11/05/2025
The Downtown Orillia BIA is excited to officially launch The Sunshine City Downtown Orillia Gift Card - a modern, secure, and data-driven replacement for the former Downtown Dollar program!
What is the Sunshine City Downtown Orillia Gift Card?
The new card is a multi-business “shop local” gift card powered by MiConex- the same system used successfully in 150+ communities across Canada, the US, UK and Ireland. Cards are powered by Visa, meaning:
• They work at participating downtown businesses only
• No new hardware or software is required to accept them
• Merchants receive same-day payouts
• Cards are available in both physical and digital form (Apple/Google Wallet tap-to-pay)
This system allows us to finally track local spending behaviour, run promotions, and show the economic impact of shopping downtown.
Merchant Sign-Up Details:
Registration is now open for businesses that wish to accept the new Sunshine City Gift Card! While participation is optional, only registered merchants will be able to accept the card when it launches in late November.
Launch Timeline
We are targeting an official launch in November, to align with the holiday shopping season and promotion campaigns. Businesses that are signed up in advance will be included on the public “Where to Spend” directory at launch.
Register here!: https://form.jotform.com/Miconex/Merchant-Onboarding-Canada
Once registered, someone from our office or Board will stop by to preform a brief POS authentication visit (one swipe dummy test) and leave you with some materials for you and your staff.
If you have any questions about the sign-up process, redemption, or the program itself, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
We are excited to bring a modernized “shop local” solution to Downtown Orillia, and we look forward to having you participate!