Ottawa Courthouse, Provincial courthouse in downtown Ottawa, Canada.

The Ottawa Courthouse is a modern nine-story building at the intersection of Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue, housing multiple courtrooms and offices for different legal divisions. The facility serves civil, criminal, family, and small claims cases with all necessary support spaces.

The current building opened in 1986, replacing the original 1842 courthouse on Daly Avenue and numerous smaller court locations scattered throughout the city. This consolidation brought all judicial functions under one roof.

The courthouse's name appears in English and French, Palais de justice d'Ottawa, on a building where Ontario's Superior Court of Justice holds civil, family, criminal and small claims proceedings. The local land registry office also operates here, and about 1,000 people pass through the nine-storey building each day.

Access for visitors is straightforward, with public areas and parking available nearby. Note that only people with a legitimate reason to be there, such as parties to cases, lawyers, or observers of open hearings, can enter the courtrooms.

The largest courtroom in the Ottawa Courthouse is an exact replica of the main room from the old courthouse, rebuilt with the same materials, doors and seats. It was moved to the Elgin Street building when it opened in 1986.