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Public Service Alliance of Canada Building

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada Building is a modernist elliptical office building in Ottawa, Ontario, constructed in 1968 as the national headquarters for the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Designed by Paul Schoeler of Schoeler & Heaton Architects, the 12-storey building is located at the intersection of Gilmour and Metcalfe. The building was a recipient of a Ontario Association of Architects Award. In 2000, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada chose the building as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.

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Public Service Alliance of Canada Building
Gilmour Street, (Old) Ottawa Centretown

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Gilmour Street 233
K2P 0P1 (Old) Ottawa, Centretown
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