Ottawa Convention Centre
E160229
The Ottawa Convention Centre, now known as the Shaw Centre, is a major convention and event facility located in downtown Ottawa, Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottawa Convention Centre canonical | 3 |
| Ottawa Congress Centre | 1 |
| Ottawa Convention Centre (design involvement via firm) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1359413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ottawa Convention Centre Context triple: [Shaw Centre, formerName, Ottawa Convention Centre]
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A.
Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa City Hall is the main municipal government complex in Ottawa, Ontario, housing the city's administrative offices and council chambers.
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B.
Canada Place
Canada Place is a prominent office and retail complex in London's Canary Wharf financial district, known for its modern architecture and integration with major transport links and shopping areas.
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C.
Ontario Legislative Building
The Ontario Legislative Building is a historic Romanesque Revival structure in Toronto that serves as the seat of Ontario’s provincial government.
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D.
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill is the iconic political and cultural heart of Canada in Ottawa, housing the country’s main federal legislative buildings and serving as a symbol of Canadian democracy.
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E.
Senate of Canada Building
The Senate of Canada Building is a historic Beaux-Arts structure in downtown Ottawa that now serves as the temporary home of Canada’s Senate chamber and related parliamentary functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ottawa Convention Centre Target entity description: The Ottawa Convention Centre, now known as the Shaw Centre, is a major convention and event facility located in downtown Ottawa, Canada.
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A.
Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa City Hall is the main municipal government complex in Ottawa, Ontario, housing the city's administrative offices and council chambers.
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B.
Canada Place
Canada Place is a prominent office and retail complex in London's Canary Wharf financial district, known for its modern architecture and integration with major transport links and shopping areas.
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C.
Ontario Legislative Building
The Ontario Legislative Building is a historic Romanesque Revival structure in Toronto that serves as the seat of Ontario’s provincial government.
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D.
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill is the iconic political and cultural heart of Canada in Ottawa, housing the country’s main federal legislative buildings and serving as a symbol of Canadian democracy.
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E.
Senate of Canada Building
The Senate of Canada Building is a historic Beaux-Arts structure in downtown Ottawa that now serves as the temporary home of Canada’s Senate chamber and related parliamentary functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convention centre
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ |
| cityServed | National Capital Region ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentNameOf | Ottawa Convention Centre ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Shaw Centre ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility |
pedestrian access from downtown
ⓘ
public transit access ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballrooms
ⓘ
exhibition halls ⓘ glass façade ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ views of Parliament Hill ⓘ views of Rideau Canal ⓘ views of downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hosts banquets
ⓘ
hosts conferences ⓘ hosts conventions ⓘ hosts corporate events ⓘ hosts exhibitions ⓘ hosts meetings ⓘ hosts trade shows ⓘ |
| hasUse |
government-related events
ⓘ
international conferences ⓘ local community events ⓘ national conventions ⓘ tourism-related events ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersection |
Colonel By Drive
ⓘ
Rideau Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
ByWard Market
ⓘ
Parliament Hill ⓘ Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| near |
ByWard Market district
ⓘ
linked to:
ByWard Market
Government Conference Centre ⓘ National Arts Centre ⓘ Rideau Centre shopping mall ⓘ
linked to:
Rideau Centre
|
| openingDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| ownedBy | public sector stakeholders ⓘ |
| region | National Capital Region of Canada ⓘ |
| replaced |
Ottawa Congress Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottawa Convention Centre
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| servesAs | major convention facility for Ottawa ⓘ |
| successor | Ottawa Convention Centre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ottawa Convention Centre Description of subject: The Ottawa Convention Centre, now known as the Shaw Centre, is a major convention and event facility located in downtown Ottawa, Canada.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ottawa Convention Centre
linked to: Ottawa Convention Centre
subject linked to:
Ottawa Convention Centre
linked to: Ottawa Convention Centre