Shaw Centre (Ottawa)

Shaw Centre
Centre Shaw (French)
Exterior view of the centre (c.)
Address55 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 9J2
Coordinates45°25′27″N 75°41′30″W / 45.4242°N 75.6916°W / 45.4242; -75.6916
OwnerGovernment of Ontario
OpenedApril 11, 2011
Construction cost
CA$170 million
($234 million in 2023 dollars[1])
Former names
Ottawa Congress Centre (1983–2008)
Ottawa Convention Centre (2011–14)
Classroom-style seating
22 (Jim Durrell Boardroom)
Banquet/ballroom1,050 (Trillium Ballroom)
Theatre seating
6,000 (Canada Hall)[2]
Enclosed space
 • Total space365,973 sq ft (34,000.0 m2)
 • Exhibit hall floor57,740 sq ft (5,364 m2)
 • Breakout/meeting44,854 sq ft (4,167.1 m2)
 • Ballroom19,032 sq ft (1,768.1 m2)
Parking730 spaces
Website
www.shaw-centre.com

The Shaw Centre (formerly the Ottawa Convention Centre) is a convention centre located in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened in April 2011. The award-winning architecture was designed by Ritchard Brisbin (bbb architects Ottawa). The Centre replaces the Ottawa Congress Centre, which opened in 1983 and is built on the site of the Ottawa Congress Centre building which was demolished in 2008–2009.

In October 2014, the Ottawa Convention Centre and Shaw Communications entered a ten-year naming right agreement that saw the venue renamed to the Shaw Centre. The centre is located on Colonel By Drive, just south of Rideau Street. The facility is owned by the Ontario provincial government.

  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ Floor plan for Level 3

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