Canada Light Expo returns for 2025
(Canada) – Canada Light Expo is set to return for its second edition from 12–13 November 2025 at the International Centre in Toronto. Organised by MEX International, the event will bring together brands, professionals, and innovators from across the lighting sector to explore the latest technologies and trends shaping the industry’s future.
The 2025 edition will feature more than 80 leading brands and 1,000+ innovative products, spanning architectural, landscape, smart, energy-efficient, human-centric, horticultural, and decorative lighting solutions. Visitors will witness how design, technology, and sustainability will transform the lighting landscape, reflecting Canada’s growing commitment to energy efficiency and sustainable infrastructure.
The Advisory Board of professionals from the lighting sector has been assembled to support the 2025 programme. Some of them include Alana Punit (Salex), Carl Huestis (Axis Lighting), Cindy Foster Warthen Director of Event Strategy (Canada Light Expo), Dan Hadash (Light Space), Dayna Bradley (Bradley Consulting), Deborah Gottesman (Gottesman Associates), Dawn Brown (OALD), Eric Teacher (STL Lighting Group), Joan Orgel (Electromart Hamilton), Martha MacEachen (Dubo Électrique), Michael Jennison (Omnilumen Technical Products), Paul Boken (Sourcery), Rozlyn Mead (Student Advisor), Shirley Coyle (Cree Lighting), and Tom Butters (The Lighting Agora).
Himani Gulati, MEX International Director of Sales- International Markets, comments: “With the second edition of Canada Light Expo, we continue our mission to advance Canada’s lighting sector through knowledge, networking, and innovation. The event reflects our commitment to creating a global-standard platform that empowers professionals to explore emerging technologies and redefine the way the world experiences light.”
The 2025 event will be supported by several sponsors and partners, including Axis and Cree as Silver Sponsors, Salex, Omnilumen, and TPL as Official Agency Partners, Sourcery as Mobile App Sponsor, and Rosco as Bronze Sponsor. Knowledge partners include The Lighting Agora and SARA National, with media support from publications such as arc Magazine, Designing Lighting, Light No , and Light Directory.
A key feature of the show will be Canada Light Talks 2025, a two-day conference comprising presentations, workshops, and panel discussions. Topics will include advancements in LED technology, human-centric design, smart lighting, sustainability, and exterior applications. The programme seeks to encourage collaboration and the exchange of insights among industry professionals.
The conference will also feature a keynote session, Integrating Lighting into Health and Wellness: Looking Beyond Circadian Mechanisms and Applications, presented by Douglas Steel. Other confirmed speakers include Dan Hadash, Dayna Bradley, Alan McIntosh, Marcel Dion, Michel Arcand, Peter Brown, and Tom Butters.
Complementing the exhibition and conference is a series of exclusive networking. The Lighting Workshop offers hands-on sessions led by experts, enabling participants to gain practical knowledge and technical insights. Enhancing the networking experience, the Lovers of Light- Canada, Cocktail Reception + Networking Game Show, moderated by Dave Young, brings together entertainment with professional interaction through two exciting rounds of themed discussions and challenges.
Adding to the lineup of interactive experiences, attendees can also participate in the Networking Luncheon sessions including Luncheon Panel on Better By Design: Why Lighting Interior and Lighting Design Collaboration Creates Better Spaces sponsored by Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO), Luncheon Panel on AI and Lighting Specification- Pros and Cons, and Breakfast Networking Interactive Workshop on Unplugged but Illuminated: Finding Balance in a Technological World by ATLA (All Things Lighting Association), and the Lighting Workshop, featuring expert-led, hands-on sessions designed to share practical knowledge and insights from the field.
A new feature for 2025, the Connections Section, will serve as an exclusive roundtable networking area, providing lighting industry professionals a dedicated space to engage and network with like-minded people. This premium feature fosters targeted discussions and meaningful collaborations. Participating associations include Lighting Agora, NLB, Nuckolls Fund, IALD Canada, IES Toronto Section, International Commission on Illumination (CNC-CIE), WILD, NEMRA Lighting, ARIDO, and WIL.
With the Canadian government’s strong push toward energy efficiency and sustainability, the country’s lighting sector is witnessing rapid transformation. The rising adoption of smart lighting technologies, supported by national initiatives and incentive programs, continues to drive innovation and demand across the industry. Canada Light Expo 2025 offers the ideal platform for architects, lighting designers, engineers, consultants, and contractors to connect, explore, and contribute to shaping the future of Canada’s smart and energy-efficient lighting landscape.
