Sacramento Downtown Post Office and Federal Building 9th and I Streets

A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a

federal system Federalism is a combined or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments ( provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other sub-unit governments) in a single po ...

, especially when the central government is referred to as the "

federal government A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...

Federal buildings in the United States Federal buildings in the United States house offices of the United States government that provide services to state and city level population centers. These federal buildings are often literally named Federal Building, with this moniker displayed ...

often include passport offices, immigration services and FBI field offices.

United States

Canada

Notable Federal buildings in Canada include: * Complexe Guy-Favreau, Montréal * Dominion Public Building, Halifax *

Federal Building, Edmonton The Queen Elizabeth II Building, previously known as the Federal Public Building, is an eleven-storey Art Deco building in downtown Edmonton, Alberta. Built with granite and Tyndall stone, the building is located in the northeast corner of the Al ...

Government of Canada Building, Moncton The Government of Canada Building is one of the tallest buildings in Moncton, New Brunswick. The building is 34 meters tall and has 9 floors. The building was constructed in 1977 and is located at 777 Main Street in downtown Moncton. It is main ...

Government of Canada Building, North York The Joseph Shepard Building (french: Édifice Joseph-Shepard), also known as the Joseph Shepard Federal Building or the Government of Canada Building or simply 4900 Yonge is an office complex used by the federal government of Canada in Toronto, On ...

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