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Is Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Canadian-owned?

US-owned · Toronto, Ontario (headquarters)

What we found

A case where the head office and the owner are in different countries. Founded in Toronto in 1960 by Isadore Sharp and still headquartered there, but majority ownership is American: Bill Gates' Cascade Investment raised its stake to 71.25% in 2021 by buying half of Kingdom Holding's shares. Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding retains about 23.75% and Sharp about 5%. Canadian-run, US-controlled.

Canadian alternatives

• Fairmont properties are Accor-owned (France), also not Canadian — no major Canadian-owned luxury hotel chain remains.

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