From the online  Exhibitor Kit, below is a brief recap of December action items to keep you on track as we move closer to January move-in dates. 

  

DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 3:

• Official Show Guide Advertising Print & Digital
• New Product Submissions - information on products/services you are introducing at the show - used for online promotion and also reviewed by our PR team
• Exhibitor Badges
• Working Dealer Badges
• Move-in/Move-out Badges for Staff & Contractors

• Book Your Exhibitor Guest Tickets
• Make Hotel Reservations at Boat Show Hotels 
• Ensure Your Exhibit Complies With Display Guidelines & Safety & Structural Guidelines
• Boat Listings  - search boats on display
• Boat Handling Order Form (includes crane service)
• Sign-off of Health & Safety Procedures(see last page)
• Exhibit Dimensions & Layout to Scale - Indicate if your platform is 107 sq/ft or greater.   

Questions? Contact us at 905-951-0009 or  via e-mail.

Wendy McCarroll

905-951-0009

[email protected]

Canadian Boat Shows welcomes Zosima Algira. She has joined our Bolton office team on a temporary basis to assist with Accounting and Show Administration as we prepare for the 2019 show. 

Zosima may be calling you to collect information related to exhibitor guest ticket payments and other matters. Rest assured that it is fine to hand over information to Zosima. She is part of the team and here to help. 

You'll get a chance to meet her in the Show Office in January. 

• Parking
• Shuttle Bus

Reminder, boat exhibitors may display up to 20% of previous model year (2018) product. 

The balance (80%) must be 2019 product.  

If you are experiencing any delivery date issues to meet the product allowance percentage,  
please contact:

Tracy Williams at 905 951-4050 or [email protected]

The Toronto International Boat Show will not be addressing the steel & aluminum tariffs, nor the retaliatory boat tariffs, in any marketing or communications to consumers. 

We will continue to focus the show's messaging on promoting the boating lifestyle, affordability, getting out on the water, new products, retail, best deals of the year, plus show features and education. 

We ask all exhibitors to refrain from posting any banners or signage in their spaces which includes language such as "beat the tariff pricing" or "pre-tariff pricing" or words similar in nature. Any signage with tariff messaging will be removed. 

It is in the best interest of the entire industry that all communication to consumers focuses on encouraging sales and a positive retail environment.  

We thank all exhibitors for their co-operation.

New this year, if you have plans to do a digital or social media buy to drive traffic to your area of the show and would like to consider a co-op ad opportunity, we would like to hear from you.  

Please contact:
Cynthia Hare at 905 951-4054 or
[email protected]

There will be a limit of 5 exhibitors due to this being a new initiative and test opportunity for future strategies.

Reserve hotel rooms early at one of the official boat show hotels to take advantage of special discount rates, subject to availability. 

Great discounts are available at these Boat Show Hotels:

• Sheraton Centre Toronto
• Westin Harbour Castle Toronto
• Chelsea Hotel Toronto
• Hotel X

Shuttle buses will operate to and from the Sheraton, Westin and Chelsea Hotels.  

The buses will run each morning and evening providing a transportation option for exhibitors and attendees around opening and closing hours of the show.  

Schedule will be posted at each hotel and in the Galleria Lobby, B entrance.

Populating the online New Product Showcase sends consumers and media straight to your booth.

Exhibitors can easily upload New Product photos and information on the Toronto Boat Show website.

Onsite, "New Product" helium balloons pinpoint the location of New Product meeting the New Product criteria.

Click here  for information on what is considered a New Product, and submit your information before
Monday, December 3 . 

Exhibitors are also being contacted by companies "appearing" to represent the Toronto Boat Show while soliciting hotel reservations or exhibitor listing information when, in fact, they are in no way associated with the boat show.

Be reminded:   

• The Sheraton Centre, Westin Harbour Castle, Chelsea Hotel and Hotel X are our partner boat show hotels and will not be contacting you directly.  

• Exhibitor listings in the official Toronto Boat Show Guide are FREE and Wendy McCarroll,or Tracy Williams are the only boat show staff that will be in contact with you about these forms.  

• Advertisement opportunities in the official Boat Show guide - contact is Judy Richardson.