High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Ottawa
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The High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Canada is currently located in Ottawa
, Canada, in the Sandy Hill
neighbourhood at 395 Laurier Avenue East in the building known as Stadacona Hall.
Joseph Edouard Cauchon
. The building was named by Cauchon's wife after Stadacona
, the First Nations
name for their native Quebec City
. It then became home to Prime Minister
John A. Macdonald
and his family who lived there from 1878 to 1883 before moving to Earnscliffe
.
It later became home to other powerful individuals such as Sir Frederick Borden and William Rowley. After World War II
, it was purchased by Belgium
and became the home of the Belgian ambassador. In the 1990s, downsizing led them to put it on the market in 1995 for $1.7 million. It was bought by the Government of Brunei, which uses it as its High Commission.
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, in the Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill is a bilingual neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown. The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by the Rideau Canal and on the east by the Rideau River. To the north it stretches to Rideau Street and the Byward Market area while to the south it is bordered by...
neighbourhood at 395 Laurier Avenue East in the building known as Stadacona Hall.
Stadacona Hall
Stadacona Hall was built in 1871 by local lumber baron John Cameron. He did not live in the house long himself, but rented it out to other notables. The first tenant was the Speaker of the Canadian SenateSpeaker of the Canadian Senate
The Speaker of the Senate of Canada is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada. The speaker represents the Senate at official functions, rules on questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamentary privilege, and oversee debates and voting in the red chamber. This position is often...
Joseph Edouard Cauchon
Joseph Édouard Cauchon
Joseph Édouard Cauchon, PC was a prominent Quebec politician in the middle years of the nineteenth-century...
. The building was named by Cauchon's wife after Stadacona
Stadacona
Stadacona was a 16th century St. Lawrence Iroquoian village near present-day Quebec City.French explorer and navigator Jacques Cartier, travelling and charting the Saint Lawrence River, reached it on 7 September 1535. He returned to Stadacona to spend the winter there with his group of 110 men...
, the First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
name for their native Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. It then became home to Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
and his family who lived there from 1878 to 1883 before moving to Earnscliffe
Earnscliffe
Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario. It is currently home of the British High Commissioner to Canada, and it was previously home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The manor overlooks the Ottawa River just east of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. It is located...
.
It later became home to other powerful individuals such as Sir Frederick Borden and William Rowley. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, it was purchased by Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and became the home of the Belgian ambassador. In the 1990s, downsizing led them to put it on the market in 1995 for $1.7 million. It was bought by the Government of Brunei, which uses it as its High Commission.