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home to the Canadian Postal Museum un-
til, in 1984, a shortage of office space for
the Members of Parliament (MPs) resulted
in some of them being moved to the build-
ing—the first-time MPs had ever been
housed outside of Parliament Hill.
Designated as a classified heritage build-
ing in 1986, the building is part of the
unique and splendid architectural mosaic in
the capital region. In 2010, the Wellington
Building was closed for an extensive reha-
bilitation project to modernize and restore
the building. When doors opened in 2016,
the Wellington Building became a perma-
nent home for Members of Parliament and
their staff.
TOTAL UPGRADE
Any project of this size and scope is a mas-
sive undertaking. This was made more
complicated by the fact that the building
was essentially divided into separate spac-
es by its previous additions. During the re-
habilitation, all offices were closed down
so the team of 400 workers and more than
100 contractors could get to work on ev-
erything from asbestos abatement and
seismic reinforcement, to the modern-
ization of its interior spaces and systems
to accommodate MP offices, committee
rooms, a library and supporting administra-
tive spaces. The project was deemed one
of the most successful—and green—ini-
tiatives of its kind, and will help leverage
future projects of its kind.
rector at Public Services andProcurement
g completely modernized on the interior.
