A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is made up of commercial and industrial property owners and their non-residential tenants who join together under a volunteer Board of Management (BIA Board) to carry out improvements and promote economic development within their designated area.
The Bloor West Village BIA was the first ever BIA (in the world!), and was formally established as part of the BIAs legislation that's mentioned in the Ontario Municipal Act (see sections 204 to 215 of the act).
Administration and strategic management of a BIA is the responsibility of the BIA Board. Among their responsibilities, BIA Boards: (i) oversee the improvement, beautification and maintenance of municipally-owned land, buildings and structures in the business improvement area; (ii) promote the business improvement area as a business, employment, tourist or shopping area; (iii) undertake safety, security and crime-prevention initiatives; (iv) prepare strategic plans to address BIA issues; (v) advocate on behalf of the interests of the BIA, subject to certain limits contained in Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas.
The financing of BIA operating budgets is raised by a special property tax levy on the commercial and industrial properties within the BIA boundary. The City funds a portion of capital projects undertaken by BIAs for streetscaping under the BIA Capital Cost-Sharing Program, an incentive program offered to the City’s BIAs that leverages investments from BIAs to improve, beautify, enhance and brand Toronto’s unique neighbourhoods. The City offers a BIA Financial Incentive Programs. The BIAs 2024 budgets are available here.
There are currently over 80 BIAs in the City of Toronto, and they work in partnership with the City to enhance and promote business areas as safe, vibrant places to do business, unique destinations for tourists and focal points for neighbourhood activity. Toronto has the largest number of BIAs of any urban centre in the world, representing 45,000 members. Here are the BIAs that we currently have in Toronto (you may want to explore each one of them as a way to get to know the city):
- Albion Islington Square BIA (map) is located along Albion Road from Lund Avenue to west of John Grubb Court, and along Islington Avenue from north of Sandhill Drive to just south of Wardlaw Crescent. Established in 2006, our BIA is home to a diverse range of South Asian, Caribbean, African, and South American restaurants and clothing stores along with experienced salons specializing in a range of services. The Albion and Islington BIA has worked to beautify the area by commissioning two murals created with a grant from the City of Toronto’s Mural Street Art Program.
Contact: (647) 898-3267 / infoalbionislingtonsquare@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram / X / LinkedIn
- Baby Point Gates BIA (map) takes its name from the historic stone gates located at the intersection of Jane and Annette streets. The BIA extends along Jane Street from Lessard Avenue to Montye Avenue, and runs along Annette Street from Jane Street to Windermere Avenue. Established in 2010, the BIA includes restaurants and cafes, retail shops, professional service providers, and health and wellness practitioners. The BIA organizes the annual Charity Strawberry Festival in support of SickKids. Baby Point Gates BIA has worked to beautify the area by commissioning murals created with a grant from the City of Toronto’s Mural Street Art Program.
Contact: info@babypointgates.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Albion Islington Square BIA (map) is located along Albion Road from Lund Avenue to west of John Grubb Court, and along Islington Avenue from north of Sandhill Drive to just south of Wardlaw Crescent. Established in 2006, our BIA is home to a diverse range of South Asian, Caribbean, African, and South American restaurants and clothing stores along with experienced salons specializing in a range of services. The Albion and Islington BIA has worked to beautify the area by commissioning two murals created with a grant from the City of Toronto’s Mural Street Art Program.
Contact: (647) 898-3267 / infoalbionislingtonsquare@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram / X / LinkedIn
- Baby Point Gates BIA (map) takes its name from the historic stone gates located at the intersection of Jane and Annette streets. The BIA extends along Jane Street from Lessard Avenue to Montye Avenue, and runs along Annette Street from Jane Street to Windermere Avenue. Established in 2010, the BIA includes restaurants and cafes, retail shops, professional service providers, and health and wellness practitioners. The BIA organizes the annual Charity Strawberry Festival in support of SickKids. Baby Point Gates BIA has worked to beautify the area by commissioning murals created with a grant from the City of Toronto’s Mural Street Art Program.
Contact: info@babypointgates.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Bayview Leaside BIA (map) is located on Bayview Avenue and extends from Davisville Avenue to Soudan Avenue. The Bayview Leaside BIA is a traditional main street and home to an impressive collection of independent retail, food and personal service businesses. Each year it hosts the Sidewalk Sensation event in June, Apple Fest in October and a Holiday Celebration in December.
Contact: (416) 628-3794 / info@bayviewleasidebia.com / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube
- Bloor Annex BIA (map) is located on Bloor Street West between Madison Avenue and Bathurst Street. Established in 1995, the BIA is made up of an eclectic mix of retail, entertainment, wellness services, restaurants, and bars. A recent greening initiative has added five parkettes and new trees along the sidewalks.
Contact: (647) 777-1162 / bloorannexbiachair@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: (647) 777-1162 / bloorannexbiachair@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Bloor by the Park BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West between Dundas Street West and Keele Street. Established in 1987, the BIA is named after its adjacent Toronto landmark, High Park. This main street BIA is made up of specialty retailers, restaurants & pubs, fruit/vegetable and floral vendors, health & wellness providers, a museum, and various other service-providing businesses. Throughout the year, the BIA’s sidewalks are lined with plush trees and cascading floral arrangements to mirror the beauty of High Park. The area is the site of a restored mural by artists Rob and Tommy Matejka. Created with the support of the City’s StreetARToronto (StART) program, the mural is located beneath the Bloor and Keele Street underpass.
Contact: info@bloorbythepark.com / X / Instagram
- Bloor West Village BIA (map) is located on Bloor Street West and extends from Glendonwynne Road to South Kingsway. The BIA is largely made up of retail shops and restaurants, including bakeries, delicatessens, tea rooms and coffee shops. The BIA organizes the Bloor West Street Fest and is home to the annual Ukrainian Festival featuring food and performances by dancers and musicians.
Contact: (647) 729-6963 / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Bloor-Yorkville BIA (map) encompasses several city blocks in an area generally bounded by Avenue Road in the west, Scollard Street and Davenport Road in the north, St. Paul’s Square and Church Street in the east, and Charles Street East and St. Mary’s Street along its southern boundary. The BIA includes designer boutiques, restaurants, hotels, galleries, spas and health care providers, and other service-providing businesses – more than 700 businesses in total. The BIA organizes the annual Icefest in February, which features live music, artisan markets and activities. The Bloor-Yorkville BIA invested more than $20 million to improve the streetscape along Bloor Street – planting trees, widening sidewalks to make them more pedestrian-friendly, installing granite benches and seasonal flowerbeds, and upgrading the street lighting.
Contact: (416) 928-3553 / info@bloor-yorkville.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
Contact: (416) 928-3553 / info@bloor-yorkville.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Bloorcourt Village BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West from Montrose Avenue to Dufferin Street. Established in 1979, the BIA is made up of retail stores – including one of the largest musical instrument stores in the city – restaurants and cafes, sports bars, galleries, and a range of service-providing businesses. The BIA organizes the annual Bloorcourt Arts and Crafts Fair in August, which includes live entertainment, street-side patios, arts and crafts vendors, and children’s activities.The Bloorcourt Village BIA has undertaken streetscape improvement projects through 50/50 cost-sharing agreements with the City of Toronto, upgrading roadways and sidewalks, and installing bike parking, planters and seating.
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / info@bloorcourt.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Bloordale Village BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West from Dufferin Street to Lansdowne Avenue. Established in 1976, the BIA is largely made up of retail stores and restaurants as well as service-providing businesses. The BIA organizes the annual Big on Bloor Festival of Arts and Culture.
Contact: bloordaleinfo@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / info@bloorcourt.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Bloordale Village BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West from Dufferin Street to Lansdowne Avenue. Established in 1976, the BIA is largely made up of retail stores and restaurants as well as service-providing businesses. The BIA organizes the annual Big on Bloor Festival of Arts and Culture.
Contact: bloordaleinfo@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Broadview Danforth BIA (map) is located along Danforth Avenue from Broadview Avenue to Hampton Avenue, and along Broadview Avenue from Fairview Boulevard north to Pretoria Avenue. Established in 1986, the BIA is made up of retail shops and boutiques, health and wellness providers, restaurants and cafes, and a range of service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 429-4479 / bia@thedanforth.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
Contact: (416) 429-4479 / bia@thedanforth.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Cabbagetown BIA (map) is located along Parliament Street from south of Gerrard Street East to Wellesley Street East, along Carlton Street from Parliament to Sherbourne Street, and along Gerrard Street East from just west of Parliament to east of Seaton Street. Established in 1982, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and cafes, health and wellness providers, and other service-providing businesses.The BIA organizes the annual Cabbagetown Festival featuring music and live performances, food, crafts vendors and children’s activities.
Contact: (416) 921-0857 / bia@cabbagetownTO.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Chinatown BIA (map) is located along Spadina Avenue from Sullivan Street to College Street, and along Dundas Street West from Beverley Street to Augusta Avenue. The BIA is made up largely of retail stores – from small storefronts to those located in one of the two shopping malls that cater to Toronto’s Chinese-Canadian communities – as well as restaurants and various service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 260-9800 / administrator@chinatownbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
Contact: (416) 921-0857 / bia@cabbagetownTO.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Chinatown BIA (map) is located along Spadina Avenue from Sullivan Street to College Street, and along Dundas Street West from Beverley Street to Augusta Avenue. The BIA is made up largely of retail stores – from small storefronts to those located in one of the two shopping malls that cater to Toronto’s Chinese-Canadian communities – as well as restaurants and various service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 260-9800 / administrator@chinatownbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Church-Wellesley Village BIA (map) is generally located along Church Street from Wood Street to Gloucester Street. The BIA is made up of restaurants and cafes as well as retail stores and various service - providing businesses – more than 125 businesses in total.
Contact: (416) 321-1351 / info@churchwellesleyvillage.ca
- CityPlace and Fort York BIA (map) is bounded by Front Street West and the rail corridor in the north, Lake Shore Boulevard in the south, Spadina Avenue in the east, and Strachan Avenue in the west. Established in 2016, the BIA includes restaurants and cafes, retail shops, and professional and personal service-providing businesses.
Contact: info@cityplacefortyorkbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- College Promenade BIA (map) is located along College Street from Shaw Street to Rusholme Road. Established in 2005, the BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants and service-oriented businesses – with a membership of more than 100 businesses.
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / biacollegepromenade@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- College West BIA (map) is located along College Street between Rusholme Road and St. Helens Avenue. Established in 2014, the BIA is a mix of retail stores, restaurants and cafes, food vendors and service businesses.
Contact: collegewestbia@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Corso Italia BIA (map) is located along St. Clair Avenue West from Westmount Avenue to just west of Landsdowne Avenue. Established in 1983, the BIA is made up of retail stores – which make up almost 40 per cent of businesses in the area – as well as restaurants and cafes and various service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Corso Italia Family Festa, film screenings and other community events.
Contact: (416) 654-3879 / corso@torontocorsoitalia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Crossroads of the Danforth BIA (map) is located along Danforth Avenue from Victoria Park Avenue to east of Scotia Avenue. Established in 2008, the BIA is largely made up of service-providing businesses and retail stores, as well food services establishments. The BIA organizes and hosts the annual Wheels on the Danforth event featuring vintage automobiles, and the Light Up the Crossroads tree-lighting ceremony.
Contact: (416) 693-8300 / info@crossroadsbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: (416) 693-8300 / info@crossroadsbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Danforth Mosaic BIA (map) is located along a 3-km stretch of Danforth Avenue from Jones Avenue in the west to Westlake Avenue in the east. The BIA is largely made up of retail stores, restaurants and food shops, as well as various service-providing businesses – representing more than 500 businesses in total.
Contact: (416) 875-3760 / danforthmosaicbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
Contact: (416) 875-3760 / danforthmosaicbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Danforth Village BIA (map) is located along Danforth Avenue from Westlake Avenue to Victoria Park Avenue. Established in 2006, the BIA is largely a retail district made up of chain stores as well as smaller street-front businesses, including specialty food shops, pubs and restaurants – more than 200 businesses in total. The BIA hosts an annual spring flower show that attracts thousands of visitors.
Contact: info@dvbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: info@dvbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Dovercourt Village BIA (map) is mainly located along Dovercourt Road from Shanly Street to Dupont Street, and along Hallam Street from Salem Avenue to Ossington Avenue. Established in 1984, the BIA is made up of service-providing businesses (about 40 per cent of area businesses), retail storefronts, health and wellness providers, and restaurants and cafes. The BIA’s streetscaping projects include the installation of eight solar-powered street lights at the intersection of Dovercourt Road and Hallam Street.
Contact: (416 )588-8801 / chair.dovercourtvillage@gmail.com
- Downtown Yonge BIA (map) encompasses several city blocks in the downtown core, and is located along and in the general area of Yonge Street, from Richmond Street in the south to Grosvenor and Alexander Streets in the north. The BIA also extends along College and Carlton Streets from Bay Street to Church Street, and includes stretches of Gerrard Street, Edward Street, Dundas Street and Queen Street, as well as parts of Victoria Street and Bond Street. Established in 2001, the BIA has some of the highest foot traffic in the city, and includes several tourist destinations as well as more than 600 retail stores, 150 bars and restaurants, and eight hotels. The BIA is home to four shopping malls – the Toronto Eaton Centre, Atrium on Bay, 10 Dundas East, and College Park – public spaces such as Yonge-Dundas Square and Bell Trinity Square, and iconic venues like the Canon Theatre, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre and Massey Hall.
Contact: (416) 597-0255 / bia@downtownyonge.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- DuKe Heights BIA (map) covers a large area bounded by Dufferin Street in the east, Keele Street in the west, Steeles Avenue in the north and Sheppard Avenue in the south. The BIA is one of Toronto’s largest employment districts and is home to 2,500 businesses that employ over 31,000 people. The area has a large concentration of manufacturing operations.DUKE Heights BIA is located at the geographic centre of the Greater Toronto Area and is served by transportation routes (Highways 407, 400 and 401) as well as transit (a new subway extension into Vaughan has two stops within the BIA – Downsview Park Station, which connects with the GO line, and Finch West Station).
Contact: (416) 739-1621 / info@dukeheights.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Dupont by the Castle BIA (map) is located just south of Casa Loma. The BIA extends along Dupont Street from Bathurst Street to Avenue Road, along Spadina Avenue from Dupont Street to Davenport Road, and along Davenport from Dartnell Avenue back to Dupont Street. The BIA is made up of retail stores and boutiques, restaurants and cafes, health and wellness practitioners, as well as a range of professional and other service providers.
Contact: (647) 852-7227 / bia@dupontbythecastle.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Eglinton Hill BIA (map) is located along a four-block stretch of Eglinton Avenue West between Kane Avenue and Bicknell Avenue. Established in 1997, the BIA is made up of retail shops, service-providing businesses, and restaurants and cafes.
Contact: (416) 652-0941 / eglintonhillbia@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Emery Village BIA (map) is named for the historic settlement that developed near what is now Finch Avenue West and Weston Road. The Emery Village BIA boundaries are Hwy 400 to the east, Wilson Ave. to the south, Steeles Ave. to the north, and Humber River/Islington to the west, and is served by all the major transportation routes (Highways 400, 401, 407, 409 and 427). The Emery Village BIA was formed in 2003 and is Canada’s largest Business Improvement Area with over 3,000 commercial, industrial, manufacturing and retail establishments employing over 28,000 people. It is also one of the City of Toronto’s largest designated Employment Zones. The BIA’s mandate is to initiate and oversee community improvements such as beautifying the streetscape, creating a sense of place and sustainability with inviting and safe environments, instilling a sense of community and civic pride in the neighbourhood, and celebrating the rich cultural history of Emery Village.
Contact: (416) 744-7242 / info@emeryvillagebia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Fairbank Village BIA (map) is generally located along Eglinton Avenue West from Dufferin Street to Chamberlain Avenue, and includes the west side of Dufferin Street from Hunter Avenue north to the York Beltline Trail. The BIA is made up of retail stores, service-oriented businesses, restaurants and cafes. The BIA hosts a range of annual family-friendly community events including the Fairbank Summerfest street festival which features food, shopping, rides and live entertainment. The BIA’s mandate is to serve and revitalize the Fairbank Village business community by promoting the area through events, beautification, marketing and business support services.
Contact: (416) 646-0661 / info@fairbankvillagebia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Financial District BIA (map) generally extends south from Queen Street and/or Richmond Street to below Front Street, and from Simcoe Street in the west to Yonge Street or Victoria Street in the east. The Toronto Financial District BIA is an economic development organization that represents businesses in Canada’s premier financial centre. There are more than 200,000 jobs in the Financial District, an area that includes Union Station, the PATH underground walkway and the country’s most prominent office towers. The BIA ensures the Financial District is well-maintained, integrated, connected, and accessible. We advocate for excellent public spaces, the best available transit options, and a welcoming business environment.
Contact: (416) 849-3856 / info@torontofinancialdistrict.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Forest Hill Village BIA (map) is generally located along Spadina Road north of St. Clair Avenue, from Montclair Avenue to Strathearn Boulevard. Established in 1979, the BIA is made up of restaurants, cafes and food shops, fashion boutiques, specialty retailers, health and wellness providers, and a range of service-oriented businesses.
Contact: (416) 488-4819 / info@foresthillvillage.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Gerrard India Bazaar BIA (map) is located along Gerrard Street East from Glenside Avenue to Coxwell Avenue. Established in 1981, the BIA is made up largely of retail stores (almost 60 per cent of businesses in the area) as well as restaurants and food service enterprises. The area is one of the largest main street marketplaces of South Asian goods and services in North America, with shops that sell saris, fabrics and regional delicacies. The BIA is home to the annual Festival of South Asia. Cultural holidays such as Vaisakhi, Eid and Diwali are also celebrated in the area.
Contact: (416) 465-8513 / gibbia@gerrardindiabazaar.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Greektown on the Danforth BIA (map) is located along Danforth Avenue from Hampton Avenue to Dewhurst Boulevard just east of Jones Avenue, and includes a short stretch of Pape Avenue. Established in 1981, the BIA is made up of restaurants and cafes – more than 85 food establishments can be found in this area – as well as retail stores and boutiques, health and wellness providers, and a range of service-oriented businesses.The BIA organizes and runs the annual Taste of the Danforth Festival, which features food from dozens of local restaurants along with live entertainment. The event draws more than one million visitors to the area every August.
Contact: (416) 469-5634 / bia@greektowntoronto.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Harbord Street BIA (map) is located along Harbord Street from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street. The BIA is largely made up of restaurants, cafes, bookstores, a historic neighbourhood bakery, storefront shops, boutiques and service-providing businesses, and caters to the University of Toronto’s St. George campus.
Contact: 416-961-1698 ext. 35 / wrightrealestateltd@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Hillcrest Village BIA (map) extends along St. Clair Avenue West from Christie Street to Winona Drive. The BIA includes retail stores, restaurants and cafes, and service-providing businesses. The area is the site of the annual Salsa on St Clair festival, one of the largest Latino-themed cultural celebrations in Canada featuring music, dancing and food.
Contact: info@hillcrestvillagetoronto.com / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube
- Historic Queen East BIA (map) is temporarily no longer active as per Michael Saunders, Economic Partnership Advisor at the City of Toronto. It was located along Queen Street East from Victoria Street to River Street. The BIA was made up of retail stores and boutiques, restaurants and cafes, professional service providers, and manufacturing and wholesale businesses.
Contact: (416) 646-0661 / info@fairbankvillagebia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Financial District BIA (map) generally extends south from Queen Street and/or Richmond Street to below Front Street, and from Simcoe Street in the west to Yonge Street or Victoria Street in the east. The Toronto Financial District BIA is an economic development organization that represents businesses in Canada’s premier financial centre. There are more than 200,000 jobs in the Financial District, an area that includes Union Station, the PATH underground walkway and the country’s most prominent office towers. The BIA ensures the Financial District is well-maintained, integrated, connected, and accessible. We advocate for excellent public spaces, the best available transit options, and a welcoming business environment.
Contact: (416) 849-3856 / info@torontofinancialdistrict.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Forest Hill Village BIA (map) is generally located along Spadina Road north of St. Clair Avenue, from Montclair Avenue to Strathearn Boulevard. Established in 1979, the BIA is made up of restaurants, cafes and food shops, fashion boutiques, specialty retailers, health and wellness providers, and a range of service-oriented businesses.
Contact: (416) 488-4819 / info@foresthillvillage.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Gerrard India Bazaar BIA (map) is located along Gerrard Street East from Glenside Avenue to Coxwell Avenue. Established in 1981, the BIA is made up largely of retail stores (almost 60 per cent of businesses in the area) as well as restaurants and food service enterprises. The area is one of the largest main street marketplaces of South Asian goods and services in North America, with shops that sell saris, fabrics and regional delicacies. The BIA is home to the annual Festival of South Asia. Cultural holidays such as Vaisakhi, Eid and Diwali are also celebrated in the area.
Contact: (416) 465-8513 / gibbia@gerrardindiabazaar.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Greektown on the Danforth BIA (map) is located along Danforth Avenue from Hampton Avenue to Dewhurst Boulevard just east of Jones Avenue, and includes a short stretch of Pape Avenue. Established in 1981, the BIA is made up of restaurants and cafes – more than 85 food establishments can be found in this area – as well as retail stores and boutiques, health and wellness providers, and a range of service-oriented businesses.The BIA organizes and runs the annual Taste of the Danforth Festival, which features food from dozens of local restaurants along with live entertainment. The event draws more than one million visitors to the area every August.
Contact: (416) 469-5634 / bia@greektowntoronto.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Harbord Street BIA (map) is located along Harbord Street from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street. The BIA is largely made up of restaurants, cafes, bookstores, a historic neighbourhood bakery, storefront shops, boutiques and service-providing businesses, and caters to the University of Toronto’s St. George campus.
Contact: 416-961-1698 ext. 35 / wrightrealestateltd@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Hillcrest Village BIA (map) extends along St. Clair Avenue West from Christie Street to Winona Drive. The BIA includes retail stores, restaurants and cafes, and service-providing businesses. The area is the site of the annual Salsa on St Clair festival, one of the largest Latino-themed cultural celebrations in Canada featuring music, dancing and food.
Contact: info@hillcrestvillagetoronto.com / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube
- Historic Queen East BIA (map) is temporarily no longer active as per Michael Saunders, Economic Partnership Advisor at the City of Toronto. It was located along Queen Street East from Victoria Street to River Street. The BIA was made up of retail stores and boutiques, restaurants and cafes, professional service providers, and manufacturing and wholesale businesses.
Contact: (416) 392-1005 / michael.saunders@toronto.ca
- Kennedy Road BIA (map) is located along Kennedy Road from Lawrence Avenue East to Highway 401. The BIA is made up of retail stores and various service providers – more than 300 businesses in total.
Contact: info@kennedybia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Kensington Market BIA (map) is located west of Spadina Avenue, extending to Bathurst Street at its furthest western boundary, from Dundas Street in the south to College Street in the north. The BIA is largely made up of retail storefronts – including food vendors, clothing and fashion shops, and specialty stores – as well as restaurants, bars and cafes.
Contact: (416) 323-1924 / info@kensingtonmarket.to / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Korea Town BIA (map) BIA is located along Bloor Street West between Bathurst Street and Christie Street. The BIA is made up of Korean restaurants, fashion boutiques, health and wellness providers (including herbalists acupuncturists), and various service-based businesses.The BIA hosts the annual Dano Festival, which is held in nearby Christie Pits Park and features Korean martial art demonstrations, traditional music and dance performances.
Contact: coordinator@koreatownto.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Lakeshore Village BIA (map) is located along Lakeshore Boulevard West from Dwight Avenue to Twelfth Street. Businesses in the area first organized in 1948 to create the New Toronto Business Men’s Association. In 1973 the association changed its name to the Lakeshore Village Business Improvement Area.The BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants and cafes, bars, health and wellness providers, and a range of professional and other service-providing businesses – more than 150 businesses in total.
Contact: lakeshorebia@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- The Lawrence Ingram Keele (LIKE) BIA (map) represents over 300 commercial tenants and commercial property owners generally bounded by Lawrence Avenue West to the north, Keele Street to the west, Strathnairn Avenue/Woodborough Avenue to the south and the rail track to the east. The LIKE BIA strives to create and sustain an enabling local economic development environment through the creation and maintenance of a vibrant commercial neighbourhood. This BIA does so by promoting the area as a preferred destination to work and operate a business.As the area continues to evolve and diversify, the BIA is committed to strengthening its sense of community through streetscape and public space improvements that both benefits its residents and community members and, which supports the wide range of local businesses within its jurisdiction.
Contact: Info.likebia@gmail.com / Instagram
- Leslieville BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East between Empire Avenue and Vancouver Avenue. The BIA is comprised of restaurants and cafes, bars, retail shops and boutiques, and a range of service-providing businesses.
Contact: (647) 550-8835 / leslievillebia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Liberty Village BIA (map) is located south of King Street West to the railway line, and extends from Strachan Avenue in the east and Dufferin Street in the west. Established in 2001, the BIA is comprised of creative and tech companies, various professional service providers, entrepreneurial incubators, as well as restaurants and cafes. The BIA is the first “campus style” commercial-based business improvement area in Toronto and Canada, and represents 600 member businesses and more than 10,000 employees.The BIA hosts the annual Give Me Liberty signature event featuring food and entertainment, and attracting thousands of participants.
Contact: (416) 516-1723 / admin@libertyvillagebia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Little Italy BIA (map) is located along College Street from Bathurst Street to Shaw Street. Established in 1985, the BIA is comprised of restaurants, cafes and bars, food vendors, gift and retail shops, and various service-providing businesses. The BIA organizes and runs The Taste of Little Italy, an annual community event featuring food and entertainment.
Contact: (647) 227-8040 / coordinator@tolittleitaly.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Little Portugal Toronto BIA (map) is located along Dundas Street West, generally from Shaw Street to the CNR tracks, just west of Lansdowne. Established in 2019, this BIA was formed through a merger of the former Dundas West and Little Portugal BIAs. Primary business includes traditional and contemporary Portuguese businesses, and an abundant and healthy mix of restaurants, coffee shops, bars, food sellers, clothing vendors and various service-providing businesses, Dundas West Open Air Museum, and the annual Do West Fest, a preeminent and growing festival.
Contact: (416) 540-6750 / littleportugalondundasbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Long Branch BIA (map) is located along Lake Shore Boulevard West from Twenty Second Street to Long Branch Avenue. Established in 1987, the BIA is made up of retail shops, service-providing businesses and restaurants.The BIA hosts the annual Long Branch Fest, a community event featuring food, live music, and children’s activities.
Contact: longbranchbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: info@kennedybia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Kensington Market BIA (map) is located west of Spadina Avenue, extending to Bathurst Street at its furthest western boundary, from Dundas Street in the south to College Street in the north. The BIA is largely made up of retail storefronts – including food vendors, clothing and fashion shops, and specialty stores – as well as restaurants, bars and cafes.
Contact: (416) 323-1924 / info@kensingtonmarket.to / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Korea Town BIA (map) BIA is located along Bloor Street West between Bathurst Street and Christie Street. The BIA is made up of Korean restaurants, fashion boutiques, health and wellness providers (including herbalists acupuncturists), and various service-based businesses.The BIA hosts the annual Dano Festival, which is held in nearby Christie Pits Park and features Korean martial art demonstrations, traditional music and dance performances.
Contact: coordinator@koreatownto.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Lakeshore Village BIA (map) is located along Lakeshore Boulevard West from Dwight Avenue to Twelfth Street. Businesses in the area first organized in 1948 to create the New Toronto Business Men’s Association. In 1973 the association changed its name to the Lakeshore Village Business Improvement Area.The BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants and cafes, bars, health and wellness providers, and a range of professional and other service-providing businesses – more than 150 businesses in total.
Contact: lakeshorebia@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- The Lawrence Ingram Keele (LIKE) BIA (map) represents over 300 commercial tenants and commercial property owners generally bounded by Lawrence Avenue West to the north, Keele Street to the west, Strathnairn Avenue/Woodborough Avenue to the south and the rail track to the east. The LIKE BIA strives to create and sustain an enabling local economic development environment through the creation and maintenance of a vibrant commercial neighbourhood. This BIA does so by promoting the area as a preferred destination to work and operate a business.As the area continues to evolve and diversify, the BIA is committed to strengthening its sense of community through streetscape and public space improvements that both benefits its residents and community members and, which supports the wide range of local businesses within its jurisdiction.
Contact: Info.likebia@gmail.com / Instagram
- Leslieville BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East between Empire Avenue and Vancouver Avenue. The BIA is comprised of restaurants and cafes, bars, retail shops and boutiques, and a range of service-providing businesses.
Contact: (647) 550-8835 / leslievillebia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Liberty Village BIA (map) is located south of King Street West to the railway line, and extends from Strachan Avenue in the east and Dufferin Street in the west. Established in 2001, the BIA is comprised of creative and tech companies, various professional service providers, entrepreneurial incubators, as well as restaurants and cafes. The BIA is the first “campus style” commercial-based business improvement area in Toronto and Canada, and represents 600 member businesses and more than 10,000 employees.The BIA hosts the annual Give Me Liberty signature event featuring food and entertainment, and attracting thousands of participants.
Contact: (416) 516-1723 / admin@libertyvillagebia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Little Italy BIA (map) is located along College Street from Bathurst Street to Shaw Street. Established in 1985, the BIA is comprised of restaurants, cafes and bars, food vendors, gift and retail shops, and various service-providing businesses. The BIA organizes and runs The Taste of Little Italy, an annual community event featuring food and entertainment.
Contact: (647) 227-8040 / coordinator@tolittleitaly.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Little Portugal Toronto BIA (map) is located along Dundas Street West, generally from Shaw Street to the CNR tracks, just west of Lansdowne. Established in 2019, this BIA was formed through a merger of the former Dundas West and Little Portugal BIAs. Primary business includes traditional and contemporary Portuguese businesses, and an abundant and healthy mix of restaurants, coffee shops, bars, food sellers, clothing vendors and various service-providing businesses, Dundas West Open Air Museum, and the annual Do West Fest, a preeminent and growing festival.
Contact: (416) 540-6750 / littleportugalondundasbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Long Branch BIA (map) is located along Lake Shore Boulevard West from Twenty Second Street to Long Branch Avenue. Established in 1987, the BIA is made up of retail shops, service-providing businesses and restaurants.The BIA hosts the annual Long Branch Fest, a community event featuring food, live music, and children’s activities.
Contact: longbranchbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- MarkeTO District BIA (map), formerly known as Dufferin-Wingold BIA, is located along Dufferin Street between Wingold Avenue and Lawrence Avenue.The BIA includes retail stores, restaurants and cafes.
Contact: (416) 606-0224 / bia@marketodistrict.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Midtown Yonge BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street from Merton Street in the south to Soudan Avenue in the north. The Midtown Yonge BIA is located on the Yonge subway line and will be a short walk from the Eglinton Crosstown LRT when the transit project is completed. The BIA is home to many retail, restaurant, food and personal services businesses, as well as dozens of medical professionals.
Contact: (416) 910-8429 / info@midtownyongebia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: (416) 606-0224 / bia@marketodistrict.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Midtown Yonge BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street from Merton Street in the south to Soudan Avenue in the north. The Midtown Yonge BIA is located on the Yonge subway line and will be a short walk from the Eglinton Crosstown LRT when the transit project is completed. The BIA is home to many retail, restaurant, food and personal services businesses, as well as dozens of medical professionals.
Contact: (416) 910-8429 / info@midtownyongebia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Mimico by the Lake BIA (map) is located along Lake Shore Boulevard West between Allen Avenue and Alexander Street. The BIA includes retail shops, restaurants and cafes, health and wellness providers, and professional services.
Contact: (416) 452-5682 / mimicobythelake@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: (416) 452-5682 / mimicobythelake@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Mimico Village BIA (map) is located along Royal York Road from Evans Avenue in the north to Judson Street (GO Station) in the south. Established in 1997,the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and food service businesses, and various service providers. The Mimico Village BIA partners with local community organizations to organize the annual Tulip Festival every May, featuring music, entertainment, food, and family activities.
Contact: mimicovillage@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Mirvish Village BIA (map) is located along Bathurst Avenue from Herrick Street to London Street, and along Bloor Street West from Bathurst Avenue to Markham Street – the area where Honest Ed’s retail store was formerly located. Established in 2005, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and cafes.
Contact: mirvishbiacoord@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Mount Dennis BIA (map) is located along Weston Road from Lambton Avenue in the south to Ray Avenue in the north, with Eglinton Avenue West intersecting the area at its mid-point. The BIA is largely made up of personal service businesses, retail shops, restaurants and cafes.
Contact: (416) 518-9212 / laura@mountdennisbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Mount Pleasant Village BIA (map) is located along Mount Pleasant Road from Davisville Avenue to just north of Eglinton Avenue. Established in 2008, the BIA is made up of restaurants and cafes, food vendors, boutique stores, health and wellness practitioners, and personal-service businesses.
Contact: (416) 262-9692 / info@mountpleasantvillage.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Oakwood Village BIA (map) is located along Oakwood Avenue from Earlsdale Avenue in the south to Bude Street in the north. Established in 2008, the BIA is made up of service-oriented businesses, retail stores, food vendors, restaurants, cafes and sports bars.
Contact: info@oakwoodvillage.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Old Town Toronto BIA (map), (formerly St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA) located in Old Town extends from Richmond Street East and/or Britain Street in the north to Lakeshore Boulevard in the south, and from Yonge Street and/or Victoria Street in the west to Parliament Street in the east. Established in 1994, the BIA is made up of restaurants, cafes and food vendors – many located within the historic St. Lawrence Market complex – as well as professional and personal service providers, retail stores, health and wellness providers, and performance arts venues. The area is the site of several annual events, including Music and Movies in St. James Park, Feast of St. Lawrence, Bard in Berczy, Berczy Beats, 1812 Legacy Project and Cavalcade of Lights.
Contact: (416) 410-9242 / info@stlawrencemarketbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Ossington Avenue BIA (map) is located along Ossington Avenue from just north of Queen Street West to Dundas Street West. Established in 2014, the BIA is made up of restaurants, bars, boutique storefronts and service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / ossingtonbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
Contact: mimicovillage@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Mirvish Village BIA (map) is located along Bathurst Avenue from Herrick Street to London Street, and along Bloor Street West from Bathurst Avenue to Markham Street – the area where Honest Ed’s retail store was formerly located. Established in 2005, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and cafes.
Contact: mirvishbiacoord@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Mount Dennis BIA (map) is located along Weston Road from Lambton Avenue in the south to Ray Avenue in the north, with Eglinton Avenue West intersecting the area at its mid-point. The BIA is largely made up of personal service businesses, retail shops, restaurants and cafes.
Contact: (416) 518-9212 / laura@mountdennisbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Mount Pleasant Village BIA (map) is located along Mount Pleasant Road from Davisville Avenue to just north of Eglinton Avenue. Established in 2008, the BIA is made up of restaurants and cafes, food vendors, boutique stores, health and wellness practitioners, and personal-service businesses.
Contact: (416) 262-9692 / info@mountpleasantvillage.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- Oakwood Village BIA (map) is located along Oakwood Avenue from Earlsdale Avenue in the south to Bude Street in the north. Established in 2008, the BIA is made up of service-oriented businesses, retail stores, food vendors, restaurants, cafes and sports bars.
Contact: info@oakwoodvillage.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Old Town Toronto BIA (map), (formerly St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA) located in Old Town extends from Richmond Street East and/or Britain Street in the north to Lakeshore Boulevard in the south, and from Yonge Street and/or Victoria Street in the west to Parliament Street in the east. Established in 1994, the BIA is made up of restaurants, cafes and food vendors – many located within the historic St. Lawrence Market complex – as well as professional and personal service providers, retail stores, health and wellness providers, and performance arts venues. The area is the site of several annual events, including Music and Movies in St. James Park, Feast of St. Lawrence, Bard in Berczy, Berczy Beats, 1812 Legacy Project and Cavalcade of Lights.
Contact: (416) 410-9242 / info@stlawrencemarketbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Ossington Avenue BIA (map) is located along Ossington Avenue from just north of Queen Street West to Dundas Street West. Established in 2014, the BIA is made up of restaurants, bars, boutique storefronts and service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / ossingtonbia@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Pape Village BIA (map) is located along Pape Avenue from Mortimer Avenue to just north of Gamble Avenue. Established in 1986, the BIA is comprised of retail stores, personal service providers, restaurants and cafes, food vendors, and more. The BIA hosts an annual summer street festival featuring food, music and sidewalk sales.
Contact: (647) 447-2779 / info@papevillage.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Parkdale Village BIA (map) is located along Queen Street West from Dufferin Street to Roncesvalles Avenue. Established in 1978, the BIA is made up of retail shops – including a cluster of antique stores – restaurants, cafes, and various service-providing businesses.
Contact: (416) 536-6918 / manager@parkdalevillagebia.com / Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Queen Street West BIA (map) is located along Queen Street West from Simcoe Street to Bathurst Street. The BIA is made up of retail stores (more than 50 per cent of businesses in the area), many of which are fashion-focused, as well as restaurants, cafes, bars, and service-oriented businesses.
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / queenstreetto@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Regal Heights Village BIA (map) is located along St. Clair Avenue West between Winona Drive and Westmount Avenue. Established in 2000 (as the former St. Clair West BIA), the Regal Heights Village BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants, cafes and service-providing businesses.
Contact: (437) 235-1299 / regalheightsto@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Riverside District BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East from the East Don Roadway to Empire Avenue. The BIA was established in 1980. Rich in history, green spaces and public art, the BIA includes over 100 unique eateries, retails shops, boutiques and a range of professional services. The BIA is home to many attractions such as De Grassi Street, the Riverside bridge – illuminated nightly in dynamic colours – The Broadview Hotel, and The Opera House.
Contact: (416) 466-8167 / office@riverside-to.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Rogers Road BIA (map) was established in 2019. It is bounded by Weston Road to the west and Bronoco Avenue to the east, and the area along Keele Street, south to Lavender Road.
Contact: rogersroadbia@outlook.com / Instagram
- Roncesvalles Village BIA (map) is located along Roncesvalles Avenue from Queen Street West to Boustead Avenue. Established in BIA in 1985, the BIA is comprised of retail shops, restaurants and delis – with some still reflecting the area’s Polish heritage – as well as cafes, bakeries, pubs, and a range of healthcare and other professional services. The annual Roncesvalles Polish Festival has taken place in the neighbourhood every September since 2005, drawing upwards of 300,000 people who come to enjoy live entertainment, food and family activities. In June, we celebrate our local music, arts, community and entrepreneurial spirit at Roncy Rocks.
Contact: (416) 537-2701 / info@roncesvallesvillage.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Rosedale Main Street BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street between Crescent Road in the south and Woodlawn Avenue in the north. Rosedale Main Street BIA represents one of Toronto’s most historic and finest communities fusing art, wellness, restaurants, cafes and boutiques. The BIA represents more than 180 businesses from Woodlawn Avenue to Ramsden Park along Toronto’s prominent Yonge Street. The BIA is led by a team of committed volunteer board members who strive to continue to make Rosedale the premier destination to live, shop and visit. The BIA hosts the annual Cavalcade of Lights Tree Lighting Festival in November, and the Rosedale Art Fair in June.
Contact: (647) 342-0821 / info@rosedalemainstreet.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Sheppard East Village BIA (map) is located along Sheppard Avenue East from Midland Avenue to Markham Road. Established in 2007, the BIA has more than 500 members and is largely made up of retail stores, restaurants, professional offices and many other service providers.
Contact: (416) 607-5399 / ernie@sevbia.com / Facebook / X
- Shop The Queensway BIA (map) is located along The Queensway from Parklawn Road to just west of Kipling Avenue. The BIA is largely made up of restaurants, cafes and retail stores, as well as a range of personal service providers.
Contact: info@shoptheQueensway.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- St. Clair Gardens BIA (map) is located on St. Clair Avenue West from McRoberts Avenue to just west of Old Weston Road. Established in 1985, the BIA is mainly comprised of retail stores and various service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Corn Fest on St. Clair community event.
Contact: (416) 628-8269 / info@stclairgardens-bia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Beach BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East from Coxwell Avenue to Neville Park Road. The BIA is located on Queen Street East in Toronto’s famous Beach neighbourhood. The area boasts a significant number of businesses that are independently owned and operated; including many retail shops and boutiques, restaurants and cafes, service-providing businesses, and health and wellness providers. The BIA hosts a number of annual events, including Movie Nights in the Park, and Halloween on Queen.
Contact: (416) 693-2242 / office@thebeachvillage.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Eglinton Way BIA (map) is located along Eglinton Avenue West between Oriole Parkway and Chaplin Crescent. The BIA is made up of retail shops and boutiques, food vendors, cafes, health and wellness practitioners, and professional service providers.
Contact: (416) 487-3294 / info@theeglintonway.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Junction BIA (map) is anchored at Dundas Street West and Keele Street, and extends east to Indian Grove and west to Quebec Avenue. Building on the area’s history as the original commercial strip for the West Toronto railway connection community, the BIA provides a resource and hub for the diverse mix of businesses that welcome patrons to enjoy this vibrant neighbourhood.The Junction is recognized as one of the ‘hip’ communities by the New York Times and one of the 50 “coolest neighbourhoods” in the world by Time Out. It is well known for being the Patio Lover’s Paradise of Toronto in the summer, and for hosting the annual Window Wonderland in the winter, an interactive, outdoor gallery featuring unique augmented reality installations by local and international artists.
Contact: office@torontojunction.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Kingsway BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West between Prince Edward Drive and Mimico Creek. Established in 1973 (and expanded in 2003), The Kingsway BIA is a mix of specialty shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes, a preserved theatre, professional and medical services, and events throughout the year that bring families and the community together.
Contact: (416) 239-8243 / info@thekingsway.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- The Waterfront BIA (map) is mainly centred along Queen’s Quay West from Yonge Street to Stadium Road, and includes the Toronto Islands. Established in 2004 and expanded in 2016, the Waterfront BIA supports the continued growth of the waterfront as a premier destination that is well-connected to the rest of the city and is beautiful, clean and vibrant year-round. BIA activities include representing the area on key policy and advocacy issues, making targeted public realm improvements, and highlighting the area’s vibrancy with activations and daily promotion online.
Contact: (416) 596-9821 / info@waterfrontbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- The Toronto Downtown West BIA (map) is a thriving commercial hub of creative houses, hospitality and retail that generally extends from Richmond Street West to Lakeshore Boulevard, and from Bathurst Street to Simcoe Street and/or west of York Street. From the Scotiabank Arena to The Well, from the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts to the Factory Theatre, the Downtown West BIA includes many of Toronto’s most iconic cultural landmarks and is home to an array of talent that comprises the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet of Canada, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mirvish Productions, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, and more.
Contact: info@tdwbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Trinity Bellwoods BIA (map) is located along Dundas Street West from Bathurst Street to Grace Street. Established in 2007, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, and service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Do Design event in January – when storefronts on Dundas Street West become exhibition venues for design objects – and Film Nights in Trinity Bellwoods Park in the summer.
Contact: tribellondundas@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Upper Village BIA (map) is located along Eglinton Avenue West between Bathurst Street and Strathearn Road. Established in 1983, the BIA is made up of retail shops, boutiques, restaurants, cafes, and service-oriented businesses.
Contact: hello@uppervillageto.com / Facebook / Instagram
Contact: (416) 801-5910 / queenstreetto@gmail.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Regal Heights Village BIA (map) is located along St. Clair Avenue West between Winona Drive and Westmount Avenue. Established in 2000 (as the former St. Clair West BIA), the Regal Heights Village BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants, cafes and service-providing businesses.
Contact: (437) 235-1299 / regalheightsto@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Riverside District BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East from the East Don Roadway to Empire Avenue. The BIA was established in 1980. Rich in history, green spaces and public art, the BIA includes over 100 unique eateries, retails shops, boutiques and a range of professional services. The BIA is home to many attractions such as De Grassi Street, the Riverside bridge – illuminated nightly in dynamic colours – The Broadview Hotel, and The Opera House.
Contact: (416) 466-8167 / office@riverside-to.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Rogers Road BIA (map) was established in 2019. It is bounded by Weston Road to the west and Bronoco Avenue to the east, and the area along Keele Street, south to Lavender Road.
Contact: rogersroadbia@outlook.com / Instagram
- Roncesvalles Village BIA (map) is located along Roncesvalles Avenue from Queen Street West to Boustead Avenue. Established in BIA in 1985, the BIA is comprised of retail shops, restaurants and delis – with some still reflecting the area’s Polish heritage – as well as cafes, bakeries, pubs, and a range of healthcare and other professional services. The annual Roncesvalles Polish Festival has taken place in the neighbourhood every September since 2005, drawing upwards of 300,000 people who come to enjoy live entertainment, food and family activities. In June, we celebrate our local music, arts, community and entrepreneurial spirit at Roncy Rocks.
Contact: (416) 537-2701 / info@roncesvallesvillage.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Rosedale Main Street BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street between Crescent Road in the south and Woodlawn Avenue in the north. Rosedale Main Street BIA represents one of Toronto’s most historic and finest communities fusing art, wellness, restaurants, cafes and boutiques. The BIA represents more than 180 businesses from Woodlawn Avenue to Ramsden Park along Toronto’s prominent Yonge Street. The BIA is led by a team of committed volunteer board members who strive to continue to make Rosedale the premier destination to live, shop and visit. The BIA hosts the annual Cavalcade of Lights Tree Lighting Festival in November, and the Rosedale Art Fair in June.
Contact: (647) 342-0821 / info@rosedalemainstreet.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Sheppard East Village BIA (map) is located along Sheppard Avenue East from Midland Avenue to Markham Road. Established in 2007, the BIA has more than 500 members and is largely made up of retail stores, restaurants, professional offices and many other service providers.
Contact: (416) 607-5399 / ernie@sevbia.com / Facebook / X
- Shop The Queensway BIA (map) is located along The Queensway from Parklawn Road to just west of Kipling Avenue. The BIA is largely made up of restaurants, cafes and retail stores, as well as a range of personal service providers.
Contact: info@shoptheQueensway.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- St. Clair Gardens BIA (map) is located on St. Clair Avenue West from McRoberts Avenue to just west of Old Weston Road. Established in 1985, the BIA is mainly comprised of retail stores and various service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Corn Fest on St. Clair community event.
Contact: (416) 628-8269 / info@stclairgardens-bia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Beach BIA (map) is located along Queen Street East from Coxwell Avenue to Neville Park Road. The BIA is located on Queen Street East in Toronto’s famous Beach neighbourhood. The area boasts a significant number of businesses that are independently owned and operated; including many retail shops and boutiques, restaurants and cafes, service-providing businesses, and health and wellness providers. The BIA hosts a number of annual events, including Movie Nights in the Park, and Halloween on Queen.
Contact: (416) 693-2242 / office@thebeachvillage.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Eglinton Way BIA (map) is located along Eglinton Avenue West between Oriole Parkway and Chaplin Crescent. The BIA is made up of retail shops and boutiques, food vendors, cafes, health and wellness practitioners, and professional service providers.
Contact: (416) 487-3294 / info@theeglintonway.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Junction BIA (map) is anchored at Dundas Street West and Keele Street, and extends east to Indian Grove and west to Quebec Avenue. Building on the area’s history as the original commercial strip for the West Toronto railway connection community, the BIA provides a resource and hub for the diverse mix of businesses that welcome patrons to enjoy this vibrant neighbourhood.The Junction is recognized as one of the ‘hip’ communities by the New York Times and one of the 50 “coolest neighbourhoods” in the world by Time Out. It is well known for being the Patio Lover’s Paradise of Toronto in the summer, and for hosting the annual Window Wonderland in the winter, an interactive, outdoor gallery featuring unique augmented reality installations by local and international artists.
Contact: office@torontojunction.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Kingsway BIA (map) is located along Bloor Street West between Prince Edward Drive and Mimico Creek. Established in 1973 (and expanded in 2003), The Kingsway BIA is a mix of specialty shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes, a preserved theatre, professional and medical services, and events throughout the year that bring families and the community together.
Contact: (416) 239-8243 / info@thekingsway.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- The Waterfront BIA (map) is mainly centred along Queen’s Quay West from Yonge Street to Stadium Road, and includes the Toronto Islands. Established in 2004 and expanded in 2016, the Waterfront BIA supports the continued growth of the waterfront as a premier destination that is well-connected to the rest of the city and is beautiful, clean and vibrant year-round. BIA activities include representing the area on key policy and advocacy issues, making targeted public realm improvements, and highlighting the area’s vibrancy with activations and daily promotion online.
Contact: (416) 596-9821 / info@waterfrontbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube
- The Toronto Downtown West BIA (map) is a thriving commercial hub of creative houses, hospitality and retail that generally extends from Richmond Street West to Lakeshore Boulevard, and from Bathurst Street to Simcoe Street and/or west of York Street. From the Scotiabank Arena to The Well, from the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts to the Factory Theatre, the Downtown West BIA includes many of Toronto’s most iconic cultural landmarks and is home to an array of talent that comprises the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet of Canada, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mirvish Productions, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, and more.
Contact: info@tdwbia.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- Trinity Bellwoods BIA (map) is located along Dundas Street West from Bathurst Street to Grace Street. Established in 2007, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, and service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Do Design event in January – when storefronts on Dundas Street West become exhibition venues for design objects – and Film Nights in Trinity Bellwoods Park in the summer.
Contact: tribellondundas@gmail.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Upper Village BIA (map) is located along Eglinton Avenue West between Bathurst Street and Strathearn Road. Established in 1983, the BIA is made up of retail shops, boutiques, restaurants, cafes, and service-oriented businesses.
Contact: hello@uppervillageto.com / Facebook / Instagram
- Uptown Yonge BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street from Roehampton Avenue in the south to Glengrove Avenue West and Glengowan Road in the north. Established in 2005, the BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants, pubs, health and wellness practitioners and service-oriented businesses.
Contact: (416) 985-4924 / info@uptownyonge.com / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube
- Village of Islington BIA (map) is generally located along Dundas Street West from Montgomery Road to Kipling Avenue. Established in 1986, the BIA is made up of retail stores, health and wellness providers, restaurants, pubs, and a range of professional and personal service businesses. The Village of Islington is home to 28 murals depicting the area’s history, some of which were created with a grant from the City of Toronto’s Mural Street Art Program. The BIA organizes walking tours of these murals.
Contact: (647) 703-4802 / info@villageofislington.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- West Queen West BIA (map) is located along Queen Street West between Bathurst Street and Gladstone Avenue. Established in 2005, the BIA is made up of retail stores (more than half of all businesses in the area) specializing in fashion, design and style. It also includes restaurants, cafes and galleries. More than 400 businesses are part of the BIA.
Contact: (416) 820-2727 / web@westqueenwest.ca / Facebook / Instagram
- Weston Village BIA (map) is located along Weston Road between Wilby Crescent and Church Street. Established in 1979 – one of the oldest Business Improvement Areas in Toronto – Weston Village BIA is comprised of retail stores, restaurants and professional and personal service providers. The BIA hosts the annual Santa Claus Parade as well as a weekly farmer’s market that runs from May through October. A boundary expansion was approved by City Council in 2018.
Contact: (416) 249-0691 / admin@westonvillagebia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Wexford Heights BIA (map) is located along Lawrence Avenue East from Victoria Park Avenue to Beacon Road west of Birchmount Road. Established in 2004, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and food vendors – many offering Middle Eastern cuisine – as well as professional and personal service-providing businesses. The BIA hosts the annual Taste of Lawrence, an event featuring food, live entertainment and family activities that draws upwards of 100,000 attendees.
Contact: (416) 288-1718 / wexfordbia@rogers.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Wilson Village BIA (map) is primarily located along Wilson Avenue from Transit Road to just west of Keele Street, extending south to Highway 401 and north to Carl Hall Road where it incorporates part of Downsview Airport. Established in 2013, the BIA is made up of restaurants, retail stores and service providers – more than 260 businesses in total.
Contact: (647) 349-2424 / info@wilsonbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube
- Wychwood Heights BIA (map) is located along St. Clair West Avenue from east of Hilton Avenue to Humewood Avenue west of Christie Street. Established in 2002, the BIA is made up of retail stores, restaurants, health and wellness practitioners, and a range of service-providing businesses.
Contact: info@wychwoodheight.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Yonge & St. Clair BIA (map) consists of the area along Yonge Street bounded by Woodlawn Avenue to the south and Heath Street to the north, and the area along St. Clair Avenue from Avoca Avenue in the east to Avenue Road in the west. A boundary expansion was approved by City Council in 2018.
Contact: (416) 551-2523 / info@yongestclair.ca / Facebook / X / Instagram
- Yonge Lawrence Village BIA (map) is located along Yonge Street from south of Lawrence Avenue to Donwoods Drive. Established in 2001, the Yonge Lawrence Village BIA is comprised of owner-operated shops and services plus some of Toronto’s best restaurants. The BIA hosts the annual Village Day & Sidewalk, and has undertaken a number of streetscaping Initiatives including decorative pole banners, benches, hanging flower baskets and decorative lights attached to hydro poles.
Contact: (647) 255-8834 / info@ylvbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
- The Yonge North York BIA (map) is located along the Yonge street corridor North of the 401 to just North of Finch Avenue. The Yonge North York BIA, formed in 2021, serves approximately 1600+ member businesses and commercial properties. A range of street level restaurants and shops, as well as a number of office buildings and shopping centers house a variety of businesses and service providers. The BIA’s main pillars of focus for project development and improvements are public realm, marketing and local economic development.
Contact: (416) 432-6998 / hello@yongenorthyork.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn
- York-Eglinton BIA (map) is located along Eglinton Avenue West between Marlee Avenue and Dufferin Street, and along the east side of Dufferin Street from Eglinton Avenue to Whitmore Avenue. Established in 1981, the BIA is made up of retail shops, restaurants and service-providers – many of which reflect the area’s Caribbean and Italian cultural connections. The BIA hosts an annual International Street Festival in August as well as the Celebrate Winter event.
Contact: (416) 789-1835 / info@yorkbia.com / Facebook / X / Instagram
To learn more about Toronto's Business Improvement Areas, visit the BIAs webpage. Should you have any questions about the BIAs in Toronto, feel free to reach out to the Toronto BIA Office: (416) 392-1291 and biaoffice@toronto.ca.