RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg

RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
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LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°53′21″N 97°08′41″W / 49.8891187°N 97.1447611°W / 49.8891187; -97.1447611
OwnerConvention Centre Corporation
Opened1975
Expanded2015
Construction cost
C$25 million[1]
($135 million in 2023 dollars)[2]
Former names
Winnipeg Convention Centre (1975–2013)
Theatre seating
300-9,000
Enclosed space
 • Total space260,000 sq ft (24,000 m2)
 • Exhibit hall floor131,056 sq ft (12,175.5 m2)[3]
 • Breakout/meeting50,784 sq ft (4,718.0 m2)[3]
 • Ballroom21,160 sq ft (1,966 m2)[3]
Parking729 spaces[4]
Website
wcc.mb.ca

The RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (formerly the Winnipeg Convention Centre) is a major meeting and convention centre located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

It has five levels including indoor parking for 729 vehicles, and three levels of various meeting trade show space totalling 260,000 square feet (24,000 m2).[4][5] The main exhibit hall has 131,000 square feet (12,200 m2) of pillar-less space.[5]

The convention centre is connected to the Winnipeg Walkway system via a skywalk connection crossing St. Mary Avenue and Hargrave Street, connecting the venue to the neighbouring Delta hotel, Cityplace, and Canada Life Centre.[6]

  1. ^ Pihichyn, Paul (January 15, 1975). "Splendor Marks Opening Of New Convention Centre". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. pp. 1–2.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Floor Plans". RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Parking". RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Venue". RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Downtown skywalk extension opens". CBC News. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2012.