2019 Canadian Tourism Awards Winners & Finalists

 

Airport Excellence Award

• Charlottetown Airport – Charlottetown, PE
• Greater Toronto Airports Authority – Toronto, ON – WINNER
• Winnipeg Airports Authority – Winnipeg, MB

 

Pursuit Attraction & Adventure Award

• Big White Ski Resort – Kelowna, BC – WINNER
• IcebergFinder | Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism – St. John’s, NL
• Red Rock Adventure – St. Martins, NB

 

Air Canada Business of the Year Award

• CN Tower – Toronto, ON
• Germain Hôtels – Montréal, QC
• Harbour Air Seaplanes – Victoria, BC – WINNER

 

VIA Rail Community Leadership Award

• Calm Air – Winnipeg, MB
• Greater Toronto Airports Authority – Toronto, ON
• Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador – Winterton, NL – WINNER

 

Restaurants Canada & Diversey Culinary Tourism Award

• Harvest Eatery – Shaunavon, SK
• Langdon Hall – Cambridge, ON
• The PEI Fall Flavours Festival – Charlottetown, PE – WINNER

 

Event of the Year Award

• 2019 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship – Vancouver, BC
• Montréal en lumière – Montréal, QC
• Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend – Ottawa, ON – WINNER

 

ITAC Indigenous Tourism Award

• Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations – Wendake, QC
• Matricia Brown – Jasper, AB
• Wanuskewin Heritage Park – Saskatoon, SK – WINNER

 

Accor Hotels Marketing Campaign of the Year Award

• “Ottawa’s Own” | Ottawa Tourism – Ottawa, ON
• “Route 97” | Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association – Kelowna, BC
• “Place of Stories” | Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism – St. John’s, NL – WINNER

 

Air Transat Responsible Tourism Award

• Cielo Glamping Maritime – Haut-Shippagan, NB
• Eagle Wing Whale and Wildlife Watching Tours Ltd. – Victoria, BC
• Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre – Stonewall, MB – WINNER

 

Hilton Small Business of the Year Award

• Banff Walk – Banff, AB
• Over the Hill Orchards and Winery – Lumsden, SK
• Winnipeg Trolley Company – Winnipeg, MB – WINNER

 

Tourism HR Canada Employee of the Year Award

• Aurore Lemarinier | Ottawa Tourism – Ottawa, ON
• Brenda Peterson | Grasslands National Park – McCord, SK
• Tony D’Ariano | Residence Inn by Marriott London Downtown – London, ON – WINNER

 

Tourism Innovation Award

• White Hat Academy – Calgary, AB
• World-class Experience EXCELLerator Program | Tourism Nova Scotia – Windsor, NS – WINNER
• VIPlane – Calgary, AB & Saskatoon, SK