The National Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place at the National War Memorial on Wednesday, November 11, beginning at approximately 10:30 am. You can attend in person or watch the ceremony live on the Royal Canadian Legion’s Facebook page and local and national news broadcasts. As part of the ceremony, at approximately 11 am, there will be a 21-gun salute fired from the east side of Parliament Hill, near the Rideau Canal. Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will conduct two fly-pasts over the National War Memorial and the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Armed Forces. Both fly-pasts will follow the same route. The first fly-past, at approximately 11:05 am, will be conducted by four CF-18 Hornets. The second fly-past, at approximately 11:30 am, will be conducted by a Black Hawk helicopter, which may fly as low as 300 feet above the ground. Royal Canadian Legion branches also host Remembrance Day ceremonies in communities across Ottawa. Visit the Royal Canadian Legion’s website for more information on events happening in your area.
During National Veterans’ Week, November 5 to November 11, Veterans wearing their medals or uniforms or presenting ID can ride for free on OC Transpo buses, all O-Train lines, Para Transpo vehicles and Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) buses. Companions accompanying veterans can also ride for free.
For more information, including traffic and transit impacts, please visit ottawa.ca.
