Our Commitment to Sustainability

Tourism Canmore Kananaskis is committed to becoming a leader in sustainable tourism development by 2029. We have fully integrated the triple bottom line approach, which considers economic, environmental, and social factors to develop a more holistic accounting of sustainability. To achieve our goal, everyone needs to see themselves as key players – from businesses and organizations to residents and visitors.

Let’s work together to encourage long-term prosperity, high quality of life, and environmental stewardship in Canmore & Kananaskis.

Environmental stewardship is a primary strategic focus for the Town of Canmore. Over the past decade, the town has approved plans and initiated action to address environmental sustainability and climate change, including Regenerative Tourism Framework. The framework recognizes the opportunities and challenges that the tourism industry faces and addresses how regenerative tourism can lead directly to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit.

Building off the Regenerative Tourism Framework, our Regenerative Tourism Action Plan sets out what will we do—and how we will do it—over the next two years to become leaders in sustainable tourism.

Through five actionable, strategic pathways, we will take the steps we need to ensure the growth of our visitor economy has a positive, generative impact on the people who live and visit the region as well as our local ecosystems.