NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meet the Women of Sport Tourism
On International Women’s Day, join us in celebrating the Canadian women of sport tourism . Today we released a blog on LinkedIn that highlights the many ways that women have helped to shape the industry since Sport Tourism Canada was formed almost 22 years ago....
Can you imagine a Canada without sport tourism?
Can you imagine a Canada WITHOUT sport tourism? Nope. We can’t either. If you care about sport hosting and would like to join us in spreading the word about this $7.4 billion segment of the tourism industry in Canada, we invite you to send us a video telling us what...
New Dates set for Sport Events Congress 2022
Sport Tourism Canada and Edmonton Events are pleased to announce that the new dates for Sport Events Congress 2022 are now confirmed. The event will be held November 2-3-4, 2022 in Edmonton! As the leader of the $7.4 billion sport tourism sector, Sport Tourism...
Sport Events Congress 2022 – Postponed
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 in Edmonton. The decision was made in consideration of the recent spike in the spread of COVID-19 in Canada and...
Madison Malone joins STC team to support Member Services
Please welcome the newest member of Sport Tourism Canada’s team, Madison Malone. She is our Project Coordinator, focused on supporting all services for our members. Originally from New Brunswick, Madison is a Public Relations Graduate from Mount Saint Vincent...
2021 Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship generates $387K in Economic Activity for Leduc
Study by Sport Tourism Canada conducted for the event held in July of 2021 The City of Leduc benefited from over $387,000 in overall economic activity as a result of the successful hosting of the 2021 Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship. The championship...
Upcoming Plans for the PRESTIGE Awards
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 annually to honour individuals, companies and organizations that have...
News about SEC22 coming soon
Have you been wondering about plans for Sport Events Congress 2022? It’s tough to plan in these uncertain times, but over the last few months we’ve been working through ways to develop the best possible approach to hosting SEC22 safely. As the voice of sport hosting...
STC Celebrates Green Sports Day in Canada on October 6th
The impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions has been even more evident on sport events this past year. We have seen athletes adversely affected by extreme heat, and winter sports struggling to be held in reliable snow and/or ice conditions. October 6th...
Sport Tourism Canada to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th was recently designated as a federal statutory holiday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The legislation to enact this day was passed with a commitment from the Government of Canada to reconciliation and ensuring that the tragic history...
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 the calendar year 2019. The analysis, released by Sport Tourism Canada, was based on two surveys from Statistics Canada, the...
Member Spotlights – Benefit for Destination Members
Now is the time to tell everyone how your destination has prepared for a post-COVID return to sport events! We’re now booking slots for our Member Spotlights, with availabilities starting in March 2022. Create more visibility for your destination/organization through...
Sport Tourism Canada survey outlines a way forward for the return of fans and participants to sport
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 fans and...
SEC21 Content Available for Members
They say ‘membership has its benefits' and we couldn’t agree more! That’s why some of the fantastic content from Sport Events Congress 2021 is now available to our members. We received many requests following the conclusion of SEC21 about whether the content could be...
Sport Tourism Canada survey provides roadmap for return of international events to Canada
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 2021,...
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4th edition of [un] GOLF / Sport Tourism FORE-um cancelled
Although the outdoor golf season in Canada seems to be SWINGING back into action, the indoor one (where the sport tourism community engages in some fun, sociable golf-themed competition, learning, and B2B networking), is currently in the ROUGH. There are just no ifs,...
New Leadership Roles at Sport Tourism Canada
Canada’s sport tourism industry will benefit from the leadership and experience of Grant MacDonald and Rick Traer in their new roles with Sport Tourism Canada. As announced at our annual general meeting in April, effective today MacDonald has assumed the new role as...
Tourism Week in Canada proves that #TourismCounts
Sport Tourism, and tourism in general, has taken a significant hit over the past year and a half. As we mark our second Tourism Week in Canada with the pandemic’s effects on our industry, we support the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s assertion that tourism...
Our Sport Tourism Video Perspectives
In February, we put out a call to our members to submit a short self-recorded video in response to this question: My vision for the sport tourism industry in 2021 is … We’ve rounded up all of the amazing submissions and compiled them into a 23-minute Sport Tourism...
Sport Tourism Canada Survey shows country is ready for Sport Hosting to “Bounce Back”
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...