Mandate
The National Capital Commission is a federal Crown corporation created by Canada’s Parliament in 1959 under the National Capital Act. Its predecessors were the Federal District Commission, created in 1927, and the Ottawa Improvement Commission, created in 1899.
The NCC is subject to the accountability regime set out in Part X of the Financial Administration Act. It reports to Parliament through the minister designated as minister responsible for the National Capital Act.
Building on more than a century of experience, the NCC provides unique value in the Capital Region by fulfilling three specific roles: long-term planner of federal lands, principal steward of nationally significant public places, and creative partner committed to excellence in development and conservation.
Long-term Planner
The NCC is the main federal urban planner in Canada’s Capital Region. In this role, the NCC works in collaboration with stakeholders to enhance the natural and cultural character of the Capital.
Principal Steward
The NCC manages Gatineau Park, the Greenbelt, the Rideau Canal Skateway, urban lands and parks, pathways, scenic parkways, real property and heritage buildings, agricultural and research facilities, and commemorative monuments. It is also the custodian of the Capital’s six official residences.
Creative Partner
The NCC encourages creativity and innovation in everything it does. This means building strong relationships with people and organizations throughout the region and across the country, including local municipalities and Indigenous communities.
The NCC has an important role to play in protecting cultural and archaeological resources, and managing them as part of Canada’s legacy.
Facts about the NCC
Minister
Number of employees
419 (2017)
Portfolio of assets
As the Capital’s largest property owner, the NCC owns and manages more than 11 percent of all lands in Canada’s Capital Region. We also own more than 1,600 properties in our real estate portfolio, including the Capital’s six official residences; commercial, residential and heritage buildings; and agricultural facilities.
Economic contribution to the region
The NCC makes a significant economic contribution to Canada’s Capital Region, awarding about 4,000 contracts a year, valued at some $53 million. Our green assets, such as Gatineau Park, also support job creation and economic development, and are a valuable source of natural capital.
Documents
- NCC Stakeholders Study - 2018 Final Report (1.39 MB)
- Annual Report - 2023-2024 (16.271 MB)
- Annual Report - 2022-2023 (14.084 MB)
- Annual Report - 2021-2022 (9.643 MB)
- Annual Report - 2020-2021 (3.2 MB)
- Annual Report - 2019-2020 (9.333 MB)
- Annual Report - 2018-2019 (7.391 MB)
- Annual Report - 2017 2018 (7.121 MB)
- Annual Report - 2016-2017 (5.607 MB)
- Annual Report - 2015 2016 (2.541 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 (3.872 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2017-2018 to 2021-2022 (3.241 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 (8.238 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2019-2020 to 2023-2024 (1.122 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2020-2021 to 2024-2025 (1.418 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 (7.099 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2022-2023 to 2026-2027 (2.109 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2023-2024 to 2027-2028 (1.046 MB)
- Summary of the corporate plan 2024-2025 to 2028-2029 (12.789 MB)
- 2018 Annual Public Meeting (349.262 KB)
- 2020 Annual Public Meeting Summary Report (268.85 KB)