Canada Life Place

Not to be confused with Canada Life Centre.

Canada Life Place

Canada Life Place in 2025
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Former names	John Labatt Centre (2002–2012) Budweiser Gardens (2012–2024)
Address	99 Dundas Street
Location	London, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	42°58′57″N 81°15′9″W
Owner	London Civic Centre Corporation
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	9,036 - Hockey 9,000 - End stage concert 3,200 - Theatre mode (smaller concert) 2,800 - Theatre mode (with proscenium) 10,200 - Centre stage concert
Surface	200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m)
Construction
Groundbreaking	March 2001
Opened	October 11, 2002
Cost	$42 million, plus $10 million for land
Architect	Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (BBB Architects)
Project managers	Trinity Planning & Projects Consulting
Structural engineers	VanBoxmeer & Stranges
Services engineers	The Mitchell Partnership, Inc.
General contractor	EllisDon
Tenants
London Knights (OHL) (2002–present) London Lightning (NBL Canada, BSL) (2011–2025) Western Mustangs-Men's Hockey (CIS) (2005–2007)
Website
https://www.canadalifeplace.com/

Canada Life Place is a sports-entertainment centre, in London, Ontario, Canada – the largest such centre in Southwestern Ontario. It was previously named John Labatt Centre and Budweiser Gardens.

Opened as the John Labatt Centre in 2002, it was named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London. The centre's name was changed to Budweiser Gardens (after Labatt's sister brand in AB InBev) in Fall 2012. Naming rights of the stadium were attained by Canada Life, and finalized in October 2024.

The centre was built to be the new downtown home of London's Ontario Hockey League team, the London Knights, replacing the 40-year-old London Ice House in the south end of the city, near Highway 401.