Global T20 Canada officials have moved to allay fears the tournament - the comeback event for banned Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner - won't go ahead.
Tournament director Jason Harper on Sunday hit back at reports questioning whether the fledgling event could be ready in time to start in late June as planned.
"(There were suggestions) contracts were not out and flights weren't booked," Harper told AAP.
"Well, 91 of 96 players have been contracted ... it's going ahead.
"You're dealing with players from multiple countries. It's not as straightforward as you think."
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A Fairfax media report last week also said temporary stands had not yet been erected to turn the Maple Leaf Cricket Club, 40 minutes north of Toronto, into a 7000-seat venue in time for all 22 matches to be held there.
"A world-class sporting event like this probably takes six to eight months to pull off. We're trying to pull it together in eight weeks," said Harper, who is also CEO of Caribbean Premier League franchise Barbados Tridents.
"When articles come out like that, it's deflating to our team because we are really putting in a lot of work."
Harper also dismissed concerns that no television deal had been announced and tickets were yet to go on sale - the tournament's website is still asking fans to register to receive ticket details.
"We're finalising some really impressive deals with local and international service providers in the broadcast space ... in the subcontinent and in Australia," Harper said, adding that a match schedule for the tournament was only days away.
Former Test skipper Smith and his ex-deputy Warner are three months into one-year bans imposed by Cricket Australia for their roles, alongside Cameron Bancroft, in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town in March.
For their first competitive matches since, Warner was recently drafted to join the Winnipeg Hawks while Smith is slated to headline the Toronto Nationals, where he's also scheduled to conduct coaching clinics.
"They are amazing, world-class players," Harper said.
"To have those guys believe in our tournament and support what we're trying to do is special.
"Steve's initiative, with charity and coming back to the game after the mishaps of a few months ago, is huge for Canada."
The Toronto league is owned by Mercuri Canada Limited, a spin-off of Mercuri Talent Management, which is run by Indian entrepreneur Sriram Bakthisaran.
