Last updated: October 15 2026
Lansdowne 2.0 is the City of Ottawa’s redevelopment project at Lansdowne Park. A new Event Centre replaces the arena built in 1967. New north side stands replace the existing ones at the stadium, which date from the same year. Two residential towers follow. City council approved the project on November 7 2025 by a vote of 15 to 10, 3DownNation reported that day, and Ontario Construction News gave the same vote on December 2 2025. The City’s schedule lists preliminary works in December 2025.
This page tracks the timeline, the budget, the construction progress and what the work means for a visit to the park.
Lansdowne 2.0 at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total budget | $418.8 million |
| Builder | EBC Inc., on a fixed-price contract of $312.8 million |
| Council approval | November 7 2025, by a vote of 15 to 10 |
| Event Centre | 5,850 seats plus standing areas. Holds 6,600 for hockey and up to 7,000 for concerts |
| North side stands | 12,400 capacity, more than 300 accessible seats, no roof |
| Residential towers | Two towers of up to 40 storeys |
| Event Centre finish | Third quarter of 2028 |
| North side stands finish | Fourth quarter of 2030 |
The timeline
The City of Ottawa divides the project into three stages.
| Stage | What is built | When |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event Centre | Fourth quarter of 2025 to third quarter of 2028 |
| 2 | North side stands | Fourth quarter of 2028 to fourth quarter of 2030 |
| 3 | Mixed-use development and retail | From 2031 |
The City’s schedule also lists preliminary works in December 2025, the Event Centre build from the first quarter of 2026 to the third quarter of 2028, berm and Great Lawn work in the third and fourth quarters of 2028, and the residential towers from 2031 to 2034.
What is being built
The Event Centre. The new arena has 5,850 seats plus standing areas, and holds 6,600 for hockey and up to 7,000 for concerts, according to the City. It replaces TD Place Arena. The Ottawa 67’s move into the Event Centre for the 2028-29 season, 3DownNation reported on August 26 2026.
The north side stands. The new stands hold 12,400, include more than 300 accessible seats and have no roof. The same 3DownNation report puts the stadium’s capacity after the rebuild at about 24,000, down from about 25,000.
Towers and retail. Mirabella Development Corporation plans two towers and a boutique hotel, the Ottawa Business Journal reported on May 12 2026. The journal describes two 40-storey towers with about 770 units, a mix of condominiums and rentals, of which about 150 are hotel rooms. The City’s plan gives towers of up to 40 storeys. The developer plans to break ground in 2031 and finish in 2034, the journal reported, and the City’s schedule gives the same years. Another answer on the City’s question-and-answer page says the residential and retail space becomes operational in 2035. The City’s plan includes 4,550 square metres of replacement retail in a two-storey podium.
The City’s question-and-answer page says the project replaces the existing arena and north side stands. This site has not found a published demolition date from the City.
What it costs and who pays
The total budget is $418.8 million. The construction contract with EBC Inc. is a fixed price of $312.8 million.
The City lists these funding sources:
| Source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Projected partnership cashflow | $118.4 million |
| Property tax uplift | $69 million |
| Municipal Accommodation Tax | $44 million |
| Air rights sale | $33.9 million |
| Ticket surcharge | $15 million |
| OSEG rent | $7.7 million |
The net cost to the City is $130.7 million, Ottawa Construction News reported on October 20 2025. The City’s own question-and-answer page puts it at about $130 million, or 31% of the total.
The air rights figures differ. The City’s funding list shows $33.9 million and describes its figures as net present values. The same City page reports a purchase and sale agreement of $65 million with Mirabella Development Corporation, the City’s final report page gives a winning bid of $65 million, and the Ottawa Business Journal reported that Mirabella bought the air rights for $65 million. The City’s pages do not explain the difference. The City projects that the air rights will generate $14.4 million for its Affordable Housing Reserve Fund.
Construction progress
Ontario Construction News reported on July 23 2026 that $59.5 million had been spent, 14% of the total, and that excavation was about 95% complete.
The City’s construction newsletter of September 11 2026 and a CTV News Ottawa report of September 14 2026 describe the work at that point: the bleacher support beams and the concourse advancing, the ice pad backfilled, the loading dock walls started and the base nearly ready for steel.
The City’s newsletter of October 9 2026 says structural steel installation began in early October. It also lists concrete work to finish the Event Centre foundation, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work under finished sections of the concourse, and loading dock excavation near the northwest corner.
The City publishes a construction newsletter every month. Read every monthly construction update.
What is open and what is closed
Open during construction: TD Place events and games, the businesses and restaurants, the Ottawa Farmers’ Market, the internal streets and the underground parking garage.
Closed during construction: the Great Lawn and the sledding hill. The original berm was removed during excavation. The City’s page says a new six-metre berm will be built once the Event Centre is complete.
The City reports 122 trees removed and 126 replacements planned.
Parking, transit and getting to Lansdowne during construction.
Current construction notices
Exhibition Way has reopened. The City’s newsletter of October 9 2026 says the utility work under Exhibition Way is complete and the street has reopened. The City’s earlier construction notice of September 17 2026 had given the work as running until Friday October 16 2026.
The same newsletter announces no new closures. It says construction trucks use the hauling road behind the south side stands to reach Bank Street by Queen Elizabeth Place and Wilton Crescent, with flag persons on site during truck movements. The City’s construction notices page lists no notice dated after September 17 2026.
The City’s August 7 2026 newsletter says crews began demolishing the ramp and stairs at Gate 4.
The Aberdeen Pavilion is a separate project
The Aberdeen Pavilion restoration is a separate City project, not part of Lansdowne 2.0. It covers roof replacement, structural strengthening, metalwork repairs and lead paint abatement, and runs from August 2026 to late 2028, the Glebe Report reported on August 14 2026. CTV News Ottawa reported on October 3 2026 that the restoration has started.
Lansdowne 2.0 and the October 26 2026 election
Ottawa votes on October 26 2026. Fourteen candidates are running for mayor. Three are running for councillor in Capital Ward, the ward that includes Lansdowne Park.
This section reports what each candidate has published on a campaign website, and what candidates have said on the record: in replies printed by the Glebe Report on September 11 2026, and in statements reported by news outlets. The Glebe Report contacted the 12 candidates who list an email address with the City and printed the five responses it received. Candidates appear in alphabetical order by surname. It was last checked on October 15 2026. This site endorses no candidate.
Candidates for mayor
| Candidate | On the candidate’s own website | On the record elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Zed Chebib | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Bernard Couchman | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Suraj Harish | The website does not mention Lansdowne 2.0 | Nothing found |
| Alex Lawson | The policy page does not mention Lansdowne 2.0 | Lawson said he is against the project, which he called a “vanity project”, and that the work was contracted to out-of-town firms so the local economy will not benefit, in a reply the Glebe Report printed on September 11 2026. Lawson said the city should put basic services and community safety first, Capital Current reported on September 24 2026 |
| Jeff Leiper | His campaign website does not mention Lansdowne (home, priorities, why I’m running, about, updates, in the news, events and three news posts, read October 8 2026) | Leiper said he voted against the project, that with contracts signed and construction begun it is not realistic to simply stop it, and that as mayor he would focus on protecting the public interest, support community-based programming and bring transparency and accountability to future major projects, in a reply the Glebe Report printed on September 11 2026. Leiper, who voted as the councillor for Kitchissippi Ward, opposed the motion at the November 2025 council vote and argued that the stadium renovation did not largely benefit the public, Capital Current reported on September 24 2026 |
| Geoff Nicholas | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Josh Rachlis | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Neil Saravanamuttoo | The priorities page carries the heading “Accountability On Lansdowne”. It links to an article he published on June 9 2026 that proposes a public inquiry into how and why council proceeded and into options for moving forward, including whether legal action is warranted; enforcement of OSEG’s contractual obligations; and a referendum requirement for discretionary spending above $250 million | Saravanamuttoo said he led a petition that more than 7,000 residents signed and will convene a public inquiry into whether due process was followed, whether information was inappropriately withheld and whether the sole-source contract complied with City procurement rules, in a reply the Glebe Report printed on September 11 2026. Saravanamuttoo criticized the spending at a town hall on September 10 2026, Capital Current reported on September 24 2026 |
| Ali Shayvard | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Jacob Solomon | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Mark Sutcliffe, incumbent | The priorities pages do not mention Lansdowne 2.0 | Sutcliffe said the project is the most affordable and effective way forward for a 60-year-old city-owned facility, that new revenues cover 70 per cent of the cost where the City normally pays all of it, and that the Event Centre will attract major events and the project will bring thousands of jobs, in a reply the Glebe Report printed on September 11 2026. At the November 2025 council vote, Sutcliffe said City staff had advised that the project was “a good investment for taxpayers” and did not expose the City to unreasonable risk, Capital Current reported on September 24 2026. The outlet also reported that he says taxpayers will cover less than a third of the project’s price |
| Amjad Ali Syed | No campaign website found | Nothing found |
| Peter Westaway | No campaign website found | Westaway said he would halt the project as much as feasible and renovate the stadium and the rink without building the towers, in a reply the Glebe Report printed on September 11 2026 |
Candidates for councillor, Capital Ward
| Candidate | On the candidate’s own website | On the record elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Jaac Doduck | The priorities page calls for Lansdowne to become a community place that integrates its event spaces with the day-to-day needs of the wider community | Doduck told the Glebe Report he supports more housing and that the community should be approached first, the paper reported on September 11 2026 |
| Farah Gulzar | No campaign website found | Gulzar told the Glebe Report that the project’s current scope does not reflect the most urgent priorities and that she would advocate for changes to the project’s scope and priorities, with a stronger focus on affordable housing and essential community needs, the paper reported on September 11 2026 |
| Shawn Menard, incumbent | His councillor website carries no 2026 statement on Lansdowne 2.0 on the pages this site read | Menard told the Glebe Report that his office has proposed alternatives since 2018, that he spoke at committee and council against a plan he said carried unsupportable financial risks, and that he brought more than 30 motions to redirect or improve it. He said he would pursue a new financial accountability framework, the paper reported on September 11 2026 |
A candidate with a published position on Lansdowne 2.0 that is missing from this section can send the web address to this site for inclusion.
Questions about the project
The City of Ottawa takes questions about the project at LansdowneRenewal@ottawa.ca and gives 3-1-1 for emergencies outside normal working hours.
Sources
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 project page: the three stages, the Event Centre’s capacity, what is open and closed during construction, the tree counts and the project contact. Read October 15 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 questions and answers: the schedule detail, the funding sources and both air rights figures, the City’s net cost figure and share, the towers, the north side stands, the retail space, the affordable housing amount, and the existing arena and stands, built in 1967, being replaced. Page last updated October 9 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 final report and next steps: the total budget and the $65 million winning bid for the air rights. The page shows no date. Read October 15 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 monthly newsletters: Gate 4 (August 7 2026), construction progress in September 2026 (September 11 2026), and the steel installation, the completed Exhibition Way work and its reopening, the hauling road and no new closures (October 9 2026). Read October 15 2026.
- City of Ottawa, Lansdowne 2.0 construction notices: the Exhibition Way notice of September 17 2026, and no notice dated after it. Read October 15 2026.
- 3DownNation: the council vote. Published November 7 2025. Read October 15 2026.
- 3DownNation: the stadium’s capacity after the rebuild and the 67’s move to the Event Centre. Published August 26 2026.
- Ontario Construction News: the fixed-price construction contract with EBC Inc., and the 15 to 10 council vote. Published December 2 2025. Read October 15 2026.
- Ontario Construction News: spending and excavation. Published July 23 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- Ottawa Construction News: the $130.7 million net cost figure. Published October 20 2025. Read October 15 2026.
- Ottawa Business Journal: the towers, the hotel and the $65 million air rights purchase. Published May 12 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- CTV News Ottawa: construction progress in September 2026. Published September 14 2026.
- Glebe Report: the Aberdeen Pavilion restoration. Published August 14 2026.
- CTV News Ottawa: the Aberdeen Pavilion restoration has started. Published October 3 2026.
- Capital Current: statements by Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo and Mark Sutcliffe. Published September 24 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- Glebe Report: statements by Jaac Doduck, Farah Gulzar and Shawn Menard. Published September 11 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- Neil Saravanamuttoo campaign website: his priorities page. Read October 15 2026.
- Neil Saravanamuttoo, article of June 9 2026: the article linked from his priorities page. Published June 9 2026. Read October 15 2026.
- Mark Sutcliffe campaign website: the priorities page. Read October 15 2026.
- Alex Lawson campaign website: his policy page. Read October 15 2026.
- Suraj Harish campaign website: the home page. Read October 15 2026.
- Jaac Doduck campaign website: his priorities page. Read October 15 2026.
- Shawn Menard councillor website: the home page. Read October 15 2026.
- City of Ottawa, certified candidate lists for mayor and Ward 17 Capital: the 14 mayoral and 3 Capital Ward names, read in Fadi’s Chrome on October 8 2026.
- Ottown, elections page and Wikipedia, 2026 Ottawa municipal election: the two secondary lists used before October 8 2026. Read October 6 2026.
- Glebe Report: the replies from Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo, Mark Sutcliffe and Peter Westaway. Published September 11 2026. Read October 15 2026.
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