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Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country's fourth-largest city, home to approximately 1 million residents. It shares Eastern Time (EST/EDT) with Toronto. Ottawa was chosen as Canada's capital in 1857 by Queen Victoria, partly for its relatively defensible location away from the US border and partly to balance tensions between English-speaking Ontario and French-speaking Quebec. Parliament Hill, with its Gothic Revival Parliament Buildings dominating a bluff above the Ottawa River, is Canada's most iconic architectural landmark. The Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, connects Ottawa to Kingston through 202 km of locks and waterways — in winter, an 8 km stretch through the city becomes the world's largest naturally frozen skating rink. Ottawa has the world's highest concentration of museums per capita and is the most educated city in Canada, hosting the University of Ottawa (bilingual) and Carleton University. The National Gallery of Canada houses an extraordinary collection of Canadian art.
Observes EDT (UTC-4) from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November. The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Ottawa, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Ottawa, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.