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Corporate · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA

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

Client Appreciation Conferences & Conventions Galas & Award Nights Grand Openings Holiday Parties Hybrid & Virtual Events Picnics & Family Days Product Launches Retreats & Offsites Team Building Trade Shows & Booth Activations

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.

Coffee break table with urns, pastries and fruit, hands reaching for cups

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Conference food & drink

Conferences & Conventions

Catering for breaks, lunch and the reception at a Toronto conference: formats, timings, dietary planning, the service charge and Ontario alcohol rules.

Crew members from behind hanging teal fabric swags and uplights around a conference stage in a Toronto hotel

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Conference themes & décor

Conferences & Conventions

Theming a conference without wasting money: the stage, the wayfinding, the sponsor surfaces and the reception, plus the themes that work for…

Delegate in a wheelchair entering a meeting room via a ramp, staff holding the door

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Conference etiquette & FAQs

Conferences & Conventions

Speaker, sponsor and delegate etiquette for Toronto conferences, the AODA accessibility checklist, privacy rules for registration data, and the questions organizers ask…