History

June 2, 1982

Canada Harbour Place Corp (CHPC) formed

March 9, 1983

Start of construction

September 5, 1984

First sail raised

October 27, 1984

Last sail raised

January 5, 1986

Pan Pacific Hotel official opening

May 2, 1986

Canada Pavilion, World’s Fair Expo ‘86 opening

July 4, 1987

Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre opening

September 16, 1993

Canada Harbour Place Corporation’s name changes to Canada Place Corporation

July 29, 2004

Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (VCCEP) is given the green light

November 15, 2004

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority opens corporate offices on north expansion, “The Point”

April 3, 2009

New Canada Place Plaza and Vancouver Convention Centre West

January 30, 2010

Main Press Centre opens for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

March to December 2010

Canada Place refurbishes the iconic white sails

June 2012

Canada Place commemorates 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 by opening two year interactive exhibit in partnership with the Department of Canadian Heritage

June 2012

Canada Place officially launches permanent attraction, The Canadian Trail, featuring interactive monuments and divided into equal sections to feature Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories

August 2012

FlyOver Canada opens at Canada Place

December 2012

Canada Place integrates with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority