SIAL Canada, a food expo, was held 4/29-5/1 at the Enercare Centre. The venue is well lit and has many conference rooms, ample restrooms, and waste receptacles with recycling sections. Several grab and go food and beverage kiosks were also available. If you are ever an exhibitor, check which Hall your program is in. Our ride app driver dropped us off at D, and we had a trek with our exhibit materials to Hall B! However, that area is great if you are using wheelchairs or have other needs. There is an elevator to the exhibit hall floors from the parking and street areas. This was a nice venue and the staff are all personable and professional! read more

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Amazing venue to hold business expos of this scale. Been here twice for the same vegan food expo. Big facility and spacious. read more

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I recently attended a knitting show held here and found it to be a disappointment compared to the same event held 2 years ago at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. While the MTCC was easily accessible by subway connecting via the path to Union Station with many dining options within walking distance, the Enercare Centre has none of these attributes. Getting there was a nightmare with a ton of traffic due to a sporting event scheduled at the same time. TTC service is totally inadequate and inconvenient. On the weekend of March 28, there was a TTC advisory indicating that bus routes were cancelled or reduced. In my case this would mean that TTC would take over 3 times longer than an Uber. Further, the route was indirect, involving transfers and a lot of walking. While the venue is spacious, it has the atmosphere of an aircraft hanger or warehouse and the only food options are food trucks. I do not find the environment at the Enercare Center to be pleasant or relaxing although it seems to work for macho activities like boat shows or home shows which feature a lot of construction options. read more

Good exhibition area that hosts a lot of different events. Recently came here for the international boat show and it was well laid out, spacious, clean and organized. read more

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This company is a nightmare to deal with. If you can avoid having them as you hvac provider, I strongly advise you to runnnnn. Their customer service is unhelpful, unknowledgeable and unorganized. After months of trying to settle my late mother's account with hours of phone calls and emails, often on hold for 2 hours and then getting cut off is just unacceptable. After 3 months, we finally received confirmation that all was settled and we would no longer be receiving any more bills, we received one. the amount of stress this company has caused us is totally unacceptable. Nobody knows what they are doing. read more

Been here a couple of times for different expos and conventions. It is very hard to get to as it was packed due to the race nearby and took 30min from the highway exit to the parking lot. The washrooms are hit or miss... some didn't have toilet paper and others had dirty/wet floors. Not my favourite location for things... read more

Came here for an exhibition and had a great time. There's plenty of parking with a decent rate for the day ($18) so if you're either visiting the BMO field or the centre, it's bang for your buck! There's always food inside the enervate centre if there is something on, like pizzas or coffees , and plenty of clean bathrooms or hydration stations. Lots of places to sit too if you're spending a long day here and need to relax. read more

I'm surprised that I never reviewed Enercare Centre. Well, here goes a lot! I held three different summer jobs at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) when I was young and had little work experience. My third job was at the old International Pavilion, which was on the left when you entered the Princess Gates. I worked at a Mexican restaurant as a cashier who sat steps away from the main doors. I'd often be staring at the Human Adventure Area, seeing folks go into a capsule-like ride with cords attached to either side of the capsule. It would launch and head up, and back down. Lots of screams were heard. It played the same music with each ride, which I have blocked out of memory due to trauma. There was a streetcar loop behind the Human Adventure Area for the 511 streetcar. On the other side of it was the CNE farm, Farmers' Market, Shoppers Market, and the Horse Palace. I spent a lot of time at the two markets, which started my budding interest in shopping that hasn't ceased since. Well, the folks who redesigned the CNE relocated the streetcar loop. Its old location is where Enercare Centre currently exists. When this building was brand new, it was called Direct Energy Centre and connected Ricoh Coliseum (now Coca-Cola Coliseum, where the Toronto Marlies hockey team plays) with the other buildings that are now known as the Agricultural Annex. Enercare bought part of Direct Energy, so the name change took place several years ago. In a nutshell, Enercare Centre is a large interconnected exhibition complex. I have mainly been here for various One of a Kind Shows over the years. My attending Marlies hockey games would rank second. I have also attended a couple of Home Shows. Recently, I was here to check out Planted Expo, which was a lot of fun eating and drinking my way through vegan eats and beverages, respectively. There is underground parking. The key is to figure out which exhibition hall your event is at and park closer to that parking lot section. For example, if your event is at exhibition hall D, you want to park in the D section. You would then take the elevator up and you're right there. I learned that the hard way. I parked at A and had to walk the entire hall to get to D, which was where my event was. What was great about that mistake was taking in all the names that were dangling from the ceiling. There's a lot of glass in this complex's design, so it's pretty when the light hits the metal names. There are washrooms near or in each exhibition hall. They are nicely maintained. As far as seating goes, there are places to sit by the windows. I remember shopping so much at one of the One of a Kind Shows that I bought a crepe and sat down eating it by the window. Ah, memories! Recently, I got to the Planted Expo later than I had wanted to, thanks to horrific traffic in the downtown core on a Saturday afternoon. Parking was set at a flat rate of $23. Since I had arrived at 3:30 pm and the expo was over at 5 pm, I got a reduction in my parking rate and paid $18. Sweet! Credit cards are accepted when you park. I slid my card into the machine and was good. I did the same thing exiting. Alternatively, there was a human parking attendant at my most recent visit. You can also pay with cash or credit card with the attendant. Being back here made me reminisce about attending so many One of a Kind Shows over the years. I still support many vendors that I had discovered at them, from The Bean Ladies for chickpea and soy bean snacks, to The Candi Factory that makes comfortable cotton and bamboo underwear for men and women. It was nice returning here. I should come more often than every five years! (137) read more

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The venue is pretty good. WiFi, perfect for a large conference, easily accessible by car or transit. However, avoid the Grill House. For $20 and change after tip, L got a lukewarm veggie burger that was clammy and fell apart after the first bite. I threw the rest in the conveniently close compost bin. God knows how long it was sitting on the counter beside its friends. My suggestion is to eat a huge breakfast before comings here for a conference. read more

I've been to this place when it was formerly known as the Direct Energy Centre. Now, this exhibition complex is simply called Enercare Centre. Today's visit was for the final day of the CNE on Labour Day. Huge venue, clean, and has full accessibility features. read more

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Excellent venue - it was clean and spacious with staff on site to help direct visitors. ​The plant walls make for good photo ops and the venue looks aesthetically pleasing overall read more

Checked out the Planted Expo there recently. Ideal space for expos and exhibitions. Accessible by transit.

I have been to Enercare Centre for various trade shows, foodie events and during CNE and always have a great experience. Washrooms are clean and plentiful! It seems like something trivial but if you been to a beer festival anywhere, that's the first and most important facilities! Parking is conveniently located just underground. So good during winter as you can leave your winter coat in your vehicles and skip the coat check! The exhibition halls are well set up and booths area all well organized. A pleasure to work here as an exhibitors or as an attendee. read more

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I've been to this venue for many trade shows and events and have always been happy with the set up. The only thing I don't like about this venue is how inconvenient it is to travel to by public transit. As someone who lives up north, it takes me 1 hour and 59 minutes to get here by subway and under an hour to drive. When you drive, the parking prices always fluctuate and are never the same. For the LOLË event I paid $10 for the underground parking while for the Yoga show I paid $15 and for another event I paid $20. I find this a little odd but it is a good venue for trade shows. read more

The Enercare centre has been renamed a few times but what still holds true is that the large space has aged wonderfully and still looks just as amazing the first time I stepped into it years ago. Unlike most event spaces, there's always something lacking ... a/c capacity, bathrooms, parking, ease of transportation, or space. Nope, nope, nope, nope... this place has it all. I usually come here for One of a Kind shows and each time I'm amazed how easy the whole facilities allows for it to occur. Aside from the crazy yoga moms who clog the aisles with strollers, the bathrooms are plenty and clean, I never feel hot even though I'm crammed like a sardine, and there's a lot of parking to never fight over (though you maybe parked in Alaska). The ceiling space is enormous so you never feel over crowded unless you're looking straight ahead into the Flavour section (aka. hordes of people feasting on samples). The only negative things are that the parking is nutty... like $16 for an event. Not great. Especially if it's only an event I know that I'll be there for an hour and the admission is LESS than parking. Ugh. The other slight negativity is the lack of really solid coffee options. Sure there's bottled water or overpriced pop options but would it hurt to bring in the rare awesome Indie coffee to set up shop for a few hours? I guess the answer is 'yes'. read more

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I was here recently for the One Of A Kind Festival and I had an amazing time at the sale, it runs for another 6 days so if you're in Toronto go check it out for sure. They managed to make a tremendously enormous, cavernous, cold space feel almost cosy! The light was dimmed and flattering, the carpets and bar and food trucks and fashion show were all fun and made the space fun to spend time in. I got to help during load in and see the complex operations behind the scenes and it's pretty impressive. Over a dozen loading bays, teams on trucks moving smoothly everywhere, over 800 vendor booths wired for their own power. Pretty awesome. read more

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Toronto Boat Show. Jan 19-27th. They sure put a lot boats into this place. Boats, jet skis, foldable bikes for boats, parts for your watercrafts. They even filled up the arena with water to paddle boat in. Be prepared for lots of walking and do remover your shoes/boots before boarding the boats that you are allowed to. I spent 3 hours in there. Even managed a vanilla cone ice cream. read more

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Nice venue, organized and clean. Equipped with professional staff Parking structure is underground, big and spacious. Attended few events there, and it's always been nothing but a great experience. The outdoor parking on the outside street (princess) is huge and there is always a spot! read more

I came here for the Love Art Fair. This event building is lovely, big, bright with high ceiling. Washroom is spacious, clean and large enough for the event. Both TTC streetcar 509 and Go train arrive at the door if you come from Union Station. However, if you drive, parking is not free. It is $14 flat rate ($11 flat rate after 6pm). The phone data receiving signal was pretty weak when I was inside the building. The end corner of the hall was almost like a dead zone. So far, I find it is a nice place to attend an event. read more

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I've been here several times for the CNE and once for the Collision conference. It's a really nice space with good climate control and amenities. During the conference the wifi wasn't very good and I was told that that was a shortcoming of the building's infrastructure. It's a long walk when you're anywhere in the area and unless you parked in a lot, there's no street-level parking nearby (if you're willing to do a 5 minute walk, try the parking along the side of Coronation park or E Liberty St. west of Strachan). read more

I come here about once a year for some reason. It's not bad. It's huge, so the bathrooms are all kind of far away from one another, which I don't like. It's moderately accessible by TTC if you take the Bathurst streetcar or you're lucky enough to catch the Duffering 29D that goes right to the door (and runs every half hour during rush hour). Apparently there's underground parking as well. In terms of walking around, it's pretty good. The tradeshow floor is carpetted, so you don't get insanely fatigued if you're wearing walking shoes. Air circulation is good. Food options are not great (Pizza Pizza? Come on.) read more

Enercare Centre - Pretty good, metro. - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've been to many tradeshows here and it's the perfect space. It's easy to get to by transit or driving. There is LOTS of parking. Luckily, there are many signs from the GO station to help you get there. The walk is only about 5 minutes. Located at Exhibition Place, they offer space to suite the size of your event. They also have many washrooms throughout the place that are kept very clean. This place has more character than the MTCC. Both are good spaces though. read more

Here for the Ride tor Heart. We were VIPs so this was the place for us to get breakfast and lunch. Super well organized. Everything was great. Amazing day!! read more

This place's claim to fame is one of the largest flexible exhibition hall in North America with almost over a million sqft of exhibition space. I came here for one of a kind show with some friends. The entrance is inviting with a lot of bright lights and open. There is a huge parking space across as well underneath the convention area. There are accessible by TTC and GO service as well so Kudos for that. I asked a few exhibitors about the amenities there and and most of them commended the building for providing good way to process payments and get internet (always a question mark in my experience) Now for the negatives the food service spaces I saw were not very inviting and charged quite a bit of premium for simple items like java drinks. A good place to consider if hosting an event downtown core is not essential. read more

Architecturally, these buildings are much more appealing than the industrial vibe at The International Centre. High ceilings, floor-to-ceilings windows at the entrances, and just generally a newer feel. HOWEVER, this is where the Direct Energy Centre fails...PARKING. Unlike the Int'l Centre, parking isn't free here. In fact, it's a complete rip off at $14! Surface parking is the same as their underground lot. Depending on the event that you're attending, I think this is pretty steep! What's even worse is that many of the surface lots are cornered off, so you'll drive around the entire lot...without even finding where the opening is. It's quite frustrating. If it's a popular event like One of a Kind, fine charge $14 by all means. However, if it's a dinky, low attendance affair like LoveArt OR even the Umbra sale, can't you just open up 1 X $10 lot?? I don't really get paying for parking when you're already paying for merch. read more

Came here for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. One thing to note, for major events like this, please refrain from driving if necessary because it will take over an hour just to find parking and to exit the venue. There is 30 minute GO train service and TTC service via the 29D (well...once the Dufferin bridge mess is over), 509, and 511. As for the venue itself, it's quite large and can accompany a lot of booths. I also come here for the One of a Kind shows, and it's quite amazing how they can store so many artisan booths in two exhibit halls. Parking is also slightly better during the One of a Kind shows, as underground parking is available, compared to surface parking only during the Royal Winter Fair. They also recently did a cosmic refresh of the washrooms, and they are VERY CLEAN. For a venue where hundreds of thousands attend every weekend during major events, their upkeep is simply excellent. read more

This is one of my favourite places for going to fairs, exhibits, conventions, you name it. Normally I come here in the summer during CNE, but tonight I visited due to the Love Art Fair and I think it was a nice space to host the event. It was large enough so that it fit a fair amount of vendors, but it wasn't too big where I would get exhausted by an overwhelming amount of exhibits. There were many people, but it wasn't too crowded where I had trouble maneuvering through the crowd. Looking forward to attending more conventions held in this building in the future and if anything, I'll be here in the summer for CNE! read more

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Cement space, flourescent lights, recycled air, rotating contents and interior. The smell of pizza pizza is constant. read more

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We recently had the opportunity to be in The International Toronto Boat Show. The exhibit was amazing. We had a wonderful time. There were a few set backs with getting our boat into the venue. But we made it happen with the help of the Boat Show staff as well as the Enercare Centre staff. We look forward to being at The Boat Show next year! read more

If I were to have a trade show or convention, I would definitely pick the Direct Energy Centre. I attend the Runner Expo this past weekend for the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon. The hall was brightly lit and spacious. I was impressed with the organization of the booths and the race kit pick up lines. Beware - parking and food like all convention centres are at a premium, but this is expected. I look forward to future trade shows at the Direct Energy Centre! read more

what was the direct energy centre is now the Enercare centre. come here almost every year for the CNE, this building is absolutely fantastic for all of the options and services it brings to the table. not only from a admission stand point that this centre is great, but there is also a lot stuff to see on the inside, displays and art exhibits are all over this building. plus being tied to Ricoh coliseum is also an awesome sight to see with the heritage hall being one of my favorite spots in the whole building. read more

Horrid place. No bathrooms anywhere, poor security, layout terrible. I would never have an event here.

Been here a few times for exhibits and shows. It's a bit hard to find your bearing in this part of city (when driving)but nowadays gps can take one there pretty quickly. Great indoor exhibit place and lots of outdoor and underground parking. Depends on the day, sometimes the parking is free which is rare in DT area. read more

Love the Enercare Centre...formerly known as the Direct Energy Centre! I go here and couple of times a year. For the One of a kind, and during the Ex, cause this is where they have the exchange, where you can buy almost anything! I went to the revlon/makeup shop, so entry a couple of hundred dollars! It's not just makeup. I got haircolour, 3 for $15!!! And cleaning products! They were also selling luggage sets for an incredible price! And a bunch of other incredible things! My only complaint is that it was waaaaay too hot gorgeous the Christmas one of a kind. Mitsubishi as if th3y forgot that there'd be thousands of people!! read more

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I still like MTCC better as it's easier to get to. But the Direct Energy Centre is nice to go to in the summer time. Best to take the 511 Bathurst street car to get there as the 509 harbourfront route has heavy construction right now. We sat for 10 minutes waiting for a cement truck to be moved away. read more

Went there for the home and garden show. There is now less parking since they are building a hotel. The space inside the Direct Energy centre is huge and can house many exhibitors. It always fun to walk through the aisles and view the items in the booths. A piece of advice. Eat before going as the food can be expensive. read more

I've always enjoyed coming to trade shows and expos here. I like that it's TTC accessible, right by the highway, and lots of different rooms available. Lots of parking (yes there is indoor as well as outdoor). Traffic can bottleneck a bit getting out of the grounds, but that's expected if you're at a large show. Usually there are cabs out front when you want to get home. If you are going to an event here, consider other events going on at the same time (CNE, fireworks, TFC games) that can boost up parking prices or cause some traffic headaches. Having worked on a huge event held here, I never had any issue with the staff or security (although I was not involved in the rental or contracts). I've also helped a friend out at her One of a Kind booth. I know some of the wireless credit card machines weren't working the night of my shift (no idea if this it was the venue or the carrier) so we just resorted to the old carbon copy paper method. Just in case, it would probably be a good idea to carry around some cash with you, especially if you're going to a show where you'll do a lot of shopping. As others have mentioned, for food you are at the mercy of the event you're attending. They'll have the Pizza Pizza open if your show is big enough. read more

Went here multiple times.... sadly always for exams. Aside from that horribleness, the location is nice. If you are in the area and feel like a place to sit and relax, outside the location looking at the CNE gates is a nice relaxation spot if you need to get away. read more

Enercare Centre - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I'm not sure how you can really rate this place as it's basically just a big warehouse and is totally dependent on the show you're attending. However, the couple of times I've been here I haven't been blown away. The bathrooms are tolerable, the permanent food options are meh (ex. Pizza Pizza), and the staff mostly seem to be indifferent about their jobs. Nov. 30-day challenge 32/30 read more

The Direct Energy Centre is a hulking space devoted to conventions and trade shows. Recently, I attended the Canada Blooms Show and the Home Show. Here's what I found... 1. Massive space. You will exhaust yourself trying to see everything at a show here. 2. Pizza Pizza has a deal to offer much, but not all, of the good here. There are other food options at major events. They could use another higher end food vendor. 3. Lots of energy. At a major event, it is exciting to be a part of the crowds checking out the latest in granite counter tops and garden seeds. The Direct Energy Centre is surprisingly huge and a great space to attend an event. read more