by Riley Denver | Sep 27, 2021 | Announcements, Industry News, Press Release
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 the calendar year 2019. The analysis, released by Sport Tourism Canada, was based on two surveys from Statistics Canada, the...
by Riley Denver | Jun 29, 2021 | Announcements, Press Release, Uncategorised
OTTAWA, ON – After highlighting responses from both domestic and international sport event rights holders, the third part of Sport Tourism Canada’s (STC) series, Bouncing Back – Preparing for a Sport Hosting and Economic Reboot puts the spotlight on Canadian...
by Riley Denver | Jun 9, 2021 | Announcements, Press Release
Sport Tourism Canada (STC) has released the second report in its series, Bouncing Back – Preparing for a Sport Hosting and Economic Reboot. Focusing on responses from international rights holders to an online survey and interviews conducted in March and April of...
by Riley Denver | May 18, 2021 | Announcements, COVID-19, Press Release
For the past several months, Sport Tourism Canada (STC) has been focused on responding to and preparing for a post-COVID sport hosting and economic reboot. It began with the STC COVID-19 Recovery Task Force which identified an adaptive recovery approach to the return...
by Riley Denver | Apr 26, 2021 | Announcements, Press Release
OTTAWA – After 21 years at the helm of Sport Tourism Canada, CEO Rick Traer has announced his retirement from the position, effective July 31, 2021. He has led the organization since its inception in 2000. Following 14 years as an administrator in the provincial,...
by Riley Denver | Apr 22, 2021 | Announcements, Press Release
It was a ‘slam dunk’ for the first-ever Virtual Edition of Sport Events Congress (SEC). This gathering of the sport tourism industry from across Canada moved to an online format in 2021 as an alternative to the traditional in-person gathering, which was not possible...
