An Iconic, World-Class Facility

Premier Campbell joined convention centre workers to officially open the new Vancouver Convention Centre on April 3 - one of the world's "greenest" convention centres and the largest waterfront convention centre anywhere in Canada. The additional 111,500 sq m (1.2 million sq ft) triples the centre's capacity, and includes Canada's largest ballroom, 52 different meeting rooms, a six acre "living roof" with its own colony of bees, and an exhibit hall larger than the playing field at BC Place. The new facility has already attracted 184 upcoming events which will generate more than $2 billion in economic activity.