Browns’ Clearwater West Lodge is a special place to Brian Whalley and Aniela Hannaford. Brian grew up spending summers at this hunting lodge with his father, who claimed his site a year after it opened in 1978. After Brian met Aniela, it’s where he took her on their first date. It made enough of an…

Destination Northern Ontario’s main objective in partnership is to become a catalyst in building strategic alignment and promoting collaboration within the industry. Destination Northern Ontario’s partnership program is extremely successful each year. An average of 70 tourism businesses and organizations have partnered with us annually to leverage our partnership fund by nearly 500%. For more…

Northern Ontario’s natural resources are the foundation of the region’s tourism experiences. It is imperative that it receives the very best care from current and future generations to ensure the sustainability of the industry. Taking the first step in creating a more sustainable tourism business can be as simple or as complex as you choose.…

If you came across a real estate listing for a hundred-year-old small bakery in a small northern town, or an affordable cottage resort deep in the boreal forest, would you be tempted to buy it? If the answer is yes, then the new Destination: Northern Ontario podcast is for you. By the end of this…

Tourism in Northern Ontario can provide an incredible career path and Destination Northern Ontario is working hard to attract individuals to this vibrant and growing industry. Every year, tourism in Northern Ontario generates approximately $1.6 billion and contributes $450 million towards Ontario’s annual GDP. With tourism responsible for 1.8 million jobs in Canada and over…

Destination Northern Ontario provides an update on the tourism industry in Northern Ontario. Tourism is one of the major economic drivers in Northern Ontario with receipts ranking higher per capita than those of other regions in the province and many other provinces in the country. In fact, tourism is the largest employer of young workers…

Destination Northern Ontario was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Economic Developers Council Of Ontario (EDCO) Awards of Excellence, Tourist Attraction & Tourism Product Development Urban Award category during the EDCO President’s Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Toronto, Ontario. This award was for the “Northern Ontario Cycling Route/Trail Expansion Initiative”.  This project builds upon the…