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The Best Place to Be for Downtown Ottawa Events

Whether you’re making your first or fifteenth visit to the Rogers Centre Ottawa, we’ve collected here everything you need to see and know in advance of your event.

Prepare to Be Amazed

What to expect when attending an event at the Rogers Centre Ottawa

When attending an event at the Rogers Centre Ottawa, you can expect a modern, centrally located convention centre in downtown Ottawa featuring flexible event spaces, clear wayfinding, and a seamless attendee experience. Our venue hosts conventions, conferences, meetings, trade shows, and special events, with convenient access to nearby hotels, transit, dining, and major city attractions.

A view of the Parliament and Chateau Laurier through the Shaw Centre windows.

The Rogers Centre Ottawa In Focus

What is the layout of the Rogers Centre Ottawa?

The Rogers Centre Ottawa is a multi-level convention centre designed with flexible, column-free exhibition halls, a large-scale ballroom level, and multiple configurable meeting room floors. Its layout is structured to support simultaneous events, with wide pre-function spaces, integrated service areas, and vertical access between all levels to support efficient event flow.

Coming to Rogers Centre Ottawa? Get an inside — and outside — look at the design, architecture, and event spaces.

The Shaw Centre exterior from across the Rideau Canal.

Outside View

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The Shaw Centre's Colonel By Foyer on Level 1.

Level One

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The Shaw Centre's Rideau Canal Atrium on Level 2.

Level Two

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The Shaw Centre's Parliament Foyer on Level 3.

Level Three

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A view of the Parliament at sunset through the Shaw Centre's windows.

Level Four

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The crEATe Kitchen's interactive cooking and service area.

crEATe Kitchen

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A table with high chairs is set for an event.

Executive Boardroom & Admin Rooms

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Tables and chairs are set for a wedding reception.

Weddings

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We’re At The Centre Of It All

​​The Rogers Centre Ottawa is located on the Rideau Canal in the heart of nation’s capital, at the corner of Daly and Colonel By Drive.

Besides a panorama of magnificent views, our location offers walking-distance access to more than 6,000 downtown Ottawa hotel rooms, as well as numerous attractions and landmarks.

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This is a fantastic facility located right next to the Rideau Centre and in the heart of downtown Ottawa. The facility is clean, huge and fantastic. With lots of space, clean washrooms and friendly staff events here are easy and wonderful.

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest

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Beautiful space for meetings, gatherings and official events. Great lookout to Parliament and spectacular views from the Trillium Ballroom with a wide view and high ceilings.

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest

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Great spacious architecture. Big windows offer a beautiful panoramic view of the city, Rideau canal, and can even see parliament. You can really feel like you are in a special venue when you explore this new conference centre! Excellent food catering too!

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest

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Ottawa’s canalside convention centre in Ottawa’s city center within reach of Parliament, the Rideau Shopping Center, the hopping Byward social district, and a slew of hotels. Exciting architecture pleases the eye, and its central situation ticks all the boxes for convention goers. Nice find.

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest

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The Ottawa Convention Center is in a great location. The service is excellent and the food is of fantastic quality. The meeting and conference rooms are clean, comfortable and modern.

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest

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This is a huge venue. It is a wonderful example of modern architecture and looking outward it provides great views of key landmarks in the Capital (e.g. Rideau Canal, Senate Building, Parliament Hill, Chateau Laurier). It was well suited to the awards and speaking event (a morning event) that I recently attended there.

Rogers Centre Ottawa Guest