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2024 CTA Winners & Finalists

The Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC), recognizes the best and brightest in Canada’s tourism industry. From outstanding teams and organizations to individual luminaries who surpass all expectations, exemplifying a commitment to provide nothing short of exceptional tourism experiences from coast to coast to coast. 

 

Presenting Partners

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Award Categories & Sponsors

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Business of the Year Award

CanaDream RV, Rocky View County, AB*

Germain Hotels, Montreal, QC

Rental Escapes, Montreal, QC

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Indigenous Tourism Award

Klahoose Wilderness Resort, Powell River, BC*

Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions Ltd, Spruce Grove, AB

Métis Crossing, Smoky Lake, AB

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Sustainable Tourism Award

Wild Loon Adventure Company, Winnipeg, MB*

Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours, Campbell River, BC

Prince of Whales, Victoria, BC


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Business Event of the Year Award

National Gathering of Elders, Edmonton, AB*

Banff & Lake Louise Tourism & The 2023 SITE Incentive Summit Americas, Banff, AB

Taste of Place Summit (TOPS), Toronto, ON

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Tourism Employee of the Year Award

Patrick Ryan, Holyrood, NL with The Wilds Golf Resort*

Geoff Argue, Vancouver, BC with The Sutton Place Hotel

Louise Weiss, Vancouver, BC with Fresh Tracks Canada

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Tourism Employer of the Year Award

Accent Inns Inc, Victoria, BC*

Indigenous Box, Leduc County, AB

Tourism Burnaby, Burnaby, BC

 

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Small- or Medium-Sized Business
of the Year Award

Fresh Tracks (Canada) Ltd, Vancouver, BC*

Crystal Cabin Gallery, Tlell, BC

Gros Morne Institute for Sustainable Tourism, Rocky Harbour, NL

 

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Innovator of the Year Award

Visitor Experience Centre, Tourism Hamilton, Hamilton, ON*

Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, Hopewell Cape, NB 

Rural Rivers. Sturgeon County, AB

 

 

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Travel Media Professional
of the Year Award

Diane Selkirk, Vancouver, BC*

Marie Julie Gagnon, Longueuil, QC

Robin and Arlene Karpan, Saskatoon, SK

 

Culinary Tourism Alliance

Culinary Tourism Experience Award

Bar OA Farms, Strathcona County, AB*

Harvest Eatery, Shaunavon, SK

The Wilde on 27, Calgary, AB

Tourism Kingston, Kingston, ON

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Lifetime Achievement Award

(All four are recipients of this award of distinction)

Cindy Ady, Former CEO of Tourism Calgary*

Cathy Duke, Former CEO of Destination St. John’s*

Josef Ebner, Regional Vice-President and Managing Director of the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto*

Mike and Jeanne Reimer, Founders of Churchill Wild*

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Under-30 Tourism Trailblazer Award

(All three are recipients of this award of distinction)

Sierra Murray, Leduc County, AB*

Eli Moscovitch, Bedford, NS*

Justine Nadeau, Quebec, QC*