Indigenous Tourism Sector Impact in Canada—January 2025

Indigenous Tourism Sector Impact in Canada—January 2025

Canadian Indigenous and Northern Communities
Pages:27 pages18 min read

Author: Anthony Landry, Christopher Heschl

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Over 2,750 Indigenous-led businesses in Canada offer a vibrant mix of cultural experiences, adventure, and hospitality. This paper examines the sector’s impact on revenues, GDP, employment, labour income, and government revenue.

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Indigenous Tourism Sector Impact in Canada

In this research, we examine the economic impact of the Indigenous tourism sector on revenues, GDP, employment, labour income, and government revenue in Canada.

Given the distinct contributions that Indigenous tourism businesses make to the country’s economy, both culturally and economically, which types of these business have the largest economic footprint—and in which regions of the country? To what extent have Indigenous tourism sector revenues recovered from the pandemic? How can challenges such as transportation issues, workforce shortages, and higher costs be addressed?

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Key findings
Home to over 2,750 businesses in Canada
About the Indigenous tourism sector
Economic impact of the Indigenous tourism sector
Managing inflationary pressures
Turning the corner
Pathway to recovery
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Respondent profile
Appendix C: Additional data tables
Appendix D: Glossary of terms
Appendix E: About ITAC
Appendix F: Bibliography

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