Tourism

2010 Contributions and Recipients

The following tourism events have been approved for funding as part of the 2010 Marquee Tourism Events Program.

Tourism Event Contribution Recipient Maximum Contribution Amount*
Calgary Stampede The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited $1,001,625
Canada's Largest Ribfest Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore Trust Fund $98,610
Carnaval de Québec Carnaval de Québec Inc. $1,449,435
Charlottetown Festival The Fathers of Confederation Buildings Trust $1,000,000
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa Bluesfest $1,987,500
Dauphin's Countryfest Dauphin's Countryfest Inc. $532,560
Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau Inc. $704,578
Festival des Traditions du Monde de Fleurimont Festival des Traditions du Monde de Fleurimont $146,160
Festival d'été de Tremblant Association de Villégiature Tremblant $703,530
Festival du Voyageur Festival du Voyageur Inc. $438,174
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Le festival international de jazz de Montréal Inc. $3,000,000
Festival juste pour rire Juste pour Rire $3,000,000
Festival Western de St-Tite Festival Western de St-Tite $647,625
Festivent ville de Lévis Festivent Inc. $230,000
Fort Festival Series Thunderbird Show Park Ltd $264,350
Globalfest The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society $182,324
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières GP3R Inc. $482,250
2010 Grey Cup Game and Festival Edmonton Eskimo Football Club & Grey Cup 2010 Inc. $425,914
Honda Edmonton Indy Edmonton Northlands & Kirkness Lake Ventures Ltd. $821,250
Interior Provincial Exhibition Interior Provincial Exhibition Association $273,000
International de montgolfières de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Corporation du Festival de Montgolfières de St-Jean-sur-Richelieu $1,082,100
International Plowing Match and Rural Expo Ontario Plowmen's Association $255,460
Kokanee Crankworx Whistler Mountain Resort Limited Partnership $170,000
Luminato Toronto Festival Of Arts, Culture And Creativity $2,566,099
Niagara Wine Festival Niagara Grape and Wine Festival $150,400
Norfolk county Fair and Horse Show Norfolk County Agricultural Society $171,000
Old Home Week PEI Provincial Exhibition Inc. $134,888
Pacific National Exhibition The Fair at the PNE $2,984,250
Québec City's Summer Festival Festival d'été international de Québec inc. $2,895,592
Red River Exhibition Red River Exhibition Association $198,585
Régates Molson Dry de Valleyfield Les Régates De Valleyfield Inc. $310,536
Rodéo du Camion Comité Des Attractions Touristiques De Notre-Dame-Du-Nord $141,925
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association of Canada $1,893,750
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Inc. $203,625
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society $473,082
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. $198,750
Shaw Festival The Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada $2,607,458
Sound of Music Festival Burlington's Sound Of Music Festival Inc. $144,675
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada $3,000,000
TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival Coastal Jazz and Blues Society $615,139
The Saskatoon Exhibition Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation $249,362
Thousand Islands Playhouse Thousand Islands Foundation For The Performing Arts $227,300
Tim Hortons Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival $54,246
Vélirium - Festival international et championnats du Monde de velo du montagne Corporation coupe du monde velo montagne $271,759
Whoop-up Days Lethbridge and District Exhibition $79,875
Winnipeg Folk Festival The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival $389,255
World Ski and Snowboard Festival Whistler Mountain Resort Limited Partnership $326,250

* actual amount may vary