Economic Impact of Marine Related Activities in Canada

Appendix C: Tourism and Recreation Expenditure Estimates

1. Recreational fishing

Data and approach

Recreational fishing surveys conducted in 2000 and 2005 by Fisheries and Oceans were used to derive participation levels and expenditure estimates. The surveys include residents and visitors to Canada. Only direct expenditures or purchases and investments wholly attributable to fishing were included. Straight-line interpolation and extrapolation were used to derive estimates for years not covered by surveys (2001-2004, and 2006). The ratio of saltwater expenditures to freshwater expenditures per day in British Columbia was used to extract a saltwater expenditure per day estimate from combined fresh and saltwater spending data. The number of saltwater days (Table C-1) was multiplied by the estimated saltwater expenditures per day (Table C-2) for each jurisdiction to determine total spending (Table C-3).

Table C-1: Participation days by province for anglers of all origins (2000-2006)

(Days)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	1,997,979	2,041,777	2,085,576	2,129,374	2,173,172	2,216,970	2,260,768
NL	327,317	352,279	377,240	402,201	427,163	452,124	477,085
NS	256,077	244,622	233,167	221,712	210,257	198,802	187,347
QC	253,680	242,433	231,186	219,938	208,691	197,444	186,197
PEI	71,343	69,377	67,412	65,446	63,481	61,515	59,549
NB	48,211	46,737	45,262	43,787	42,313	40,838	39,363
Nun	2,894	3,097	3,300	3,503	3,706	3,909	4,112
Canada	2,957,501	3,000,321	3,043,141	3,085,962	3,128,782	3,171,602	3,214,422

Source: Derived from DFO, 2000 and 2005. Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada.

Table C-2: Angling expenditures per day by province for anglers of all origins (2000-2006)

($/day)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	$244	$253	$261	$270	$278	$285	$293
QC	$251	$217	$188	$163	$140	$120	$102
NL	$197	$199	$201	$203	$206	$209	$212
NS	$85	$87	$90	$92	$95	$98	$101
NB	$101	$103	$105	$108	$111	$114	$117
PEI	$37	$40	$43	$46	$49	$52	$56
Nun	$260	$250	$240	$232	$225	$218	$212
Canada	$220	$224	$228	$232	$235	$239	$242

Source: Derived from DFO, 2000 and 2005. Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada.

Table C-3: Angling expenditures by province for anglers of all origins (2000-2006)

($000)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	$486,788	$515,982	$545,177	$574,371	$603,566	$632,760	$661,954
QC	$82,173	$76,593	$71,012	$65,432	$59,852	$54,271	$48,691
NL	$50,419	$48,635	$46,851	$45,066	$43,282	$41,498	$39,714
NS	$21,672	$21,192	$20,712	$20,232	$19,752	$19,273	$18,793
NB	$7,174	$7,142	$7,109	$7,077	$7,045	$7,013	$6,981
PEI	$1,795	$1,864	$1,932	$2,000	$2,069	$2,137	$2,206
Nun	$754	$773	$793	$813	$832	$852	$872
Canada	$650,774	$672,180	$693,586	$714,992	$736,398	$757,804	$779,210

Source: Derived from DFO, 2000 and 2005. Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada.

Input-output concordance

The breakdown of Canada-wide direct expenditures (packages, food and lodging, transportation, services, supplies and other), and purchases or investments wholly attributable to fishing (equipment, vehicles, land and buildings) from the 2000 and 2005 surveys were used to allocate estimates into expenditure categories and I/O commodities (Table C-4). Straight-line interpolation and extrapolation was used to derive expenditure distributions for years not covered by surveys (2001-2004, and 2006). Food, lodging, and transport spending categories were further divided according to Canadian tourist spending patterns that provide a basis for linkages with the I/O model commodities. Boat equipment and vehicle expenditures were also further divided to reflect the distribution of item purchases, repairs, maintenance, and vehicle trailer expenses. The refined categories were aligned with the Statistics Canada 2005 I/O commodity numbers and codes. The estimated expenditure amounts for each category were entered into a StatCan I/O template to flow through to the assigned commodities in the model to generate impacts.

Table C-4: Recreational fishing expenditure weighting and concordance for StatCan 2005 IO model

Weight	StatCan No.	StatCan Code	Description
Packages
0.097	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services
Food and Lodging
0.097	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services
0.023	647	56901	Hotel and motel accommodation services
0.003	648	56902	Other accommodation services
0.023	649	57001	Meals (outside home)
0.000	138	1162	Distilled alcohol beverages, consumed on license premises
0.000	140	1192	Beer including coolers, consumed on license premises
0.000	142	1202	Wine including coolers, consumed on license premises
0.098	600	5531	Retailing margins
0.001	137	1161	Distilled alcohol beverages, bought in stores
0.002	139	1191	Beer including coolers, bought in stores
0.002	141	1201	Wine including coolers, bought in stores
Transport
0.033	446	3950	Motor gasoline
0.084	560	5301	Air transportation, passenger
0.049	448	3962	Diesel oil
0.002	451	3970	Lubricating oils and greases
Fishing services
0.035	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services
Supplies
0.034	39	300	Hunting and trapping products
Other
0.019	600	5531	Retailing margins
Fishing equipment
0.040	600	5531	Retailing margins
Boat equipment
0.121	396	3520	Pleasure boats and sporting craft
0.035	394	3500	Ship repairs
0.017	379	3391	Non-commercial trailers
Camp equipment
0.064	600	5531	Retailing margins
Vehicles
0.108	373	3350	Trucks, road tractors and chassis
0.012	597	55101	Automotive repair and maintenance service
Land/Buildings
0.097	554	5240	Non-residential building construction

Source: Derived from DFO, 2000 and 2005. Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada; Statistics Canada Travel Survey of Residents of Canada, 2006.

2. Cruise travel

Data and approach

Canadian cruise industry surveys conducted in 2003 and 2007 by Business Research and Economic Advisors (BREA) were used to estimate cruise-related activity levels and expenditures. The expenditures reported here only include those made by passengers and crew, since cruise line expenditures provided by BREA are already captured by Statistics Canada marine transport accounts. The BREA studies include annual passenger visit statistics for 2002-2007, but only report detailed expenditure data for the two study years. Reported passenger and crew expenditures for 2003 and 2007 were therefore adjusted using the annual passenger traffic data, to derive estimates for years not covered by surveys (2002, 2004-2006). Estimates of passenger traffic (Table C-5) combined with spending per passenger (Table C-6) provide total spending by passengers and crew (Table C-7) for input to the I/O model.

Table C-5: Cruise ship passenger traffic by province (2002-2007)

(Visitors)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
BC	1,237,608	1,129,498	1,235,401	1,269,754	1,263,335	1,091,955
QC	105,847	87,832	108,788	94,676	111,957	110,136
NS	199,580	215,693	272,985	249,589	221,164	219,595
NL	25,956	28,052	32,284	40,515	37,406	36,885
NB	71,168	83,300	138,703	90,203	87,759	133,676
PEI	13,697	14,803	21,948	23,025	28,144	19,358
Other Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1,653,857	1,559,178	1,810,109	1,767,762	1,749,765	1,611,605

Sources: Derived from Business Research and Economic Advisors (2004, 2008). The economic contribution of the international cruise industry in Canada.

Table C-6: Cruise ship passenger and crew expenditures per passenger by province (2002-2007)

($/passenger)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
BC	$209	$237	$266	$294	$323	$351
QC	$251	$248	$246	$243	$241	$239
NS	$118	$110	$102	$95	$87	$79
NL	$91	$86	$80	$74	$68	$62
NB	$100	$94	$87	$80	$74	$67
PEI	$101	$95	$88	$81	$74	$67
Other Canada	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Totals	$202	$216	$227	$250	$270	$276

Sources: Derived from Business Research and Economic Advisors (2004, 2008). The economic contribution of the international cruise industry in Canada.

Table C-7: Cruise passenger and crew expenditures by province (2002-2007)

($000)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
BC	$258,321	$267,900	$328,177	$373,439	$407,505	$383,300
QC	$26,520	$21,800	$26,746	$23,053	$26,998	$26,300
NS	$23,458	$23,700	$27,904	$23,601	$19,219	$17,400
NL	$2,371	$2,400	$2,575	$2,996	$2,549	$2,300
NB	$7,132	$7,800	$12,075	$7,260	$6,486	$9,000
PEI	$1,389	$1,400	$1,925	$1,862	$2,083	$1,300
Other Canada	$14,628	$12,000	$11,852	$9,545	$7,438	$5,000
Totals	$333,820	$337,000	$411,255	$441,756	$472,278	$444,600

Sources: Derived from Business Research and Economic Advisors (2004, 2008). The economic contribution of the international cruise industry in Canada.

Input-output concordance

The breakdown of aggregate expenditures (excluding cruise lines) provided in the 2007 study was used to allocate estimates to a set of expenditure categories (Table C-8). The BREA categories were already set according to NAICS codes and assignment of estimates to the I/O model was straight-forward. Only the expenditures for business and computer services were split 50/50 into business services and computer services I/O commodities. The estimated expenditure amounts for each category were then entered into a StatCan I/O template to flow through to the assigned commodities in the model to generate impacts.

Table C-8: Cruise travel expenditure weighting and concordance for StatCan 2005 IO model

Category	Weight	StatCan No.	StatCan Code	Description
Business and computer	0.048	644	5662	Accounting and legal services
services	0.048	667	57614	Other administrative and support services
Travel agents	0.078	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services
Fuel	0.054	448	57001	Diesel
Food and Beverages	0.144	649	57001	Meals (outside home)
Airfares	0.042	560	5301	Air transport, passenger
Hotel Supplies	0.042	647	56901	Hotel and motel accommodation services
Advertising and promotion	0.030	645	5670	Advertising and promotion
Wages and Salaries	0.030	710	5990	Wages and salaries
Machinery and equipment	0.024	352	3213	Other general machinery
Port charges and fees	0.018	573	5340	Services incidential to water transport
Maintenance and repairs	0.012	394	3500	Ship repairs and maintenance
Other expenses	0.252	600	5531	Retailing margins
Lodging	0.101	647	56901	Hotel and motel accommodation services
Tours and transportation	0.031	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services
Tours and transportation	0.016	564	53111	Scenic and sightseeing transportation, bus
Tours and transportation	0.031	680	5850	Travelling and entertainment

Sources: Derived from Business Research and Economic Advisors (2004, 2008). The economic contribution of the international cruise industry in Canada.

3. Coastal tourism and recreation

This segment is divided into three distinct components according to type if activity and source of data: a) coastal tourism, b) marine recreational boating and c) beach activities.

a) Coastal tourism

Data and approach

Statistics Canada is now making microdata files available from its annual travel surveys, starting with 2006 data releases for the Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) and the International Travel Survey (ITS). The sample sizes from the ITS become small when isolating the marine travel components; only the TSRC was used here to assess marine-related tourism patterns in Canada. These patterns were then applied to annual aggregate spending figures for both Canadian and international travel activity levels and spending from 2000-2006.

First, the 2006 TSRC data were used to identify domestic tourism trips with visits or main destinations to Canadian coastal census districts. The following seven trip activities were then identified as potentially marine-related in coastal areas: walking, sightseeing, camping, hiking, birdwatching, beach activities, and paddling. Fishing was not included since this was already captured through the recreational fishing data. Similarly, all activities and spending by cruise travelers were excluded to avoid double counting. Coastal trips with marine activities were tallied to provide total counts. For each trip, the number of marine-related activities was divided by the total number of activities (marine and non-marine), then multiplied by the corresponding number of trip days to derive the trip time (days) spent on marine-related activities. Finally, on the basis of time spent, a marine component was extracted from total spending per trip, and this was combined for all trips to yield aggregate marine-related spending by jurisdiction for 2006 domestic travelers defined as tourists.

The buildup of Canadian and international spending figures then began with combined Canadian and International trip counts (Table C-9). The 2006 TSRC patterns for marine related activities (Table C-10) were applied to aggregate spending (StatCan re-allocated expenditures for tourism) from 2000-2006 to get estimates of marine-related spending per trip (Table C-11) and total spending estimates (Table C-12).

Table C-9: Trips with marine-related activities by province, excluding cruise & recreational fishing (Canadian & international origins, 2000-2006)

(Trips)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	4,076,781	4,076,714	3,649,537	3,229,660	3,063,767	3,253,548	3,443,640
NS	2,277,920	2,261,085	2,677,639	2,312,278	2,273,004	2,288,265	2,305,983
QC	916,947	910,066	1,027,972	1,053,368	1,084,612	1,170,208	1,255,588
NB	970,299	1,055,124	1,221,011	1,126,351	1,012,422	1,012,219	1,013,234
NL	985,724	974,055	942,793	800,190	776,098	764,295	753,631
PEI	264,937	256,169	297,487	246,909	246,253	257,825	269,487
MN	2,997	3,024	2,870	2,712	2,758	3,008	3,257
NWT	U	1,533	1,923	1,412	1,714	840	1,506
Total	7,949,768	8,085,414	8,356,746	7,624,090	7,791,468	8,419,792	9,046,324

Sources: Derived from Statistics Canada Travel Surveys or Residents of Canada and International Travel Surveys, 2000-2006. Note: U refers to unreliable or unavailable data.

Table C-10: Days of participation in marine-related activities by province, excluding cruise & recreational fishing (Canadian & international origins, 2006)

(Days)	Walking	Sightseeing	Camping	Hiking	Birdwatching	Beach	Canoe/Kayak	Total
BC	1,974,592	1,714,535	287,050	1,257,616	83,682	613,650	100,091	6,031,216
NS	1,647,797	871,213	137,655	295,144	26,376	407,489	89,603	3,475,277
QC	1,203,429	416,240	153,649	206,405	97,253	204,096	110,558	2,391,631
NB	728,573	392,459	96,378	159,014	28,827	180,236	69,152	1,654,639
NL	570,259	341,499	45,479	247,934	21,266	94,275	41,817	1,362,529
PEI	147,957	154,131	36,636	53,246	15,103	96,890	13,172	517,136
MN	121	3,415	0	0	0	0	0	3,536
NWT	696	0	0	0	0	0	0	696
Total	6,273,424	3,893,492	756,848	2,219,359	272,508	1,596,637	424,394	15,436,662

Sources: Derived from Statistics Canada Travel Surveys or Residents of Canada and International Travel Surveys, 2000-2006.

Table C-11: Tourist spending per trip attributed to marine-related activities by province, excluding cruise & recreational fishing (Canadian & international origins, 2000-2006)

($/trip)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	$162	$164	$187	$190	$206	$203	$201
NS	$108	$127	$119	$130	$130	$124	$118
QC	$160	$171	$180	$168	$175	$162	$152
NB	$171	$166	$162	$149	$164	$162	$160
NL	$167	$177	$186	$209	$202	$186	$170
PEI	$237	$245	$214	$239	$245	$244	$243
MN	$372	$432	$396	$418	$444	$404	$372
NWT	U	U	$239	U	U	U	$314
Total	$167	$178	$179	$177	$186	$175	$167

Sources: Derived from Statistics Canada Travel Surveys or Residents of Canada and International Travel Surveys, 2000-2006. Note: U refers to unreliable or unavailable data.

Table C-12: Tourist spending attributed to marine-related activities by province, excluding cruise & recreational fishing (Canadian & international origins, 2000-2006)

($000)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BC	$660,637	$667,408	$682,053	$614,909	$632,103	$661,014	$690,869
NS	$245,160	$287,957	$318,785	$300,651	$295,852	$283,231	$271,982
QC	$146,700	$156,039	$185,086	$176,616	$190,152	$189,925	$190,300
NB	$166,381	$174,832	$197,341	$167,866	$166,443	$164,083	$162,327
NL	$164,428	$172,181	$175,055	$167,109	$156,941	$142,044	$128,167
PEI	$62,871	$62,705	$63,672	$58,980	$60,433	$62,938	$65,542
MN	$1,115	$1,305	$1,138	$1,133	$1,225	$1,216	$1,211
NWT	U	U	$460	U	U	U	$473
Total	$1,329,728	$1,442,461	$1,495,136	$1,348,381	$1,447,380	$1,477,402	$1,510,872

Sources: Derived from Statistics Canada Travel Surveys or Residents of Canada and International Travel Surveys, 2000-2006. Note: U refers to unreliable or unavailable data.

Input-output concordance

The TSRC reports data according to eleven (11) spending categories including: accommodation, vehicle rental, vehicle operation, local transport, commercial transport, restaurant, food store, sport and recreation, cultural and entertainment, clothing and footwear, and other. The Canada-wide proportion of marine-related spending in each of these categories was determined from the TSRC dataset. These categories were further subdivided in most cases to better distribute spending according to the 2005 StatCan I/O model. Where possible, further subdivisions were based on StatCan studies of tourism spending patterns, otherwise expenditures were divided equally across I/O commodities that matched the spending category description. The resulting weighting and concordance for the StatCan model was used for spending in all jurisdictions (Table C-13). The estimated expenditure amounts for each category by jurisdiction were then entered into a StatCan I/O template to flow through to the assigned commodities in the model to generate impacts.

Table C-13: Tourism expenditure weighting and concordance for StatCan 2005 IO model commodity codes

Weight	StatCan No.	StatCan Code	Description
Accommodation
0.18	647	56901	Hotel and motel accommodation services
0.02	648	56902	Other accommodation services
Vehicle rental
0.030	669	5770	Rental of automobiles and trucks
Vehicle operation
0.068	597	55101	Automotive repair and maintenance service
0.068	446	3950	Motor gasoline
0.003	448	3962	Diesel oil
0.021	451	3970	Lubricating oils and greases
Local transport
0.004	564	53111	Scenic and sightseeing transportation, bus
0.001	581	5390	Taxi and limousine transportation services
Commercial transport
0.165	560	5301	Air transportation, passenger
0.005	574	5351	Rail transportation, passenger
Restaurant
0.185	649	57001	Meals (outside home)
0.001	138	1162	Distilled alcohol beverages, consumed on license premises
0.004	140	1192	Beer including coolers, consumed on license premises
0.004	142	1202	Wine including coolers, consumed on license premises
Food store
0.078	600	5531	Retailing margins
0	137	1161	Distilled alcohol beverages, bought in stores
0.002	139	1191	Beer including coolers, bought in stores
0.002	141	1201	Wine including coolers, bought in stores
Sport & recreation
0.014	642	5653	Other amusement and recreation services
0.014	680	5850	Travelling and entertainment
Cultural & entertainment
0.017	642	5653	Other amusement and recreation services
0.017	680	5850	Travelling and entertainment
Clothing & footwear
0.073	600	5531	Retailing margins
Other
0.012	600	5531	Retailing margins
0.012	567	5321	Travel agents, tour wholesaler and operator services

Sources: Derived from Statistics Canada Travel Surveys or Residents of Canada and International Travel Surveys, 2000-2006.

b) Marine recreational boating

Data and approach

Economic impact studies for 2001 and 2006 have been conducted for the recreational boating industry in Canada (Genesis Public Opinion Research and Smith Gunther Associates, 2006; Goss Gilroy, 2001). However, only the 2006 study was used here since methodology appeared to differ between studies. It was not clear that the two studies included the same expenditures or generated economic impacts in the same way, thereby making trend estimates unreliable. The more recent study was the basis for recreational boating estimates derived here (including yachting, motor cruising and kayaking), while taking care to avoid double counting and freshwater components of overall boating activities. Specifically this meant omitting study findings for: recreational fishing, coastal tourism/recreation, boat building, government and research expenditures. Conversely, the study provided spending for: equipment and accessories, general retail, financing and insurance, food and beverage, repair and storage, travel and vehicle operation, fuel, facilities rental, and services provided by marinas and yacht clubs.

Detailed spending estimates broken down by province were available from the 2006 study. The saltwater component for each province was simply based on the proportion of coastal marinas and yacht clubs relative to the total including those inland. This resulted in nearly all spending for Atlantic and Pacific provinces being included (88-100%), but only 18% of Quebec spending due to the dominance of freshwater boating in that province.

Estimates of activity levels, such as days of recreational boating per year, did not emerge from these studies or other sources, therefore only spending estimates are presented in Table C-14. BC represents the largest share of saltwater recreational boating, followed by Québec, then the Atlantic provinces. In total, just over $1.3 billion in 2006 spending is associated with this sector.

Table C-14: Spending for marine-related Recreational boating by province, 2000-2006

($000s)	2006
BC	$925,830
QC	$238,765
NS	$75,945
NB	$62,203
NL	$51,325
PE	$15,314
Canada	$1,369,382

Source: Genesis Public Opinion Research Inc. & Smith Gunther Associates. Economic Impact of the Canadian Recreational Boating Industry: 2006.

Input-output concordance

Nine broad spending categories were created based on the expenditure data that was used from the studies (Table C-15). Some of these were further subdivided and aligned with the most suitable StatCan 2005 IO model commodity codes and numbers. The weights according to the broad categories were based on the expenditure data from the studies, and the weights for further subdivision were based on national spending patterns available from StatCan. One national average weighting was used for all provinces. The estimated expenditure amounts for each category by jurisdiction were then entered into a StatCan I/O template to flow through to the assigned commodities in the model to generate impacts.

Table C-15: Recreational boating expenditure concordance and weighting for StatCan 2005 IO model

Weight	StatCan No.	StatCan Code	Description
Equipment & accessories
0.039	396	3520	Pleasure boats and sporting craft
0.01	379	3391	Non-commercial trailers
Retail
0.354	600	5531	Retailing margins
Finance
0.035	617	5562	Non-life insurance
Food & beverage
0.014	649	57001	Meals (outside home)
0	138	1162	Distilled alcohol beverages, license premises
0	140	1192	Beer including coolers, license premises
0	142	1202	Wine including coolers, license premises
0	137	1161	Distilled alcohol beverages, bought in stores
0.001	139	1191	Beer including coolers, bought in stores
0.001	141	1201	Wine including coolers, bought in stores
Repair, store
0.107	394	3500	Ship repairs
Construction
0.025	554	5240	Non-residential building construction
Travel & vehicles
0.06	446	3950	Motor gasoline
0.15	560	5301	Air transportation, passenger
0.087	448	3962	Diesel oil
0.003	451	3970	Lubricating oils and greases
Fuel
0.021	446	3950	Motor gasoline
Facilities rental:
0.092	625	5594	Non-residential rent

c) Beach activities

Data and approach

There is a great deal of other local recreation activity that is difficult to measure either in terms of participation levels or spending. An attempt has been made here to address the challenge by capturing participation estimates for two activities: recreational swimming and paddling (canoeing and kayaking). The Travel Activities and Motivation Surveys (StatCan 2001 and 2006) contain questions regarding traveler's participation in outdoor water-based activities in their home province of residence. The surveys also contain questions that distinguish saltwater and freshwater location for these activities, thereby providing a basis for ocean-sector estimates. Respondents indicated whether they "participate" or "frequently participate", and only the latter component is used here. The surveys provide population weighted estimates for the number of "frequent" participants across Canada. Atlantic region figures were distributed across provinces according to population. Interpolation was used to derive estimates for years between surveys.

The report on "The Importance of Nature to Canadians" (Environment Canada, 1996) provides some indication of what "frequent" participation means for these activities across Canada. For paddling and swimming (ranging from 5-30 days per year), national average estimates of 10 and 20 days per year were used for these activities respectively. A nominal spending estimate of $10 and $15 was applied to each participation day for swimming and paddling respectively. These estimates were considered reasonable lower bound estimates equivalent to the local transport and food spending associated with recreational tourism, with some additional expense for paddling equipment and transport. Combining the number of participants, number of participation days, and spending per day, estimates of recreational swimming and paddling spending were derived (Table C-17). The much larger number of participation days for swimming over-shadows the slightly lower per day expense, and swimming accounts for 94% of the totals shown.

Table C-16: Days of participation for beach activities by province, 2000-2006

Days	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Quebec	11,809,760	11,643,388	11,465,578	11,276,330	11,075,644	10,863,520	10,639,958
British Columbia	5,557,157	5,567,168	5,576,866	5,586,252	5,595,325	5,604,085	5,612,532
Nova Scotia	1,765,301	1,777,604	1,790,031	1,802,584	1,815,262	1,829,439	1,847,710
New Brunswick	1,408,257	1,418,071	1,427,985	1,437,999	1,448,113	1,459,026	1,468,910
Newfounfland and Labrador	972,287	979,063	985,908	992,822	999,805	1,003,373	1,005,209
Prince Edward Island	258,763	260,566	262,388	264,228	266,086	269,374	271,641
Canada	44,245,497	44,742,335	45,230,277	45,709,323	46,179,473	46,640,727	47,093,084

Sources: StatCan. Travel Activities and Motivations Survey, 2006; Environment Canada. 2006. The Importance of Nature to Canadians.

Table C-17: Expenditures for beach activities by province, 2000-2006

($000s)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Quebec	$121,338	$119,444	$117,436	$115,314	$113,077	$110,726	$108,261
British Columbia	$57,264	$57,274	$57,280	$57,284	$57,285	$57,282	$57,276
Nova Scotia	$18,639	$18,700	$18,763	$18,826	$18,891	$18,971	$19,094
New Brunswick	$14,869	$14,918	$14,968	$15,018	$15,070	$15,130	$15,179
Newfounfland and Labrador	$10,266	$10,300	$10,334	$10,369	$10,405	$10,405	$10,387
Prince Edward Island	$2,732	$2,741	$2,750	$2,760	$2,769	$2,793	$2,807
Canada	$457,973	$461,747	$465,431	$469,027	$472,533	$475,951	$479,279

Sources: StatCan. Travel Activities and Motivations Survey, 2006; Environment Canada. 2006. The Importance of Nature to Canadians; StatCan, 2006. Travel Survey of Residents of Canada.

Input-output concordance

As described, the basic spending categories included vehicle operation, food, and equipment. One set of national expenditure categories and weights was assigned to the StatCan 2005 IO model on the basis of equivalent recreational tourism spending patterns. The estimated expenditure amounts for each category by jurisdiction were then entered into a StatCan I/O template to flow through to the assigned commodities in the model to generate impacts.

Table C-18: Recreation expenditure weighting and concordance for StatCan 2005 IO model commodity code

Weight	StatCan No.	StatCan Code	Description
Vehicle operation
0.222	597	55101	Automotive repair and maintenance service
0.222	446	3950	Motor gasoline
0.011	448	3962	Diesel oil
0.069	451	3970	Lubricating oils and greases
Food
0.256	600	5531	Retailing margins
0.001	137	1161	Distilled alcohol beverages, bought in stores
0.005	139	1191	Beer including coolers, bought in stores
0.005	141	1201	Wine including coolers, bought in stores
Equipment
0.210	600	5531	Retailing margins

Table C-19: Summary – total tourism/recreation expenditures, 2006 (all activities)

Province	Coastal tourism	Boating	Local beach activities	Total coastal	Recreational fishing	Cruise travel	Total
British Columbia	690,869	925,830	57,276	1,673,975	661,954	408,000	2,743,930
Québec	190,300	238,765	108,261	537,326	48,691	27,000	613,017
Nova Scotia	271,982	75,945	19,094	367,021	18,793	19,000	404,814
New Brunswick	162,327	62,203	15,179	239,709	6,981	6,000	252,690
Newfoundland	128,167	51,325	10,387	189,879	39,714	3,000	232,592
Prince Edward Is.	65,542	15,314	2,807	83,663	2,206	2,000	87,868
Nunavut	1,211	-	-	1,211	872	7,000	9,083
NWT	473	-	-	473	-	-	473
Canada	1,510,872	1,369,382	213,004	3,093,258	779,210	472,000	4,344,468

Source: Tables C-12, C-14 and C-17.