Ottawa

Embassies

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Azerbaijan
275 Slater St, Ste 904
+1 613 288-0497
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Saint Lucia
130 Albert St, Ste 700
+1 613 236-8952
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Albania
130 Albert St, Ste 302
+1 613 236-3053
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Australia
50 O'Connor St, Ste 710
+1 613 236-0841
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Ireland
130 Albert St, Ste 1105
+1 613 233-6281
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France
42 Sussex Dr
+1 613 789-1795
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United States
490 Sussex Dr
+1 613 238-5335
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Armenia
7 Delaware Ave
+1 613 234-3710
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Germany
1 Waverley St
+1 613 232-1101
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Hungary
299 Waverley St
+1 613 230-2717
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Spain
74 Stanley Ave
+1 613 747-2252
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Trinidad and Tobago
200 First Ave
+1 613 232-2418
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Bulgaria
325 Stewart St
+1 613 789-3215
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Ukraine
310 Somerset St W
+1 613 230-2961
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Switzerland
5 Marlborough Ave
+1 613 235-1837
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Italy
275 Slater St, 21F
+1 613 232-2401
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Jamaica
151 Slater St, Ste 1000
+1 613 233-9311
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Portugal
645 Island Park Dr
+1 613 729-0883
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Croatia
229 Chapel St
+1 613 562-7820
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Guyana
151 Slater St, Ste 309
+1 613 235-7240
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Netherlands
350 Albert St, Ste 2020
+1 613 237-5030
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Turkey
197 Wurtemburg St
+1 613 789-4044
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Syria
46 Cartier St
+1 613 569-5556
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Nigeria
295 Metcalfe St
+1 613 236-0521
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Denmark
47 Clarence St
+1 613 562-1811
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Belarus
130 Albert St, Ste 600
+1 613 233-9994
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
130 Albert St, Ste 805
+1 613 236-0028
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Romania
655 Rideau St
+1 613 789-3709
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South Africa
15 Sussex Dr
+1 613 744-0330
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Estonia
260 Dalhousie St, Ste 210
+1 613 789-4222
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Finland
55 Metcalfe St, Ste 850
+1 613 288-2233
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Latvia
350 Sparks St, Ste 1200
+1 613 238-6014
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Czech Republic
251 Cooper St
+1 613 562-3875
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United Kingdom
80 Elgin St
+1 613 237-1530
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New Zealand
99 Bank St, Ste 727
+1 613 238-5991
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Iceland
360 Albert St, Ste 710
+1 613 482-1944
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Lithuania
150 Metcalfe St, Ste 1600
+1 613 567-5458
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Austria
445 Wilbrod St
+1 613 789-1444
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Belgium
360 Albert St, Ste 820
+1 613 236-7267
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Japan
255 Sussex Dr
+1 613 241-8541
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Greece
80 MacLaren St
+1 613 238-6271
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Mauritius
2918 Southmore Dr E
+1 613 737-7322
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Russia
285 Charlotte St
+1 613 235-4341

Ottawa is a very safe place to live and visit, so if you use common sense it is at least as safe as any other city. There are many tourists in the city, especially in summer months, and there are very few incidents of robbery or assault.

That said, buses and transit stations have had issues in recent years with violence and swarmings/robberies, even during daytime hours. OC Transpo has hired new constables and placed plainclothes security as well as cameras on select buses and trains to counter the problem. Use common sense, especially when riding at night, every transit station has multiple emergency call boxes. After dark, take extra care in areas near downtown such as Lowertown, and also Hintonburg, Vanier, Bayshore, Ledbury, Heatherington, Caldwell and South Keys. These neighbourhoods are known to have gang presence, and drug problems. Ottawa is generally very safe, but like any other city it has bad apples.

Ottawa is the fourth coldest capital city by annual average temperature, but it has the second coldest January, only topped by Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Add to that nearly 3m 10' of snow per average winter and throw in an ice storm from time to time, winter can be a challenge but locals do a great job of handling it particularly with recreation. Summers are normally short, hot and humid. Dress for the weather!

contact

The area codes for Ottawa are 613 and the overlay code 343. Ten-digit dialing area code+local number is required for all local calls.