The naming rights for the complex are currently owned by energy services company Enercare Inc., a subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

Located just to the west of the Princes' Gates at the eastern end of Exhibition Place, it was previously the site of a streetcar loop and open space.

In 2005, the CNE Board of Directors entered into a ten-year agreement with Direct Energy Inc. to sponsor the centre's name, effective in March 2006.

In 2015, the Exhibition Place Board of Governors and the City of Toronto commissioned a study of a possible expansion of the facility.

At the eastern end of the hall is a small open exhibition space, sometimes used as an art gallery, used by the CNE for cat and dog shows.

Along the top of the hall at towers above entrances are four rotating spotlights which are illuminated when shows are being held at the centre.

The original southern exteriors of the Coliseum and Industry Building, dating back to the 1920s, are preserved inside the hall.

Four of the original "Statues of Industry" which adorned the facade of the Electrical and Engineering Building are mounted in the Heritage Court.

As well as being used as part of the Canadian National Exhibition, it hosts the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair annually.