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Canadian National Hotels was a hotel chain under control by
Canadian National Railways . In addition to their own hotels, it acquired some from predecessor railway companies like the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ,
Grand Trunk Railway and
Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway . Some of their assets were later acquired by rival
Canadian Pacific Hotels after 1988.
Surviving hotels
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Château Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario
Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
Newfoundland Hotel, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Château Laurier
Ottawa, Ontario , 1923–1988 – Built for
Grand Trunk Railway and now part of the Fairmont chain as Fairmont Château Laurier
Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper, Alberta , 1923–1988 – Built for Canadian National Railway and now part of the Fairmont chain as Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
The Macdonald
Edmonton, Alberta , 1923–1988 – Built for
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and now part of the Fairmont chain as Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
Hotel Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia , 1939–1988 – jointly operated with CP Hotels 1939–1962. Now part of Fairmont chain as Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec , 1958–1988 – now part of Fairmont chain as Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth with building owned by
Ivanhoé Cambridge .
Delta Hotels
Others
Newfoundland Hotel
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1949–1982. (Old hotel was replaced by a new one that CN operated from 1982 to 1988. Sold off to
Canadian Pacific Hotels in 1988.) and later operated as Fairmont Newfoundland; now part of
Sheraton Hotels chain as Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
The Nova Scotian ,
Halifax, Nova Scotia , 1928-1988? - now operated by
Westin Hotels
The Charlottetown
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , 1931-1980s - now owned by Rodd Hotels and Resorts and operated as Rodd Charlottetown
Pictou Lodge
Pictou, Nova Scotia , - originally built as Wentworth Lodge by The Bungalow Camps Company and auction to CNR in 1926; sold 1957 and now operates as independent Pictou Lodge Resorts
The Fort Garry
Winnipeg, Manitoba , 1923-1979 - Built for
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and now operated as an independent hotel
Prince Arthur Hotel
Port Arthur, Ontario , 1911-1988 - now independent hotel and resort
L'Hotel ,
Toronto, Ontario , 1984–1988; later as Crowne Plaza Hotel and now as
InterContinental Toronto Centre
Demolished hotels
Highland Inn ,
Algonquin Provincial Park 1923-1932 – Built for
Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway and later owned by
CN Rail (1923–1931) and last owned by Government of Ontario; dismantled and burned 1957; area was reforested with
red pine
Grand Beach Hotel,
Grand Beach, Manitoba , – built by
Canadian Northern Railway , opened 1916. Operated by lessee in later years of Canadian National ownership until 1961; hotel gone sometime after 1961 and area known as
Grand Beach Provincial Park . The site is now a wooded area of Point Grand Marais.
Minaki Lodge ,
Minaki, Ontario 1923-1950s; Built for
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and later sold to Government of Ontario; main lodge burned down 2003 and site is now subject to future re-development
Prince Edward Hotel,
Brandon, Manitoba 1916–1949 – demolished, later used for parking and now site of Kristopher Campbell Memorial Skateboard Plaza
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