references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message canadinns type hotel industry hospitality hotels tourism restaurant founded 1978 in winnipeg manitoba founder leo ledohowski ron ledohowski number of locations 13 products temporary residence number of employees 3 500 slogan your destination centres website canadinns.com canad inns is a chain of hotels headquartered in winnipeg manitoba canada . contents 1 company overview 2 sponsorships 3 litigation 4 hotel properties 5 brands 6 references 7 external links company overview edit canad inns operates a total of 12 hotel properties in the province of manitoba and one in the u.s. state of north dakota . 1 canad inns also operates restaurants pubs night clubs water parks and first class banquet and conference facilities within its hotel complexes which are branded as destination centres . the keystone centre in brandon manitoba with a canad inns hotel tower in the background several of canad inns destination centres are located adjacent to larger venues . canad inns brandon is located adjacent to the keystone centre while the grand forks north dakota location is connected to the alerus center . canad inns has locations next to both club regent and mcphillips street station casinos in winnipeg . their newest location is next to winnipeg s health sciences centre the city s largest hospital . the company also owns the historic metropolitan theatre building in downtown winnipeg and has converted it into a multi purpose entertainment and banquet facility . the chain employs more than 3 500 people and is the 14th largest hotel chain in canada and the largest in manitoba . 2 3 in 2000 canad inns was named one of canada s 50 best managed companies . 4 in 2009 and 2010 canad inns was named one of manitoba s top 25 employers as published by the winnipeg free press . 5 sponsorships edit in 2001 the company purchased the naming rights to winnipeg stadium home of the winnipeg blue bombers of the canadian football league after which the stadium became known as canad inns stadium . the stadium was demolished in 2013 . litigation edit in 2007 lake louise limited partnership filed suit alleging that canad inflated management fees owed to it for operating club regent casino hotel and canad inns brandon by including every dollar deposited in video lottery terminals vlts as gross revenue . 6 in november 2014 the receiver for the failed crocus fund petitioned a court to dissolve and liquidate the parent company of canad inns alleging canad corporation assets to have been wrongfully diverted for company president leo ledohowski s benefit . 7 in december 2014 antonio ventresca and his wife both former employees sued canad corporation for wrongful dismissal ; the suit also claims that mr. ledohowski sexually harassed mrs. ventresca while the pair were working for the hotel . 8 as of 2014 update these suits remain before the court and no final rulings have been issued . hotel properties edit radisson hotel in downtown winnipeg manitoba winnipeg manitoba club regent casino mcphillips street station casino polo park windsor park transcona garden city fort garry express fort garry radisson winnipeg downtown location 9 health sciences centre 10 portage la prairie manitoba brandon manitoba keystone centre grand forks north dakota alerus center brands edit food and beverage 11 aalto s garden cafe tavern united hacienda patio l bistro garbonzo s pizza garbonzo s pizza & arcade garbonzo s pizza pub 12 resto bar 2 starbucks locations entertainment splasher s indoor water park playmaker s gaming lounge the metropolitan entertainment centre celebration s dinner theatre nightclubs 12 essence the oak cowboys stereo tijuana yacht club area nightclub the great western roadhouse ambassador banquet & conference centre references edit stay . canad inns . retrieved 24 january 2013 . careers . canad inns . retrieved 24 january 2013 . canada inns pdf . retrieved 24 january 2013 . 50 best managed companies in 2000 canad inns top employer http www.cbc.ca news canada manitoba canad inns forced to pay back management fees 1.2852990 http www.cbc.ca news canada manitoba crocus asks court to sell off canad inns assets 1.2849321 http www.cbc.ca news canada manitoba lawsuit accuses canad inns owner leo ledohowski of sexual harassment 1.2865126 radisson by canad inns hotel at health sciences centre opens . winnipeg free press . 29 april 2013 . retrieved 29 april 2013 . eat . canad inns . retrieved 24 january 2013 . manitobanightlife.com . canad inns . retrieved 24 january 2013 . external links edit canad inns website canad clubs ron ledohowski further historical news quotes articles v t e corporations based in winnipeg crown corporations canadian wheat board manitoba public insurance manitoba liquor control commission manitoba hydro centra gas manitoba lotteries corporation publicly traded corporations great west lifeco igm financial buhler industries the north west company boyd autobody manitoba telecom services winpak new flyer industries arctic glacier private corporations richardson international cargill canada k tel paterson globalfoods canad inns palliser furniture motor coach industries rogers west group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canad inns & oldid 722689650 categories hotel and leisure companies of canadacompanies based in winnipeghidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2008all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles containing potentially dated statements from 2014all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 may 2016 at 16 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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