Here’s the latest on Toronto Tech Week based on recent public reporting.
- Toronto Tech Week returned in 2025 as a citywide tech celebration after Collision left Toronto; organizers positioned it as a community-driven alternative with hundreds of events across the city, including a notable Homecoming mainstage.[1][2]
- In 2026, Toronto Tech Week was positioned for a multi-year partnership with the City of Toronto, signaling ongoing municipal support and a broader, longer-term push to attract talent and investment; the event was scheduled for late May 2026 with prominent sponsors continuing, including Shopify and Google Cloud.[3][4]
- Media coverage in 2025-2026 framed Toronto Tech Week as the largest grassroots tech gathering in Canada, with thousands of attendees across hundreds of events and a diversified program of panels, hackathons, demos, and social activities.[6][9][3]
Key players and sponsors to watch
- City of Toronto (official partner), Shopify, Google Cloud, and a wide ecosystem of organizers and partners from BetaKit, TechTO, and other local groups.[2][3][6]
- Homecoming Mainstage events have been highlighted as flagship moments within the week.[2]
What to expect this year
- A citywide slate of independent, community-led events across neighborhoods, with thousands of participants expected and a focus on talent retention, startups, and collaboration across the ecosystem.[3][6]
- Programming typically includes panels, firesides, demos, hackathons, open houses, and social gatherings, leveraging venues around Toronto, such as Evergreen Brick Works in past editions and other venues citywide.[6][2]
Would you like me to pull in the most current event calendar for 2026 and highlight can’t-miss sessions, or summarize the official sponsor lineup and key venues? I can also set up a quick alert for updates if you want.[3][6]
Sources
“Toronto is a global tech hub, and that means real jobs, real growth, and real economic impact to neighbourhoods throughout the city,” said Mayor Olivia Chow. “This multi-year partnership reflects the City’s commitment to supporting the talent, ideas, and companies that power our innovation economy. Toronto Tech Week is our chance to showcase what we’re building, and invite the world to build it with us.”
www.morningstar.comToronto Tech Week, a weeklong, citywide tech initiative, will host its mainstage event, Homecoming, on June 24, 2025, at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works. The...
www.businesswire.comA weeklong, citywide collection of events with a shared purpose to connect and celebrate builders. June 23 – 27, 2025
www.torontotechweek.comYour map to navigate a jam-packed week in Toronto tech.
betakit.comA Toronto non-profit is launching a tech week for the city, filling a hole created by the recent departure of the annual Collision conference.
www.chch.comToronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what's next. From May 25-29, 2026, founders, investors, operators, and builders from Canadian tech will take over Toronto for hundreds of independent community-led events.
www.torontotechweek.com