Parliament Hill Tour - Guided Tours

All guided tours and programs are FREE of charge. For information on reservations please contact us.

Visit the centre stage of Canadian democracy! During your guided tour, you may see the Senate and the House of Commons, the Hall of Honour and the Library of Parliament.  Your tour will begin in the Visitor Welcome Centre (VWC), located on the ground floor of the Centre Block. The VWC offers basic visitor amenities as well as a small, varied-media exhibit which describes the history, roles and functions of Canada's parliamentarians. Visitor security has now been enhanced with the addition of a security screening system similar to those used in airports. 

Individuals, families and small groups of under ten (10) people are welcome to take a public tour of Centre Block.

The public tours run as follows

(Note: tour times subject to change, please call ahead):

May to September

Tours run daily from 9 am to 8:30 pm (last English tour at 7:50 pm, last French tour at 7:40 pm).

On weekends and holidays tours run from 9 am to 5:30 pm (last English tour at 4:50 pm, last French tour at 4:40 pm).

Visitors must obtain same-day tickets at the Info-Tent. Tickets are provided free of charge to groups of 10 and under. Tickets are given on a first-come, first serve basis.

Parliament is closed on Canada Day, July 1st.

From September to May

Tours run daily from 9 am to 4:30 pm (last English tour at 3:50 pm, last French tour at 3:40 pm). Tours run until 8 pm every Tuesday until October 2nd (last English tour at 7:50 pm, last French tour at 7:40 pm)

Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve tours run from 9 am to noon.

Visitors must obtain same-day tickets at the Visitor Welcome Centre (entrance located on the ground floor, directly under the main Peace Tower).

Parliament is closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Group Reservations
Groups of no less than ten (10) people and no more than fifty (50) people, including school groups, are welcome to book a reserved group tour of Parliament. All groups wishing to visit Parliament must make a group reservation in advance.

Special Needs
All facilities are wheelchair accessible; visitors with other special needs can also be accommodated with advance notice. Translation texts are available in small quantities to visitors speaking a language other than French or English. Services of a translator may be arranged for sign language.

Please provide at least one (1) week advance notice by calling (613) 996-0896.

July to September
Here's your chance to travel back in time, to the era when Canada was a young country. Your guided tour includes grand old offices restored to the way they looked during the Confederation era. Visit the East Block, the nerve centre of Canada's government for the country's first hundred years!

Tours offered daily: 10 am to 6 pm (last English tour at 5:15 pm, last French tour at 5:30 pm). Visitors must obtain same-day tickets at the Info-Tent.