STC Canadian Sport Event of the Year: Group A (Budget of $1M to $10M) presented by Tourism Calgary 2025 Montana’s Brier – Kelowna, BC Canadian Finals Rodeo – Edmonton, AB Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2025 – Thunder Bay, ON STC Canadian Sport Event of the Year: Group B (Budget less than $1M) presented by Sport Niagara 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships – Ottawa, ON Esso Cup 2025 – Lloydminster, AB/SK Rugby Canada Summer Test Series – Edmonton, AB STC International Sport Event of the Year: Group A (Budget of $2M to $10M) presented by Air Canada 2025 PwC Tremblant World Cup – Mont-Tremblant, QC 2025 World Archery Youth Championships – Winnipeg, MB BKT World Men’s Curling Championship – Moose Jaw, SK STC International Sport Event of the Year: Group B (Budget less than $2M) 2025 Pacific Nations Cup – Calgary, AB 2025 Para Cup – Dawson Creek, BC 2025 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup & YEG Ice Fest – Edmonton, AB Volleyball Nations League 2025 – Québec City, QC STC Sport Event Legacy of the Year presented by Golf Canada 2025 Canada Games – St. John’s, NL 2025 Para Cup – Dawson Creek, BC All-Nations Volleyball Showcase – Edmonton, AB STC Sport Tourism Volunteer of the Year presented by Explore Edmonton Diane Imrie – Thunder Bay, ON Garry McColman – Kingston, ON Kiara Jefferies – North Bay, ON STC Sport Event Partnership of the Year presented by Visit Mississauga 2025 Canada Games – St. John’s, NL 4 Nations Face-Off – Montréal, QC Snow Rodeo – FIS Snowboard Halfpipe & Slopestyle World Cups – Calgary, AB STC Sport Tourism Rising Star of the Year presented by Discover Halifax Charlotte Nicholson – Charlottetown, PE Jeremy Hick – London, ON Kiara Jefferies – North Bay, ON STC Sport Tourism Industry Champion Bob Young – City of Leduc Matt Moore – Central Nova Scotia Sports & Entertainment Paul Burke – City of Thunder Bay STC Marquee Sport Event of the Year - Budget over $10M presented by Events Regina 2025 Canada Games – St John’s, NL 2025 CPKC Women’s Open – Mississauga, ON RBC Canadian Open – Caledon, ON The PRESTIGE Awards celebrate the people, places and events that make the Canadian sport tourism industry so dynamic. From small communities to major urban centres, across a wide spectrum of sport events. Local to national and international, these awards are presented annually by Sport Tourism Canada who would like to congratulate all our finalists for thier outstanding achievements in sport tourism in 2025! Winners to be announced at the PRESTIGE Awards Gala at Sport Events Congress 2026 on March 11, 2026, in Mississauga, ON at the Hilton Meadowvale. PRESTIGE Awards Gala presented by Tourism Kingston After party sponsored by Explore Edmonton Awards Finalists Program Recognizing Exceptional Sport Tourism Initiatives, Games & Events
