Jack Poole Plaza, Pedestrian plaza at Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada

Jack Poole Plaza is a pedestrian zone at the Vancouver Convention Centre on the waterfront, featuring wide walkways and direct connection to the city's seawall network. The space is open with views across the harbor and multiple pathways leading into the waterfront area.

The plaza was named after Jack Poole, who headed the organizing committee that brought the 2010 Winter Olympics to the city. That event shaped the development of this waterfront area and its role in the city.

The plaza holds the cauldron that burned during the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, now permanently displayed with a reflecting pool added beside it. The site is named for Jack Poole, who headed the Vancouver bid committee for those Games. Fox Sports built a temporary studio here for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and Bell Media did the same for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosting public watch parties until Vancouver's final hosted match on July 7.

The plaza sits right on the harbor and offers easy access to restaurants, cafés, and a visitor center nearby. The location is well signposted and walkable, with multiple routes to explore the surrounding area.

The plaza's Digital Orca, a pixelated black-and-white killer whale by Douglas Coupland, was installed in 2009 and appears to break apart into cubes against the harbour backdrop. The 2010 Olympic cauldron stands permanently on site with a reflecting pool added beneath it. Fox Sports built a temporary studio here for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.