"Ottawa, Canada" by rick ligthelm is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Ottawa city was named the Capital of Canada in 1857 (chosen by Queen Victoria) and it is located in southeastern Ontario. Ottawa’s history begins in 1613. The Napoleonic Wars created a need for lumber that the river in Ontario could provide, which also made Ontario vulnerable to attacks during war, because of this the British made Rideau River a canal that served as a shipping route to divert shipping traffic. The canal s important because of the transportation of goods and timber. Margaret Attwood is a canadian author born in Ottawa in 1939. 

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Ottawa.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottawa/The-contemporary-city. Accessed 9 May 2025.