8 The Winnipeg Barometer Report | Volume 8, 2016
Sports and Special Events Citywide Snapshot
In 2016, Winnipeg hosted the Tim Horton's Heritage Classic, as well as four other large national sporting events further
strengthening the year.
2017 will see Winnipeg host the 2017 Canada Summer Games, with more than 20,000 visitors expected, as well as four
other national sporting events
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Confirmed Citywide Conven7ons
8,382
5,342
15,410
9,400
6,650
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Number of Citywide Delegates
15,500
11,430
19,000
17,900
10,530
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10,000
15,000
20,000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Rooms Required for Citywide
Conven7ons
Meetings and Conventions Citywide Snapshot
2016 is ahead of 2015 with 12 citywide conventions, more than 15,000 delegates and approximately 19,000 room nights
used. With the expansion of the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, Winnipeg hosted three back-to-back conferences
in late May-early June 2016: Centrallia 2016, the Liberal Party of Canada 2016 Biennial Convention and the 2016
Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a total of more than 5,000 delegates.
Looking forward to 2017, Winnipeg will host 12 citywide conventions and is pacing below 2016 in number of delegates
(9,400 in 2017 vs. 15,410 in 2016) and total number of room nights (17,900 in 2017 vs. 19,000 in 2016). The lower
number of delegates is a result of smaller citywides.
