Ottawa Conference & Event Centre

Rooms That Change Shape Around Your Event

37 flexible meeting spaces, including two divisible ballrooms and two amphitheatres, across one connected venue, from a ten-person boardroom to a 1,200-guest general session.

The Venue

Two halls, one connected floor

The 106 and 118 halls sit either side of a windowed atrium, each dividing into lettered rooms via removable airwalls. The main ballrooms and atrium are positioned close together, allowing plenary sessions, registration, catering and many breakout activities to take place within a few steps of one another. Both hotels provide convenient indoor connections to the conference centre. Please see our accessibility page for information about the Hampton Inn skybridge.

  • 43,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space in total
  • Both main ballrooms divide into individually bookable rooms
  • 26 ft. ceilings for staging, screens and rigging
  • Convenient indoor connections to 571 guest rooms across two hotels

The Spaces

Four ways to use the floor

10,823 sq. ft.

106 Main Ballroom

Up to 1,000 theatre-style or 696 for a seated dinner. Divides into seven lettered rooms.

9,546 sq. ft.

118 Main Ballroom

Up to 948 theatre-style or 568 for a seated dinner. Divides into five lettered rooms.

Tiered seating

Amphitheatres

Purpose-built rooms for lectures, plenaries and training, with presentation audiovisual in place.

Natural light

The Atrium

The signature windowed space linking both halls, used for receptions, registration and pre-function.

Specifications

Built for the technical side too

Every hall is serviced on one level, so load-in, staging and catering never cross your delegates' path.

26 ft. ceilings

Room for staging, rigging, screens and build-outs in both main halls.

Removable Airwalls

Every ballroom section divides or combines, so the room fits the day's agenda.

Two Amphitheatres

Tiered seating for presentations, training sessions and plenary programmes.

Audiovisual Support

A preferred audiovisual supplier and technical specialists on site.

Complimentary Wi-Fi

Internet access is complimentary for guests throughout the facility.

Accessibility Features

Accessible entrances, event spaces, elevators, washrooms and parking, with Para-Transpo access.

Individual Rooms

Room by room

Each lettered room can be booked on its own or opened into its neighbours. Figures below are the published maximums for a standard setup.

106 Hall

RoomSq. Ft.DimensionsCeilingTheatreClassroomBanquetReception
106 A1,06940' × 27'26'100567260
106 B1,77740' × 44'26'16111096120
106 C1,68324' × 71'26'1508888110
106 D2,12530' × 71'26'18096112150
106 E1,88226' × 71'26'1589696120
106 F1,12932' × 35'26'1067664100
106 G1,13832' × 36'26'104565660

118 Hall

RoomSq. Ft.DimensionsCeilingTheatreClassroomBanquetReception
118 A1,19037' × 32'26'82566460
118 B1,56237' × 42'26'1048080100
118 C2,14629' × 74'26'192104120150
118 D2,14629' × 74'26'18096112150
118 E2,42733' × 74'26'210132120175

Additional Spaces

RoomSq. Ft.DimensionsCeilingTheatreClassroomBanquetReception
110 Lecture2,18345' × 48'9'—132——
106H1,49230' × 74'8.4'108646480

Combined Configurations

When the airwalls come out

Combined rooms seat more than the sum of their parts once the dividing walls are removed. These are the officially published figures for each combination.

106 Hall Combinations

ConfigurationSq. Ft.DimensionsTheatreClassroomBanquetReception
106 AB2,86640' × 71'268192160225
106 ABC4,54964' × 71'512288264400
106 ABCD6,67494' × 71'768432528600
106 ABCDE8,556120' × 71'928576528800
106 Main Ballroom10,823152' × 71'1,0006526961,000
106 CD3,80753' × 71'384192200300
106 CDE5,69080' × 71'640384336500
106 CDEFG7,957112' × 71'864528440750
106 DE4,00756' × 71'416240200325
106 DEFG6,27488' × 71'672384320550
106 EFG4,15058' × 71'448240240325
106 FG2,26732' × 71'210132120160

118 Hall Combinations

ConfigurationSq. Ft.DimensionsTheatreClassroomBanquetReception
118 AB2,75337' × 74'238156120225
118 ABC4,92167' × 74'512288240400
118 ABCD7,09496' × 74'717432408600
118 Main Ballroom9,546129' × 74'9485285681,000
118 CD4,31658' × 74'448228200375
118 CDE6,76991' × 74'672432320600
118 DE4,59862' × 74'480288240400

At a Glance

The venue in numbers

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How to read these numbers

  • Banquet figures are rounds of eight on 60-inch tables.
  • Reception figures assume standing service with scattered highboys.
  • Ceiling height in both main halls is 26 ft.; 110 Lecture and 106H are lower.
  • Atrium capacities vary by setup and are quoted by the events team.
  • Final capacities depend on staging, dance floor, buffet and audiovisual requirements.

Plan Your Space

Size the rooms before you visit

Interactive Floor Plan

Getting Here

200 Coventry Road

A minute from Highway 417, about five minutes from the city centre, with complimentary parking on site and VIA Rail a short walk away.

  • By car

    Just off Highway 417, about 13 km and 20 minutes from the airport.

  • Parking

    Complimentary, with 324 heated underground spaces and 174 outdoors.

  • By train

    VIA Rail's Ottawa Station is a 10 to 15 minute walk, about 750 m.

  • By bus

    OC Transpo route 9 stops near the venue on Vanier Parkway.

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