Vancouver, British Columbia St. Lawrence Market – Toronto, Ontario Westminster Quay – New Westminster, British Columbia Main Street Markham Farmers’ Market (Seasonal) – Markham, Ontario Stiver Mills Farmers' Market (Seasonal) - Markham, Ontario Kitchener Farmer's Market – Kitchener, Ontario St. Jacobs Farmers' Market – St. Jacobs, Ontario York Farmers Market - Markham, Ontario Downsview Park Farmers Market - Toronto Saint John City Market - Saint John, New Brunswick Historic markets that have been converted to other uses include: St. Patrick's Market, Toronto – retail building St. Andrew's Market, Toronto – demolished 1937 and site of water works and park Mexico Since 2014, gourmet food halls have also sprung up in Mexico City, starting with Mercado Roma. Some traditional markets include: Mercado Jamaica, Mexico City, a traditional market in Mexico City Mercado de Sonora, a traditional market in Mexico City San Juan de Dios Market in Guadalajara Caribbean Puerto Rico Mercado de las Carnes, a former meat market in Ponce, Puerto Rico United States In the United States, the term public market is often used for a place where vendors or merchants meet at the same location on a regular basis. A public market has a sponsoring entity that has legal and financial responsibility to oversee operations and, sometimes, provides facilities to house the market activity. Public markets may incorporate the traditional market activity – the sale of fresh food from open stalls – and may also offer a wide range of different products. Public markets may incorporate elements of specialized markets such as farmers markets, craft markets, and antique markets. Traditionally public markets in the US were owned and operated by city governments, but this is no longer the case. According to the Ford Foundation, what distinguishes public markets from other types of related retail activity are three characteristics. Public markets: have public goals, a defined civic purpose. Typically, these goals include: attracting shoppers to a central business district, providing affordable retailing opportunities to small businesses, preserving farming in the region, and activating or repurposing public space are located in and/or create a public space in the community, where a wide range of people mix, and are, or aim to be, a heart of the community are made up of locally owned, independent businesses operated by their owners, not franchises. This gives public markets a local flavor and unique experience. List of public markets Alemany Farmers' Market – San Francisco,