For the past 25+ years John's entrepreneur background in the entertainment industry has included owning/operating Impact Live, Web-Out Marketing Group, TicketBreak Corp. and Director of Marketing at The Docks Entertainment Complex.

He has been an integral part of many high-profile events and festivals such as Kempenfest, Barrie’s Waterfront Festival, and Rock 95’s Annual Birthday Bash.

John brings a high level of sales professionalism and marketing experience from his previous business and work history. He is also an avid boater!

You will hear from John as he begins phone calls to exhibitors with respect to the 2023 show. Together we look forward to a smooth transition into John's new role.

John will work from the Bolton Office.

John's contact information:

Office: (905) 951-4050

(pronounced N-eve)

With over 15 years experience in administration and office management holding Office Manager positions at the Australian Trade & Investment Commission / Australian Consulate - General and at Machine Tool & Production Inc.

Niamh works from the Bolton Office and looks forward to meeting exhibitors on the phone as she assists with inquiries and on-site in the Show Office in January.

There is a lot of pent-up demand and inquiry from the public looking to book rooms during the show so there is no doubt that the room block will be full before the cut off date of December 27. Don't delay and book your hotel rooms quickly!

Sheraton Centre Toronto

Traditional Room (Single/Double) $199/night

Club Level (Single/Double) $288/night

Large Parlour Suite (with Table) $263/night

Large Parlour Suite (with Table, plus Traditional Room) $428

Note: There are a limited number of Parlour Suites with Table. These are currently held outside of the show’s block for booking. If you have had a Parlour with Table in prior years and would like to reserve it again for the duration of the Show, please contact Linda Waddell as soon as possible to renew it, (905) 951-4051 or lwaddell@canadianboatshows.com.

If you are an exhibitor that would like to book one of these room types for the show, please contact Linda Waddell before October 30^th. After this date, this room type will be released into the block for anyone to reserve.

To Book Your Sheraton Room Online: Click Here

Traditional Room (Single/Double) $199/night

To Book Your Westin Harbour Castle Room Online: Click Here

Note: Once the cutoff date has passed (December 27), unused rooms in the group block will be released, Any additional requests after the cutoff date will be subject to availability and prevailing selling rates. 

One Queen Bed or Two Double Beds $159

One Queen Bed or Two Double Beds $239

One King Bed $259

Reservation By Phone: (1 800) 243-5732 or (416) 595-1975 and ask to reserve in the

"Toronto International Boat Show" room block.

Cutoff date has passed (December 27), unused rooms in the group block will be released, Any additional requests after the cutoff date will be subject to availability and prevailing selling rates. 

During the show dates, there will be shuttle buses that run from the 2 official hotels for those guests staying at the Sheraton Centre and Westin Harbour Castle.

New this year, we will be issuing a Bus Pass to be presented each time you ride the bus. The Bus Pass will be issued when you check in to the Sheraton and Westin Harbour Castle.

More information will be provided on schedules and Bus Pass in future newsletters.

We are working as fast as possible to confirm all exhibitor locations for the 2023 Show! 

We are thrilled with the level of participation for 2023, and appreciate your understanding while we finalize the floorplan. 

The demand and volume of incoming phone calls and emails has increased substantially. We are working as fast as possible to respond to all exhibitors.

We genuinely appreciate your patience as we continue through the transition process of allocation due to a blend of the layout from the 2022 planned show, and the requests from the returning 2020 exhibitors, and prioritizing the volume of requests for changes. Plus, there are also over 50 new exhibitors waiting for space allocations.

If you previously submitted your application and deposit, and are waiting for a confirmed space, we will definitely contact you as soon as possible.  

If you haven't sent back your application to exhibit in 2023, your company is currently not included in our floorplan redesign process. If you have forgotten or misplaced your application email, please contact us right away!

Thank you!

The Toronto Boat Show newsletters are the main source of communication. They come from this email address: chare@canadianboatshows.com so please add to your contacts and acceptable lists of emails. 

We are finding many exhibitors reporting that they don’t receive the newsletter, or it lands in their junk folder. We suggest to please check your junk or clutter folders periodically.

If you have not been receiving our Newsletters, please let us know to add your email address to the distribution list. If anyone else from your company should be receiving the newsletters, please send us their email.

Moving forward we will ensure the exhibitor newsletters are in a predominant spot on the website once the 2023 website is updated. Click Here for past newsletters.