Canada’s most active cities
Which Canadians spend money on sports?
| City | Per cent of households who report expenditures on sports and recreation |
| Edmonton | 52.6 |
| Victoria* | 51.8 |
| Halifax | 51.1 |
| Regina | 50.6 |
| Saskatoon | 49.9 |
| Calgary | 48.8 |
| Fredericton* | 45.3 |
| London* | 45.2 |
| Winnipeg | 45.2 |
| St. John’s | 44.7 |
| Vancouver | 41.8 |
| Toronto | 40.7 |
| Saint John | 40.5 |
| Charlottetown | 39.7 |
| Québec* | 39.0 |
| Cape Breton* | 37.1 |
| Moncton* | 35.0 |
| Montréal | 32.2 |
Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, unpublished data, Survey of Household Spending, 2008. Note: Unless indicated, data reflects Census Metropolitan Areas.
* Data for these cities only available at the economic region level.
CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households reporting annual expenditures on sports and recreation facilities.
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