12 Reasons Why This is a GREAT Time in Toronto

Join us as we celebrate #12DaysofGREAT Britain and Northern Ireland in Canada's largest city.

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ONE: Our UK House is your home!

Visit UK House for everything British over the next 12 days. It opens to the public on 29 October in College Park. Stop by from 10 to 6 each day to learn more about British fashion, creativity, innovation and design.

TWO: Spot. Shop. Enter. Win!

Want 2 British Airways tickets to London? Of course you do! Well, we're giving them away and all you have to do is shop. Just download the Blippar app (iOS / Android / Windows Phone)  and use our UK shopping map of Toronto. Scan decals at participating stores and you'll get one entry. The more scans you make, the more entries you'll get!

Now, get to know London a little:


THREE: Make that 3.14 to be exact! 

Enjoy the tech behind a slice of Raspberry Pi. Programmed by our staff, this ingenious piece of UK technology runs all our visual displays at UK House. If you are interested in coding, this is the perfect piece of equipment to begin with. 

FOUR... key principles of Magna Carta:

- Nobody is above the law of the land 
- Habeas Corpus 
- Trial by jury 
- Women's rights 

Now, if you want to read the whole thing (it's in Latin) a special  Magna Carta exhibition is open until 7 November at Fort York.

FIVE: UK fashion is fab! 

At UK House we will have displays from major fashion retailers such as  Reiss, Ben Sherman, Aquascutum, Cutler and Gross and Mulberry. Stop by and find out how to add a bit of Britain to your closet.

SIX: UK Business is our Business

Learn how to set up your UK business, take advantage of the lowest corporation tax rates in the G7, London's pre-eminence as a global financial, professional services and Global HQ hub and enter the EU market through the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA). Sign up here and let UK Trade & Investment Canada help your business grow.

SEVEN: 007

6 November is the North American premiere of SPECTRE.

EIGHT... Days a Week!

2015 marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles final concert in Toronto. Relive history by joining resident Beatles expert Piers Hemmingsen on a Beatles walking tour of Toronto. Sign up now. 

9. Battling Ebola

You've heard of ebola, but likely not Dr. Peter Piot. On 29 October this British researcher will receive the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for his crucial work understanding, then stopping, the recent ebola pandemic in West Africa.

TEN: DementiaHack.    

Every 4 seconds a new case of dementia is diagnosed. The UK & Canada are joining forces with HackerNest and Facebook to support those who live with it. For 36 hours we will bring together scientists, programmers, social workers and innovators to design technology to help those with this terrible disease.

ELEVEN: Lest We Forget

On 11 November we will convert UK house into a place of remembrance for those who have served, died or been injured in pursuit of Canada and the UK's security and democracy. Throughout the period we'll sell poppies on behalf the Royal Canadian and British Legions.

TWELVE: Whovians Rejoice!

We've brought a full-size TARDIS and Dalek to Toronto, the home of Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman. Stop by UK House to snap a selfie and share it with us.