The Jean Talon Building is a

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office building in

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. It forms part of the complex of three buildings, including the R. H. Coats Building and the

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, that houses the headquarters of

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. Jean Talon was also the first intendant of the New France project. Initially just named Census Building, it was renamed in honour of

Jean Talon Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville (; January 8, 1626 – November 23, 1694) was a French colonial administrator who served as the first Intendant of New France. Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, t ...

, the

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who conducted the first census of what is now Canadian territory. The 13 storey Jean Talon Building was built in 1979 to accommodate census staff and to store paper, supplies and equipment needed to conduct Statistics Canada's surveys. The interior is graced with the ''Great Canadian Equalizer'' mural by artist Jerry Grey. The building is located at 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, K1A 0T6, in the

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area of Ottawa. Because of its large footprint, the Jean Talon Building has the largest gross floor area of all buildings in Tunney's Pasture.

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