Sponsorship Opportunities
Site Sponsor
Your business can be featured on the home page of myOntario.ca by way of a photo or self-hosted video (and if we say so ourselves, video looks pretty cool) surrounding our main search bar.
This image should be 1920px by 1080px (FHD) and will occupy the full width and the top 75% of the visitor’s browser viewport. This opportunity is offered on an exclusive basis only and an annual term.
An existing Site Sponsor may renew at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Site Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Regional (Tier 1) Sponsor
There are a total of fifteen (15) Tourism Regions featured on myontario.ca, all of which are displayed on the site’s home page.
- Northwest Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie Algoma
- Northeast Ontario
- Muskoka Parry Sound Algoinquin
- Haliburton Highlands Ottawa Valley
- Ottawa and Countryside
- Bruce Grey Simcoe
- York Durham Headwaters
- Kawarthas Northumberland
- Southeast Ontario
- Huron Perth Waterloo Wellington
- Hamilton Halton Brant
- Greater Toronto Area
- Southwest Ontario
- Niagara
The Regional (Tier 1) Sponsor will be featured by having an image of their business utilised on the home page (within the ‘Explore the Regions of Ontario!’ section pictured left) and the Explore Ontario page and in any other circumstance where Regions are displayed. In addition, under the Region description the sponsoring business will be noted.
Regional (Tier 1) Sponsorships are available on an exclusive basis (single sponsor per Region) and annual term.
An existing Regional Sponsor may renew for a further term of one year at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Regional Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Locality (Tier 2) Sponsor - City or Town
Your business will be featured on the Tier 2 Locality home page (as pictured left). This image should be 1920px by 1080px (FHD) and will occupy the full width and the top 75% of the visitor’s browser viewport.
Tier 2 Localities are a smaller geographic area within a Region. Examples would be Barrie within Bruce Grey Simcoe, Prince Edward County in Southeast Ontario or Toronto within the Greater Toronto Area.
Images must be of your business (as displayed) and not a graphic of your logo or listing your services and are subject to approval.
Locality (Tier 2) Sponsorships are available on an exclusive basis (single sponsor per Locality) and annual term.
An existing Locality Sponsor may renew for a further term of one year at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Locality Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Community (Tier 3) Sponsor - Village / Neighbourhood / Community
As with Locality Sponsors, a Community Sponsor (Tier 3) will be featured by having an image of their business utilised on the Explore Ontario page and in any other circumstances where Communities or Neighbourhoods are displayed. In addition, under the Community description the sponsoring business will be noted.
Tier 3 Community Sponsorships are available on an exclusive basis (single sponsor per Neighbourhood) and annual term.
An existing Community Sponsor may renew for a further term of one year at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Community Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Category Sponsor
Similar to Regional and Locality Sponsors, a Category Sponsor will be featured by having an image of their business utilised on the Explore Ontario page and in any other circumstance where listing Categories are displayed.
In addition, under the Category description the sponsoring business will be noted.
Categories are listings for a given market segment. An examples would be Accommodations.
Category Sponsorships are available on an exclusive basis (single sponsor per Category) on an annual basis.
An existing Category Sponsor may renew for a further term of one year at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Category Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Sub-Category Sponsor
As with Category Sponsors, a Sub-Category Sponsor will be featured by having an image of their business utilised on the Explore Ontario page and in any other circumstances where listing Sub-Categories are displayed. In addition, under the Sub-Category description the sponsoring business will be noted.
Sub-categories are a subset of a given Category. Examples would be Restaurants within Dining and “Parks and Camping”within Outdoor Activities.
Sub-category Sponsorships are available on an exclusive basis (single sponsor per Sub-Category) on an annual basis.
An existing Sub-category Sponsor may renew for a further term of one year at any point prior to the expiration of the current term. Should the current Sub-category Sponsor decline to renew prior to the expiration of their current term the position will become vacant and available.
Sponsored Content / Native Advertising
We regularly post tourism related and other news on the site and are pleased to be able to offer your business the opportunity to have your message included.
All such sponsor provided content is clearly marked as ‘Sponsored’ and appears alongside our own. In addition to being posted on our myOntario.ca blog, your content will be promoted on our social media platforms to maximize exposure.
Articles must be prepared by the sponsor with all applicable images provided in web ready format.
Final editorial approval rests with myOntario.ca to ensure your message meets our editorial guidelines for publication.
Articles may be a maximum of 1,000 words and contain a maximum of eight (8) images — which may be presented either in-line or in a gallery format. The subject matter must be related to travel and tourism within Ontario.
All articles on myOntario.ca are presented in reverse chronological order with new items appearing at the top. Sponsored articles will follow the same timeline and will be archived on the site once they have fallen off the main blog page.
Sponsored Content is priced per article and is available on the site for the period agreed upon. Additional charges will apply should preparation of either the text content or images is required.
All prices listed are subject to the applicable taxes and payable in advance.
Photographs are to be submitted in the appropriate format and size or an additional preparation fee may be required.
Regional, Locality, Community and Category Sponsors must reflect the location or category and are subject to acceptance. The term “images” on this page refers to photographs of either the exterior or interior of the sponsoring business so as to match the overall site appearance.
Graphics listing menus, sales or other features may be displayed on the sponsor’s own Business Listing’s (supplied at no charge) image gallery.