EY Centre

What EY Centre does

Cohere Centre, formerly EY Centre, is Eastern Ontario's largest exhibition centre, operating a single physical facility at 4899 Uplands Drive in Ottawa, Ontario, adjacent to the Ottawa International Airport and within walking distance of the LRT system. The venue offers over 200,000 square feet of flexible, continuous exhibition space across four halls (Hall 1–4), meeting rooms, and outdoor areas, and hosts a diverse event mix including trade shows, consumer fairs, concerts, galas, conferences, fitness competitions, and community events. The company's product is fundamentally a real-asset venue operation, not a software platform — its digital layer consists of a WordPress site powered by The Events Calendar plugin with multi-format calendar exports (Google, iCal, Outlook 365, Outlook Live) for attendee convenience.

Cohere Centre generates revenue primarily through venue and hall rentals on a quote-based, multi-year contract model, supplemented by parking services (with some events offering free parking and others charging approximately $10 per day without in-and-out privileges) and ancillary services such as catering, show services, and floorplan provisioning. The go-to-market motion is event-driven: organizers book the venue directly through a Request a Quote channel, and the facility fills its calendar through repeat organizer relationships across gaming, fitness, automotive, retail/consumer, and nonprofit verticals. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, headcount, or parent company, operating as a regional exhibition facility serving Eastern Ontario.

Name

EY Centre

Legal name

Cohere Centre

Website

https://eycentre.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cohere Centre is Eastern Ontario's largest exhibition centre, operating a 200,000+ square foot venue in Ottawa that hosts trade shows, consumer fairs, concerts, conferences, and community events for event organizers, exhibitors, and attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Convention and Event Venue

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB), Multi-Purpose Event Halls & Community Centers (THAHAAAI), Multipurpose Event Center Operations (Civic Centers, Community Event Complexes) (MPAGALAE)

Keywords

• Exhibition venue
• Convention center
• Event hosting services
• Trade show facility
• Conference space rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue and Hall Rental: Revenue generated from renting exhibition halls (Hall 1-4), meeting rooms, and outdoor spaces to event organizers for trade shows, consumer fairs, conferences, and other events. The facility offers over 200,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space.
2. Parking Services: Revenue from parking facilities with varying fee structures - some events offer free parking while others charge $10/day with no in-and-out privileges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cohere Centre is a physical exhibition and convention venue in Ottawa, Ontario, offering over 200,000 square feet of flexible, continuous exhibition space for trade shows, consumer fairs, concerts, galas, and conferences. The facility provides hall and meeting room rentals, catering, parking, and event-management support services to event organizers, exhibitors, and the general public.

Product overview

Cohere Centre (formerly EY Centre) is a single physical exhibition and event venue — not a software platform. It is Eastern Ontario's largest exhibition centre, offering over 200,000 square feet of flexible, continuous exhibition space for trade shows, consumer fairs, concerts, galas, and conferences. The venue provides on-site services including catering, parking, show services, floorplans, and event planning support. No modular software products, add-on modules, or SaaS offerings are present in the data — the company operates a physical facility, not a technology product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cohere Centre Exhibition and Event Venue A physical exhibition and convention centre facility offering over 200,000 square feet of flexible, continuous exhibition space including Hall 1, Hall 2, Hall 3, Hall 4, meeting rooms, and outdoor parking bays. Hosts trade shows, consumer fairs, concerts, galas, conferences, and sporting events for event organizers, exhibitors, and attendees. Located at 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, next to Ottawa International Airport.
• Parking Services On-site parking facilities with varying fee structures. Most events offer free parking, while select events charge $10 per day with no in-and-out privileges. Revenue is generated through parking fees for event attendees.
• Catering Food and Beverage On-site catering and food and beverage services offered to event organizers, planners, and exhibitors for events held at the venue. Supports trade shows, consumer fairs, conferences, concerts, galas, and other hosted events.
• Show Services Operational and logistical event support services provided to exhibitors and event organizers, including service providers, show details, forms, guidelines, and floor plans. Show staff assist before, during, and after each event.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hosts hundreds of successful events each year

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cheo FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2026Community partnership for the OG Special Pokémon Tournament & Vendor Show event. The Cheo Foundation serves as the charity beneficiary, with proceeds from the event supporting children and families through Cheo's healthcare work. This is a co-branded community-driven event combining gaming with charitable fundraising.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TCU Place (Saskatoon): Saskatoon's convention and arts centre hosting trade shows, conferences, and entertainment events. Comparable mid-market Canadian venue with similar hall-rental business model.
• Palais des congrès de Montréal: Major downtown Montreal convention venue hosting trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions. Competes with Cohere Centre for French-language and bilingual events, and for organizers choosing between Montreal and Ottawa destinations.
• Quebec City Convention Centre: Quebec City's main convention venue hosting trade shows and conferences. Direct geographic peer for events that could be routed to either Ottawa or Quebec City within Eastern Canada.
• Winnipeg Convention Centre: Manitoba's largest convention facility offering exhibition halls and meeting rooms. Comparable mid-size Canadian convention centre with similar event mix and customer base of trade show organizers.
• Enercare Centre: Toronto's largest exhibition and convention venue, operated by the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Direct competitor for trade shows and consumer fairs that could be routed to either Ottawa or Toronto, with comparable multi-hall configuration and similar event mix.
• Edmonton Expo Centre: Alberta's largest exhibition venue with over 522,000 sq ft of event space. Direct operating peer for trade shows, consumer fairs, and consumer sales events in a similar mid-tier Canadian market.
• Calgary TELUS Convention Centre: Calgary's primary convention centre hosting conferences, trade shows, and galas. Comparable multi-format event mix and similar business model of renting halls and meeting rooms to event organizers.

Broad incumbents

• Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC): Canada's largest convention centre with North and South buildings totalling over 1 million sq ft. Larger and more established than Cohere Centre, but competes for the same conference and trade show organizer RFPs in the Ontario/Quebec corridor.
• Vancouver Convention Centre: West Coast flagship convention facility with over 466,000 sq ft of exhibition space. Larger incumbent that competes for the same national and international event organizer budgets that Cohere Centre targets.

Regional players

• TD Place at Lansdowne Park: Ottawa's competing entertainment and event complex including an arena and stadium. Local competitor for concerts, sporting events, and consumer-facing events that might otherwise book at Cohere Centre.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eycentre
• Facebookfacebook.com/timeline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eycentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/coherecentre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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