# Rideau Canal Skateway

EveryRink page: https://everyrink.com/ottawa/rideau-canal-skateway-ottawa · Region: [Ottawa](https://everyrink.com/ottawa.md) · Country: Canada
Also published in: [Spanish](https://everyrink.com/es/ottawa/rideau-canal-skateway-ottawa).

- Address: Rideau Canal, Fifth Avenue access, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Coordinates: 45.4007, -75.6898
- Time zone: America/Toronto (EDT). All times on this page are local to the rink.
- Website: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/rideau-canal-skateway
- JSON: https://everyrink.com/v1/agent/rinks/rideau-canal-skateway-ottawa

## Sessions, 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-24

EveryRink does not list this rink’s sessions; the rink publishes its own dates. Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/rideau-canal-skateway

## Prices

No current structured price list. See the admission fact below, if any, and the rink’s own page.

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## Visitor facts

### Admission

When open, the Skateway is free and accessible seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Checked 2026-10-07 · Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/rideau-canal-skateway

### Skates & rentals

Skates, sleighs and tricycles can be rented, and skates sharpened, at two locations on the Skateway (Rideau and Fifth); rentals stop at 8 pm and need a deposit, with reservation and payment online only.

Checked 2026-10-07 · Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/equipment-rentals-rideau-canal-skateway

### Booking & check-in

The National Capital Commission's equipment rentals page for the Rideau Canal Skateway says all rentals require a deposit and that reservation and payment are online only, at the Rideau and Fifth locations (no equipment is rented after 8 pm).

Checked 2026-10-11 · Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/equipment-rentals-rideau-canal-skateway

### Parking & arrival

O-Train stations and (paid) parking areas are near the Skateway entrances; the NCC's access-points page lists the recommended entrances with nearby stations and lots.

Checked 2026-10-07 · Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/access-points-rideau-canal-skateway

### Accessibility

Five universal access ramps lead onto the Skateway, and its washrooms and change rooms are universally accessible.

Checked 2026-10-07 · Source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/universal-access-rideau-canal-skateway

## Notices

- The National Capital Commission's Rideau Canal Skateway page says the skating season typically runs from January to early March and is weather-dependent; the Skateway is not open yet and no 2026/27 opening date is posted. The NCC page says the Skateway is weather-dependent and not yet open for the season. (source: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/rideau-canal-skateway)

Last verified: facts and prices checked between 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-11; no schedule reading in this window.

Cite as: Rideau Canal Skateway, EveryRink, https://everyrink.com/ottawa/rideau-canal-skateway-ottawa (accessed 2026-10-11). Bookings: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/rideau-canal-skateway

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