planning matters in the National Capital Region. Proposals have sometimes been made to separate the National Capital Region from its two respective provinces, and transform it into a separate capital district, like the District of Columbia in the United States or the Australian Capital Territory. Such proposals have never come close to passage, and there does not currently appear to be any political will or necessity to pursue this option.

Cities, towns, and populations within Ottawa-Gatineau CMA

Ottawa - Gatineau CMA 2021 population by census subdivision
Name	Province	Type	2021 Population
Arnprior	Ontario	Town	9,629
Beckwith	Ontario	Township	9,021
Bowman	Quebec	Municipality	667
Cantley	Quebec	Municipality	11,449
Carleton Place	Ontario	Town	12,517
Chelsea	Quebec	Municipality	8,000
Clarence-Rockland	Ontario	City	26,505
Denholm	Quebec	Municipality	546
Gatineau	Quebec	Ville	291,041
La Pêche	Quebec	Municipality	8,636
L'Ange-Gardien	Quebec	Municipality	6,102
Lochaber	Quebec	Township	446
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Township	926
Mayo	Quebec	Municipality	704
McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Township	7,591
Mississippi Mills	Ontario	Town	14,740
Mulgrave-et-Derry	Quebec	Municipality	461
North Grenville	Ontario	Municipality	17,964
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette	Quebec	Municipality	841
Ottawa	Ontario	City	1,017,449
Pontiac	Quebec	Municipality	6,142
Russell	Ontario	Township	19,598
Thurso	Quebec	Ville	3,084
Val-des-Bois	Quebec	Municipality	920
Val-des-Monts	Quebec	Municipality	13,328
Total CMA	—	—	1,488,307

National Capital Region (Canada) Media

• Rideau Canal in winter.jpg

  Rideau Canal in Ottawa

• Museum-civ.jpg

  Museumciv

• Ottawa-Gatineau le pont du Portage (3).JPG

  Ottawa-Gatineau le pont du Portage Ottawa

• Etienne Brûlé Lookout, Gatineau Park (10396087056).jpg

  Etienne Brûlé Lookout, Gatineau Park

• Chambers Building on Elgin Street

• Aerial view of '07 site.jpg

  Bluesfest in LeBreton Flats, Ottawa

• Canada Day - Musical Ride.jpg

  The Musical Ride performance on Parliament Hill in Ottawa during Canada Day

• Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, in the western part of the City of Ottawa

• Line 2 of Ottawa's O-Train light rail

Other websites

• National Capital Commission - Commission de la capitale nationale