The CBC Ottawa Production Centre is an office and studio complex that serves as the headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is located on Queen Street in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The building hosts the originating studios for both the CBC's English-language and French-language operations in the National Capital Region. The building was opened in 2004, and contains approximately 37,700 m2 of office space.
Design and construction
The building that houses the Ottawa Production Centre was built by Morguard Investments. Not all of it is leased by the CBC, with the top floors occupied by the House of Commons administration (Information Services). It is located at 181 Queen Street, between Bank Street and O'Connor Street (across from the Confederation Line light rail station) in the city's downtown core. The rear of the building backs out on the Sparks Street pedestrian mall. The site had been vacant for several years and had previously been home to a Woolworth's department store.
Several of the studios and the newsroom are located at ground level on Sparks Street, allowing the public to observe from outside through 4 m high windows. Eight different