A second attack on a Canadian soldier in three days came after the government raised the country's terror alert level.
The alert level was raised on Tuesday to medium after a man, one of 90 suspected militants being tracked by police, ran over two soldiers in Quebec.
One of the soldiers died as a result of his injuries and the suspected attacker, identified as Martin Couture Roulea, 25, was shot and killed.
On Wednesday, Canada's parliament was placed into lockdown after a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial was shot and wounded. He later died in hospital.
Witnesses said more than 30 shots were fired inside the building, and one suspected gunman was shot dead.
Although the attacker, or attackers, in Ottawa have not been identified, Roulea was described as a "radicalised" individual who had his passport taken away because he wanted to travel to either Syria or Iraq.
Earlier this month, Canada announced its intention to join the US coalition carrying out military operations against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
Professor Anthony Glees, security and intelligence expert from the University of Buckingham, said he thought the attacks stemmed directly from that decision.
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Canadian police have surrounded the parliament in Ottawa after a soldier was shot while guarding a nearby monument.
"It shows that people are determined to use terrorism to get the Canadians – who have in the past sometimes been a bit wobbly – to think about their support for airstrikes," he said.
The Canadian government has said it was aware of more than 130 Canadians overseas who are "suspected of terrorism-related activities".
Earlier this month, NBC News reported that Canadian authorities had thwarted an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out an attack in a public place in the country.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said threats were "very, very real", but did not confirm the claim.
On Tuesday, speaking about the attack in Quebec Mr Harper told the Canadian Parliament: "This was a despicable act of violence that strikes against not just this soldier and his colleagues but frankly against our very values as a civilised democracy."
A poll last week by Abacus Data found the majority of responders supported the decision to join the fight against IS.
Police stations in Ottawa were closed to the public after the latest attack and Canadian armed forces bases across the country were being shut down, according to CBC TV.
US and Canadian air defenses were also placed on heightened alert, according to a US defense official.
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