Who owns WestJet Encore?
WestJet Encore is owned by WestJet (Canada).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: WestJet history. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- WestJet Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About WestJet Encore
WestJet Encore is the regional airline of the WestJet Group, introduced in 2013 according to WestJet's history page. It was launched to bring affordable air travel to more communities and began with eight De Havilland Dash 8-400 (Q400) NextGen turboprop aircraft. The group's 'Who we are' page lists it, with WestJet Airlines and Sunwing Vacations Group, as a company of the WestJet Group.
Ownership timeline of WestJet Encore
Where WestJet Encore sits in WestJet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full WestJet brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by WestJet
WestJet controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- WestJet (1996)
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; WestJet has 2.
| 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 |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: WestJet
WestJet is a privately held company headquartered in Canada. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Canadian airline group. WestJet's own history page records that WestJet was purchased by Onex in 2019. The group's 'Who we are' page describes it as the parent company of WestJet Airlines, WestJet Encore and Sunwing Vacations Group. WestJet bought Sunwing in 2023 and, per its 2025 announcement, has since unified all narrowbody operations under WestJet Airlines; Swoop was absorbed into WestJet in October 2023. Sunwing Airlines and Swoop are therefore not listed as separate carriers.
🇨🇦 WestJet Encore 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; WestJet Encore 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 WestJet Encore?
The parent company of WestJet Encore is WestJet, a privately held company headquartered in Canada.
Is WestJet Encore Canadian?
Yes. WestJet Encore originated in Canada in 2013 and its owner, WestJet, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is WestJet Encore still owned by WestJet?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, WestJet Encore is still owned by WestJet. 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] WestJet history — WestJet, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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