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The Rideau Centre () (corporately styled as CF Rideau Centre) is a three-level shopping centre on Rideau Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders on Rideau Street, the ByWard Market, the Rideau Canal, the Mackenzie King Bridge, and Nicholas Street in Downtown Ottawa. Over 20 million people visit the mall annually. It is the largest shopping mall in the National Capital Region and the sixth largest mall, by area, in Canada. The Rideau Centre complex has approximately 180 retailers and is connected to a rooftop park, a Westin Hotels, the Rogers Centre, the Freiman Mall and the Major-General George R. Pearkes Building.
On September 26, 2013, Cadillac Fairview began the expansion of the 30-year-old shopping centre. The redevelopment project expanded the Rideau Centre by 230,000 square feet and renovated retail and dining spaces. A key feature of the redevelopment project was a 35,000-square-foot dining hall offering 16 eating establishments, seating for 850 people, and reusable dinnerware, glassware, and metal cutlery. The projected cost of the redevelopment project was .
As part of the renovation, Tiffany & Co., Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman opened locations in the mall. Large retailers added during the redevelopment included a 153,725 sq. ft. Nordstrom and a 103,874 sq. ft. Simons. Across the street, the Hudson's Bay Company announced plans for major renovations following the announcement of Nordstrom's opening; the 335,000 sq. ft. downtown flagship will be completely overhauled. This expansion has prompted many retailers already in the Rideau Centre to pursue renovations. Stores such as Harry Rosen have undergone major renovations, capitalizing on the Ottawa area's density of high income salaried government employees. While the Rideau Centre does not have plans to focus on high-end luxury, the company says that the city is more of an "aspirational luxury" marketplace, one step removed from shops such as Louis Vuitton and Prada. Aside from the retail and interior space additions and renovations, the redesigned centre included significant façade enhancements along Rideau Street including a refurbished Charles Ogilvy heritage façade. The interior renovation included new quartz flooring, enhanced lighting, glass guardrails and improved amenities. The two pedestrian bridges crossing Rideau St were taken down, with one being demolished and the other renovated. The expansion at the Rideau Centre opened to the public on August 11, 2016, bringing the total retail floor area to over 969,000 sq. ft. Nordstrom announced in March 2023 that it will close all of its Canadian stores in the summer.
In May 2016, a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen in the mall's rooftop garden.
On the morning of June 8, 2016, the Rideau Centre was evacuated after a sinkhole opened up on Rideau Street.
On January 29, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., the mall was forced to close when protesters from the convoy protest entered the mall, confronting employees following . The mall re-opened on February 22 after police cleared the protesters out of the area. That same day, the Rideau Centre was evacuated and forced to temporarily close once again when Ottawa Police converged on the mall. A 50-year-old man was arrested and charged with robbery and "several" firearms-related offences. The mall re-opened on February 23.
Rideau Centre and the adjacent Major-General George R. Pearkes Building are served by a stop located on Mackenzie King Bridge, which was the mall's major transit hub until the opening of the Confederation Line in 2019. It is now served by OC Transpo routes 11, 16 and 19 as well as several STO routes.
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