Where is TD Place Stadium located?

At 1015 Bank Street in Ottawa, at Lansdowne Park on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, right beside the Rideau Canal.

What is the capacity of TD Place Stadium?

The fixed capacity is 24,000 seats. For major events like Grey Cups and outdoor NHL games, the stadium can expand to approximately 36,000-45,000 with temporary seating.

How do I get to TD Place by transit?

Your event ticket includes free OC Transpo and STO (Gatineau) transit starting 3 hours before the event. Routes 6 and 7 stop at Lansdowne (3-minute walk). The uOttawa O-Train station is a 7-minute walk.

Is there parking at TD Place?

Yes. An underground garage beneath Lansdowne Park holds 1,000+ vehicles (club seat holders get priority). Street parking in The Glebe fills quickly. Nearby lots at Carleton University run about $10 after 5 PM.

What teams play at TD Place?

The Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) and Atletico Ottawa (Canadian Premier League soccer). The adjacent TD Place Arena hosts the Ottawa 67's (OHL hockey) and Ottawa BlackJacks (CEBL basketball).

When was TD Place Stadium built?

The first permanent grandstand was built in 1908. The stadium was completely renovated as part of a $450 million Lansdowne Park redevelopment, reopening as TD Place on July 18, 2014.

Has TD Place hosted international events?

Yes. It hosted 9 matches during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup (where FIFA renamed it 'Lansdowne Stadium') and the NHL 100 Classic outdoor hockey game in December 2017.

What is the surface at TD Place?

FieldTurf CORE, an artificial turf surface installed in 2020, replacing the original FieldTurf laid down in 2014.

TD Place Stadium, Ottawa - Capacity, History & Complete Visitor Guide

About TD Place Stadium

TD Place Stadium sits at the heart of Lansdowne Park in Ottawa’s Glebe neighbourhood, steps from the Rideau Canal — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With 24,000 permanent seats and the ability to expand beyond 36,000 for marquee events, it’s a stadium that punches well above its weight in one of Canada’s most walkable urban settings.

The Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL and Atletico Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League share the venue. On game days, the surrounding Lansdowne development — shops, restaurants, and a Cineplex cinema — turns the area into a destination rather than just a stadium trip. The Rideau Canal runs parallel to the south stand, and in summer you can canoe past the stadium before kickoff.

The 2014 rebuild was the centerpiece of a $450 million Lansdowne Park redevelopment designed by CannonDesign. The signature feature is the south stand’s cedar veil — 12 kilometres of glue-laminated Alaskan Yellow Cedar timber compressed into a 154-meter-wide, 25.5-meter-high sculptural wall containing 750,000 individual parts. It won a WoodWORKS! Wood Design Award and gives the stadium a visual identity unlike any other in Canadian football.

TD Place has already hosted events that far exceed its nominal capacity. The 105th Grey Cup in 2017 drew nearly 36,000 fans in a snowstorm at -3°C. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup brought 9 matches to Ottawa. And the NHL 100 Classic in December 2017 saw the Senators blank the Canadiens 3-0 before 33,959 fans in an outdoor hockey game celebrating the league’s centennial.

Getting to TD Place Stadium

Public Transit

Your event ticket includes free OC Transpo and STO (Gatineau) transit — starting 3 hours before the event, during, and 3 hours after on all routes.

→ From downtown Ottawa: OC Transpo Routes 6 and 7 stop directly at Lansdowne, a 3-minute walk from the gates.

→ Via O-Train: Take the Confederation Line to uOttawa Station, then walk south about 7 minutes along the canal to Lansdowne Park.

Special direct shuttle routes run for Redblacks game days from across Ottawa and Gatineau, starting 2 hours before kickoff.

Driving + Parking

GPS address: 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7.

→ From Montreal (200 km): Autoroute 40 West to Highway 417 (The Queensway) into Ottawa. Exit at Bank Street south to Lansdowne. About 2 hours.

→ From Toronto (450 km): Highway 401 East to Highway 416 North, connecting to Highway 417 East into Ottawa. Exit at Bank Street. About 4.5-5 hours.

→ From Kingston (193 km): Highway 401 East to Highway 416 North to 417 East into Ottawa. About 1 hour 45 minutes.

The underground garage beneath Lansdowne holds 1,000+ vehicles — club seat holders get priority access. Rate: about $0.60/hour (up to 5 hours). Carleton University lots (P5, P18) are about $10 after 5 PM. Street parking in The Glebe fills fast on event days.

Rideshare

Uber and taxis drop off at the corner of Exhibition Way and Paul Askin Way (near the Scholar’s entrance) for stadium events. From downtown Ottawa hotels, the ride is $8-15 CAD; from the airport about $20-30 CAD. Different drop-off points apply for Atletico Ottawa matches (Gate 4) versus Redblacks games.

From the Airport

→ Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW): 15 km south, about 20 minutes by car or Uber ($20-30 CAD). OC Transpo Route 97 also connects to downtown (~39 minutes, $3.25 CAD).

History of TD Place Stadium

This patch of ground has hosted organized sport since the 1870s, when the Lansdowne Park exposition grounds were used for lacrosse, rugby football, and equestrian events. The first permanent grandstand went up in 1908, and the Ottawa Rough Riders — one of Canada’s founding football franchises — played here from 1876 until folding in 1996.

The stadium carried several names through the decades. It was renamed Frank Clair Stadium in 1993 to honor the Rough Riders’ legendary coach, who won four Grey Cups. Ottawa hosted Grey Cup games here as early as 1925 — seven in total, the most of any city outside Toronto. But by the 2000s, the aging venue and Ottawa’s turbulent CFL history (the Renegades folded in 2005) left the site in limbo.

Key moments in the stadium’s history:

1908: First permanent grandstand built on the north side of the field.
1993: Renamed Frank Clair Stadium.
November 2011: South grandstand demolished to begin the $450 million Lansdowne redevelopment.
January 7, 2014: Renamed TD Place under a $1.2 million/year naming rights deal with Toronto-Dominion Bank.
July 18, 2014: Ottawa Redblacks play their inaugural home game — CFL football returns after an 8-year absence.
June-July 2015: Hosts 9 FIFA Women’s World Cup matches, including a quarterfinal (renamed “Lansdowne Stadium” per FIFA policy).
November 26, 2017 (105th Grey Cup): Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary 27-24 before nearly 36,000 fans in heavy snowfall at -3°C, as part of Canada 150 celebrations.
December 16, 2017 (NHL 100 Classic): Senators shut out the Canadiens 3-0 before 33,959 fans in an outdoor game marking the NHL’s centennial.

The cedar veil is more than decoration — it’s the physical symbol of Ottawa’s renewed commitment to professional sport. After losing two CFL franchises in nine years, the Lansdowne rebuild was the city’s statement that it wouldn’t happen again. The Redblacks won the Grey Cup in 2016, just two years after their first game. This corner of Bank Street, next to the canal, is now one of the most vibrant game-day neighborhoods in Canada.