Calgary Alberta Wins Bid to Host Special Olympics Winter Games 2024
Calgary, AB, June 28, 2022 /CNW/ – Special Olympics Canada is pleased to announce Calgary, Alberta as the host of its next Special Olympics…
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Team Canada Unveils Official Uniform for 2022 Commonwealth Games
OTTAWA, June 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and Kukri Sports North America today unveiled the official uniform that Team Canada…
Study: Modified 108th Grey Cup Still Packed an Economic Punch
Sport Tourism Canada research pegs economic impact at $34.8 million HAMILTON (June 7, 2022) – The modified 108th Grey Cup festival and the championship…
Grassroots curling symposium to tackle issues of diversity and growth in Canadian curling centres
(May 16, 2022) The stage is set for one of the most collective and crucial conversations about grassroots curling in recent memory, and Curling…
Plan Ahead to Celebrate Sport Tourism May 29 – June 4
This is definitely the year we want to celebrate Sport Tourism in Canada! The week of May 29 – June 4 has been declared…
Recovery, Resilience and Reimaging themes of Sport Tourism Canada’s 2022 AGM
As the members of Sport Tourism Canada gathered online on April 27th for the 2022 Annual General Meeting, three themes for the sport tourism…
Sports ETA releases its “State of the Industry” Report for the $91.8 Billion Sport Tourism Industry
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (May 4, 2022) – Sports ETA, the only trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, released its annual State…
Sobeys and Tennis Canada unveil Sobeys Atlantic Tennis Centre
Stellarton, NS (May 4, 2022) – Sobeys and Tennis Canada today announce another exciting milestone in their national partnership, unveiling the Sobeys Atlantic Tennis Centre. The Sobeys Atlantic…
5 to Watch – Nominate a leader by May 13!
Nominations for the 5 to Watch – Canada’s Sports Business Awards are now open! This is your opportunity to celebrate star leaders in the…
2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials supported $12.7 M in Economic Activity for Saskatoon
Study by Sport Tourism Canada conducted in November 2021 Wednesday, April 20, 2022: (Ottawa, Ont.) Saskatoon’s economy benefited from an injection of over $12.7…
5 to Watch Nominations Now Open!
Nominations for the 5 to Watch – Canada’s Sports Business Awards are now open! This is your opportunity to celebrate star leaders in the…
2021 World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup supported over $1.4 M in Economic Activity for Canmore
Study by Sport Tourism Canada conducted in December of 2021 Thursday, April 14, 2022: (OTTAWA, ON) Canmore’s economy benefited from over $1.4 million in…
Reminder – Early Bird Registration deadline approaches for Sport Events Congress 2022
Ottawa, ON, March 24, 2022 — Sport Tourism Canada and Edmonton Events are pleased to announce that Sport Events Congress 2022 will be held November…
Tennis Canada and Rogers Break Ground on Four Air-Supported Tennis Court Projects, Bringing Year-Round Tennis to Communities Across Canada
Year-round tennis is coming this fall to Ancaster (ON), Markham (ON), Waterloo (QC) and Calgary (AB) Partnership aims to open 160 new indoor courts…
Sport Events Congress 2022 – Postponed
January 13, 2022, Ottawa, ON—Sport Tourism Canada (STC) and Edmonton Events have made the difficult decision to postpone Sport Events Congress 2022 (SEC22) scheduled for March 22-23-24…
Dates set for Sport Events Congress 2022 in Edmonton
November 24, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) — Sport Tourism Canada (STC) is pleased to partner again with Edmonton Events, following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Sport…
2021 Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship generates $387K in economic activity for Leduc
Sport Tourism Canada conducts Economic Impact Study for event in July 2021 November 4, 2021—The City of Leduc benefited from over $387,000 in overall…
Next Sport Tourism Canada’s PRESTIGE AWARDS to be awarded in 2023
Sport Tourism Canada’s PRESTIGE Awards celebrate the people, places and events that make the $7.4 billion Canadian sport tourism industry so dynamic. These awards have historically been presented…
Sports ETA Wraps Up Successful Symposium
700+ Sports Events and Tourism Leaders Gather in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (October 28, 2021) – Sports ETA, the only trade association for the sports…
Value of sport tourism in 2019 tops $7 Billion
The latest figures to assess the impact of Sport Tourism on the Canadian economy indicate that the industry generated $7.4 billion in value in…