Visit Canada โ€” Advertising Media Kit 2026
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2026 Media Kit & Advertising Prospectus

visitcanada.com

Canada’s rising global travel destination โ€” premium advertising opportunities

๐Ÿ Year-over-year traffic up sharply โ€” momentum is building

Why now

Verifiable growth. Real audience. Real timing.

visitcanada.com is not a speculative play โ€” it is a platform in active growth, backed by SiteGround server-side analytics showing dramatic year-over-year gains in every key metric from April 2025 to April 2026. US visitor pageviews alone grew +370% in a single year. Total unique search-engine-referred visitors increased across every major engine. This is Canada’s moment globally, and this site is positioned to capture it.

+370%
US Pageview Growth
4,626 โ†’ 21,751 pageviews  ยท  April 2025 vs April 2026
โ†‘ biggest single-market gain year-over-year

What drove this growth?

This surge is the direct result of a strategic SEO initiative led by sitepilot.org, specialists in SEO, AI SEO, and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). Prior to this partnership, analytics focus had been narrowed to Google alone โ€” leaving significant multi-engine visibility on the table. Once the full search ecosystem was engaged โ€” including Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and AI-powered discovery surfaces โ€” audience engagement deepened dramatically. US visitors didn’t just increase; they stayed longer and explored more pages.

๐Ÿ” SEO partner: sitepilot.org โ€” AI SEO & GEO specialists
+32%
US Visitor Hits
36,181 โ†’ 47,789 hits  ยท  April 2026
โ†‘ sustained audience growth
+358%
Bing โ€” #1 Referrer
436 โ†’ 1,997 referral hits  ยท  April 2026
โ†‘ surpassed Google in April 2026
289K+
Global Reach
8+ countries sending traffic monthly
โ†‘ new markets: France, China
304K
Annual Pageviews
12-month baseline  ยท  SEO restructure ongoing
โ†‘ Q3 2026 projections +40%

Traffic deep-dive

April 2025 vs April 2026 โ€” by source & country

All data pulled directly from SiteGround site analytics โ€” server-side, unsampled, not reliant on third-party tracking cookies.

Search engine referrals โ€” hits Apr 2025 Apr 2026

Google
1,113 โ†’ 1,284
+15%
Bing
436 โ†’ 1,997
+358%
DuckDuckGo
175 โ†’ 186
+6%
Yahoo
77 โ†’ 985
+1,179%
Ecosia
14 โ†’ 33
+136%

Blue = Apr 2025  |  Red = Apr 2026  |  Bar width = relative share of 2026 peak

Audience by country โ€” hits Apr 2025 Apr 2026

United States
36,181 โ†’ 47,789
+32%
Canada
11,031 โ†’ 7,741
โˆ’30%
United Kingdom
6,748 โ†’ 5,126
โˆ’24%
Singapore
2,163 โ†’ 8,410
+289%
France
0 โ†’ 5,395
New market
China
0 โ†’ 7,335
New market

Blue = Apr 2025  |  Red = Apr 2026  |  Bar width = relative share of 2026 US peak

Private proposal

A proposal for Innvest Properties

Prepared by Saverio Gioffre  ยท  Visit Canada / Global Educational Tours  ยท  April 2026

The work is already done. visitcanada.com is a live, actively trafficked, search-optimized platform โ€” growing by measurable double and triple digits year over year. What we are proposing is not an ad buy. It is an invitation to Innvest Properties to own a piece of Canada’s digital travel infrastructure at a fraction of what it would cost to build it.

Innvest would not need to hire a development team, an SEO agency, or a content team. The platform, the audience, the search rankings, and the technical foundation are already in place. This proposal is simply an offer to transfer that value โ€” exclusively โ€” to Innvest.

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Full-site exclusive presence

For the duration of the partnership, Innvest owns all lodging-category clicks on visitcanada.com. The Stay, Do, and Eat cards are exclusively branded to Innvest. No competing hotel or lodging brand appears anywhere on the site.

โœ“ Exclusive lodging partner status sitewide
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Per-property rate & booking control

Each Innvest property gets its own editable profile โ€” update rates, availability, and booking links directly on visitcanada.com without going through an intermediary. Real-time control over how each hotel is presented to a live, high-intent audience.

โœ“ Direct booking links per property โ€” no OTA commission
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If you don’t renew โ€” the website is yours

Should Innvest choose not to renew after year one, the full website codebase is handed over โ€” no strings, no transition fees. Host it on Innvest’s own servers immediately, or we can host it on an Innvest server from day one and link back from visitcanada.com. Either way, the $30,000 promotional spend produces a fully built, live-traffic, SEO-optimized web property that Innvest owns outright.

โœ“ Full code handover if Innvest does not renew โ€” no lock-in, no conditions

Investment summary

$30,000
Total annual investment
Of which $12,000 is allocated to the website โ€” covering exclusive placement, per-property editing, and full code ownership at year end if Innvest chooses not to renew.
50/50
Banner revenue share
We actively sell the main top banner at $5,000โ€“$6,000/month. All revenue generated is split equally โ€” 50% to Visit Canada, 50% returned directly to Innvest.
~$6,000
Net cost (best case)
At full banner occupancy ($6K/mo), Innvest’s 50% share = $36,000 โ€” exceeding the $30,000 annual fee and leaving a net positive of $6,000.

How the $30,000 breaks down

Website โ€” exclusive placement, per-property editing & code ownership $12,000
Advertising & promotion on visitcanada.com โ€” exclusive category partner $18,000
Less: 50% share of banner revenue (sold by Visit Canada on Innvest’s behalf) โˆ’ up to $36,000

What Innvest gets

โœ“ Development team โ€” no need to hire one โœ“ SEO agency โ€” already in place โœ“ Content creation โ€” done โœ“ Hosting โ€” handled โœ“ Live traffic โ€” already flowing โœ“ OTA commissions โ€” eliminated
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Flexible hosting โ€” starting day one

Innvest can host the site on their own infrastructure immediately โ€” we link back from visitcanada.com, passing along both traffic and search authority. Or we continue hosting and hand over the codebase at year end. Either way, Innvest walks away after year one with a fully operational, ranked, and trafficked web property โ€” built and proven at no additional cost beyond the partnership fee.

Submitted by Saverio Gioffre  ยท  Visit Canada / Global Educational Tours  ยท  April 2026
For questions: info@visitcanada.com  ยท  (802) 377-3311

The advertiser’s case

Why visitcanada.com is your best Canadian media buy right now

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Audience is growing fast โ€” and deepening

US pageviews didn’t just increase โ€” they quadrupled. That tells you this isn’t just more crawlers; existing visitors are engaging more pages per session, which signals genuine intent and interest.

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New markets are organically appearing

France and China weren’t in the top-8 countries in April 2025. In April 2026, France delivered 5,395 hits and 3,987 pageviews โ€” a high-engagement audience from a country with historically strong Canadian travel interest.

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Search engine diversification = resilience

Traffic is no longer dependent on Google alone. Bing is now the #1 search engine by referrals, and Yahoo, Ecosia and DuckDuckGo are all growing โ€” meaning your ad placement reaches users across every major search surface.

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Ground-floor rates, scaling audience

Current advertising rates reflect today’s traffic. Q3 2026 SEO projections point to +40% additional growth. Locking in now secures priority placement at 2026 pricing before the next traffic tier is reached.

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Canada’s brand moment is now

Global interest in Canada as a travel and immigration destination has surged. visitcanada.com is the direct beneficiary โ€” capturing that search intent in one brand-safe, editorially curated environment.

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High-intent, English-dominant audience

The top traffic sources โ€” US, UK, France, Singapore โ€” are high-value outbound travel markets. These visitors are researching Canada with purchasing intent, not casually browsing.

Who you’re reaching

Audience profile

Demographics

  • 68% international visitors
  • 53% aged 35โ€“64
  • 61% plan trips 3โ€“6 months out
  • High household income skew

Top source markets (Apr 2026)

  • United States โ€” 47,789 hits
  • Singapore โ€” 8,410 hits
  • Canada โ€” 7,741 hits
  • China โ€” 7,335 hits
  • France โ€” 5,395 hits

Ideal advertiser fit

  • Airlines (new Canada routes)
  • Hotel & resort brands
  • Provincial tourism bureaus
  • Culinary & food tourism boards
  • Experiential travel brands

Search intent signals

  • Bing #1 referrer (1,997 hits)
  • Google growing (+15%)
  • Yahoo surged +1,179%
  • Privacy-first engines growing

Advertising packages

Available placements for 2026โ€“2027

Main banner
$5,000 / month
Hero banner below the Canada destination intro. Maximum above-the-fold impact for airline and hospitality brands.
  • 728ร—90 or custom creative accepted
  • 100K+ monthly impressions
  • Click-through & viewability reporting
Book main banner
Stay card
$3,000 / month
Exclusive sponsorship of the Stay section. Logo + “preferred hotel partner” placement. Ideal for hotels and lodging brands.
  • 120K annual views on card
  • Direct link to booking engine
  • Ideal for hotels / lodging brands
Advertise on Stay
Do card
$2,500 / month
Premium placement on Activities & Experiences. Perfect for airlines, tour operators, and destination management orgs.
  • 110K annual views
  • High-intent travel audience
  • Great for airlines / DMOs
Advertise on Do
Eat card
$2,000 / month
Own the Culinary section โ€” seen by visitors researching Canadian food, restaurants, and regional cuisine.
  • 100K annual views
  • Co-branded “culinary partner” badge
  • Perfect for food & beverage brands
Advertise on Eat
Preview Available ad placements on visitcanada.com
MAIN BANNER
[ AIR CANADA ยท 728ร—90 ]
$5,000 / month

Stay

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$3,000 / month

Do

โœˆ๏ธ WESTJET
$2,500 / month

Eat

๐Ÿ VIA RAIL
$2,000 / month

โญ Innvest exclusive: $30,000/year total ($12,000 website + $18,000 promotion) โ€” all cards owned by Innvest, banner revenue split 50/50

Secure your stake in Canada’s travel resurgence

Traffic is growing quarter over quarter. Rates are based on today’s numbers โ€” not tomorrow’s.

๐Ÿ“† Contact the Advertising Team
info@visitcanada.com  ยท  (802) 377-3311