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The Toastmasters website has a page explaining what it is all about. Here are the direct listings from the Toastmasters website.

If you show up to one of these clubs, or call up and ask questions, please send in any reconnaissance information so that everyone can pool their research into which clubs are a fit.

There aren't too many groups who both meet downtown and that are open to the public. The following Toastmasters clubs are theoretically accepting new members, although many groups are private clubs for people who work at a particular company.

Intesestingly, Toronto is the Number 2 city in the world based on growth rate of local Toastmasters membership. Central and Southern Ontario has about 250 toastmasters clubs in total.

The regional toastmasters website is at: http://www.toastmasters60.org. They maintain a list of chapters and local websites.


Liberty Village Toastmasters.
They have been transplanted from Liberty Village to TechSpace on King and Spadina, and meet at 5:45 pm. These are mostly folks with independent businesses, in new media, email marketing, self-employed cameramen, and the like. There are also a few people from conventional businesses (ie, non-technology, non-new media) such as investment bankers and business coaches.
http://www.libertyvillagetoastmasters.com

Toast IT.
A crowd of corporate IT types. These folks are accounting system developers, project managers, placement specialiststs.

Le Circle.
French speaking toastmasters club, which meets near Younge and St. Clair. They are generally English speakers who want to practice their French for professional reasons.


District: 60 Club Number: 8047
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: BAY STREET BREAKFAST
Charter Date: 1/91
Meeting Place:BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
44 KING ST W 4TH FLOO
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 730AM
Phone:(416) 604 2267
Website:http://www.baystreetbreakfast.com
Email:stuart.statton rbcinvestments.com

The Bay Street Breakfast has a reputation as a hard-core group of people. It's a large crowd, generally composed of investment bankers and finance types who are serious enough to get up at 7:30 am. It's mostly the same people every week.

 

District: 60 Club Number: 6859
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: DEER PARK
Charter Date: 3/88
Meeting Place:DEER PARK PUBL SCHOOL
RM-200 / 23 FERNDALE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WKLY THUR, EXPT 1ST, 630PM
Phone:(416) 760 7105
Website:http://www.geocities.com/deerpark_toastmasters

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8568
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: DOWNSVIEW
Charter Date: 6/00
Meeting Place:1201 WILSON AVE

TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:1ST & 3RD, WED, 1200PM

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8624
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: DREW
Charter Date: 3/92
Meeting Place:EATON TOWER 32ND FLR
250 YONGE ST
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 326 8399

 

District: 60 Club Number: 806
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: E-TALK
Charter Date: 6/00
Meeting Place:AT&T
905 KING ST W 6TH FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 341 5359

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7282
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: FRONT STREET SPEAKERS
Charter Date: 2/89
Meeting Place:ROYAL BK OF CANADA
315 FRONT ST W
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1201PM
Phone:(416) 348 4573

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1693
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: GAVEL & GLASS
Charter Date: 5/55
Meeting Place:ST MARKS PRES CHURCH
1 GREENLAND RD
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 700PM
Phone:(416) 494 5349
Website:http://www.gavelnglass.on.ca
Email:president gavelnglass.on.ca

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7357
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: GUNDY GABBERS
Charter Date: 5/98
Meeting Place:CIBC WOOD GUNDY
BCE PLACE 6TH FLR
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(905) 271 6245

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1610
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: IOL
Charter Date: 1/82
Meeting Place:IMPERIAL OIL / RM 1950
111 ST. CLAIR AVE W
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:2ND & 4TH, MONDAYS, 615PM
Phone:(416) 598 0842

 

District: 60 Club Number: 5645
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: JOIE DE VIVRE
Charter Date: 9/84
Meeting Place:
250 DUNDAS ST W 3FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 600PM
Phone:(416) 204 3835
Email:jdvtm hotmail.com

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7102
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: KING STREET SPEAKERS
Charter Date: 4/96
Meeting Place:ROYAL TRUST TOWER
77 KING ST W 11TH FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 974 7102

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1322
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: LE CERCLE
Charter Date: 6/95
Meeting Place:BIB LOCKE Y & LAWRENCE
CP TOWER, DOWNTOWN
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:SAT (TWICE, MONTHLY), 930AM
Phone:(905) 273 3316

 

District: 60 Club Number: 9059
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MANULIFE FINANCIAL
Charter Date: 9/92
Meeting Place:MANULIFE FINANCIAL
200 BLOOR ST E
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1215PM

 

District: 60 Club Number: 5183
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MERCURY ELOQUI
Charter Date: 6/83
Meeting Place:NORTEL NETWORKS 14/FLR
522 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 597 7293

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1220
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MERIDIAN
Charter Date: 4/76
Meeting Place:ONTARIO PWR GENERATION
700 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 592 2393

Heavy on engineers who are in the position of needing to learn to do public speaking. There are some characteristic public speaking problems endemic to engineeres, and these folks are all working on. Good networking for engineers.

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8529
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: METRO HALL
Charter Date: 6/97
Meeting Place:METRO HALL/55 JOHN ST
3RD FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUES, 0100PM
Phone:(416) 392 4363

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3597
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MOHAWK
Charter Date: 2/73
Meeting Place:2 BLOOR ST W
24TH FL BOARDROOM 24A
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1205PM
Phone:(416) 314 6939

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8088
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MRS SPEAKS
Charter Date: 3/98
Meeting Place:MRS 21ST FLR
777 BAY ST
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 600PM
Phone:(416) 964 0660

 

District: 60 Club Number: 6047
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: NATUROPATHIC
Charter Date: 12/98
Meeting Place:1255 SHEPPARD AVE E
CRNR SHEPARD & LESLIE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 630PM
Phone:(416) 969 9181

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7994
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: PLAZA SPEAKERS
Charter Date: 12/90
Meeting Place:BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
MEZZANINE LVL SCOTIA
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 365 5198

 

District: 60 Club Number: 2303
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: PODIUM
Charter Date: 1/57
Meeting Place:LATVIAN CULTURAL CNTRE
4 CREDIT UNION DR
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 630PM
Phone:(905) 883 5500

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3234
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: QUEEN'S PARK
Charter Date: 4/73
Meeting Place:TORONTO HYDRO CAFETERI
14 CARLTON ST 2ND FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 530PM
Phone:(416) 778 9842
Website:http://www.itsmysite.com/queensparktm/

 

District: 60 Club Number: 4100
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: RAINBOW
Charter Date: 10/97
Meeting Place:METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH/115 SIMPSON AVE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, 700PM
Phone:(416) 225 2232

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7297
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: ROYAL CLASS
Charter Date: 3/89
Meeting Place:ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
315 FRONT ST W
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 348 4464

 

District: 60 Club Number: 406
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: ROYAL TOASTERS
Charter Date: 9/92
Meeting Place:ROYAL BANK FINANCL GRP
180 WELLINGTON W 6FLR
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 955 8075

 

District: 60 Club Number: 9523
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: SPEAKEASY
Charter Date: 6/93
Meeting Place:CANADA POST CORP
1 DUNDAS ST W STE 700
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:FRIDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 204 4045

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7154
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: ST. MICHAEL'S
Charter Date: 3/95
Meeting Place:ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL
30 BOND ST RM 6-02V
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 730AM
Phone:(416) 864 5186

 

District: 60 Club Number: 9204
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: ST. VLADIMIR
Charter Date: 2/93
Meeting Place:ST VLADIMIR INSTITUTE
620 SPADINA AVE
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 700PM
Phone:(416) 534 7171

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3682
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TAIE
Charter Date: 3/01
Meeting Place:296 PARLIAMENT ST

TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY,

 

District: 60 Club Number: 2198
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TALK OF MACKENZIE
Charter Date: 5/97
Meeting Place:MACKENZIE FINANCIAL
150 BLOOR ST W 9TH FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 100PM
Phone:(416) 922 7641

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1651
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: THE GROSVENOR
Charter Date: 4/67
Meeting Place:GROSVENOR YMCA
20 GROSVENOR ST
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:1ST & 3RD, WEDNESDAY, 600PM
Phone:(905) 279 7413
Website:http://www.toastmasters.editthispage.com
Email:grosvenor_toastmasters hotmail.com

Seem pretty nice. Not quite as organized, but nice people.

 

District: 60 Club Number: 6716
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TOAST OF CIBC
Charter Date: 4/94
Meeting Place:COMMRCE CRT E TWR 12FL
WELLINGTON ST/YONGE ST
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 1200PM

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3568
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TORONTO BUSINESS CLUB
Charter Date: 1/63
Meeting Place:THE SIMPSONS TOWERS
9TH FL
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1215PM
Phone:(416) 410 4604

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1744
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TORONTO DOWNTOWN
Charter Date: 6/55
Meeting Place:GALLERY RESTAURANT
THE BAY 9TH FLR
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1215PM
Phone:(416) 410 2635

 

District: 60 Club Number: 9058
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TRANSITMASTERS
Charter Date: 9/92
Meeting Place:MCBRIEN BLDG BOARDRM
1900 YONGE ST 6TH FLR
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 421 8587

 

District: 60 Club Number: 4618
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: VOCAL EXCHANGE
Charter Date: 6/81
Meeting Place:TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
130 KING ST W
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 945 6625

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1830
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: W.C.B.
Charter Date: 3/79
Meeting Place:DWNTWN YMCA 2FL GRSVNR
RM - 20 GROSVENOR ST
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, 530PM
Phone:(416) 463 6981

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3057
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: WEST TORONTO
Charter Date: 2/61
Meeting Place:22ND FLR CAN TRST TWR
BCE PLCE NE BAY/FRONT
TORONTO
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, EXCEPT 1ST, 615PM
Phone:(416) 232 1821
Email:devineal hotmail.com

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8059
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: XEROX TORONTO
Charter Date: 2/91
Meeting Place:NORTH YORK SENIOR'S
CTR / 21 HENDON AVE
NORTH YORK
CANADA
Meeting time:2ND, THURSDAY, 600PM
Phone:(904) 882 9433
Website:http://www.tht.net/-src/xerox.html

 

District: 60 Club Number: 4447
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: GOODYEAR
Charter Date: 3/81
Meeting Place:BURNHAMTHORP CLLG INST
500 THE EAST MALL
ETOBICOKE
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 645PM
Phone:(416) 620 1660

Nice people, it's okay.

 

District: 60 Club Number: 4196
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: PHOENIX-TORONTO
Charter Date: 4/80
Meeting Place:500 E MALL
BURNHAMITHORPE COLGATE
ETOBICOKE
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 700PM
Phone:(416) 763 4566

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1289
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TORONTO NO 1
Charter Date: 5/53
Meeting Place:BURNHAMTHORPE COLLEG.
INST - 76 KEANE AVE
ETOBICOKE
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, 630PM
Phone:(905) 629 2460
Website:http://go.to/torontonumberonetoastmasters

Recommended by a friend of mine as "indeed number one". They run a good meeting and are organized, and you learn from almost everything that happens. These guys are a great example, becuase you have a contrast between those who are absolutely excellent at running a meeting and those who are still learning. They follow Robert's rules, so it's a good way to learn protocol. Typically a business crowd.

 

District: 60 Club Number: 6288
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: CITY CENTRE
Charter Date: 6/95
Meeting Place:CENTRAL LIBRARY RM-CL3
301 BURNHAMTHORPE RD W
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 1200PM

 

District: 60 Club Number: 5456
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: CONFIDENTLY SPEAKING
Charter Date: 4/84
Meeting Place:COMPARE CAFE-168 QUEEN
STREET S /STREETSVILLE
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 645PM
Phone:(416) 992 4117
Email:bdca interlog.com

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7604
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: GATEWAY
Charter Date: 4/01
Meeting Place:4567 DIXIE RD

MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 0410PM
Phone:(905) 206 5664

 

District: 60 Club Number: 8277
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: MISSISSAUGA VALLEY
Charter Date: 6/91
Meeting Place:BURNHAMTHORPE COMM CTR
1500 GULLEDEN DR
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, 730PM
Website:http://www.mvtoastmasters.org

 

District: 60 Club Number: 4663
Club type: Open to group members only
Club Name: ORACLE ISD YAK PACK
Charter Date: 3/01
Meeting Place:ORACLE CORP
90 MATHESON BLVD W
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:1ST & 3RD, FRI, 0100PM
Phone:(905) 501 2741

 

District: 60 Club Number: 1474
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: PORT CREDIT
Charter Date: 1/55
Meeting Place:ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
35 FRONT ST N 2ND FL
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, 730PM
Phone:(905) 270 1782
Website:http://www.geocities.com/pctoastmasters

 

District: 60 Club Number: 628
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: SHERIDAN PARK
Charter Date: 3/74
Meeting Place:1050 STAINTON DR

MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 700PM
Phone:(905) 276 8808
Website:http://www.angelfire.com/mi/club628toastmasters

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3419
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TRILLIUM
Charter Date: 4/76
Meeting Place:MISSISSAUGA PUBLIC LIB
1275 MISSISSAUGA VLY
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:THURSDAY, 730PM
Phone:(416) 259 8378
Website:http://www.geocities.com/athens/2172/

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7772
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: WOLFEDALE ELECTRIC
Charter Date: 10/96
Meeting Place:DIAL ONE WOLFEDALE
ELEC/415 AMBASSADOR DR
MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(905) 564 8999

 

District: 60 Club Number: 5186
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: FTG ORATORS
Charter Date: 4/01
Meeting Place:1090 BELLAMY RD N

SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 0615PM
Phone:(416) 438 6076

 

District: 60 Club Number: 9344
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: OPERATIONS ORATORS
Charter Date: 4/93
Meeting Place:BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
2201 EGLINTON AVE E
SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 1200PM
Phone:(416) 288 4499

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3090
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: SCARBOROUGH
Charter Date: 1/60
Meeting Place:SCOTT WESTNEY HOUSE
180 MCLEVIN AVE
SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 700PM
Phone:(416) 286 5446
Email:phthomas home.com

 

District: 60 Club Number: 3447
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: SPEAKERS
Charter Date: 5/78
Meeting Place:ZION-WEXFORD UNTD CHUR
CH/2102 LAWRENCE AVE E
SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:MONDAY, 710PM

 

District: 60 Club Number: 6494
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: TM OF CEDARBRAE
Charter Date: 4/87
Meeting Place:SCARBGH VLGE REC CTR
36 KINGSTON RD
SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:TUESDAY, EXCEPT 3RD, 730PM
Phone:(416) 834 5356
Website:http://www.toastmasters-cedarbrae.org

 

District: 60 Club Number: 7988
Club type: Open to all interested parties
Club Name: U OF T DIAMOND JUBILEE
Charter Date: 3/00
Meeting Place:UNIV OF TORONTO
1265 MILITARY TRL
SCARBOROUGH
CANADA
Meeting time:WEDNESDAY, 500PM
Phone:(905) 509 2807


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