Tourism, a vanguard industry for small communities

How rural locations can foster economic growth through exploration

Whether they realize it or not, small communities in Saskatchewan are sitting on a potential goldmine–their tourism offerings.

According to a Statistics Canada report on national tourism in Q1 of 2023, tourism spending totaled over $20 billion—an increase of 2.6 per cent since last quarter. This increase is a result of domestic tourism spending by Canadi…