Confederation Heights is an area in south Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada

Canada

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, made up of mostly government buildings. It is bounded on the east by Data Centre Road, on the north and west by the Rideau River

Rideau River

thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...

 and on the south by Brookfield Road.

Confederation Heights includes the RA Centre

RA Centre

The RA Centre is a recreation and activity centre in Ottawa, Canada.Having been in business for over 60 years, and with a membership that exceeds 25,000, the RA Centre is one of the largest such facilities in Canada....

, the Clarke Memorial Centre, the Taxation Data Centre (Revenue Canada), the Edward Drake Building

Edward Drake Building

The Edward Drake Building represents one of the best examples of modernist architecture in Canada's National Capital Region.Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the building was designed by D.G. McKinstry and constructed between 1961 and 1964...

 (Communications Security Establishment

Communications Security Establishment

The Communications Security Establishment Canada is the Canadian government's national cryptologic agency. Administered under the Department of National Defence , it is charged with the duty of keeping track of foreign signals intelligence , and protecting Canadian government electronic...

), the Sir Leonard Tilley Building

Sir Leonard Tilley Building

Sir Leonard Tilley Building and Annex is a Canadian federal office building property consisting of two buildings and operated by the Public Works and Government Services Canada and located at 719 Heron Road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by Bemi & Associates Architects in 1987. The...

, Canada Post Place (Canada Post

Canada Post

Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...

 headquarters), the Sir Charles Tupper Building (Public Works Canada), Hog's Back Park

Hog's Back Falls

The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are a series of artificially-created waterfalls on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada...

, Vincent Massey Park

Vincent Massey Park

Vincent Massey Park is an urban park along the Rideau River in the Confederation Heights neigbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, accessible via Heron Road. It is extensively used in the summer for family and group picnics....

 and Confederation Station.