The National Capital Commission is posting guides at Canada's National War Memorial this summer to teach Canadians about the sacred place and to improve security.
The NCC said it will be expanding its summer student program to include the Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Retired army major Michael Pilon recently captured photos of people sitting and standing on the tomb, which is in front of the National War Memorial on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in the First World War and represents the more than 116,000 Canadians who have died in past conflicts.
Pilon also photographed men urinating on the war memorial during Canada Day in 2006, which caused a major scandal.
Also in 2005, vandals spray-painted a swastika on the memorial hours before Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Veterans groups have been calling on Ottawa to post a military guard to the monument since the Canada Day incident and said more education about the sacred spot is needed to stop vandalism.
