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Why Local Matters

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Every purchase at a local market supports a dream, a family, and a community.

Toronto Made Market exists to help independent businesses thrive while encouraging people to shop local, discover emerging talent, and invest back into the city they call home.

When you support local, you help build a stronger Toronto.

Made in Toronto

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Built for Community

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Toronto Is Built on Entrepreneurship.

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    Toronto Runs Local

    More than 96,000 active businesses operate across Toronto, making the city one of Canada’s largest hubs for entrepreneurship and innovation.

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    Small Business Powers Toronto

    Businesses with fewer than 100 employees make up over 95% of Toronto businesses and collectively support nearly one million jobs across the city.

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    Shop Local, Impact Local

    Every dollar spent at a local business helps support neighbourhood jobs, independent entrepreneurs, local suppliers, and Toronto’s broader economy.

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    Toronto Creates Culture

    From artists and designers to food vendors and family-run businesses, local entrepreneurs help shape the creativity, diversity, and identity that make Toronto unique.

Toronto Runs on Small Business

Behind every café, artist booth, bakery, fashion brand, candle company, food vendor, and handmade product is a person taking a risk to build something meaningful.

Small businesses are not just part of Toronto’s culture—they are one of the biggest drivers of the city’s economy, identity, and community connection.

Toronto Made Market exists to support those businesses, amplify local entrepreneurship, and create spaces where communities can directly invest back into their city.

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