Sport fishing and game hunting in Canada : Pêche sportive et chasse au gibier au Canada, évaluation du potentiel en matière de tourisme international

Sport Fishing and Game Hunting in Canada An Assessment on the Potential International Tourism Opportunity CTC Research & Evaluation October 2012 © Government of Yukon Sport Fishing and Game Hunting in Canada - An Assessment on the Potential International Tourism Opportunity 2 Summary: Canada’s vast land and beautiful wilderness offers amazing landscapes and an unprecedented variety of outdoor acti [...] Sport Fishing and Game Hunting in Canada - An Assessment on the Potential International Tourism Opportunity 3 Notwithstanding that a holistic assessment of sport fishing and game hunting in Canada would better delineate the international tourism opportunity, there is evidence provided in this secondary research that Canada could capitalized more on the opportunity presented by these outdoor activi [...] Sport Fishing and Game Hunting in Canada - An Assessment on the Potential International Tourism Opportunity 4 What do we know on the importance of sport fishing and game hunting in Canada? [...] Albertan hunters spent more than $102.5 million in direct hunting expenditures in 2008, compared to the $4.2 million spent by non-resident hunters from the rest of Canada and the $7 million spent by non-resident hunters from outside Canada. [...] Manitoba: The Manitoba report Economic Evaluation of Manitoba’s Hunting and Fishing Industry detailed that the hunting and fishing industry in Manitoba is comprised of approximately 258 lodges and outfitters and over 250,000 license holders pursuing hunting and fishing in the province (2010).