Canadian hotels filled 77.9 percent of their rooms in September 2026, a rise of 5.0 percent compared with September 2025[1]. CoStar published the figures on October 23, 2026, and said the occupancy increase was the biggest for Canada since May 2023[1]. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) also posted its strongest year-over-year gain since June 2023[1].
The national numbers
Average daily rate (ADR) across Canada came in at CAD 257.76, up 8.5 percent[1]. RevPAR reached CAD 200.79, an increase of 14.0 percent[1]. All comparisons are against September of last year[1].
For housekeeping, occupancy is the figure that matters most, but it needs careful reading. An occupancy rate counts sold rooms. It does not tell you how many rooms were check-outs needing a full clean, how many were stayovers, or how many guests stayed in each room. Two hotels with the same occupancy can have very different daily cleaning loads depending on length of stay and turnover.
Quebec and Montreal stand out
Quebec posted the largest increases of any province or territory on all three main metrics[1]. Occupancy in the province climbed 10.4 percent to 80.9 percent, ADR rose 10.2 percent to CAD 267.15, and RevPAR grew 21.6 percent to CAD 216.20[1].
Among the major markets, Montreal had the strongest gains. Occupancy there rose 13.0 percent to 84.3 percent, and RevPAR increased 25.5 percent to CAD 232.65[1]. CoStar linked the city's results to events such as the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Rush reunion tour and POP Montreal[1]. Vancouver recorded the biggest ADR increase, up 11.5 percent to CAD 373.42[1].
What this means for housekeeping planning
These are regional and national averages. They show the direction of the market, not the workload in any single property. A Montreal hotel at 84.3 percent average occupancy for the month may have had sold-out nights during a congress and quieter nights in between, and event guests often arrive and leave on the same days. That pattern creates check-out peaks that a monthly average hides.
Event-driven demand is worth tracking separately. If your property saw a spike around a congress or concert dates, look at the check-out count on those days, not just the occupancy. That is where overtime, late room releases and missed inspection times usually show up.
For cleaning contractors billing per room, higher occupancy can mean more billable rooms, but only your own room counts can confirm it. Check with your client and your advisor before changing rates or staffing commitments based on market data.
ARPCLEAN take
What does this mean for housekeeping?
For hotels
- Own data first: pull September occupied, stayover and check-out room counts from your PMS and compare them with September 2025.
- Event days: mark congress and concert dates and check whether housekeeping hours matched the check-out peaks.
- Autumn plan: review whether your autumn staffing plan reflects your actual room counts, not the regional average.
For cleaning contractors
- Volume check: compare rooms billed in September with the same month last year for each hotel client.
- Peak staffing: agree with Quebec and Montreal clients on how event-day check-out peaks will be staffed.
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- 1Canada hotels report largest occupancy and RevPAR gains since 2023CoStar Group (STR) ·
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Archie Grey is the pen name of the ARPCLEAN editorial team for English-language news. This story was prepared with AI assistance, checked against the linked sources and approved by our editors before publication. Spotted a mistake? Write to [email protected].
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