Since opening in 1987,our mandate has been to generate economic and community benefits for British Columbia. As British Columbia’s flagship convention centre, the facility hosts more than 500 events and welcomes hundreds of thousands of attendees each year, while generating significant economic activity for the province.Not only will your meeting take place in one of the most breathtaking settings, our facility is designed from top to bottom to open minds.
Located on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. The Centre’s two connected buildings – the iconic East and the stunning West – feature 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible and functional meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary spaces for any event. This, along with our unwavering commitment to sustainability, unparalleled technical service and culinary excellence, will ensure that your event is nothing less than remarkable.The Vancouver Convention Centre is home to Canada’s largest waterfront ballroom. At 53,000 ft2 (4,920 m2), approximately 3,000 guests can dine in its full configuration or more than 6,000 can be arranged in a theatre set-up.
What's more, floor-to-ceiling windows offer mountain and harbour views and soaring ceilings reaching 55 ft create a sense of grandeur.The Vancouver Convention Centre offers 311,500 ft2 (28,940 m2) of exhibition space or six exhibition halls in total – three in each building, which can be divided for multiple uses, or combined to meet larger exhibition requirements.