Love Local – Activating Billy Bishop
Now Accepting: July 1 – December 31, 2025 applications
Feature your business, festival or event live and in person at Toronto’s downtown airport!
Are you a local Toronto BIA, business, event or festival interested in being a part of an innovative pop-up program at Toronto’s downtown airport? Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) are undertaking an innovative partnership that will provide visitors to the airport with the information—and inspiration—they need to embark on new adventures in Canada’s largest city.
With the tagline “Love Local,” our goal is to connect visitors to Toronto by promoting the best that the city has to offer, whether their reason for travel is business, leisure or a mix of the two. From products and services to events and experiences of all kinds, we’re looking for local Toronto businesses just like yours!
Check out our Love Local Program Frequently Asked Questions page here: Love Local Program FAQ – TABIA
We encourage you to express your interest by filling out the form provided below.
Each Activation Day is from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Set up time is 7:00-8:00 a.m., Take down time is after 6:00 p.m. We encourage you to stay the entire duration of the Activation Day to maximize your booking.
Activation Pop-Ups may include:
- Event and festival promotion
- Restaurant or food business promotion
- Business promotion (including service-based businesses)
- Pop-up store (selling)
- Activations (interactive art, games, etc.)
- Giveaways
- Sampling
- Entertainment (including live entertainment, DJs)
- Music
- Prohibited: cooking activities outside of warming
Participation Eligibility
- Must have a registered business name or registered organization name
- Must be a Toronto-based business (exceptions may apply)
- Must serve the Toronto area
- Must be an event taking place in Toronto
- Events taking place outside of Toronto are not eligible
Participation Requirements
If accepted into the program, you will need to complete and submit the following 5 business days prior to your booking start date:
- Pop-Up agreement
- Notice of Work (NOW) agreement
- AODA Airport Accessibility For All Training (1-2 hour online training)
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Online Security Awareness Training (1-2 hour online training)
- (optional) Copy of Certificate of Insurance
Welcome Package with more information will be shared upon program approval.
Note, Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Pictured: Left, Large kiosk. Right, small kiosk. TVs may display promotional videos or slides on loop during booking.
*Form submission does not constitute guaranteed participation. Space is limited. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel for suitability. Only successful applicants will be contacted. Submission of this form constitutes agreement by the individual or entity submitting to share the information contained therein with TABIA, Nieuport Aviation, PortsToronto and any other partners involved in the implementation of the initiative at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.