Event Location: Ottawa

A Canada Day multicultural dance performance will take place in Major's Hill Park. The performance will feature Lebanese, Chinese and Celtic dances. Call 613-239-5000.

Join hundreds of other Canadians in Major's Hill Park to recite the Canadian Oath. This event is presented by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Call 613-239-5000.

A Canada Day dance show will take place in Major's Hill Park. The show will feature Odissi, Kathak, Punjabi, Argentine folklore and French Canadian folk dancing. This event is presented in collaboration with the Cultural Capitals of Canada program and Canadian Heritage. Call 613-239-5000.

The 2011 Canada Day fireworks will be presented by President's Choice and will begin immediately after the conclusion of the Canada Day Evening Show. The best views of the fireworks are from Jacques-Cartier Park and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (both in Gatineau), as well as Major’s Hill Park (in Ottawa), Victoria Island, and along … Read more

The Canada Day Evening Show will begin on Parliament Hill. The show will feature many Canadian artists and will bring thousands of Canadians together. Call 613-239-5000.

The Canada Day Noon Show will take place on Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) and Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, BC) will officially welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The noon show will also feature a fly-by by Canada's CF-18s. Call 613-239-5000.

Canadian residents and visitors are invited to participate in a flag raising ceremony to mark the nation's 144th birthday. The ceremony will also highlight the centennial of Parks Canada. The ceremony will follow a carillon concert by the Dominion Carilloneur, Dr. Andrea McCrady. This event will take place on Parliament Hill. Call 613-239-5000.

Governor General of Canada David Johnston will present the 2010 Michener Awards for meritorious public service in journalism, as well as the 2011 Michener-Deacon Fellowship. The Michener-Deacon Fellowship will be awarded to Jane Armstrong, a Toronto freelance journalist whose career includes 20 years as a national and internation reporter for The Toronto Star and The … Read more

Canadians for Tax Fairness, a newly formed organization promoting a fairer and more progressive tax system, will hold a press conference to discuss how a more balanced tax system could generate ten of billions of dollars. The press conference will take place in the Charles-Lynch Room of Parliament's Centre Block. Call 613-232-0275 ext. 223.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) will deliver the keynote address for this year's Conservative Convention. The address will take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-755-2035.