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High Commissioner Profile
The present High Commission building was completed in 1980 and inaugurated by the then Secretary of State, Hon'ble Mark MacGuigan. The architects of the building were Mr. Craig, Kohler and Dickey. Covering an area of 18784 sq. ft., the building, which is owned by the Government of India, is situated at the corner of Beachwood Avenue and Springfield Road.
High Commission of India of Ottawa-Hull,
10 Springfield Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K1M 1C9
Telephone No. 613 744 3751
613 744 3752
613 744 3753
Fax No. 613 744 0913
E-Mail
hicomind@hciottawa.ca
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an interactive map with more detail
The High Commission is on the north-west corner of the intersection of Beechwood and Springfield Road. The entrance is on Springfield Road.
By OC Transpo
Route Nos 1 , 5 , and 7 at Beechwood and Springfield.
By Road , from the Queensway (Highway 417)
Exit to Vanier Parkway, North.
Right on to Beechwood Avenue.
Left on to Springfield Road.
The High Commission is on the north-west corner of the intersection of Beechwood and Springfield Road. The entrance is on Springfield Road.
Working Hours -- Monday to Friday -- 9.00 A.M to 5.30 P.M
Public Dealing -- 09.30 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M (for counsular work)
Saturday and Sunday Weekly Off
List of Holidays during the year 2010
S.No.
Gazetted Holiday
Date
Day of Week
1
New Year’s Day
1st January 2010
Friday
2
Republic Day
26th January 2010
Tuesday
3
Milad-Un-Nadi/ Id-E-Milad
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
27th January 2010
Saturday
4
Holi
1st March 2010
Monday
5
Mahavir Jayanti
28th March 2010
Sunday
6
Good Friday
2 nd
April 2010
Friday
7
Budha Purnima
27 th
May 2010
Thursday
8
Canada Day
1st July 2010
Thursday
9
Independence Day
15th August 2010
Sunday
10
Onam
23 rd
August 2010
Monday
11
Idul Fitr
11 th
September 2010
Saturday
12
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
2nd October 2010
Saturday
13
Thanks Giving Day
11th October 2010
Monday
14
Dussehra
(Vijaya Dashami)
17 th
September 2010
Sunday
15
Diwali
5th November 2010
Friday
16
Guru Nanak’s Birthday
21st November 2010
Sunday
17
Christmas
25th December 2010
Saturday
List of RESTRICTED Holidays during the year 2010
S.No.
Restricted
Holiday
Date
Day of
Week
1
Guru
Gobind Singh’s Birthday
05th
January, 2010
Tuesday
2
Makar
Sankranti
14th
January, 2010
Thursday
3
Pongal
(South India)
14th
January, 2010
Thursday
4
Basanta
Panchami / Sri Panchami
20th
January, 2010
Wednesday
5
Guru
Ravidas Birthday
30th
January, 2010
Saturday
6
Swami
Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
08th
February, 2010
Monday
7
Maha
Shivratri
12th
February, 2010
Friday
8
Shivaji
Jayanti
19th
February, 2010
Friday
9
Holika
Dahan (Dol Yatra)
28th
February, 2010
Sunday
10
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti
Chand
16th
March, 2010
Tuesday
11.
Ram Navami
24th
March, 2010
Wednesday
12
Easter
(Sunday)
04th
April, 2010
Sunday
13
Vaisakhi
14th
April, 2010
Wednesday
14
Vishu
14th
April, 2010
Wednesday
15
Mesadi
14th
April, 2010
Wednesday
16
Vaisakhadi
(Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam)
15th
April, 2010
Thursday
17
Guru
Rabindranath’s Birthday
09th
May, 2010
Sunday
18
Hazarat
Ali’s Birthday
26th
June, 2010
Saturday
19
Rath Yatra
13th
July, 2010
Tuesday
20
Parsi New
Year’s Day
19th
August, 2010
Thursday
21
Raksha
Bandhan
24th
August, 2010
Tuesday
22
Janamashtami (Vaisnava)
02nd
September, 2010
Thursday
23
Jamat-Ul-Vida
10th
September, 2010
Friday
24
Ganesh
Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
11th
September, 2010
Saturday
25
Maha
Saptami (Additional)
14th
October, 2010
Thursday
26
Dussehra (Maha
Ashtami) (Additional)
15th
October, 2010
Friday
27
Dussehra (Maha
Navmi)
16th
October, 2010
Saturday
28
Maharishi
Valmiki’s Birthday
22nd
October, 2010
Friday
29
Deepavali
(South India)
05th
November, 2010
Friday
30
Narak
Chaturdasi
05th
November, 2010
Friday
31
Govardhan
Puja
06th
November, 2010
Saturday
32
Bhai Duj
07th
November, 2010
Sunday
33
Idu’l Suha
( Bakrid)
17th
November, 2010
Wednesday
34
Guru Teg
Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
24th
November, 2010
Wednesday
35
Muharram
17th
December, 2010
Friday
36
Christmas
Eve
24th
December, 2010
Friday
Sl. No.
Period
Name
1.
Sep.47 – Aug 49
Shri. H. S. Malik
2.
Oct.49 – Mar 51
Shri.S. K. Kriplani
3.
Jun 51- Sept 54
Shri. R. R. Saksena
4.
Oct 54 – Aug 58
Dr. M. A. Rauf
5.
Aug 58 – Oct 60
Shri.C. S. Venkatachar
6.
Oct 60 – Jul 62
Shri.B. N. Chakravarty
7.
Jul 62 – Jan 64
Shri.C. S. Jha
8.
May 64 – Jul 66
Shri.B. K. Acharya
9.
Jul 66 – Aug 69
General J.N. Chaudhuri
10.
Dec 69 – Oct 72
Shri. A.B. Bhadkamkar
11.
Oct 72 – Apr 77
Shri. U. S. Bajpai
12.
Apr 77 – Sept 78
Shri Mahboob Ahmad
13.
Feb 79 – May 80
General T. N. Raina
14.
Sept 80 – Aug 82
Shri G.S. Dhillon
15.
Oct 82 – May 84
Shri. M.R.Sivaramakrishnan
16.
Jun 85 – Mar 90
Shri. S. J. S. Chhatwal
17
Jun 90 – Jun 92
Shri. G. N. Mehra
18
Nov 92 – Sept 97
Shri.Prem K. Budhwar
19
Dec 97 – Jun 02
Shri Rajnikanta Verma
20
Aug 02 – Aug 04
Smt. Shashi Uban Tripathi
21
Dec 04 – Feb 07
Smt. Shyamala B.Cowsik
22
Mar 07 – Sep 08
Mr. R.L. Narayan
23
Nov 08 - till date
Mr. Shashishekhar M. Gavai