NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volleyball Canada is now in the process of accepting bids for the following events: 2019 14U Volleyball Canada National Championships 2019 15U to 18U Volleyball Canada National Championships The following timelines have been established by Volleyball Canada for...

Hockey Canada is now in the process of accepting bids for the following events: 2018 4 Nations Cup All Bid Groups must submit their written presentations to Hockey Canada no later than November 15, 2017 (5:00pm MT).  2019 National Women's Under-18 Champioship...

Presented by Marriott International On November 30th, we’re turning the penthouse level of the Delta Ottawa into the golf course of your dreams! It’s everything you love about a golf tournament without the hassle of searching for a lost ball in the rough...

  In 2018 the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) will be launching a new top-level international volleyball league to succeed the previous FIVB World League. This “New Volleyball League (NVL)” will involve the top 16 teams in the...

The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Champions Trophy (STSCCT) is an outstanding competition where Canada’s best Athletes meet to compete in 4 disciplines. They only can be qualified via the annual Canadian Championship.  Breathtaking scenery is the backdrop of...

After an extensive bid process, Quidditch Canada is excited to reveal the winning locations for the 2017/18 season's Major Events. This was Quidditch Canada’s first year utilizing team consultation sessions as part of the bid process. The 2017/18 Western...

Gymnastics Canada is now accepting bids for the following 2019 & 2020 domestic events: 2019 & 2020 Elite Canada in Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics 2019 & 2020 Elite Canada in Rhythmic Gymnastics 2019 & 2020 Canada Cup in Trampoline...

  If you LOVE all the social aspects of golf – but don’t like the wind in your face, the fatigue after 18-holes and digging your missed drive out of sand, tall grass, or water – then the CSTA’s [un] GOLF & Sport Tourism FORE-um is for...

  Hockey Canada is now in the process of accepting bids for the following events: 2018 World Sledge Hockey Challenge (PDF) 2018 World Junior A Challenge (PDF) 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (PDF)

  OTTAWA, ON: For the fifth consecutive year Canada has been recognized as one of the leading sport hosting nations in the world. The Global Sports Nations Index 2017 was announced earlier this week at the Sportaccord Convention in Denmark by Sportcal, the UK...

  Four national championships and 300+ curlers under one roof at one time Curling Canada recently announced that the City of Leduc will be hosting four national curling championships next spring, from March 24 – April 2018. The four curling events will be...

2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games The Games offer participants, volunteers and spectators an opportunity to experience the excitement of the Games, while leaving behind an important legacy of community pride and sport tourism development. Since 1974, the Games...

  March 28, 2017, (Ottawa, Ontario): It was three days packed with professional development, business-to-business promotion and networking for the over 350 people in Ottawa who attended Sport Events Congress 2017 (SEC17). This annual gathering of sport event...

  March 21, 2017 Ottawa, Ontario:  Recipients of the 11th annual Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) PRESTIGE Awards stretched right across the country from Vancouver, British Columbia to Saint John, New Brunswick. The awards recognize events from local...

  Canadian Ball Hockey Association – OTTAWA, ON, Monday, March 20, 2017 – The Canadian Ball Hockey Association (CBHA) is now accepting bid applications from interested communities across Canada to host the 2018 ISBHF Junior World...

The Province of Ontario and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS) – Games Unit is in the process of accepting bid applications from interested communities across Ontario to host the 2020 Ontario Summer Games and the 2020 Ontario 55+ Summer Games....

  Bidding Guidelines - 2019 Canadian Ringette Championships (PDF)

  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. ...

  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...

  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...