Mapping Out Your
Dream Event

The Shaw Centre offers four levels of unparalleled and environmentally-responsible rental facilities for Ottawa conventions, conferences, meetings and exhibitions.

Floor Plans

Mapping Out Your
Dream Event

The Shaw Centre offers four levels of unparalleled and environmentally-responsible rental facilities for Ottawa conventions, conferences, meetings and exhibitions.


Floor Plans

OUR FLOOR PLANS AND CAPACITY CHARTS

Level 1 Floor Plan

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Level 1
Level 1 features an open and inviting outdoor plaza and a lobby/hall with a picturesque view of the Rideau Canal and downtown. As you enter this grand facility, you may be caught up in gazing at the Wall of Three Rivers. Made with reclaimed wood from local rivers, this towering installation is a tribute to Ottawa’s roots in the lumber industry.

  • Eight meeting rooms
  • Executive boardroom
  • Coat room
  • Kitchen studio: Learn, explore, play, create, eat and indulge with demonstration events and private group functions.
  • Administration
  • Direct indoor access to parking lots

Level 2 Floor Plan

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Level 2
With dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows, Level 2 affords even more panoramic views of the Rideau Canal. 15 highly-configurable meetings rooms featuring the latest technology

  • Pre-function area of over 19,806 sq. ft. / 1,840 sq. m.
  • Dedicated show office
  • Coat room
  • Walkways to the Westin Ottawa hotel and the Rideau Centre’s 180 retail shops and services

Level 3 Floor Plan

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Level 3
Level 3 is the Centre’s most spacious, combining the city’s largest events room with generous pre-function space for hosting large conventions, conferences, meetings, trade and consumer shows and performances.

  • Multipurpose halls that combined create 55,741 sq. ft. / 5,178 sq. m. of column-free space
  • Accommodates up to 6,260 delegates theatre-style, banquets of 4,600, and up to 400 10X10 booths displays
  • 22,032 sq. ft. / 2,046 sq. m. of highly flexible pre-function space

Level 4 Floor Plan

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Level 4
Level 4 boasts what is sure to become the Capital’s hallmark ballroom — an elegant 19,032 square foot space with stunning views of downtown Ottawa landmarks and the natural beauty of Parliament Hill.

  • 19,032 sq. ft. / 1,768 sq. m. ballroom
  • Highly configurable to meeting and conference space
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