Buyer FAQs Alberta

Registration and attendance is FREE at the Alberta Gift + Home Market.

You can either register online or call the Alberta Gift + Home Market registration department at 416.642.1038 or 800.750.1967.

Once your company has been registered on our database, you will be sent an email asking you to confirm your attendance to our show.

If you did not receive an email, please email registration@cangift.org

Please contact the Retail Engagement Department at registration@cangift.org, or contact us at 800.750.1967 or 416.642.1038.

If you registered to attend the show before January 27, 2023, and received your buyers badge in the mail, that’s all you need to gain entry.

If you registered to attend the show but did not receive your buyers badge in the mail, but you did receive an email with a QR Code, you can use this to pick up your badge at one of our registration desks.

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 area can be found just inside the main entrance of the Edmonton Expo Centre.

You can find this number on select registration emails that we’ve sent to you in the past.

You will see a number typically with your Last Name underneath it. This number is your CanGift Reference Number. Can’t find it? Please email us at registration@cangift.org and just include the subject line REFERENCE NUMBER.

Your CanGift Reference number is your unique personal ID# that helps us serve you better. Use your ID# whenever you contact us on our website, by email, phone or onsite at any of our Shows.

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

• A completed Registration form
• Company and Buyer identification

For acceptable forms of Company and individual Buyer identification, click here.

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.

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.

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.

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

Why do we ask retailers to provide their Business License or Registration?

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. A character or personal reference from an owner, either in person or in writing, will not be accepted as ID.

The Alberta Gift + Home Market is accessible to all visitors. The Edmonton EXPO Centre does not currently provide onsite availability of wheelchairs and electric mobility scooters. However, wheelchairs and electric mobility scooters can be rented from Eco Medical Equipment, 780.483.6232. If you have any questions relating to this service, please contact the registration department at 416.642.1038 or 800.750.1967 for assistance.