The Sir Leonard Tilley Building and Annex (), is a

Government of Canada The Government of Canada (), formally His Majesty's Government (), is the body responsible for the federation, federal administration of Canada. The term ''Government of Canada'' refers specifically to the executive, which includes Minister of t ...

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property consisting of two buildings and operated by the

Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; ),''Public Services and Procurement Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Public Works and Government Services (). formerly Public Works ...

and located at 719

Heron Road Heron Road (Ottawa Road #16) is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Walkley Road at an angle to the Rideau River, where it turns into Baseline Road (Ottawa), Baseline Road. Heron is home to the Sir Leonard Tilley Building, the C ...

in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by architect Jean-Serge Le Fort. The

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covers 23,832 square metres and the land area covers 4.527 hectares. Until 2015, the building housed the headquarters of the

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(CSE). This building was named in honour of

Samuel Leonard Tilley Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (May 8, 1818June 25, 1896) was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family. As a pharmacist, he went into business as ...

, federal

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in 1873–1878. The completion of a new headquarters building on Ogilvie Road led the CSE to vacate the building by 2016. Public Works Canada is preparing the buildings to allow other government departments to take their place. The Department of National Defence determined the facilities did not meet their needs but

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, the

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and the

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were indicated as ´possible future tenants. The entry of new tenants is planned to be phased in over 2018–9. The cost of refurbishing the buildings to meet new standards, or Workplace 2.0, will cost about $400 million.

References

External links

Treasury Board of Canada Inventory - Sir Leonard Tilley Building and Annex

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