{"id":71205,"date":"2025-05-19T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/?p=71205"},"modified":"2025-05-19T07:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:43:09","slug":"toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently celebrating its 35th an\u00adniversary, TOA Canada Corp. continues to shape Canada\u2019s sound\u00adscape with a legacy of innovation, reliability and responsive service. As the Canadian arm of Japan\u2019s TOA Corp., a global leader in audio and security solutions, the company has evolved from modest beginnings into a trusted industry name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Rico Lucia<\/strong>, Director and General Manager of TOA Canada | \u00a9 TOA Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTOA\u2019s Canadian journey began in the 1960s when TOA Japan first ex\u00adported audio electronics here,\u201d said Director and General Manager Rico Lucia. \u201cOur 1990 incorporation and Mississauga office opening marked a crucial development, enabling us to more effectively serve our grow\u00ading national market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With staff positioned across the country, TOA Canada ensures coast-to-coast coverage, strength\u00adened by the creation of its Product Development Department in the late-2010s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe take pride in engaging with the market, taking feedback, and creating unique systems tailored specifically to Canadian needs,\u201d Lucia explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, TOA Canada\u2019s portfolio includes nearly 1,000 products, from mass notification systems to back\u00adground music solutions. Reflecting its high regard for education, TOA Canada\u2019s standout innovations include the Infrared Classroom Voicelift speakers, which are de\u00adsigned to boost student engage\u00adment by \u201cdispersing the speaker\u2019s voice clearly without unnecessary strain,\u201d and the IP-A1 network-based public address system, hailed as \u201ca revolutionary step forward in fa\u00adcility-wide communication.\u201d TOA\u2019s N-8000 IP intercom system pro\u00advides scalable solutions for security, access control and emergency pag\u00ading across industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This product range is under\u00adpinned by strict quality control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We investigate every possibility to enhance the us\u00ader experience, and we don\u2019t let that momentum stop until we\u2019ve brought this new solution to the world.<\/p>Rico Lucia<\/strong>, Director and General Manager of TOA Canada<\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cTOA internationally is commit\u00adted to the highest levels of quality assurance and our process consists of more than 500 check items,\u201d Lucia emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clients benefit not just from TOA\u2019s robust equipment, but also from free project design services, technical documentation and lifetime sup\u00adport. \u201cWhether through a phone call or site visit, we remain beside our clients throughout their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOA\u2019s innovative roots date back over 90 years, with the invention in 1954 of the world\u2019s first electric megaphone. \u201cThat spirit still drives us today,\u201d Lucia said. \u201cWe investigate every possibility to enhance the us\u00ader experience, and we don\u2019t let that momentum stop until we\u2019ve brought this new solution to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it looks ahead, TOA Canada remains committed to delivering sound that is reliable, reassuring and emotionally resonant \u2014 continu\u00ading a legacy built not just on engi\u00adneering excellence, but on listening to communities, empowering com\u00admunication and connecting people across Canada and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.toacanada.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently celebrating its 35th an\u00adniversary, TOA Canada Corp. continues to shape Canada\u2019s sound\u00adscape with a legacy of innovation, reliability and responsive service. As the Canadian arm of Japan\u2019s TOA Corp., a global leader in audio and security solutions, the company has evolved from modest beginnings into a trusted industry name. \u201cTOA\u2019s Canadian journey began in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":71207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[899,292,259,203,107],"tags":[507],"class_list":{"0":"post-71205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-899","8":"category-articles","9":"category-bridging-japan","10":"category-canada","11":"category-consumer-electronics","12":"tag-consumer"},"yoast_head":"\nTOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recently celebrating its 35th an\u00adniversary, TOA Canada Corp. continues to shape Canada\u2019s sound\u00adscape with a legacy of innovation, reliability and responsive service. As the Canadian arm of Japan\u2019s TOA Corp., a global leader in audio and security solutions, the company has evolved from modest beginnings into a trusted industry name. \u201cTOA\u2019s Canadian journey began in […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bridges Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/synergymediaspecialists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-19T00:00:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-19T07:43:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Bridges\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Bridges\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/\",\"name\":\"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-19T00:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-19T07:43:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/7eaae35415f3ab69a9001065f26f87dd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/\",\"name\":\"Bridges Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/7eaae35415f3ab69a9001065f26f87dd\",\"name\":\"Bridges\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5793c7d81e6afee763d0b29c1aaa7981d5bf57671c451fa22aab9ec057e36cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5793c7d81e6afee763d0b29c1aaa7981d5bf57671c451fa22aab9ec057e36cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Bridges\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/author\/kira\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine","og_description":"Recently celebrating its 35th an\u00adniversary, TOA Canada Corp. continues to shape Canada\u2019s sound\u00adscape with a legacy of innovation, reliability and responsive service. As the Canadian arm of Japan\u2019s TOA Corp., a global leader in audio and security solutions, the company has evolved from modest beginnings into a trusted industry name. \u201cTOA\u2019s Canadian journey began in […]","og_url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/","og_site_name":"Bridges Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/synergymediaspecialists","article_published_time":"2025-05-19T00:00:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-19T07:43:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Bridges","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Bridges","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/","url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/","name":"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence - Bridges Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-19T00:00:53+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-19T07:43:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/7eaae35415f3ab69a9001065f26f87dd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI.jpg","width":1080,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/toa-canada-35-years-of-sound-excellence\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TOA Canada: 35 years of sound excellence"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/","name":"Bridges Magazine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/7eaae35415f3ab69a9001065f26f87dd","name":"Bridges","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5793c7d81e6afee763d0b29c1aaa7981d5bf57671c451fa22aab9ec057e36cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5793c7d81e6afee763d0b29c1aaa7981d5bf57671c451fa22aab9ec057e36cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Bridges"},"url":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/author\/kira\/"}]}},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Bridges","author_link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/author\/kira\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CA25-TOA-FI-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/year\/2025\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">2025<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/articles\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Articles<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/articles\/bridging-japan\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bridging Japan<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/articles\/bridging-japan\/canada\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canada<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/industries\/consumer-electronics\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Consumer Electronics<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">2025<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Articles<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bridging Japan<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canada<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Consumer Electronics<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/category\/industries\/consumer-electronics\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Consumer<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Consumer<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 11 months ago","modified":"Updated 11 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on May 19, 2025","modified":"Updated on May 19, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on May 19, 2025 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on May 19, 2025 7:43 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71205"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71225,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71205\/revisions\/71225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}