Best places: Government offices in Canada

Landmark parliament buildings featuring ornate neo-baroque architecture, artwork & guided tours.

👍👍 My wife and I applied for the Canadian passports last year, August. But, even after six months of waiting for our passports to come through, we did not receive any updates from the passport office. In November, when we called the passport call centre, we were told our files should be processed soon....

Beaux-Arts 1913 building & home to Alberta's legislature & Executive Council, offering free tours.

1912 beaux arts landmark, home to Saskatchewan's legislature, offering free tours 7 days a week.

This historic 1830s structure with landscaped grounds is the official home of the Governor General.

Built in 1920, this neoclassical government building houses the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Various school programs, guided tours & occasional exhibits in a historic legislative building.

This Second Empire-style building is home to Quebec's National Assembly & offers free guided tours.

Guided tours of the 36-acre estate & official residence of the lieutenant governor, founded in 1865.

👍👍 Really nice Waterfront area located by the lake stretching across the Downtown Core. Great place to hangout on a nice day and go for a walk or bike ride to enjoy your day.

Town Hall building home to the Banff townsite government headquarters, within Banff National Park.

👍👍 They are super fast! So quick service. I entered at 12pm & there was a line up, but everyone was moving ahead at a good speed. Big parking lot. My turn came at 12:10pm and I was done and out by 12:20pm staff is wonderful. They all were talking nicely to other customers. I saw one lady calling a...

👍👍 Applied for our passport early April and they were due to arrive middle of May. We finally tracked them down 6 days before departure. I was told to go in 48 hours before departure to get them printed. I arrived at 540 am and was already 16th in line. Arrive EARLY - the building opens at 530 am....

👍👍 Chose this location because the other one in Guelph has terrible reviews. All the good reviews here seem to be true. Service was quick and people were pleasant. I was there for an hour to get a new health card and I had all the documents ready so it only took 5 minutes or so once my number was call...

👍👍 Great history and museum. My boys go to 220 Air cadets on Mondays and it always feels comfortable...

👍👍 Large clean grounds with an older constructed building - everything well maintained. There's many access points; connects to the riverfront trail.

Home of the Lieutenant Governor, this 1834 Georgian mansion on lush grounds offers tours in summer.

😠 3 people ahead of me in the appointment line took 30 minutes. The lady at the appointment counter was rude, cutting me off, and telling me I’m late for my appointment (which I arrived 10 minutes before my appointment time but was waiting for 30 minutes). Practically through my license, health card e...

👍👍 Awesome Customer Service!!! Kristyn is the best.