Help travellers find your part of Canada

1000 Towns of Canada is a travel guide to small-town Canada. We work with local tourism groups to give your community a featured town page, a place on our map and a travel guide, so travellers can see it, plan the trip and get there.

• Free preview first
• No long contracts
• We do the work

Made for local travel organizations

You know your community best. We help you share it with travellers across Canada, with no pressure and no technical work for you.

• Tourism associations
• Chambers of commerce
• Visitor centres
• Town and municipal offices
• Regional and island groups

We do the work. You check the details.

You don’t need any technical skills. We send you everything to review before it goes live.

A featured town page

Your town page rebuilt in our featured design, with your help: your photos, your tips, your events.

Your logo on our map

Travellers see your community and how to reach it.

A travel guide about your area

Routes, places to stay and eat, and things to see.

A feature in Castor’s Letters

Our weekly newsletter, sent to readers who love small towns.

Google search advertising

We set it up and manage it, so people searching for your area find you.

A short report at the end

You see how many people visited your page.

Your town page, upgraded to our featured design

Is your town already on our map? Great, that’s our starting point. Together we refresh the content with your photos, local tips and events, then move it into the featured design our partner towns get.

Regular town page

• Top places, one long card after another
• Region, known for and best for
• Free for every town

Featured partner page

• A big photo header and a short, warm welcome
• “How long should you stay?” plans for a day, a weekend or a week
• Every place, restaurant and shop on one interactive map
• Trip planning buttons and a place to book a stay
• Your town’s stories from Castor’s Letters, all in one box

1. You send photos and local tips
2. We write and design the page
3. You check it before it goes live

Bay of Fundy Weekend: Moncton to Saint Andrews in 2 Days

• 13 mapped stops
• Driving times
• Where to eat and stay

Packages

Community Feature

• For one town or organization
• $800$1,000
• Your town page upgraded to our featured design, with new photos and details
• Your logo on the map
• One feature in Castor’s Letters
• $500 of Google search advertising
• A short results report

Route Partner

• For a route or a trip guide
• $1,600$2,000
• Everything in Community Feature, plus
• A featured town page for your community, with your logo
• A travel guide for your route, with your logo
• A link from the guide to your website
• A longer feature in Castor’s Letters
• $1,000 of Google search advertising

Regional Partnership

• For several communities sharing one campaign
• from $2,400$3,000
• Everything in Route Partner, plus
• A featured town page for every partner community
• A guide covering your whole region
• Every partner’s logo on the map
• $1,500 or more of Google search advertising

Why it works

Town page, map, guide and newsletter, all in one place

An ad alone sends people to a page. We give them a reason to come: a town page that welcomes them, a map that shows the way, a guide that plans the trip and a friendly newsletter that tells the story. Google search ads bring more people to all four.

How it works

Five simple steps

1. Say hello
2. See a free preview
3. Agree on the details
4. We build it together
5. Travellers find you

Would you like to present this to your board?

Most groups decide together. We’re glad to join a short call with your board, or send you a one-page summary you can share at your next meeting.

What people say

Loved by small-town Canadians

"I think 1000 Towns of Canada is a great initiative. I’m enjoying reading about some of the other towns you’re adding to the site. Great work on a big job! It brings us all closer."
— Michael Trawick, Ladysmith, British Columbia

"I have only lived in Paris 10 years and this was some good information on 1000 Towns. Some places and facts I knew about, but I did learn more about our town. Thank you."
— Gwen Brewer, Paris, Ontario

"My husband and I took a trip up the Nackawic Stream as far as we could go with a small boat. It was beautiful. Saw eagles & nest. Found a rock for a picnic. Perfect for a canoe or a kayak."
— Kelly Sherwood Blakeney, Nackawic, New Brunswick

Common questions

Is our town already on 1000 Towns?

A. Very likely. We’ve mapped 995 small towns, and every listing is free. If you partner with us, we update your page together with you and move it into our featured design, then add your logo, a travel guide, a newsletter feature and advertising.

Our town already has a page. Will you still update it?

A. Yes. Every package includes a featured town page. We refresh the content with your help (your photos, local tips and events) so travellers see your community at its best.

Do we need any technical skills?

A. No. We build the town page, the map and the guide, and we run the ads. You check the details, like opening dates and hours, before anything goes live.

Can we share the cost with a neighbouring community?

A. Yes. Two or more groups can split one package. Each partner gets a featured town page and its logo on the map.

Are we signing a long contract?

A. No. It’s a simple one-page agreement for one campaign. There are no automatic renewals.

We already work with our regional tourism group. Is this different?

A. Yes, and it works alongside what they do. We show your community by name on a national travel guide, to travellers who may not have known about you.

Can we see something before we decide?

A. Yes. Tell us about your community and we’ll send a free preview of your town page and map. There’s no cost and no obligation.