Much of downtown Ottawa and parts of Gatineau will be closed to vehicle traffic on Canada Day.

OC Transpo and STO service will be free on Canada Day.

Ottawa from 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • St. Patrick Street, from Parent Street to Alexandra Bridge
  • Murray Street, from Parent Street to Alexandra Bridge
  • Rideau Street, from Dalhousie Street to Sussex Drive southbound, from Boteler Street to St. Patrick Street
  • Sussex Drive northbound, from Rideau Street to Bruyère Street
  • Mackenzie Avenue, from Murray Street to Wellington Street
  • Colonel By Drive, from Rideau Street to Daly Avenue
  • Wellington Street, from Portage Bridge eastbound direction only to Sussex Drive
  • Eastbound on Wellington Street, from Lyon Street to Kent Street
  • Elgin Street, from Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue
  • Metcalfe Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
  • O'Connor Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
  • Bank Street, from Laurier Avenue to Vittoria Street
  • Kent Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
  • Lyon Street Southbound, from Wellington Street to Sparks Street
  • Lyon Street Northbound, from Sparks Street to Wellington Street
  • Slater Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
  • Albert Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
  • Queen Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
  • Lady Grey Drive
  • Mackenzie King Bridge, from Elgin Street to Waller Street
  • George Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
  • William Street, from York Street to George Street
  • York Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
  • Byward Street, from George Street to Clarence Street
  • Clarence Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
  • Parent Street, from Clarence Street to Murray Street
  • Street with No Name (Supreme Court of Canada), from Wellington Street to Vittoria Street
  • Vittoria Street, from Street with no Name to Bank Street

Ottawa from 6 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • Wellington Street, Westbound direction from Bay Street to Portage Bridge
  • Lyon Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
  • Albert Street, from Lyon Street to Booth Street
  • Lorne Street, from Primrose Street to Albert Street
  • Primrose Street, from Booth Street to Lorne Street
  • Empress Avenue North, from the Dead end to Albert Street
  • Perkins Street to Albert Street
  • Slater Street, from Lyon Street to Booth Street
  • Bay Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
  • Queen Street, from Lyon Street to Bronson Avenue
  • Bronson Avenue, from Laurier Avenue to Sparks Street
  • Commissioner Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street
  • Sparks Street, from Bronson Avenue to Lyon Street
  • Colonel By Drive, from Daly Avenue to Main Street
  • Daly Avenue, from Nicholas Street to Colonel By Drive

Ottawa from 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • Laurier Avenue, from Elgin Street to Cumberland Street
  • Laurier Avenue, from Queen Elizabeth Driveway on-ramp to Laurier Avenue westbound
  • Laurier Avenue, from Laurier Avenue on-ramp to Queen Elizabeth Driveway southbound
  • Laurier Avenue Eastbound, between O'Connor Street to Metcalfe Street
  • Laurier Avenue Eastbound, between Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

Gatineau from 6:00 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • Laurier Street North and South bound, from Victoria Street to des Allumettières Boulevard
  • Papineau Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
  • Élisabeth-Bruyère Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
  • Des Allumettières Boulevard, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street/Alexandra Bridge access
  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street, from Élisabeth-Bruyère Street to des Allumettières Boulevard

Gatineau from 11 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • Laurier Street Northbound and Southbound direction, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Papineau Street
  • Courcelette Street, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street
  • Hôtel-de-Ville Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
  • Victoria Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
  • Des Allumettières Boulevard Westbound, from Laurier Street to Maisonneuve Boulevard
  • Laurier Street North and South bound, from des Allumettières Boulevard to Verdun Street
  • St-Étienne Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street

Alexandra Bridge

Closed to vehicles: from 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

Closed to bicycles and pedestrians: from 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

Chaudières Traverse (Zibi)

Closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians

Trans Canada Trail (Ottawa River Pathway)

Access closed to cyclists and pedestrians from the National Archives to the Rideau Canal locks from 3 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

Other closures to bicycles and pedestrians in Ottawa

From 4:30 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • Access to the Rideau Canal Locks
  • Access to the Valiants Stairs, from Elgin Street and Wellington Street
  • Access to the Dufferin Stairs, from Wellington Street
  • Access to under the Plaza Bridge, from Elgin Street and Lawrence Freiman Lane

From 7 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

  • All Pedestrian access to the Mackenzie King Bridge