Toronto Gift + Home Market – January 2026

Craft Lab Incubator Project

January 25-29, 2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

ONLY ONE (1) SPACE REMAINING

Please contact the Craft Alliance office to verify – info@craftalliance.ca

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 2026. 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.

We will host up to 12 Atlantic Canadian craft producers will be selected to participate in a Pavilion Showcase at the TORONTO GIFT + HOME MARKET trade show from JANUARY 25 – 29, 2026. If you are interested, please contact the office, WE ARE EXPECTING A WAIT LIST FOR THE JANUARY SHOW.  Participants should arrive in Toronto by Friday,  January 23rd, 2026, for show set-up. Participants who have previously participated are eligible, though spaces are not guaranteed.  We do have a mandate to include new producers at each show.  We will work to have a mix of new and established producers in the space.

Participants are required to:

• pay a participation fee of based on confirmed space (varies by running feet of wall space)
• complete online registration and sign/confirm contract
• participate in-person at trade show for dates provided
• adhere to all Terms & Conditions as laid out by Craft Alliance Atlantic and the Canadian Gift Association
• 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
– Hardwall Display with display requirements (ie: walls, shelves, carpet, lighting)
– Promotion in Pavilion Showcase marketing, press kits and online and social media coverage

Pricing for the CanGift 2026 Showcase has remained similar to 2025.  For the 2026 shows, we are using he same format as our 2025 January show.  There will be three (3) space options with the new booth configuration.

PRICES:  The new booth design has 12 individual spaces, in 3 sizes (4 spaces of each dimension), as noted below. Allocations are on a first to apply basis and invitations are based on those who replied to our previous call for expressions of interest, then we will offer general applications.

FEES:  BOOTH SPACE FOR January 2026 CanGift – Toronto Gift + Home Market:
We changed our booth format in 2025 and the requirements for display at the CanGift shows. Fees now include dedicated space, white slatwall display, 10 white shelves per space, carpet, lighting, Image in group co-op ad in InStore magazine, Listing & Image (if space permits), in group co-op ad in CanGift Show Guide.  Additional shelves, counters or additional display requirements will be billed separately.

Note: All dimensions are estimated and may differ, based on booth structure and space provided.

$1,000. + HST – SMALL Space: (mid-aisle) –  (1 Spaces Remaining)

$1,600. + HST – MEDIUM Space: (corners) –  (SOLD OUT

$1,800. + HST – LARGE Space: (wide) –  (SOLD OUT)

$1,800. + HST – DOUBLE Space:  (SOLD OUT)

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. Additional costs may be incurred for tables, counter space or other fixture requirements. Dedicated electrical service will be charged at current rate, if required. Please consult Craft Alliance for verification.

Pavilion Showcase

The image below is representative of our showcase booth at the CanGift at the  January 2025 trade show.  Counters are not included, but can be ordered at an additional cost. Image shown is for demonstration purposes.  The showcase space for January 2026 is the same format and size as the booth shown in the image below, it will be an 800 sq ft. space that will accommodate up to 12 producers.

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 12 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 showcase 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.