Ottawa Senators, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats

By Canadian Press on August 11, 2025.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission have agreed on the sale of 11 acres of land at LeBreton Flats for a planned arena near downtown Ottawa.

The agreement of purchase and sale with Capital Sports Development Inc., the team’s development arm, follows a deal reached with the NCC last September for a development that includes a new arena, and will allow zoning, design and approvals to proceed along with decontamination of the site.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

In a release, the sides said “the agreement is a key step in bringing a major events centre and arena district, including mixed-use development, to LeBreton Flats.”

The new arena would give the Senators a more central home than their current base at the Canadian Tire Centre in suburban Kanata.

Under owner Michael Andlauer, the team signed a memorandum of understanding with the NCC in June 2022 to develop LeBreton Flats, and with the purchase agreement now finalized, the project can move toward construction.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025.

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