
Ultimate Gay Travel Guide to Ottawa, Ontario
The second-largest city in Ontario and the seat of government in Canada, Ottawa has a population of about 883,000—it’s nearly 1.3 million if you factor in the metro region, which includes parts of eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. This attractive, tidy, and culturally vibrant city, bisected by the scenic Rideau Canal and separated from the smaller city of Hull, Quebec, by the Ottawa River, is just a 2.5-hour drive from Montreal and a 5-hour drive from Toronto. The nearest major U.S. cities—Boston and New York City—are about 8 hours away by car, but they’re easily reached by short (under 90-minute) direct flights.