Ottawa

Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N4

Telephone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777
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Hours

Accessible entrance and automatic door openers
Two elevators
Evacuation chairs
Wheelchair-accessible pay phones on the ground, second and third floors
Accessible public washrooms on the ground floor
Computerized workstations (adjustable table)
SuperNova magnifier and screen reader software
Electronic magnifiers and viewers capable of enlarging characters of books and microfiches

You must bring these items with you:
- your user card
- personal identification
Sign in at the first-floor Commissionaires’ desk
Put your personal items in a locker on the first floor:
- coats
- briefcases
- food and beverages
- umbrellas
You may bring these items in the public rooms:
- laptop computer, camera, cell phone (If you'd like to use a camera, you'll need to complete a Self-serve photography application form.)
- pencils and paper (pens are not permitted)
- research material

Meeting with a reference specialist
On-site consultations of local collections (order your documents in advance)
Genealogy services
Work stations to access:
- LAC databases
- Genealogy databases
- Specialized subscriptions databases
Restricted publications
Equipment
- photocopiers, scanners
- microform printers, scanners
- accessibility workstations and magnifiers
DigiLab

Archival documents

most government records (see Vancouver and Winnipeg for their specific collections of government records) and all private archives

Publications

Reference collection

Genealogy collection

Jacob M. Lowy Collection

You must pre-order material for consultation, except for some self-serve books and microfilms.

First floor

Second floor

Third floor