SIAL Canada 2027
A national food and beverage trade show for retail, food service and food processing buyers that alternates between Montreal and Toronto; the 2027 edition is in Toronto.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
April 27 to 29, 2027, Enercare Centre, Toronto, Canada. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-07. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- A hosted buyer program that arranges one-to-one meetings between exhibitors and Canadian, American and international buyers. Source
- Competitions including SIAL Innovation, a Canadian cheesemonger competition and a start-up pitch competition, plus more than 20 workshops. Source
- Show sectors span beverages, packaging, grocery, equipment and services, food processing, fresh and dairy products and functional foods. Source
What to plan
- The organizer has not published these pages yet. Check its site closer to the date.
- Official site
Parking and the venue
Parking
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Transit
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Accessibility
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Where to stay
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Dining near the venue
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From the airport
Airports
Airport to the venue
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is beside Union Station, where the UP Express from Pearson arrives; from the UP platform, walk west through the SkyWalk corridor. Toronto Congress Centre says it is 5 minutes from Pearson and 20 minutes from downtown. Source
Rideshare
At Terminal 1, rideshare pickup is on the Ground Level in Zones 3 to 5 (Doors P to S). At Terminal 3 it is on the Arrivals Level in Zones 2 to 6 (Doors B and D). Uber Black and Lyft Lux pick up at Door A of each terminal. Source
Taxis
Licensed taxis and limos load at the terminal curbs on the Arrivals level. Look for the GTAA number plate on the bumper and the decal on the window. Source
Black car and SUV pickup
The airport calls its limos premium black cars, and they use the same curbside pickup as taxis. It also links a page for pre-arranged services. Source
Public transit
UP Express trains run from the airport to Union Station downtown. Source
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- Which retailers or distributors have listed this product, in which markets, and since when?
- What shelf-life, sourcing or certification claims come with test reports from an accredited lab?
- What minimum order, lead time and landed-cost assumptions sit behind the quoted supply terms?
- Which named reference customers can confirm repeat orders over more than one season?
Common questions
When is SIAL Canada 2027?
April 27 to 29, 2027.
Where is SIAL Canada 2027 held?
Enercare Centre, Toronto, Canada.
How do I get to SIAL Canada 2027 from the airport?
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is beside Union Station, where the UP Express from Pearson arrives; from the UP platform, walk west through the SkyWalk corridor. Toronto Congress Centre says it is 5 minutes from Pearson and 20 minutes from downtown.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “SIAL Canada 2027 planning reference.” DA-EV-sial-canada-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-07. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/sial-canada-2027/