The convention centre was recommended as part of the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) Downtown Development Plan of 1969.

Metro and the Province of Manitoba announced the $35 million Winnipeg Convention Centre on September 10, 1970.
Always in opposition to metropolitan government, Mayor of Winnipeg, Stephen Juba did not attend the announcing press conference.

Originally named the Winnipeg Convention Centre, the publicly owned facility was built in 1975.
The building, designed by Canadian architect Isadore (Issie) Coop, of the Number Ten Architectural Group, was among the first such facilities built in Canada.

Aside from trade shows and conventions, the Convention Centre has also been used as a sports venue and was home to the Winnipeg Cyclone basketball team from 1995 to 2001.

A $180-million expansion, completed between 2012 and 2015, roughly doubled the size of the facility, adding 131,000 square feet (12,200 m²) of exhibit space and underground parking.
 In July 2013, the facility was rebranded as the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg after its naming rights were purchased by Royal Bank of Canada.
By 2017 the annual visitor count to the Winnipeg Convention Centre had increased by about 50,000 to 557,000 which was directly related to the WCC expansion.
The convention centre was recommended as part of the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) Downtown Development Plan of 1969.
Metro and the Province of Manitoba announced the $35 million Winnipeg Convention Centre on September 10, 1970. Always in opposition to metropolitan government, Mayor of Winnipeg, Stephen Juba did not attend the announcing press conference.
Originally named the Winnipeg Convention Centre, the publicly owned facility was built in 1975. The building, designed by Canadian architect Isadore (Issie) Coop, of the Number Ten Architectural Group, was among the first such facilities built in Canada.
Aside from trade shows and conventions, the Convention Centre has also been used as a sports venue and was home to the Winnipeg Cyclone basketball team from 1995 to 2001.
A $180-million expansion, completed between 2012 and 2015, roughly doubled the size of the facility, adding 131,000 square feet (12,200 m²) of exhibit space and underground parking.  In July 2013, the facility was rebranded as the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg after its naming rights were purchased by Royal Bank of Canada. By 2017 the annual visitor count to the Winnipeg Convention Centre had increased by about 50,000 to 557,000 which was directly related to the WCC expansion.
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg