Planning a conference in Gatineau
What it takes to run an event in Gatineau, Quebec: 5 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is 17 km (11 mi) out.
Centre Slush Puppie states a capacity of 4,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Gatineau, by what they are for
Gatineau has a recorded population of 291,041 (2021), in Quebec.
What is on the books here: 1 arena or stadium and 4 independent event spaces.
That works out at about 2 venues per hundred thousand residents, so the field is thin relative to the population and the larger rooms book out a long way ahead.
By type that is 4 event spaces and 1 arena.
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Slush Puppie | arena | 4,000 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place de la Cité | event space | 3,500 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Salle Odyssée | event space | 830 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Gatineauthèque | event space | not published | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| The Ark | event space | not published | 38 km (24 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Gatineau appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
The biggest spaces Gatineau can offer
Nothing in Gatineau is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 4,000 seats, at Centre Slush Puppie.
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
Arrival logistics
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is 17 km (11 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
The city runs on Toronto time (America/Toronto). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Ottawa, Ottawa South and Gloucester are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Gatineau has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YOW
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, 17 km (11 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/Toronto, in September
- City population, 2021
- 291,041
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Gatineau dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so a trade floor needs either an arena floor, a fairground, or a nearby city. Check the arena listings above before you promise exhibitors a booth plan.
Pricing this against a real Gatineau room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Gatineau event sized to Centre Slush Puppie, the largest stated capacity in the Gatineau dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Gatineau does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
The top of the range here is 4,000 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- multi-track conferences
A 4,000-seat room carries a plenary with breakouts running alongside it.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Gatineau is set up for.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Gatineau?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What is the largest venue in Gatineau?
Of the 5 venues mapped in Gatineau, the largest stated capacity belongs to Centre Slush Puppie at 4,000. Capacities in open data are the figure the venue itself published, and they are the seated number rather than a standing or exhibition figure, so confirm the layout you actually want before you plan around it.
Can you run a trade show in Gatineau?
Nothing in the Gatineau dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre. A trade floor here means an arena floor, a fairground or a venue in a nearby city such as Ottawa. For a conference without an exhibition, the 5 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Gatineau?
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW), about 17 km (11 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Toronto; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Gatineau event?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 billed in Canadian dollars for a Gatineau event?
Yes. Canadian events are billed at CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, capped at CA$6,650 for one event. That is a flat local price we charge in Canadian dollars, not a conversion of the US figure.
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