CHANGES TO POST-GAME TRAFFIC FLOW AT CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE

For the first time ever, vehicles parked in Lot 1 can use the ramp to exit directly onto the eastbound 417 Queensway at the conclusion of Ottawa Senators games. Previously, that on-ramp was reserved for OC Transpo buses only.

Additionally, vehicles parked in Lots 2, 6 & 7 will now have three lanes of traffic available to exit onto Cyclone Taylor Boulevard following Senators home games.

\These changes will be in effect on Saturday, October 5 at 7pm\

NHL Games

  • Lots 5 and 9 : $21

  • Lot 6 : pass holders only

  • Lot 4 = $35

  • Lot 1 = $40
  • Valet/Limos = $60
  • Large bus = $75
  • Small bus = $60

*Lots 1, 4 and Valet have a limited number of spots.

Concerts

  • General parking is in Lots 4, 5, 7 and 9 = $21
  • Lot 1 = $30
  • Valet/Limos = $60
  • Large bus = $75
  • Small bus = $60

The fastest and easiest method of paying for parking is to pre-purchase you parking through www.ticketmaster.ca. We accept pre-paid passes, debit, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

There are two available exits from Highway 417 that will lead you to Canadian Tire Centre; they are the Terry Fox Road and Palladium Drive exits. When using the Palladium Drive exit from Hwy 417 traffic may access the site in either northbound or southbound directions when arriving at Canadian Tire Centre. Find out more on our Directions Page.

Tip: On game days or big event days the Palladium Drive North route has less traffic congestion. On these nights you should also allow yourself more time for traffic and parking.

Passenger Drop-Offs / Pick-Ups Tips

Arriving: Guests dropping off passengers may use Frank Finnigan Way located directly in front of Gate 1 at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Coming from the east take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway. 417. Exit northbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. Proceed to Frank Finnegan Way and turn right.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right) and follow the interchange to Huntmar Drive. Turn left onto Huntmar Drive. and turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. and merge right. Proceed to Frank Finnegan Way and turn right.

Departing: Frank Finnigan Way is a one way south bound before, during and after all events at the Canadian Tire Centre. Users must turn right (west) onto Palladium Drive to exit. From here you have three options for exiting the site:

  • Highway 417 via Palladium Drive interchange - proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive
  • Huntmar Drive southbound - turn left at the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive
  • Huntmar Drive northbound - turn right at the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive.
Charter Buses / Recreational Vehicles

Bus and recreational vehicle parking is $40 for full sized vehicles and $30 for half sized vehicles.

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Terry Fox Drive exit from Highway 417 and turn left onto Terry Fox Drive. Turn right on Palladium Drive and proceed to Cyclone Taylor Blvd. Turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd and take first left into Lot 6. Use the center cashier lane for payment upon entry and turn immediately to the right into designated bus parking area. All passengers are to be dropped off and picked up in this area only.

Coming from the west take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right). Follow the interchange, staying in the right-hand lane, and proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive and continue to Cyclone Taylor Blvd.. Turn left on Cyclone Taylor Blvd. and follow the above directions when entering Lot 6.

Departing: Use dedicated lane within Lot 6 and merge into traffic on Cyclone Taylor Blvd when turning right out of Lot 6.

Turn left (east) or right (west) onto Palladium Drive as traffic conditions permit.

Limousine Drop-Off / Pick-Up Tips

Limousines may drop-off and pick-up their customers in the valet drop-off area situated at Dodge Gate for a fee of $40. Pay the cashier in cash only the night of the event or purchase in advance, a package of 20 limousine passes from the Vinci Park office. These can be paid by company cheque or by cash.

Drivers will drop off their customers at Dodge Gate. Once the passengers are dropped off, the drivers may not remain at Dodge Gate. They will then proceed to the booth at lot 2. (Cyclone Taylor and Huntmar) and pay the cashier a fee of $40. Immediately to the right of the booth, drivers will notice nine double parking spaces. The first limousine to arrive MUST park at the back of those spaces to allow room for all limousines. Limousine drivers who do not wish to stay for the duration of the event must still enter through Lot 2 and pay a fee of $40 upon their return and park in one of the spaces provided for you. All limousine parking spaces are available on a first come first served basis.

Vinci Park will supply two employees with radios in order to call up the limousines when their customers arrive. Customers should be informed that they will need to approach the Vinci Park employee at the concierge desk located inside the second entrance of Dodge Gate. At this point the customers must give the limousine company name and driver's name to ensure that the proper limousine is called up. Customers must only call up for their limousine when all the passengers are ready to be picked up. Once a limousine has been called up, the employee situated in the booth at Lot 2 will go inform the Driver that his customers are ready for pick-up. Only a limousine called up by a Vinci Park employee may precede to Dodge Gate. Customers MUST NOT call up the drivers on their cell phones for pick-up. Once a driver has been notified by a Vinci Park employee that he may go pick up his customers, he may proceed in the right hand lane following the fence on the south side of the lot. The drivers will then go up a ramp located to their right and proceed onto the interlock stone walkway. Drivers will then proceed on the access way until they arrive at Dodge Gate where they will greet and pick-up their customers. The driver will then exit with the rest of the valet customers. (Limousines MAY NOT stay on the access way for any extended period of time.)

Lot #1 - Passholders Only

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit northbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. Remain in the left-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right) and follow interchange to Huntmar Rd. Turn left onto Huntmar Drive and turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. Merge into left-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Departing: All traffic is directed right onto Cyclone Taylor. At Huntmar Drive you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange. TIP - accessing the highway via the NORTH loop of the Palladium Drive interchange is typically faster.

Lot #2 - Passholders only

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit northbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. Merge into the centre lane. Once you have passed the Lot 1/Valet Parking entrance, merge into the far right-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right) and follow interchange to Huntmar Rd. Turn left onto Huntmar and turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd.. Merge into centre lane. Once you have passed the Lot 1/Valet parking entrance, merge into the far right-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Departing: All traffic is directed left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. towards Huntmar Drive. At Huntmar Drive you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange.

TIP - arriving and departing traffic is often lighter on the NORTH loop of the Palladium Drive interchange.

Lot #3 - Passholders Only and Disable Parking

NOTE: In order to access Disable Parking patrons must present a valid government issue Disabled Parking Permit, the cost is $15 or any pre-paid parking pass.

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (left). Follow the interchange and proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive. Merge into the left-hand lane. The Lot 3 entrance is on your immediate left-hand side. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to lot attendant.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right). Follow the interchange to Huntmar Rd. and proceed straight through the traffic lights. Merge into the left-hand lane. The Lot 3 entrance is on your immediate left-hand side. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Departing: All exiting traffic from Lot 3 will be directed westbound (right) onto Palladium Drive From here you have three options for exiting the site:

  • Hwy 417 via Palladium Drive interchange - proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. southbound - turn left at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. northbound - turn right at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
Lot #4 - Passholders and Premium cash parking

Cash parking in Lot 4 is $35, please be aware that for customers wishing to purchase Lot 4 parking upon arrival, availability is limited.

In following the City of Ottawa traffic plan, if you plan to use Lot 4, upon arriving, you will NOT be able to turn left into Lot 4 heading west on Palladium Dr.

Arriving: Coming from the east take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (left). Follow the interchange and proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive. Merge into the far right-hand lane. Have your parking pass or cash ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right) and follow the interchange straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive. Merge into the far right-hand lane. Have your parking pass or cash ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Departing: Two lanes of traffic will exit westbound (left) out of the main entrance of the lot onto Palladium Drive from here you have three options for exiting the site:

  • Hwy 417 via Palladium Drive interchange - proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. southbound - turn left at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. northbound - turn right at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.

The Lot 4 exit onto Huntmar Drive has been reconfigured and has both dedicated right- and left-turn lanes. The left hand turn allows patrons to exit Lot 4 and proceed* southbound on Huntmar Drive* towards Maple Grove Road without merging with on-coming southbound traffic. The right hand turn allows patrons to exit Lot 4 and head towards Highway 417.

Taking the Queensway Home?

Here is the fastest route: Proceed straight on Huntmar Drive, through the Palladium intersection and take advantage of the new northbound traffic operation which sees two lanes heading northbound along Huntmar Drive from Cyclone Taylor Blvd. across the Highway 417 overpass to Campeau Dr. and around the newly constructed roundabout. From the roundabout, vehicles will have access to Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange. By using the Huntmar Drive northbound route, you will avoid the delays being experienced when waiting to turn left onto Palladium Drive at the Huntmar and Palladium intersection.

Lot #7 - Passholders only

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit northbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. and merge into the centre lane. Remain in this lane until you pass the Lot 2 entrance and then merge into the right-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right) and follow the interchange to Huntmar Rd. Turn left onto Huntmar Rd. and turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. and merge into the centre lane. Remain in this lane until you pass the Lot 2 entrance and then merge into the right-hand lane. Have your parking pass ready for presentation to the lot attendant.

Departing: Two lanes of traffic exit from Lot 7. One lane will be directed left/west on Cyclone Taylor Blvd. towards Huntmar Rd. At Huntmar Rd. you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange.

TIP - arriving and departing traffic is often lighter on the NORTH loop of the Palladium Drive interchange.

One lane will be directed right/east on Cyclone Taylor Blvd towards Palladium Drive at Palladium Drive traffic will be directed to turn left onto Palladium Drive towards Terry Fox Dr. Proceed eastbound on Palladium Drive to Terry Fox Rd. For Hwy 417 access (eastbound or westbound), turn south (left) from Palladium Drive onto Terry Fox Rd.

General Parking

General Parking is in lots 5 and 9 and is $21 for all Ottawa Senators games.

As general parking is available on a first come first served basis, it is important to remember that Lots 5 and 6 will fill prior to an event start, but Lot 9 will not. Lot 9 can be accessed via Cyclone Taylor Blvd. from either Huntmar Rd. or Palladium Dr.

Lot #5 - General Parking

Arriving: Coming from the east take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (left). Follow the interchange, staying in the right-hand lane, and proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd. Once you have passed the Lot 4 entrance, merge into the right-hand lane. The Lot 5 entrance will be on your right-hand side at the Palladium Dr./Cyclone Taylor intersection. The lot is full approximately 30 minutes prior to the event start.

Coming from the west take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right). Follow the interchange, staying in the right-hand lane, and proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Drive. Once you have passed the Lot 4 entrance, merge into the right-hand lane. The Lot 5 entrance will be on your right-hand side at the Palladium Dr./Cyclone Taylor intersection. The lot is full approximately 30 minutes prior to the event start.

Departing: One lane of traffic exits right onto Palladium Drive at the eastern corner of Lot #5. Proceed eastbound on Palladium Drive to Terry Fox Rd. For Hwy 417 access (eastbound or westbound), turn south (left) from Palladium Drive onto Terry Fox Rd.

417 East and West access through parking Lot 4. Lots 4 and 5 are divided during the event. When leaving the division is removed approximately 10 minutes after the game ends. Customers can then use NEW lot 4 exit for access to 417 East and West.

Lot #6 - General Parking

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Terry Fox Dr. exit from Highway 417 and turn left onto Terry Fox Dr. Turn right on Palladium and proceed to Cyclone Taylor Blvd. At the Cyclone Taylor/Palladium intersection there are three lanes of traffic. The left lane is for thru traffic. The two right lanes will be directed to turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. The centre lane shall be directed into Lot 6 or towards Lot 9 depending on the traffic flow. The right-hand lane will be directed towards Lot 9. The lot is full approximately 30 minutes prior to the event start.

Coming from the West take the Terry Fox Dr. exit from Highway 417 and turn right onto Terry Fox Dr. Turn right onto Palladium Drive and follow the above directions once on Palladium Dr.

Departing: Two lanes of traffic exit right onto Cyclone Taylor.

At Palladium Dr., both lanes will be directed to turn right onto Palladium Drive. From here you have three options for exiting the site:

  • Hwy 417 via Palladium Drive interchange - proceed straight through the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. southbound - turn left at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
  • Huntmar Rd. northbound - turn right at the traffic lights at Huntmar Rd.
Lot #9 - General Parking

Arriving: Coming from the East take the Terry Fox Dr. exit from Highway 417. Turn left onto Terry Fox Dr. Turn right on Palladium and proceed to Cyclone Taylor Blvd. At the Cyclone Taylor/Palladium intersection there are three lanes of traffic. The left lane is for thru traffic. The two right lanes will be directed to turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. From Cyclone Taylor Blvd., the centre lane will be directed into Lot 6 or towards Lot 9, depending on the traffic flow. The right-hand lane will be directed towards Lot 9.

Coming from the West take the Terry Fox Dr. exit from Highway 417. Turn right onto Terry Fox Dr. Turn right onto Palladium Drive and follow the above directions once on Palladium Dr.

Departing: There are 2 points of exit from Lot 9

Main entrance to Lot 9 - four lanes of traffic exit the main Lot 9 entrance:

  • The two right-hand lanes are directed right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. towards Huntmar Rd. At Huntmar Rd. you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange.
  • The two left lanes are directed left onto Cyclone Taylor towards Palladium Dr.
  • At Palladium Dr., both lanes will be directed to turn left onto Palladium Drive towards Terry Fox Dr. Proceed eastbound on Palladium Drive to Terry Fox Rd. For Hwy 417 access (eastbound or westbound), turn south (left) from Palladium Drive onto Terry Fox Rd

Southwest corner of Lot 9 - two lanes of traffic depart via this exit. All traffic from this exit is directed right onto Cyclone Taylor towards Huntmar Rd. At Huntmar Rd. you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange.

TIP - arriving and departing traffic is often lighter on the NORTH loop of the Palladium Drive interchange.

Valet - Passholders and General Valet Parking

Valet parking cost $60.

For customers wishing to purchase valet parking upon arrival, availability is limited. It is best to arrive by 5:30 p.m. to ensure access.

Arriving: Coming from the east take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit northbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd. and merge into the right hand lane. The valet parking entrance will be on your right at Dodge Gate.

Coming from the West take the Palladium Drive exit from Highway 417. Exit southbound (right). Follow the interchange and turn left onto Huntmar Rd. Merge into the right-hand lane. Turn right onto Cyclone Taylor Blvd.. The Valet Parking entrance will be on your right at Dodge Gate. The entrance to Valet Parking is located on the right directly outside Dodge Gate.

Departing: Two lanes of traffic are directed left onto Cyclone Taylor towards Huntmar Rd. At Huntmar Rd. you may turn either right (north) or left (south), and access your preferred route home. Either of these options will allow you to access Highway 417 via the Palladium Drive interchange.

TIP - arriving and departing traffic is often lighter on the NORTH loop of the Palladium Drive interchange.