Victoria Building

Ottawa, Canada

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerCanadian Register of Historic Places↗

The Victoria Building is an Art Deco office structure completed in 1928 at 140 Wellington Street in Ottawa, directly across from Parliament of Canada. Designed by John Albert Ewart, this federally recognized heritage building was initially developed privately before the government leased much of its space. Over its early decades, it served diverse tenants including the French Embassy (1928–1939), the Bank of Canada (1935–1938), and the Japanese legation (1931–1941), alongside the CBC from 1938 to 1964. The federal government assumed full ownership in 1973, and the building underwent renovation in 2003. Today it primarily houses parliamentary offices, notably those of Senate members.