2016 Canadian Tourism Awards Finalists

Presented by:

Finalists are listed by category in alphabetical order. 

The Air Canada Business of the Year Award

• Brentwood Bay Resort and Spa – Victoria, BC
• Vancouver International Airport – Richmond, BC
• Watermark Beach Resort – Osoyoos, BC

The VIA Rail Community Outreach Award

• Great Wolf Lodge – Niagara Falls, ON
• The Westin Ottawa – Ottawa, ON
• Tourism Toronto – Toronto, ON

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre Event of the Year Award

• Canadian Soccer Association: FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 – National
• Folklorama– Winnipeg, MB
• Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association: Half Corked Marathon – Oliver, BC

The VISA Canada Innovator of the Year Award

• Assiniboine Park Conservancy - Winnipeg, MB
• Headwaters Parade of Horses - Mono, ON
• Société de développement du Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook - Coaticook, QC

The Brewster Travel Canada Adventure/Outdoors Award

• Churchill Wild – Churchill, MB
• Northern Edge Algonquin – South River, ON
• Wilderness Tours – Foresters Falls, ON

The Culinary Tourism Experience Award

• Alberta Culinary Tourism Alliance – Calgary, AB
• Calgary Food Tours – Calgary, AB
• Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance – Toronto, ON

The Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Marketing Campaign of the Year Award

• “Crayons” Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism – St. John’s, NL
• “Where Am I?” Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation – Toronto, ON
• “Where Ontario Gets Real” Headwaters Tourism – Mono, ON

The ATAC National Aboriginal (Indigenous) Cultural Tourism Award

• Eskasoni Cultural Journeys - Eskasoni, NS
• Long Ago People’s Place – Champagne Landing, YT
• Wanuskewin Heritage Park – Saskatoon, SK

The Parks Canada National Cultural Tourism Award  

• Celtic Heart of North America – Cape Breton, NS
• Cité Mémoire – Montréal, QC
• Fort William Historical Park – Thunder Bay, ON

The Hilton Worldwide Small or Medium-Sized Business of the Year Award

• Experience PEI, Stratford, PE
• Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Oak Hammock Marsh, MB
• Ocean River Sports & Adventure, Victoria, BC

The WestJet Social Media/Digital Marketing Initiative of the Year Award

• “Old Québec” section by Québec City Tourism – Québec, QC
• “Paint the Town” contest by Newfoundland and Labrador – St. John’s, NL
• “The Trump Bump” Destination Cape Breton – Sydney, NS

The Transat AT Inc. Sustainable Tourism Award

• Churchill Wild – Churchill, MB
• Eagle Wing Tours Ltd. – Victoria, BC
• Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre – Vancouver, BC

The Tourism HR Canada Tourism Employee of the Year Award

• Dan Cardinal, Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon Hotel – Saskatoon, SK
• Jose Reineking, Banff and Lake Louise Tourism – Field, BC (Banff, AB)
• Maria De Vera, Campus Tower Suite Hotel – Edmonton, AB