The Economic Impacts of Cultural and Sport Tourism in Canada

March 2009

ISBN : 978-1-100-13917-3
Catalogue no. : CH24-29/2009E-PDF

Prepared for:

Department of Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada

Prepared by:

The Outspan Group Inc. Amherst Island in association with Research Resolutions & Consulting Ltd. Toronto

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

 

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  
• 1. Introduction
  
  
• 2. Methods
  • 2.1 Data
  • 2.2 Economic Impact Analysis
    
    
• 3. Tourism Receipts
  • 3.1 Culture
  • 3.2 Sport
    
    
• 4. Economic Impact Analysis
  • 4.1 Culture
  • 4.2 Sport
    
    
• 5. Conclusions
  • 5.1 Tourism Receipts
  • 5.2 Economic Impacts
    
    
• Appendices
  • 1. Tabulations of Tourism Data
  • 2. Definitions of Economic Impact Measures
  • 3. Detailed Tabulations from the Surveys

List of Tables

Table Ex1. Total Cultural and Sport Tourist Spending by Type, 2007

Table Ex2. Summary of Cultural and Sport Tourism National Economic Impacts by Origin

Table 1. Total Tourism Receipts and Cultural Tourism Receipts for Canada and by Province, 2007

Table 2. Total Cultural Tourist Spending by Type and Origin, 2007

Table 3. Total Tourism Receipts and Sport Tourism Receipts for Canada and by Province, 2007

Table 4. Total Sport Tourist Spending by Type and Origin, 2007

Table 5. National Economic Impacts Generated by Canadian Cultural Tourists, 2007

Table 6. National Economic Impacts Generated by USA and Overseas Cultural Tourists Within the Province or Region, 2007

Table 7. National Economic Impacts Generated by All Cultural Tourists, 2007

Table 8. National Economic Impacts Generated by Canadian Sport Tourists, 2007

Table 9. National Economic Impacts Generated by USA and Overseas Sport Tourists Within the Province or Region, 2007

Table 10. National Economic Impacts Generated by All Sport Tourists, 2007

Table 11. Summary of Cultural and Sport Tourism Receipts by Origin, 2007

Table 12. Summary of Cultural and Sport Tourism National Economic Impacts by Origin