University of Ottawa

There are two plaques about this university in The City of Ottawa.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

Photo Source - Wikimedia Commons

Plaque Location

The City of Ottawa
On the north side of Laurier Avenue East
half way between Waller Street and Cumberland Street

Coordinates: N 45 25.454 W 75 41.148

Plaque Text

This institution was established in 1848 by Bishop Joseph-Eugene Guigues and placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Incorporated by Act of Parliament on May 30, 1849 as the College of Bytown, it occupied a three-storey frame building in the garden of the Episcopal Palace. Renamed "College of Ottawa" in 1861, it received university status five years later, and was decreed a pontifical university by the Pope Leo XIII in 1889. The college, which has occupied its present site since 1856, was destroyed by fire on Dec 2, 1902, but quickly rebuilt. Administrative control of this, Canada's first bilingual university, was transferred in 1965 from the Oblates to a board of governors.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009

Photo by contributor Matthew Hoskin - Posted July, 2007

Plaque Location

The City of Ottawa
On a walkway on the University grounds
just south of Laurier Avenue East, west of Cumberland Street

Coordinates: N 45 25.421 W 75 41.117

Plaque Text

Founded in 1848 as the College of Bytown by Bishop Joseph-Bruno Guigues, the University of Ottawa is the oldest and largest bilingual post-secondary institution in Canada. Under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate until 1965, it serves as a meeting ground for two of the most prominent intellectual and scientific traditions of the Western World. The University has always maintained special ties with Canada's Francophone population, most notably in the province of Ontario. Located in the heart of the nation's capital, the University of Ottawa illustrates Canada's commitment to diversity and mutual respect.

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