Shaw Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Venue Name: Shaw Centre Ottawa
Category: Venue
Location: Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 613-563-1984 or 1-800-450-0077
Email: info[at]shaw-centre.com
www: shaw-centre.com
Timings: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM

Shaw Centre Ottawa: Overview

Awarded and Recognized Around the World

The Shaw Centre — Canada’s Meeting Place — is an internationally renowned convention centre located on the Rideau Canal in downtown Ottawa. With bold, modern design, a naturally lit interior, and magnificent views, the Shaw Centre offers an unparalleled and environmentally-responsible setting for conventions, conferences, meetings and exhibits of any size.

Shaw Centre Named World’s Best Convention Centre

The Shaw Centre is honoured to announce that it has won the International Association of Conference Centres (AIPC) APEX award for “World’s Best Convention Centre”. The Shaw Centre joins a prestigious list of convention centres from around the world who have claimed this title.

The award is granted every two years in recognition of the highest rating on client surveys received by a convention centre. It is based on a comprehensive analysis of the centre’s performance based on customer satisfaction surveys. An independent “blind” evaluation process carried out by Ipsos, a recognized international market research company, ensures an objective analysis of the data which addresses a series of factors including centre facilities, project management capabilities, catering and technical capacity.

The award was presented at the recent AIPC annual conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Shaw Centre was chosen from a group of 18 convention centre finalists which included locations from around the world.

At a Glance:

The Shaw Centre’s multi-purpose event rental facilities include:

First level: eight meeting rooms, executive boardroom, coat room, kitchen studio
Second level: 15 meeting rooms, pre-function area of 19,806 square feet, dedicated show office, corporate business centre, coat room, and walkway links to the Westin hotel and the Rideau Centre shopping centre
Third level: large multipurpose hall that can accommodate up to 5,000 people theatre-style, 2,940 people banquet-style, or up to 400 10’x10′ booth displays
Fourth level: ballroom reserved for meetings, conferences, and weddings

The Shaw Centre was built to be as environmentally friendly as possible, and in January 2013 was awarded LEED Gold certification. In 2021, the Shaw Centre was awarded the International Association of Convention Centres, APEX Award for Best Convention Centre in the World.

History:

The Shaw Centre is located at the site of the former Congress Centre, historically one of the most successful convention centres of its kind in Canada. Major redevelopment of the site in 2011 tripled the hosting capacity and greatly enhanced its appeal to planners of national and international conventions, meetings and trade shows. Since opening in 2011, Shaw Centre has hosted more than 4,447 events.