Canada Life Place
Canada Life Place is a arena in London, Canada that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 9,036.
Key facts
Canada Life Place is a arena in London, Canada that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 9,036. It is owned by London Civic Centre Corporation. It is operated by Global Spectrum and Comcast Spectacor. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including John Labatt Centre, Budweiser Gardens. Current tenants are London Knights, London Lightning, London Knights, London Lightning.
- Location
- London, Canada
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 9,036
- Opened
- 2002
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- London Civic Centre Corporation
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
Canada Life Place is at latitude 42.9825, longitude -81.2525, in London, Canada. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.9825 |
| Longitude | -81.2525 |
| City | London |
| Region | London |
| Country | Canada |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Canada Life Place has carried 2 recorded names. John Labatt Centre (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2012. Budweiser Gardens (no sponsor) ran 2012 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 11 years.
Data table for this chart
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | London Civic Centre Corporation | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Comcast Spectacor | 2002 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Global Spectrum | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Knights | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| London Lightning | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| London Knights | Not mapped | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
| London Lightning | Not mapped | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
12 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Budweiser Gardens | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | John Labatt Centre | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60047 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60046 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60045 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60044 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | capacity | 9046 | 9036 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1378607752 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Canada_Life_Place | Canada Life Place | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 51825 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 51824 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 51823 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: