The Rideau Canal Shorelines Initiative, identified as one of the National Capital
Commission’s (NCC) corporate priorities, was developed with the goal of animating the
shorelines of the Rideau Canal and enhancing and promoting the “Capital Experience”. In
December 2011, the NCC initiated a Request for Expressions of Interest for pilot projects to
animate the Rideau Canal shorelines. As a result, eight projects were selected to proceed
working towards the 2012 implementation of pilot projects for up to three years along the
Rideau Canal shorelines, four of which were launched this year.