Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre
and Carleton University Campus

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Carleton's 62-hectare campus, located in Ottawa, Ontario, is one of the most beautiful in Canada. Our campus is bordered by the Rideau Canal, Rideau River and on the opposite bank by the pleasant woods of Vincent Massey Park, making Carleton a place of water and green spaces.

Carleton's 27 buildings are arranged for convenient movement from class to class for its over 22,000 students. An extensive tunnel system eliminates the need for huddled dashes during winter weather and makes the campus particularly convenient and accessible for physically disabled students. You may choose to combine your Carleton visit with an excursion to Parliament Hill located a convenient 20 minutes away.

The Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, established in 1982, represents the combined research strengths of Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. Research facilities are shared between the two campuses and graduate students are enrolled in the University where their faculty supervisors hold appointments. There are currently 42 full time teaching/research faculty with an additional 16 adjunct professors. There are also numerous research and technical staff. Graduate enrollment stands at nearly 100 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in most areas of geoscience.

Many areas of research are emphasized, each involving a major component of field work. These include invertebrate paleontology, Precambrian studies, tectonics, resource geology, northern studies, environmental geoscience, and geochemistry. The Derry/Rust Research Group for Sedimentary Resources and the Geotechnical Science Laboratories are research units in the Centre.

How To Find Us

From Hwy. 17 (Arnprior, Renfrew, Pembroke, North Bay and points beyond), follow Hwy. 17 to Ottawa, exit Bronson South, turn right at Carleton's entrance at Bronson and Sunnyside Avenues.

From Hwy. 7 (Peterborough, Perth, Carleton Place), Hwy. 7 to 17, through Ottawa, exit Bronson South, turn right at Carleton's entrance at Bronson and Sunnyside Avenues.

From 401 (Toronto, Kingston, Belleville, Brockville), exit Hwy. 16 (near Prescott), turn right in Ottawa at Prince of Wales Drive and Hogs Back, over bridge, left onto Colonel By Drive and right at Carleton's entrance.

From 417 (Montreal, Cornwall), 417 to Hwy. 17 through Ottawa, exit Bronson South, turn right at Carleton's entrance at Bronson and Sunnyside Avenue.

OC Transpo bus route schedules can be obtained by calling (613) 741-4390.

What We Offer

Tours offered daily, Monday through Friday. Year-round except exam periods (December, April).

What You Will See

Information And Arrangements:

Student Liaison and Publication Services
Carleton University
315 Robertson Hall
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Canada
K1S 5B6
Tel: (613) 520-3663
1-800-267-7366 (Ontario and Quebec)
TDD: (613) 520-4455
Fax: (613) 520-3847
Email: liaison@admissions.carleton.ca


Tours of the Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University can be arranged by either visiting the departmental office in room 304 Tory or by phoning 613-520-4400.