NOUVELLES ET ANNONCES
CSTA’s Annual Report Now Available
The CSTA’s Annual Report is now available on line! Highlighting many of the different aspects of the Canadian sport tourism industry, the report also features a look back at activities in 2016 and observations on trends for 2017 and beyond. ...
“It’s a Shore Thing” as Halifax set to host Sport Events Congress 2018!
March 14, 2017 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The largest gathering of the Canadian sport tourism industry will be heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia for its annual conference in 2018. The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) announced today that Sport Events...
Sport Tourism surges past $6.5 billion annually
March 2, 2017 (Ottawa, Ont.) The sport tourism industry in Canada surpassed $6.5 billion in spending in 2015, according to custom data tabulations from the Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) and the International Travel Survey (ITS). This...
Canada Selected to Host 2018 ISBHF Junior World Ball Hockey Championships
Canadian Ball Hockey Association – Kingston, ON, Thursday, February 23, 2017 – The International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF) has awarded the 2018 ISBHF Junior World Championships to Canada. The selection was approved during...
Nominate a Rising Star – 5 to Watch Sports Business Awards
5 to Watch – Canada’s Sports Business Awards event is only a few months away. As this awards show is one of our partners in the sports business industry, we are being invited to recognize five of Canada’s sports business superstars. It...
2019 Hockey Canada Event Hosting Opportunities
Hockey Canada is now in the process of accepting bids for multiple 2019 Events. The attached document is a detailed information package for prospective Host Organizing Committees. The following packages contain information to assist potential host groups in...
Quidditch Canada – Event Bid Opportunities for 2017-18
The bid process for Quidditch Canada’s 2017-18 season is now open. To initiate the bid process, interested parties should first download and review our 2017-18 Bid Manual for detailed information on deadlines and requirements...
Finalists Announced for the 11th Annual Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance’s PRESTIGE Awards
Ottawa, Ont. February 1, 2017: Nominees from right across the country make up the 24 finalists for the 2017 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) PRESTIGE Awards. Representing a wide spectrum of the sport tourism industry in Canada, finalists are...
St. John’s to host Atlantic Canada Event Summit
St. John's, NL - The Summit is being held March 8-10, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland in conjunction with the Tim Hortons Brier and will have Mayor Dennis O'Keefe serving as Honourary Chair. The Summit is Atlantic Canada's only conference...
Ottawa and Shawinigan to host 2017 Sprint Canada Cups
January 16, 2017 Canoe Kayak Canada - Third year for Canada Cup, aimed at hosting high-level competition in Canada OTTAWA, ON (January 11, 2017) – Two Canada Cup sprint competitions have been scheduled for the 2017 season. The Rideau Canoe Club will host...
Quebec City to Host 2017 World Cup Finals
January 16, 2017 Cross Country Canada —World’s best cross-country skiers to do battle on Plains of Abraham, March 17-19— CANMORE, Alta.—The world’s best cross-country skiers are coming back to do battle on Canada’s Plains of...
Venues Announced for 2017 National Championships
Bowls Canada - Bowls Canada is excited to announce the venues for the 2017 National Championships. Dartmouth Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting the 2017 Canadian Junior and Under 25 Champi-onships, from July 31st – August 7th, 2017. After a 12 year absence...
Blame it on Rio! Wraps Up 2016 Summer Olympic-Paralympic Year!
Monday, December 19, 2016 (Ottawa): It was a stormy, winter night in Ottawa, but a warm Brazilian evening inside the Brookstreet Hotel on December 8th for Nuit Blanche 2016. A contingent of almost 200 individuals representing 24 Canadian national...
Canada’s triathlon city scores a hat-trick
December 15, 2016 World Triathlon Series Edmonton - December 15, 2016 (Edmonton) – Edmonton will host its third triathlon championship event in 2020. Edmonton will then, along with Lausanne, which is the Olympic city, be the only cities to stage the global...
Nuit Blanche 2016: Blame it on Rio! Photos
*Click on each photo to enlarge* Nuit Blanche 2016 was presented by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance and CBC Sports From the minds of our amazing organizers (Kelly, Lawrence and Krista), a Rio inspired theme.... A party with a beautiful venue (Brookstreet Hotel)......
Request for Proposals: 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games
The Can-Am Police-Fire Games Federation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that bids to host the 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games are being accepted. The Board has elected to provide interested Host Cities this notification for the opportunity to consider...
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Ottawa, December 7, 2016 Notice is hereby given, that the annual general meeting of members of Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance Inc. (hereafter called the ‘Corporation’) will be held on Monday, March 20th, 2017 at the hour of 8:00 am at the Westin...
Newest CSTA Member Tool – a home page for Event Bids!
Christmas comes early for CSTA members! Our latest tool and resource is a webpage exclusively devoted to listing events that are open for bid. Events Rights Holders who have an active RFP for one of their upcoming events have posted their bid documents on...
Sherbrooke to host the 2018 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships
December 5, 2016 Canoe Kayak Canada - More than 1200 paddlers from over 40 clubs across Canada are expected to attend OTTAWA, ON (December 3, 2016) – Today at Canoe Kayak Canada’s Meeting of Members of the Sprint Racing Discipline, member clubs...
Cycling Canada and U Sports Executives Win Travel Credits courtesy of Nuit Blanche and VIA Rail Canada!
Cycling Canada’s CEO and General Secretary, Greg Mathieu, along with Lia Taha Cheng, Manager, Sport and International Programs for U Sports, are the winners of $250 VIA Rail travel credits courtesy of VIA Rail Canada and Nuit Blanche organizers. This...