Regulations

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National Capital Commission Animal Regulations (354.21 KB)

Off-Leash Areas (787.84 KB)

Leamy Lake Navigation Channel (4.39 MB)

Rules Pertaining to Electric-Powered Vehicles on Multi-Use Pathways and Parkways under NCC Responsibility (51.02 KB)

Public Consultation Report: Rules Pertaining to Electric Bikes and other Electric-Powered Vehicles (1.4 MB)

The National Capital Act authorizes the NCC to make regulations to protect NCC property, and to preserve order and prevent accidents on NCC property. The NCC is responsible for the following regulations:

National Capital Commission Traffic and Property Regulations
Leamy Lake Navigation Channel Regulations
National Capital Commission Animal Regulations.

An outline of the content of each regulation follows.

NCC Traffic and Property Regulations

The NCC owns and manages roads, hundreds of kilometres of pathways and 47,000 hectares of land in the National Capital Region. The National Capital Commission Traffic and Property Regulations includes rules governing:

vehicle traffic on NCC roads
the use of the NCC recreational pathways
the protection of NCC property.

Leamy Lake Navigation Channel Regulations

The Leamy Lake Navigation Channel connects the Gatineau River and Leamy Lake. The Leamy Lake Navigation Channel Regulations includes rules governing entry into the channel, as well as prohibitions and obligations related to its use. An overview of the regulations is available in the Leamy Lake Navigation Channel Brochure.

NCC Animal Regulations

The National Capital Commission Animal Regulations outline where domestic animals, including dogs, are allowed on NCC lands and the rules that their owners must follow on these lands. The regulations contain exemptions for people accompanied by service dogs.

Where it relates to dogs and other pets (except hoofed animals), NCC lands are grouped by three types.

On-Leash	Leashed dogs and other pets are welcome on most NCC lands, including urban parks, recreational pathways, parkway corridor lands, most Gatineau Park trails and most Greenbelt trails. In these areas, your pet must be restrained with a leash or harness held firmly by a person or attached securely to something the animal cannot move. The length of the leash or harness cannot exceed 2 metres. You can bring one or two pets on NCC lands at a time. You cannot ski, in-line skate or ride a bike when you are in charge of your pet.
Off-Leash	Dogs and other pets can run off-leash on designated NCC lands. Off-leash areas are located at the following NCC properties: Bruce Pit Conroy Pit Rockcliffe–Hillsdale Pine Hill Stanley Avenue Park Hampton Park An off-leash dog or pet must be under control at all times. A pet that is under control will follow a voice command or hand signal from the person in charge of it. Each person can bring no more than two pets on NCC lands at a time.
No Dogs or Pets	Dogs and other pets are not allowed at the following NCC sites: environmentally sensitive areas some Gatineau Park trails beaches and surrounding areas some Greenbelt trails the Rideau Canal Skateway campgrounds food concession areas and outdoor restaurants picnic areas play-structure areas cross-country ski trails areas where organized events are being held Exceptions are made for service dogs.

On-Leash

Leashed dogs and other pets are welcome on most NCC lands, including urban parks, recreational pathways, parkway corridor lands, most Gatineau Park trails and most Greenbelt trails.

In these areas, your pet must be restrained with a leash or harness held firmly by a person or attached securely to something the animal cannot move. The length of the leash or harness cannot exceed 2 metres.

You can bring one or two pets on NCC lands at a time. You cannot ski, in-line skate or ride a bike when you are in charge of your pet.

Off-Leash

Dogs and other pets can run off-leash on designated NCC lands. Off-leash areas are located at the following NCC properties:

Bruce Pit
Conroy Pit
Rockcliffe–Hillsdale
Pine Hill
Stanley Avenue Park
Hampton Park

An off-leash dog or pet must be under control at all times. A pet that is under control will follow a voice command or hand signal from the person in charge of it. Each person can bring no more than two pets on NCC lands at a time.

No Dogs or Pets

Dogs and other pets are not allowed at the following NCC sites:

environmentally sensitive areas
some Gatineau Park trails
beaches and surrounding areas
some Greenbelt trails
the Rideau Canal Skateway
campgrounds
food concession areas and outdoor restaurants
picnic areas
play-structure areas
cross-country ski trails
areas where organized events are being held

Exceptions are made for service dogs.

The animal regulations also require that you

pick up after your pet
keep your pet away from fountains and shorelines (pets are not allowed to be within 3 metres of any shoreline on NCC land)
prevent your pet from damaging property
take measures to ensure that your pet does not bite, attack, chase or injure any person or animal
not leave your pet unattended in a vehicle when the weather is very hot or cold.