Travel and Hospitality Landscape of Canada
2,706 Travel and Hospitality companies in Canada, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality in Canada
Shows the 2,706 Canadian travel and hospitality firms and highlights the top hiring, best‑funded and most‑covered companies, with 238 currently hiring and 23 recent funding rounds.
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Metrolinx11last posted Jun 2026
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407 etr11last posted Jun 2026
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Easton’s Group of Hotels11last posted Jun 2026
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Silver Hotel Group11last posted Jun 2026
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Hertz11last posted Jun 2026
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KF Aerospace11last posted Jun 2026
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Voyago11last posted Jun 2026
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nav canada11last posted Jun 2026
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Aeroports de Montreal$400MConventional Debt · Apr 2021
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Transat$100MPost IPO · Jul 2022
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Alt Hotels$80MSeries D · Dec 2014
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Rocky Mountaineer$45MVenture Debt · Jun 2006
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Horizon Aircraft$15.5MGrant (prize money) · Oct 2025
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MT Lab$10MGrant (prize money) · Mar 2021
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Hotel Communication Network$6.9MSeed · Mar 2025
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Manganese X Energy$3.1MPost IPO · Jan 2025
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Art Gallery of Ontario$470ksnapshot Dec 2019
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Grand River Transit$52ksnapshot Dec 2014
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VIA Rail$35ksnapshot Dec 2024
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Driving Force$9ksnapshot Dec 2024
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Air Canada30,000tracked employees
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Impark8,700tracked employees
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Air Transat7,170tracked employees
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gateway casinos7,000tracked employees
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Expedia Cruises6,400tracked employees
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Porter Airlines2,200tracked employees
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WestJet7.5%69 tracked events
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Chorus Aviation3.1%28 tracked events
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gamehost2.6%24 tracked events
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Four Seasons185articles in the window
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How the Travel and Hospitality ecosystem in Canada grew, 2016–2025
Displays the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, noting a peak of 124 new firms in 2019 and 0 recorded for 2025.
Where Travel and Hospitality companies in Canada are based
Lists the cities where sector firms are located, with Toronto hosting the most (189), followed by Montreal (96) and Vancouver (90).
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality in Canada
Counts 775 corporate events over the past two years, broken down by type such as announcements (337) and earnings releases (178).
- M&ACargojet Inc. has entered into an agreement to divest its minority investment in 21 Air LLC, the Miami-based air cargo operator in which it bought a 25% stake in 2021.2026-04-03
- M&AChorus Aviation Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire Kadex Aero Supply (Kadex)...2026-02-13
- M&AAvmax Group has acquired Condor Aircraft Accessories, a component repair and overhaul specialist based in Calgary.2026-01-30
- M&AFor the past year, Mr. Péladeau has tried at least five times to buy the Quebec company, without success.2025-12-15
- M&AOn September 22, 2025, the Company announced a strategic acquisition and entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Royal Camp Services Ltd. The Company anticipates completing the acquisition prior to the end of 2025.2025-10-30
- M&AFoley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in Canadian airline WestJet Airlines Ltd. from Onex Partners and affiliated funds (Onex Group).2025-10-23
- M&Athe acquisition of Key Travel’s European operation by Canada’s Globespan Travel Management2025-09-22
- M&ADirect Travel – which acquired Canada’s Vision Travel in 2017 — was itself acquired last year by an investment group led by Steve Singh.2025-09-22
- Fundingissued in a non-brokered private placement in June and July 2023 which raised gross proceeds of $1,140,000 (the "2023 Debenture Financing").2025-05-23
- FundingFor nearly 15 years, CDPQ has played a major role in supporting Germain Hotels at three key moments in its expansion across Canada, adding Kim Thomassin, Executive Vice-President and Head of Québec at CDPQ. By leading this new round of financing, ...2025-05-08
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality company in Canada was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-03 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-15 | ||
| Condor Aircraft Accessories | undisclosed | — | 2026-01-30 | |
| Pierre Karl Péladeau | undisclosed | Rumored | 2025-12-15 | |
| Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, and Air France-KLM | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-10-23 | |
| $220M | Completed | 2025-10-23 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific event types, including leadership changes, product launches and contract wins.
Port of MontrealAlban Fournier · Departure → private sector postApr 2026
Destination BCKathleen Harvey · RetirementJan 2026
FitzroviaEarn Aeroplan Points on rent payments via Chexy (Rental payment loyalty feature)Nov 2025
Elasticpath Com/Ecommerce-PlatformElastic Path’s composable commerce platform (Composable Commerce Platform)Nov 2025
CargojetDirect air cargo service (Air cargo service)Nov 2025
CSL GroupMV CSL Flexvik (Hybrid self-loading/unloading vessel)Aug 2025
Alliance Aviation Groupwon dublin airportNov 2025
St Laval~13 roles reported · industrial incidentSep 2024
PoolSafeapproved extension of Repayment Day — TSX Venture ExchangeDec 2025
- transat v the programBonBon rewards program dispute · FiledSep 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +2.0%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality in Canada
Profiles 130 founders and CEOs across 125 companies, noting that the University of Waterloo contributed four alumni, the most among schools.
ex- Bondwest.
Travly, ex-Global Creative Technology, Co-Founder Phros. University of Waterloo BASc 2022
Skylight Intelligence Corp., Twenty31 Consulting, Ex-Booz Allen Hamilton, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Boston University Questrom School of Business BSBA…
Ex-Norwest Venture Partners, Xero, Co-Founder TaxiNow, Xero, Sage, Scotiabank, Investor Economics, Suncor Energy. McGill University BCom 1997…
Chainpatrol, ex-Ontario Ancestors The Ontario Genealogical Society, ex-Yspace York University, York University - Schulich School of Business
Ex - CEO Dufry Group, CEO gategroup, RCOO EMEA and Asia Dufry, CFO AREAS. Esade Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) 1993…
Ex-Grassfed Capital, The Drake Hotel, eHealth, Guardian Insurance. University of Toronto 1990, Athabasca University MBA 2004
Uniglobe Travel International Limited Partnership, ex-International Franchise Association, Southampton University
Ex-Vancouver Film School, The Art Institute of Vancouver, BCTV, Odeon Films. Simon Fraser University BFA 1995
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality in Canada
Summarizes 47 funding rounds since 2016 from 17 investors, with the typical round size of $742 k.
| Investor · recently active investors | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 7 | — | Dec 2023 |
| Ctrip | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 |
| W investments | 1 | 1 | Jan 2019 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group | 1 | 1 | Jan 2022 |
| Desjardins | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 |
| Canso Investment Counsel | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 |
| Raven Indigenous Capital Partners | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 |
| FedDev Ontario | 1 | — | May 2016 |
| SOFII | 1 | — | Jul 2016 |
| Quebec | 1 | — | Mar 2021 |
The typical round is $742k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality funding rounds in Canada
Highlights the ten largest disclosed rounds, the biggest being Alt Hotels’ $80 M Series D funding.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $80M | Dec 2014 | lacapitale, Invest Quebec, iA Financial Group | |
| Series A | $5M | Dec 2023 | Canso Investment Counsel | |
| Seed | $3M | Dec 2023 | Desjardins | |
| Seed | $2.7M | Mar 2025 | — | |
| Seed | $1.5M | Nov 2024 | — | |
| Seed | $1.3M | Jan 2025 | — | |
| Seed | $1.3M | Jul 2024 | Raven Indigenous Capital Partners | |
| Seed | $1.1M | Feb 2021 | — | |
| Seed | $835k | Oct 2024 | — | |
| Seed | $742k | Dec 2024 | — |
12 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
What the news says about Travel and Hospitality in Canada
Counts 1,307,010 news articles in the last year, with top topics covering administrative divisions, geographic naming, international sports and trade policies.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Travel and Hospitality news in Canada. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,178,713▲+17%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology81,162▲+420%
- International sports competitions41,228→+2%
- Trade policies and agreements34,719▼-48%
- International political relations29,979▲+18%
- Olympic games coverage24,538→-3%
- Professional league updates22,087→-8%
- Sports broadcast rights updates18,395▼-38%
- Security and defense policies17,573▲+13%
- Sports governance and policy changes17,462→-2%
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14 Travel and Hospitality companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Travel and Hospitality coverage in Canada as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Canada Travel and Hospitality coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Travel and Hospitality jobs in Canada: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 3,660 job postings from 200 employers in the past year, showing a median salary of $36 k and common skills like food handling and Microsoft Office.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Travel and Hospitality employers in Canada put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- food handling7▼
- microsoft office7▼
- outlook6▼
- kitchen equipment5▲
- plumbing4▼
- electrical4▼
- mechanical4▲
- advanced cooking techniques3→
- painting3▼
- pos system3▲
- Manager$58k/yr (n=61)
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