Buyer FAQ

Registration and attendance is FREE at the Alberta Gift + Home Market. Please visit our REGISTRATION page for more information.

Please contact the Retail Engagement Department at registration@cangift.org, or contact us at 800.750.1967 or 416.642.1046

If you attended the Alberta Gift + Home Market in 2022 or 2023 you are automatically registered to attend the 2024 show. 

NEW! This show we are sending your print at home badge directly to the email address we have on file.  Simply print the badge onto a standard 81/2” x 11” piece of white paper, follow the folding guidelines and bring your badge to the show.  Badge holders will be available as you enter the show and at the show office.

If you haven’t attended in a while, need to add new people to your account or are visiting for the first time please visit our REGISTRATION page for more information.

Yes, you can register onsite at the show.

Please have your completed registration form (click HERE to download a copy) and supporting documentation with you, or on a mobile device, and visit one of our registration desks.

We will then create an account for you.

Our registration desk can be found just outside of Hall H at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

As the owner of the company, you will need to provide the following:

A completed Registration form.
Company and Buyer identification.
If your Company is already registered with the Canadian Gift Association, then just one form of Buyer identification that shows your affiliation to the registered Company is required.

For more information please visit our REGISTRATION page.

Other acceptable forms of identification include:

• Employee ID card, or company insurance card identifying applicant with personal information blocked out *
• Company credit card identifying applicant and company, with personal information blocked out *
• Copy of T-4 or W-2 form (must be imprinted, no handwritten forms are accepted) with personal information blocked out *
• Company cancelled payroll cheque copied on both sides, or a copy of a payroll printout
  *i.e., Bank account numbers, SIN, personal address, personal phone or fax number.

Since this a trade-only event, all attendees must qualify to attend by providing business and personal ID.

It’s simple. At the Canadian Gift Association, protecting your business is our business! Exhibitors and visitors to our events make a substantial investment in the CanGift Markets. By asking you to provide documentation identifying you as a retailer, and not a member of the public, we are maintaining the integrity of your business while ensuring exhibitors meet their most important customer — you.

Two forms of acceptable identification must be submitted for each new Buyer – one form of Company, and one form of Buyer identification.

If your Company is already registered with the Canadian Gift Association, then just one form of Buyer identification that shows your affiliation to the registered Company is required.

For acceptable forms of company and individual buyer identification, please click here.

Every business should keep records of their employees, whether full or part-time. You should be able to issue some official document confirming an individual’s employment. If you cannot provide any documentation, this person cannot be registered to attend the show.

No one under the age of 16 is permitted on the show floor. Special accommodations are made for babies under one year of age with a Release Indemnification Form available at Registration. Infants must be carried in a baby carrier or sling. Strollers for infants are not permitted on the show floor. Pets are not allowed. However, this does not apply to guide dogs or service animals. A guest with a disability accompanied by a guide dog or service animal will be allowed access.