Who owns Canadian North?
Canadian North is owned by Exchange Income (Canada, TSX: EIF), which has owned the brand since 1 July 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Exchange Income Corporation 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Exchange Income Corporation reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Winnipeg
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Kanata
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- TSX: EIF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Canadian North
Canadian North provides passenger, charter and cargo services to remote Canadian Arctic communities in Nunavut, Nunavik and the Northwest Territories, using Boeing 737 jets and ATR turboprops from southern gateways at Ottawa and Edmonton. Exchange Income Corporation's 2025 annual report says it completed the acquisition of Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as Canadian North, on 1 July 2025.
Ownership timeline of Canadian North
- 2025 – present Exchange Income [1] reported
Where Canadian North sits in Exchange Income
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Exchange Income brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Exchange Income
Exchange Income controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Exchange Income has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Exchange Income
Exchange Income is a publicly listed company headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: EIF.
Winnipeg-registered, TSX-listed (symbol EIF) acquisition-oriented corporation with an Aerospace & Aviation segment and a Manufacturing segment. Its 2025 annual report says its Essential Air Services business provides medevac, passenger, charter and freight services to Canada's northern and remote communities under various brand names, and lists Calm Air, Canadian North (from 1 July 2025), Carson Air, Keewatin Air, PAL Airlines and Perimeter Aviation (including Bearskin Airlines) among them. Its helicopter, aerospace, leasing and manufacturing businesses are not airlines and are not listed here.
Exchange Income: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Canadian North and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Canadian North is not one of them.
- Air Canada — Air Canada 🇨🇦
- Air Transat — Transat 🇨🇦
- Algoma Central — Algoma Central 🇨🇦
- BC Ferries — BC Ferries 🇨🇦
- CN — CN 🇨🇦
- CPKC — CPKC 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Canadian North?
The parent company of Canadian North is Exchange Income, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Canadian North Canadian?
Yes. Canadian North originated in Canada and its owner, Exchange Income, is also headquartered in Canada.
Since when has Exchange Income owned Canadian North?
Exchange Income has owned Canadian North since 1 July 2025.
Is Canadian North still owned by Exchange Income?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Canadian North is still owned by Exchange Income. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Exchange Income Corporation 2025 Annual Report — Exchange Income Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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