The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2017.

[1][2] Borg/McEnroe directed by Janus Metz Pedersen opened the festival.

The number of Canadian films at the festival (including co-productions) was listed as 28 features and 29 shorts.

[5] Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk received a special IMAX 70mm screening at the Cinesphere as part of the main film slate and the 50th anniversary of IMAX, making it the first Nolan film to appear at the festival since Following, nineteen years earlier.

[20] The selected films received a follow-up screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2018, where Unarmed Verses won the People's Choice Award.