NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

  Please click here to view the Bidding Guidelines for the 2020 Canadian Ringette Championships and 2019 World Ringette Championships. Both bid deadlines are set for August 3rd, 2018. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

  Gymnastics Canada is relaunching its request for proposals for the following 2019 & 2020 events: 2019 Canada Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics 2019 Canadian Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics 2020 Canada Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics Deadline to submit...

  “Sport Tourism Development (3rd edition)” by James Higham and Tom Hinch The CSTA is pleased to share a special rate on a new publication co-authored by CSTA member Tom Hinch of the University of Alberta More information about the book can be found...

OTTAWA, ON: Holding 46 major sport events in the past year has kept Canada in the top six listing of sport hosting nations. The Global Sports Index (GSI) Nations Index 2018 was announced this week at SportAccord in Bangkok, Thailand by Sportcal, the UK-based firm...

  The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA), in partnership with Destination Canada and CBC Sports, will once again lead a TEAM Canada delegation to SportAccord Convention 2018, scheduled for April 15-20 in Bangkok, Thailand. The world’s sport and business...

March 20, 2018, (Ottawa, Ontario): With support from Halifax Regional Municipality and the Province of Nova Scotia, the sport tourism industry gathered on the east coast for the first time at its annual conference, Sport Events Congress 2018 (SEC18). With one of the...

Hockey Canada is in the process of accepting expressions of interest for the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship. This event will be organized and executed by Hockey Canada in collaboration with the local Host Organizing Committee (HOC). KEY DATES Electronic...

  March 8, 2018: (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Today marks the launch of the inaugural Global Sports Impact (GSI) Canada Index. Montreal is ranked as the top city in Canada for hosting sports events followed by Edmonton, Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver. The...

March 8, 2018 Halifax, Nova Scotia:  The breadth of the sport tourism industry in Canada was honoured at the 12th annual Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) PRESTIGE Awards. The awards recognize events from local to national to major international...

  March 7, 2018, (Halifax, Nova Scotia): For the first time, the sport tourism industry will gather on the east coast for its annual conference. Sport Events Congress 2018 (SEC18) begins this week at the Halifax Convention Centre and 400 people are expected to...

  (March 6, 2018 - Ottawa) Destination Canada, Canada’s national tourism marketing organization, and the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA), have signed a three-year partnership agreement. The two organizations have worked together for many years, and...

  2017 was another tremendous year for the sport tourism industry in Canada. The CSTA’s 2017 Annual Report is now available on line!  Highlighting many different aspects of the Canadian sport tourism industry, the report features a look back at...

  The following Bid Documents for Curling Canada Championships are now available: 2020 Tim Hortons Brier – Canadian Men’s Curling Championship [download bidding document] 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Canadian Women’s Curling...

  The Hockey Canada Foundation (HCF) is currently accepting proposals to host the 2019 HCF Gala & Golf. Key Dates: Circulation of RFP – February 6, 2018 Deadline to submit RFP proposal – March 30, 2018 Questions/interviews with applicants –...

  Quidditch Canada 2018-2020 Event Bidding Process Opens Quidditch Canada is excited to announce the start of the bid process for major tournaments for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. Since its inception, Quidditch Canada has held major tournaments taking place...

    The CSTA is looking to hire a Coordinator, Marketing & Events for the 2018-19 SEC season (with a possibility of extension into 2020).  Full job posting can be found here. Interested candidates are asked to send their resume and a brief cover...

  ABORIGINAL SPORT CIRCLE is now in the process of accepting bids for the following event: 2019 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships The following timelines have been established by ABORIGINAL SPORT CIRCLE for the bid process: Submission of...

  STIHL TIMBERSPORTS is now in the process of accepting bids for the following events: STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Championship 2019, 2020 and 2021 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Trophy 2019, 2020 and 2021 The following timelines have been established by STIHL...

  January 17, 2017 OTTAWA, ON:   The finalists have been named for the 2018 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) PRESTIGE Awards, which recognize sport tourism events, organizations, volunteers and leaders in seven different categories. The PRESTIGE...