Economic Development Winnipeg | Tourism Winnipeg | YES! Winnipeg 7
On average
3.5 million
domestic visits to Winnipeg CMA
Visitors came to Winnipeg for:
Other Reasons
484,000
14%
Business
504,000
15%
Pleasure
2,475,000
71%
82% 1%
9%
9%
Visitors originated from:
Visitor Profile
On average, the Winnipeg CMA sees four million person-visits
annually for either leisure or business purposes, to visit friends
and relatives, or for other personal reasons. These person-visits,
which include both overnight and day trips, generate close to
$700 million in direct expenditures.
The tourism sector in the Winnipeg CMA employs approximately
44,000 people, and tourism spending supports more than 3,300
business establishments.
Research and Data Management
Mike Peters
Manitoba Québec /
Atlantic
Provinces
Saskatchewan,
Alberta, British
Columbia
Ontario
Visitors by Place of Origin, 2016
Region Same Day Overnight Total Total %
Manitoba 2,242,000 586,000 2,828,000 82%
Western Canada* 28,000 276,000 304,000 9%
Ontario 69,000 230,000 299,000 9%
Québec / Atlantic Provinces** 0 33,000 33,000 1%
Total 2,339,000 1,125,000 3,464,000 100%
Total Spending by Place of Origin, 2016
Region Same Day Overnight Total Total %
Manitoba $192,054,000 $130,259,000 $322,313,000 63%
Western Canada* $6,343,000 $88,396,000 $94,739,000 19%
Ontario $10,639,000 $71,585,000 $82,224,000 16%
Québec / Atlantic
Provinces**
$0 $11,179,000 $11,179,000 2%
Total $209,037,000 $301,418,000 $510,456,000 100%
Source: Statistics Canada, Research Resolutions & Consulting Ltd. (Cities 2016)
*Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
**New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland & Labrador
