&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tombe_du_soldat_inconnu.jpg) Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Confederation Square | |
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| 45°25′26.53″N 75°41′43.79″W / 45.4240361°N 75.6954972°W | |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Designer | Public Works and Government Services Canada, Mary-Ann Liu |
| Type | War memorial |
| Material | Granite and bronze |
| Length | 3.5 metres (11 feet) |
| Width | 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) |
| Height | 1 metre (3.3 feet) |
| Opening date | May 28, 2000 |
| Dedicated to | All persons who served and did not return home |
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (French: Tombe du Soldat Inconnu) is a tomb situated before the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario. The tomb is dedicated to Canadian service members, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during the First World War; selected from a Commonwealth War Grave near Vimy, in the vicinity where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place. A similar memorial was installed in June of 2024 at the National War Memorial in St. John's, Newfoundland to contain the unidentified Great War remains of a soldier of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
A tomb with an unidentified soldier was added to the National War Memorial in 2000, the culmination of a project begun by the Royal Canadian Legion. Since 2007, the Canadian Armed Forces have posted sentries at the tomb, and the National War Memorial, from April to November.