Top 50 spas in Canada

Travellers in Canada were drawn to the outdoors last year, as country, ocean, and mountain spa and wellness experiences proved the most popular. Spas of America’s annual ranking of consumer preferences found people sought out outdoor fresh air, outside of most cities, but close to home.

Ontario captured the top three Canada Spas in 2021: Grafton’s Ste. Anne’s Spa was No. 1, the Elora Mill Hotel & Spa in Elora was No. 2, and Collingwood’s Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain was No. 3. British Columbia spas rounded out the top five: Victoria’s Boathouse Spa and Baths at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel was No. 4 and Vancouver’s Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Pacific Rim was No. 5. With 18 spas, Ontario had the most spas in the Top 50 Canada Spas of 2021, while British Columbia followed with 15 spas. Quebec had eight spas, Alberta had six, Saskatchewan had two, and Manitoba had one.

“With over 500 acres of rolling hills and lush cedar forest, Ste. Anne’s Spa has been an ideal respite for people seeking to getaway. Years ago, we adopted a mission to ‘Bring the power of healing through human touch to the world,’” says Ste. Anne’s owner and general manager Jim Corcoran. “It seems as though this resonates today more than ever and in these challenging times.”

“For the Canadian spa and wellness industry, 2021 was a challenging but good year, with many hotel and resort spas reporting strong revenue, despite staffing challenges,” says Spas of America president Craig Oliver. “Consumers were affected by a partially opened economy and changing national and provincial travel guidelines, which created uncertainty. In turn, consumers responded by supporting regional and local spa and wellness businesses, especially drive-to destinations. Moving forward, we expect a strong year for the industry in Canada, as pent-up demand will bring out consumers seeking exciting spa and wellness experiences with a focus on fitness, health, and an improved quality of life.”

Here’s a round of Spas of America’s top 50 Canada spas for 2021:

Ste. Anne’s Spa, Grafton, Ontario Elora Mill Hotel & Spa, Elora, Ontario Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain, The Blue Mountains, Ontario Boathouse Spa and Baths, Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver, British Columbia Grotto Spa, Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort, Parksville, British Columbia The Spa at White Oaks Resort, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Miraj Hammam Spa, Shangri-La Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

100 Fountain Spa, Pillar and Post, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa, Courtenay, British Columbia Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa, Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan Drift Spa, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet, British Columbia SpaTerre, The Josie Hotel, Rossland, British Columbia The Spa at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta Spa Eastman, Eastman, Québec The Spa at The Old Mill, Etobicoke, Ontario Mokara Spa, The Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Whistler, British Columbia Banff Upper Hot Springs, Banff, Alberta The L Spa & Wellness Centre, Grande Prairie, Alberta Spa Four Seasons Hotel Montreal, Montréal, Québec Guerlain Spa at Hotel X Toronto, Ontario The Millcroft Inn & Spa, Caledon, Ontario Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta Amatista Spa at Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, British Columbia Iridium Spa at The St. Regis Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Sense A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver, British Columbia Five Lakes Spa AVEDA at DoubleTree, Niagara Falls, Ontario Nordik Spa-Nature, Old Chelsea, Québec CHI the Spa at Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia Vida Spa, The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia The Spa at Four Seasons Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Amba Spa at Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, Ontario Spa on the Twenty, Jordan Station, Ontario The Spa InterContinental Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Valmont Spa Hotel Birks, Montréal, Québec Poets Cove Resort & Spa, Pender Island, British Columbia

Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, Cambridge, Ontario Spa St. James at The Ritz-Carlton Montreal, Montréal, Québec Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa, Sidney, British Columbia Spa Nordic Station, Magog, Québec Spa by JW Marriott, Vancouver, British Columbia Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Empress, Victoria, British Columbia Thermëa by Nordik Spa-Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba Le Westin Resort & Spa, Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Québec The Rimrock Resort & Spa, Banff, Alberta Spa My Blend by Clarins, The Ritz-Carlton Toronto, Ontario Scandinave Spa Mont-Tremblant, Québec Kananaskis Nordic Spa, Turner Valley, Alberta

The rankings are determined by unique page views of global spa and wellness travel consumers who visit the Spas of America website throughout the year, using Google Analytics.