Want to advertise with Kingston Transit? You can book your ads here:
- For bus ads, contact Lamar Transit at 1-877-233-2833.
- For bench ads, contact Creative Outdoor at 1-800-661-6088.
Donations, sponsorships and advertising are three different methods for your organization or business to support different events or initiatives that matter to you and reach your target audience.
We can help your business reach your target audience through paid advertising in our publications and facilities.
Want to advertise with Kingston Transit? You can book your ads here:
There are opportunities to reach over one million people each year within our recreation facilities and arenas. This includes rink board ads, in-ice logos, window display ads, recycling container promotions and outdoor marina ads.
Email mktg@cityofkingston.ca, we can always design a customized package to reach your target audience.
Located at the INVISTA Centre, YGK Airport and Kingston Grand Theatre, these digital screens reach over a million visitors to our facilities. Multi-location and non-profit organization discounts are available.
Contact Creative Display at 613-389-0088 ext. 5334
Naming rights for our facilities and programs enable you to reach Kingston residents and visitors every day of the year. This high level brand visibility presents an excellent opportunity for businesses to connect with a diverse customer base and celebrate community spirit.
Ice pad 1: Sold to UFit
Available! The City presents numerous events annually using a movable concert stage. A naming rights sponsor for the stage will have its name featured at every event and can take advantage of year-round advertising on the exterior of the stage trailer located in its storage location at the INVISTA Centre.
Facility naming: Sold to Culligan Water
Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin
Available! The Confederation Basin Promenade project includes a new accessible walkway and public space experience on the existing rock breakwall that shelters Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin and will be accessed from the waterfront pathway and Battery Park. Naming rights for spaces within the Promenade are available.
Kingston East Community Centre
Splash Pad available! We are committed to presenting accessible spaces and places for residents of all ages to enjoy. Woodbine Park is one of the most active parks in Kingston and the naming of the splash pad is an excellent naming rights opportunity for brand awareness and targeted messaging towards active families.
Departure Lounge: Sold to Assante Wealth Management Fenlon Financial
Corporate sponsorship with the City of Kingston is an excellent way to feature your brand to a target audience. Our team will work with you to find the best solution that fits your business needs.
If you are interested in learning more about our different sponsorship opportunities, email mktg@cityofkingston.ca or call 613-546-4281 ext. 1143.
We organize several featured events throughout the year, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to our public spaces. Corporate support helps keep these events accessible to all. These events can showcase your company and provide a unique way to reach your target audience(s). We look forward to helping you reach your target market through one of our events or festivals.
Current 2025 feature event sponsorship opportunities:
Other sponsorship opportunities
Current sponsorship opportunities:
This highly anticipated exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History is on its way to the PumpHouse Museum this spring. As a sponsor, you will reach thousands of families from Kingston and beyond who are keen to learn more about one of the most beloved creatures of the past – dinosaurs. This exhibition will explore the unbroken line between the charismatic dinosaurs that dominated the planet for about 170 million years and modern birds.
Help support City projects through our dedicated donation opportunities.
Projects that will benefit from your support:
If you would like to donate to a project not listed here, please email mktg@cityofkingston.ca.
If you make a donation through CanadaHelps, you'll promptly receive your tax receipt by email or in your CanadaHelps account.
If you donate in person at City Hall, you will be given an official tax receipt, which you can use when you file your personal income taxes.
To be eligible for a receipt, your donations must meet the following criteria:
If you request it, an official tax receipt will be mailed to you by Feb. 28 of the following calendar year. For instance, if you make a donation on or before Dec. 31, 2023, you'll receive a tax receipt no later than Feb. 28, 2024.
Municipalities can give official donation receipts for gifts and receive money from registered charities according to tax laws, but we do not have a charitable number.
Our policy ensures that City staff follow the Income Tax Act when taking donations and giving tax receipts. We cannot transfer money to individuals or groups that do not meet legal requirements.
Monetary donations
We will provide an Official Tax Receipt for income tax purposes for monetary donations made during the current year to the person or group who donated, under these conditions:
Please keep in mind that receipts can only be issued in the name of the actual donor and not on behalf of someone else.
Non-monetary donations
These are considered non-cash donations or gifts-in-kind, which include:
All gifts-in-kind are subject to a formal offer and review process. The donor is required to:
Non-qualifying gifts
According to the Canada Revenue Agency, official tax receipts for income tax purposes cannot be issued for the following donations:
We can choose to accept or decline any donation, with reasons provided for rejections.
The City of Kingston’s logo represents the corporation of the City of Kingston and must not be used without our consent. Any approved affiliated entity using the logo must conform to visual guidelines.
Permission is granted for the following uses:
Our logo should not be used without permission or reproduced for commercial purposes, such as selling items that have the logo on it.
Unauthorized use of the City of Kingston logo will result in legal action. The City can, at any time, withdraw consent for logo usage if usage has been deemed inappropriate.
If you have been granted logo permissions, follow all usage requirements. If you have been provided with language to accompany the logo, use this unaltered.
For any questions or if you are unable to fulfill requirements or use provided assets or copy without alterations reach out to the City representative with whom you have been working or email communications@cityofkingston.ca.
Download the complete City logo guidelines.
Summarized guidelines:
Contact
Marketing and Revenue Development
British Whig Building
310 King St. E
Kingston, ON K7L 3B4
mktg@cityofkingston.ca
Phone: 613-546-4291 ext. 1143
The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.
Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.
Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.
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