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Ottawa Advantage
by FGPA
Discover the Carleton Campus
Your home away from home
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Carleton’s self-contained campus is bordered by the Rideau Canal, the Rideau River and the surrounding community. It is located a short ride from Parliament Hill and Ottawa’s downtown core. This blend of city life and nature, culture and heritage, business and government makes Carleton a unique place to study and learn.
Travel to Ottawa
As the capital of Canada, Ottawa is well connected locally, nationally and internationally. It is a 2-hour drive from Montreal, 4.5 hour drive from Toronto and a 1-hour drive to the state of New York.
EnvironmentallyFriendly Campus
Carleton’s Sustainability Plan embeds the UN Sustainable Development Goals to better align our contribution to global efforts. We are on our way to becoming a zero-waste campus and we are a Fairtrade Campus and Green Restaurant certified, demonstrating a commitment to local and sustainable dining operations. carleton.ca/sustainability
Join us for a tour
You can view our 45-minute Guided Virtual Tour on this website: virtualtour.carleton.ca. We also offer on-campus walking tours which usually take 1.5 hours and are led by current Carleton students.
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CONNECTING YOU TO THE WORLD Home to over 1.3 million people, the Ottawa area is many things: it is a research and development hotbed and is the heart of the federal government. It is a major economic engine, offering jobs and opportunities in a wide variety of industries and sectors, and is home to world-class research centres and operations by major international companies. Ottawa is also a youthful city with a low median age that is rapidly diversifying. Although it is a place of achievement and career opportunities, Ottawa is also an architecturally and environmentally stunning city — surrounded by waterways, perfectly blended with urban and rural beauty and providing year-round outdoor activities.
QUALITY OF LIFE
One of the world’s cleanest cities1
One of the safest cities in Canada2
Best place to live in Canada3 LIFESTYLE
One of the world’s top 50 best cities for students4
Over 980 km of multi-use pathways, bike lanes, off-road paths and paved shoulders throughout the area
1Forbes, 2007 2Mainstreet Research, 2017 3MoneySense, 2017 4QS TopUniversities 5CBRE Group 6Statistics Canada, 2021 EMPLOYMENT
Top ranked talent market in
Canada in 20205
#1 for lowest unemployment rate compared to Canada’s six other largest cities6
Home to 130 embassies and high commissions from around the world
