Plan an Event

Corporate · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA

Holiday parties, team building, conferences, trade shows, launches, galas, picnics, retreats and hybrid events.

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Everything tagged for corporate events. Executive assistants and HR leads start with the holiday party hub; marketers with trade shows; and anyone reporting upward with the ROI calculator.

Everything on EventPlans.ca for Corporate: planning guides, ideas, lessons from the free Academy and the vendors who work these events in Toronto and the GTA.

Where to start

Set the budget with the budget calculator (it shows HST and contingency).
Build the dates backwards with the timeline generator.
Shortlist rooms in the venue directory and acts with the entertainment finder.
Run the day from a run of show.

Bartender’s hands straining a cocktail into a coupe glass

Venues

Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA)

Brampton · 50–149 guests

Peel Region's art gallery, museum and archives in downtown Brampton, which rents a historic 1867 courtroom, council chambers, a lounge and a…

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Venues

The Village at Black Creek

North York, Toronto · 300+ guests

Near transit

A 19th-century living-history village run by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, with banquet rooms, a covered pavilion and grounds for large…

Striped circus tent lit from inside at dusk with people walking toward it

Venues

Assembly Hall

Etobicoke, Toronto · 150–299 guests

Free parking

A City of Toronto heritage building in Colonel Samuel Smith Park with a 254-seat hall, two smaller rooms and 50 free parking…

Ballroom from above with round tables around a dance floor and stage

Venues

Confederation Centre of the Arts

Charlottetown

Outdoor space

A downtown performing arts centre and gallery with more than 26,000 sq ft of rentable space, including theatres, Memorial Hall, studios and…

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Venues

Rodd Charlottetown

Charlottetown · 300+ guests

In-house catering

A historic downtown hotel with Georgian- and Victorian-style function rooms and full-service catering.

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Venues

Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Fredericton · 300+ guests

New Brunswick's provincial art gallery, which rents its gallery spaces and pavilions for events of up to 300 guests and refers renters…

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Venues

Delta Hotels Prince Edward

Charlottetown · 300+ guests

In-house catering · Outdoor space

A waterfront hotel with about 59,000 sq ft of event space in 31 rooms, including a combined ballroom of 22,800 sq ft…

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Venues

Delta Hotels Beauséjour

Moncton · 300+ guests

In-house catering

A downtown Moncton hotel with 19 event rooms and about 26,000 sq ft of event space, with in-house catering and wedding planners.

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Venues

Fredericton Convention Centre

Fredericton · 300+ guests

A downtown convention centre on Queen Street whose largest room, Pointe Ste-Anne, covers 12,480 sq ft and divides into four.

Wall clock above a backstage cue desk with a blank schedule

Venues

Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland

St. John's · 300+ guests

Outdoor space

A downtown hotel with 18 event rooms (about 17,400 sq ft) and an outdoor courtyard, the Court Garden.

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Venues

The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites

Halifax · 300+ guests

A 262-room hotel at Spring Garden Road and South Park Street with nine event venues for 10 to 500 guests.

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Venues

The Rooms

St. John's

In-house catering

Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial museum, gallery and archives building, which rents its atrium, courtyard, café and meeting rooms.