Ellen Fairclough was a Hamiltonian and the first female member of the Canadian Cabinet.

[3][4] Ellen Fairclough served under John Diefenbaker for 13 years in Parliament.

[5] The Hamilton Convention Centre occupies the first 3 floors of this office tower (with the exception of the Ellen Fairclough Building's lobby and the shared loading dock, both located on the ground floor), and it is attached to the Art Gallery of Hamilton and FirstOntario Concert Hall.

There is also an enclosed pedestrian bridge that crosses over King Street and attaches to the Lloyd D. Jackson Square mall and the Sheraton Hamilton hotel.

The government building is also home to a courthouse and a citizenship & immigration office.