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Happy New Year!

We hope you were able to spend some good time over the holidays with family & friends prior to the busy show season fast approaching.

We know there's been a lot of information sent your way from us! The intention is not to overwhelm but to inform and provide you with information and tools to ensure the most successful Toronto Boat Show experience possible!

IMPORTANT TO READ

Exhibitors that have not reserved their show services including sign hanging - it is imperative that you order TODAY. Not only to receive discounted pricing, but to ensure services and products are available in time.

The sign hanging crews cannot guarantee your sign will be hung in time for opening day if your order is not received by TODAY.

Most forms are interactive and can be submitted online (see below links).

January 4th TODAY! is the deadline to receive advance pricing.



Order Booth Décor CLICK HERE

Carpet, Furniture (chairs, tables), Labour, Modular exhibits, Plants & Signage

Order Electrical & Lighting CLICK HERE

Order Parking Passes by January 14th  CLICK HERE.

To secure parking at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place for the duration of the show order your parking pass on-line before Sunday, January 14th at midnight. This means no online orders after Sunday, January 14th at midnight, and no on-site orders.

Order Enercare Services CLICK HERE

Booth Cleaning, Catering Menu, Internet, Parking Pass, Signage Installation & Telecoms

Important: Exhibitors that have not reserved their Sign Hanging - it is imperative that you pre-order your sign needs. The sign hanging crews cannot guarantee your sign will be hung in time for the opening day if your order is not received by January 4th.

Remember to order your name badges. All badges ordered after today will not be mailed, but held on-site for pick-up at the show office (Salon 103).

For security purposes, exhibitor badges are the exclusive use of the person named on the face; they are not transferable.



New this year,

Exhibitors will be provided lanyards for their name badge

Sponsored by

CTOW

Congratulations on CTOW's 40th Anniversary!



Lanyards will be delivered to your booth spaces and/or you can pick up in the Show Office Salon 103.

Insurance Information

A reminder that the 2024 exhibitor spaces include $2 million commercial general liability coverage at the show (does not include property and product). It also includes the appropriate additional insureds added, provided by ExhibitorInsurance.com.

The amount of $159 for the coverage is included in your space cost.

Exhibitors that have their own insurance, AND provide their certificate that meets the show & venue’s requirements (including additional insureds) by January 5, will receive a refund from Canadian Boat Shows of $159 following the show.

For exhibitors that have their own insurance: Ensure certificates meet the criteria outlined and upload via the link below to a portal managed by Exhibitorinsurance.com, the official 2024 insurance supplier.

Certificates are reviewed quickly by Exhibitorinsurance.com and exhibitors will be contacted via email if there are any changes to be made.

Insurance certificate criteria:

All exhibitors and contractors are required to carry commercial general liability insurance of not less than $2 million, covering move in/out and show dates (January 12 - 31, 2024)

Policy must include the following additional insureds: Toronto International Boat Show, Canadian Boat Shows Inc., City of Toronto, The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, Enercare Inc., Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Partnership, BPC Coliseum Inc., OVG Hospitality, Sypher & Associates Field Engineering Ltd., and their respective directors, officers and employees (collectively the “indemnifies”).

To view a Sample Insurance Certificate Click Here

First Look Friday, January 19

If you have a New Product and are planning on unveiling it at the Toronto International Boat Show or have VIP’s in attendance at your space on Friday, January 19^th – we want to HELP maximize your exposure!

If you have already told us your plans - thank you!

But if you haven't, then we want to hear from you. We don't want you to miss out!

We would like to include your plan on our communication schedule for First Look Friday: Marine Trade, Media & Public Preview Day, Friday, January 19, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

New Product unveilings and VIP’s attending will be combined in a schedule advising attendees and media of the time each event/VIP is happening at your space. 

The schedule for Friday will be promoted in the following ways:

• Distributed to attendees and media upon arrival on Friday, January 19
• TIBS website
• TIBS social media
• TIBS LIVE HOST Steve Bull

Let us know your plans by filling out the First Look Friday New Product Unveiling and VIPS's in attendance at Your Space Form and return by email to Katya Sundukova: katya@canadianboatshows.com or call 905.951.4050.

List Your Boats Today!

Consumers use our website to Search Boats on Display in advance and plan their Boat show visit.

Our online showcase allows boat buyers to search by boat brand, view pricing and schedule appointments with dealers during the show.



Make sure your Boats are among those listed online as attendees research their next boat purchase!

The Toronto Boat Show website feature our 'Online Inventory Showroom'. boatdealers.ca are operating the showroom as the "Official Boat Listing Service" of the show.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW BOATS

If your are a Dealer or Manufacturer that are displaying boats at the show make sure to take advantage of this opportunity to generate interest before and after the show.

Please email TIBS@BoatDealers.ca the following:

·      Booth Number(s) and Company Listing Name (as in print guide)

·      Other Participating Dealers

·      Information on the boats your dealership are bringing to the show

More New Products are launched at the Boat Show than anywhere in Canada!

It's not too late to add Your New Products!

Make it Easy for your Customers to Find You and Your Products!!

We encourage all exhibitors to add your company's selling propositions including show specials, images, videos, brochures, locations, links to your website, tags and social channels to be used as your “Online Exhibitor Booth” helping to target interested consumers.

Attendee’s type in what they are looking for: products, services, brands, general phrases.

All exhibitors are strongly encouraged to focus on key words and descriptions in their listing so that consumers can easily find you and connect.

Move-In Reminder

Exhibitors are required to check in at the staging yard trailer located in (Lot 852) at designated move-in time as provided by Shawn McConnell.

Mobile Wash available.

The Buy/Sell A Boat & WIN program returns as an important tool to help close the sale. 

An added incentive for the consumer to buy at the show, this program offers the boat-buyer the chance to enter to WIN $10,000 toward the cost of their boat purchased at the show - however, large or small! 

Ballots are completed at point of purchase, with either the dealer or consumer dropping the ballot off at the Show Office (Salon 103). 

Each day, a draw awards $100 to a dealer's salesperson who sold a boat that day. 

The program also gathers boat sales statistics for business stories, providing positive exposure for the industry. Thanks to the 2024 Sponsor RBC.

Register Today for NMMA's Industry Breakfast at TIBS

The annual NMMA Canada State of the Industry Breakfast will be held Tuesday, January 23 from 8:30 am–11 am at the Beanfield Centre (Exhibition Place), 105 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto, ON.

Each year, the NMMA Canada Industry Breakfast takes place during the Toronto International Boat Show.  

Join your industry colleagues to learn about current trends in the recreational boating industry. Speakers include NMMA President Frank Hugelmeyer and Boating Industry Canada editor Andy Adams, with a keynote address by Wells Fargo economist Nick Bennenbroek.

The induction ceremony for the 2023 NMMA Canada Hall of Fame award will close out the morning.   

It is unfortunate but a reality that fraudulent phone calls to exhibitors also happen with misleading information and suspicious inquires from individuals claiming to represent the Toronto Boat Show.

These annoying calls happen to almost every major trade and consumer show in North America.

We have recently been warned by an exhibitor that received a call about Move In information - dates, times, when the boats will be delivered and where the boat will be stored.

Please be mindful and cautious about giving information to a person who is not your contact at the show. If in doubt, please give us a call 905-951-0009 before providing any information.