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November 24, 2016

NCC recommends Tunneys Pasture site for the new Civic Campus of
The Ottawa Hospital
The National Capital Commission will recommend the Tunneys Pasture site to the Minister of
Canadian Heritage for the new Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. This recommendation is
supported by extensive public and stakeholder consultations and a rigorous analysis of
evidence and documentation by the evaluation committee and NCC professional staff.
The Tunneys Pasture site emerged as the most suitable location based on the comparative
analysis of the 12 potential sites, using 21 criteria grouped under three themes.
Functional and operational hospital interests
The sites area of 20 hectares (50 acres) meets the projected land requirements.
The configuration is well suited to accommodate the anticipated hospital layout.
The location optimizes the distribution of existing hospitals across the urban
community.
It is located in closest proximity to the regions urban core.
The site provides good roadway access for patient and emergency access (e.g. Scott
Street, Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, Holland Avenue).
Regional and local interests
The site provides the best access to the expanding light rail transit (LRT) system.
(Confederation Line, Tunneys Station in 2018, westward extension projected in 2023).
The site is well served by existing municipal infrastructure.
It offers a positive contribution to the population intensification and mixed-use urban
development expected along the western LRT corridor.
The location will support planned developments at LeBreton Flats, the islands and
Bayview Station.
It is well integrated into the urban fabric, and affords opportunities to mitigate impacts
on adjacent properties.
The site features several access points, and offers benefits from an emergency
preparedness perspective.
Capital interests
The site is associated with the least impact on natural, public recreational and
agricultural functions, and is occupied by many surface parking areas.
Any potential impacts to the heritage character of the site could be mitigated through
design.

Selection of this site avoids impacts to the Central Experimental Farm National Historic
Site.
Selection of this site may displace some existing federal facilities; however, the NCCapproved Tunneys Pasture Master Plan already envisions the divestiture of the western
half of the site for non-federal mixed-use development.
It may offer opportunities for partnerships or adaptive reuse, given the presence of
Health Canadas existing facilities on-site.

Public Consultations
The NCCs site review was supported by extensive input from public sector partners, key
stakeholders and experts, as well as the general public. More than 400 people attended the
September 22 open house and presentation at the Canadian War Museum, and 7,695 people
responded to the online survey on the potential sites and draft selection criteria, between
September 22 and October 6, 2016.
Quick Facts
The Ottawa Hospital is a vital institution in Canadas Capital Region, which provides health-care
services to Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Nunavut. The hospital also undertakes
nationally important medical education and research, and is the third-largest employer in the
region.
The evaluation committee, composed of members of the NCCs Board of Directors and its
Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty (ACPDR), provided advice and expertise at
each step of the review process, culminating in the site recommendation.

Dr. Mark Kristmanson (NCC Board of Directors)

Michael Pankiw (NCC Board of Directors)
Kay Stanley (NCC Board of Directors)
Vivian Manasc (ACPDR)
Eha Naylor (ACPDR)
Julian Smith (ACPDR)

The NCCs role in this review falls under section 11 of the National Capital Act, which mandates
the NCC to coordinate the development of federal lands in Canadas Capital Region in
accordance with federal plans.
In a letter dated May 20, 2016, the Honourable Mlanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage,
asked the NCC to conduct a review of the potential sites selected by The Ottawa Hospital and to
provide a recommendation, as well as justification for the NCCs preferred site.
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Extensive analysis of the evidence and the publics input demonstrated that Tunneys Pasture
is the ideal site among the 12 under consideration for the new Civic Campus of The Ottawa
Hospital. Tunneys Pasture best meets the 21 criteria, particularly in light of the most recent
data concerning the future of urban transportation, demographic growth and federal land use
in the Capital.
Dr. Mark Kristmanson, Chief Executive Officer, NCC
Links
The Ottawa Hospital (Civic Campus) Site Review

The Ottawa Hospital (Civic Campus) Site Review Public Consultation

Tunneys Pasture Master Plan (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
The Ottawa Hospitals New Civic Campus

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