Canadian Tire Centre Seating Chart & Best Seats Guide
Canadian Tire Centre is a 18,652-capacity arena in Ottawa opened in 1996. The room is organized into 4 primary tiers, running from Floor / GA Pit (closest to the stage) out to Upper Bowl (200s/300s) (cheapest seats). Bowl-style — concentric tiers wrap the entire floor. Floor is reconfigurable for concerts (GA pit or reserved seating) vs. sports (court/rink). It's home ice/court for the Ottawa Senators, so the bowl reconfigures between concert-stage and full-house sport layouts — section numbers read differently in each. This guide walks through every tier — what you see, what the sound feels like, and where the value sits — plus how to read a Ticketmaster listing for this room so you don't get surprised at the gate.
How Canadian Tire Centre Is Laid Out
Bowl-style — concentric tiers wrap the entire floor. Floor is reconfigurable for concerts (GA pit or reserved seating) vs. sports (court/rink).
Tier-by-Tier Seating Guide
Concert Seating vs. Sports Seating
Canadian Tire Centre reconfigures for concerts vs. Ottawa Senators games. For concerts, the floor becomes either a general-admission pit or a reserved seating area, which can shrink overall capacity. Sport configurations open the full bowl. When picking seats, check whether the listing shows a concert layout (stage at one end) or full-bowl — your section number reads differently in each.