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Trails & Pathways
With over 600 kilometres of multi-use paths, you’re sure to find what you need.
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With so many lakes and rivers, not to mention the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, bridges abound in the National Capital Region.
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Featuring one of Canada’s oldest and largest public markets, the ByWard Market neighbourhood is Ottawa's most popular tourist and filming destination.
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A unique and historic attraction blending an outdoor stadium, heritage buildings, green space, and shops.
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The Film Office focuses on the continued development, retention, competitiveness, and enhancement of the city’s film and television industry. It also promotes the region as a preferred industry destination and supports the development and growth of the local industry.
Location Support
Don't know where to start? We help foreign (and local) producers find the locations, crew, and services they need to make their production a success.
Resources
Whether you’re looking for local crew, equipment, hotels or other resources, Ottawa has everything you need to make your project come in on time and on budget.
Business Development
We work with local producers and screen-based companies to help them expand and attract new projects to the National Capital Region.
Industry Promotion
We're working towards making sure that Ottawa's screen-based media industry is no longer one of the city's best kept secrets.
From the Blog
Learn more about Ottawa's film and television industry
What Ottawa’s new Film By-Law means for you
Ottawa City Council recently approved a new Film By-Law that will help streamline the film permitting process. We know this will be a period of transition for many – our office, the City, location managers and filmmakers – and we’re striving to make this process as smooth and seamless as possible. We encourage all filmmakers […]
Read More10 ways to support Ottawa’s arts, culture, and heritage sectors
We were pleased to collaborate with OMIC, Arts Network Ottawa, Ottawa Arts Council, and Ottawa Festivals to create this list of ways to support the local arts, culture, and heritage sectors. We hope you’ll continue supporting local artists until we can once again gather in theatres, music venues, galleries, and other cultural facilities,
Read MoreSo, you want to be a music composer?
Ever heard a film or television theme song, or another piece of music, and was transported back to when you first heard it? Maybe it’s the recognizable notes from Star Wars, Jaws, Halloween or Jurassic Park that conjure that memory or feeling. From comedy to horror, music has a way of evoking powerful emotions in […]
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