City of Brockville

The City of Brockville is proud to be a World Designated Safe Community situated in the world famous 1000 Islands Tourism Region. Our city waterfront area offers many parks and walking paths for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to Brockville. People from all over the world have come to the city and remarked how beautiful and fortunate we are to have such a wonderful city and waterfront area.

In a community of approximately 22,000 people, we are a city with a hometown atmosphere. The city offers lots of amenities found in larger suburban places without the chaos of traffic and waiting in lineups. The city works hard to maintain the heritage atmosphere found in the downtown area while keeping up on growth and competition throughout the other parts of the city. Brockville is conveniently located on Highway 401. This major throughfare provides direct easterly access to Montreal, Quebec City, and Maritime Canada, as well as westerly access to Toronto, Windsor and Detroit. Just west of the city limits, Highway 401 connects with Interstate 81 south (New York State) which travels into the heartland of the United States. The Nation's Capital, Ottawa, is accessed by Highway 416, 27 km (17 miles) east of Brockville off Highway 401. Northern Ontario is linked to Brockville via Highway 29 and Highway 17.

Found in the County of Leeds and situated in the middle of the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes area on the world's largest inland waterway, Brockville offers business and industry accessibility to the major commercial international markets. More than 120 million consumers are within a one-day drive. The city is centrally located 210 km west of Montreal, 110 km southwest of Ottawa, 340 km east of Metro Toronto, and 22 km by highway to northern New York state.