Projects

Toronto Gift + Home Market – January 2023 Incubator Project

PLEASE NOTE: We currently have a list of potential participants for the January 2023 trade show. If you are interested, please contact Elle Tomie elle@craftalliance.ca and we will add you to our list. Due to booth size, we may not be able to accept everyone for the trade show.

CRAFT LAB INCUBATOR

To further develop export markets for Atlantic Canadian craft producers, Craft Alliance will once again lead our CRAFT: Lab – Toronto Incubator Project to attend the Toronto Gift + Home Market trade show in January 2023. This will be a pan-Atlantic mission where Craft Alliance will lead the coordination and development of the project. The project will involve exhibitors from Atlantic Canada looking to expand their sales to Central and Western Canada. The Toronto Gift + Home Market is a wholesale trade show produced by the Canadian Gift Association and is held twice a year in Toronto, Ontario.

Approximately 8-10 Atlantic Canadian craft producers will be selected to participate in a Pavilion Showcase at the TORONTO GIFT FAIR trade show from JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 2, 2023. If you are interested, please contact the office, as we will have a wait list, should the project fill right away. Participants should arrive in Toronto by Friday, January 27th for show set-up.

Participants are required to:

– pay a participation fee of $500. Basic fee (approx. 3’ wide space x 8′ high)
– larger allocated space at $750 (6’-wide). and $1,000 (9’-wide). (limited availability – contact Elle to discuss spaces)
– larger spaces at $1,250. or $1,500. may be possible, depending on the number of participating companies.
– complete two follow-up surveys after the trade show is complete.

The participant fee includes:
– Membership Access to Can Gift Assoc. (under Craft Alliance as part of the project)
– Participation in a shared Pavilion Showcase Booth
– 8-10 Atlantic Canadian craft producers
– Hardwall Display with display requirements (ie: shelves, pedestals, etc) provided as agreed on with Craft Alliance upon completing registration
– Promotion in Pavilion Showcase marketing, press kits and online and social media coverage

Please contact Craft Alliance to indicate your interest in this project.

NOTE: The cost of Travel and Shipping of Product Samples, are not covered in this project. Participants may be able to cover some travel costs through provincial funding program within your own province.

Pavilion Showcase

Our showcase will be located within the South Building of the trade fair, located in the Congress Centre. Under the project, Craft Alliance will be recruiting approximately 8-10 Atlantic Canadian companies to participate in the showcase. Each individual participant will receive an allocated space within the showcase booth and the overall showcase space size would be determined by final number of participants signed on to do the event. The showcase space will provide hardwall display, lighting, fixtures and signage, as part of the show costs. Participants would be responsible for their own travel and shipment(s) of product samples to the Toronto Gift + Home Market. Craft Alliance will provide cohesive and coordinated marketing materials and promotional opportunities for the showcase.