The Market Managers and Operators Training Program is a professional development initiative currently being piloted by marketcityTO to equip public market managers and operators with the knowledge, skills, tools, and peer support needed to run successful and sustainable community-centered markets in Toronto. The program is a response to the expressed needs of market managers and operators, who have indicated their desire to receive professional development training but have had limited access to such opportunities.

June marks the City of Toronto Public Markets Week. This is an opportunity to visit, learn, promote, and celebrate the culture, diversity, and entrepreneurship of those participating in public markets across Toronto, emphasizing Indigenous, Black, and Immigrant communities.

2023 has been a tremendous year, and these three actions (IPMC, Public Market Week & Public Market Action Plan in 2024), culminate almost ten years of work launched at the Toronto Food Policy Council in 2015. During this time, we learned how to mobilize, advocate and build partnerships to lead this work. Learn more about our journey of getting to where we are today, and the many actions it took to make all this happen.

Public Markets Entrepreneurship Forum

Join us in person at the Public Markets Entrepreneurship Forum: Elevating Neighbourhood Markets. Fueling Small Businesses, on Weds. July 8th, 2026, at St. Lawrence Hall.

This free full-day event brings together Toronto’s market operators, community leaders, small business owners, and sector organizations. Join us to collaborate, share best practices, and access resources and networking to strengthen public markets and support inclusive local economies.

In October 2023, the Toronto City Council passed a motion requesting the General Managers of Economic Development and Culture, Parks, Forestry, & Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, to form an interdivisional working group The goal is to create a Public Markets Action Plan to advance this work. The plan is expected to be presented to City Council for consideration by 2025.This is the first for Toronto, Canada, and even North America.