by Jen Mallia
Last updated: 10:05 AM ET, Fri October 10, 2025
The MICHELIN Keys have been announced for 2025, and there are five new one key properties in Canada.
Now in its second year in Canada, the program has awarded keys to 38 properties here. Quebec and Ontario are heavily represented, with hotels in ski resorts also making a solid showing.
The five newest additions to the list are all Fairmont Hotels with the exception of the Bow Lodge in Lake Louise. The other four are the Fairmont MacDonald in Edmonton, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in Charlevoix, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Quebec City, and the Fairmont Château Laurier (specifically the Gold Experience) in Ottawa.
When Michelin expanded from rating restaurants to hotels, it set out a tiered system, similar to the stars in its restaurant guide. One key denotes “a very special stay,” two keys means “an exceptional stay” and three key properties are “an extraordinary stay.”
Three Key Properties in Canada
The two three key properties are each lavish and remote, one standing on each end of the country. According to Michelin, a hotel in this category is “the ultimate in comfort and service, style and elegance. It is one of the world's most remarkable and extraordinary stays and a destination for the trip of a lifetime.”
Here, the honour is reserved for:
- Fogo Island Inn (Joe Batt's Arm, NL)
- Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge (Tofino, BC)
Two Key Properties in Canada
Michelin says a two key property is “a hotel that's unique in every way, where a memorable experience is always a guarantee. A hotel of character and charm, run with obvious pride and considerable care.” In Canada two key properties are found in:
North Hatley, QC: Manoir Hovey
Quebec City: Auberge Saint-Antoine
Toronto: Four Seasons Hotel Toronto at Yorkville
Toronto: The Hazelton Hotel Toronto
Vancouver: Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Whistler: Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Whistler: Four Seasons Resort Whistler
One Key Properties in Canada
According to the guide, these are hotels that are “A true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range.” They are dotted across the country, in:
Baie-St-Paul: Le Germain Charlevoix Hotel & Spa
Banff: Fairmont Banff Springs
Calgary: The Dorian, Autograph Collection
Edmonton: Fairmont Hotel MacDonald
Halifax: Muir, Autograph Collection
Lake Louise: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise: Post Hotel & Spa
Lake Louise: The Lodge at Bow Lake
Mont Tremblant: Hotel Quintessence
Montreal: Hotel Le Germain Montreal
Montreal: Le Mount Stephen
Montreal: Le Petit Hotel
Montreal: Le Place d'Armes Hotel & Suites
Ottawa: Fairmont Chateau Laurier Gold Experience
Picton, ON: The Royal Hotel
Quebec: Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
Quebec City: Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac
Tofino: Wickaninnish Inn
Toronto: 1 Hotel Toronto
Toronto: Ace Hotel Toronto
Toronto: Bisha Hotel Toronto
Toronto: Park Hyatt Toronto
Toronto: Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto
Vancouver: Loden Hotel
Vancouver: Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver
Vancouver: Wedgewood Hotel
Victoria: Fairmont Empress Hotel
Victoria: Magnolia Hotel & Spa
Whistler: Nita Lake Lodge
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