Largest By Economic Impact
As of 2010
- Calgary Stampede $172.4 million
- Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau) $151 million
- Pride Toronto $136 million
- Toronto International Film Festival $135 million
- Just For Laughs (Montreal) $80 million
- Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto) $58.6 million
- Celebration of Light (Vancouver) $37 million
- Quebec Winter Carnival $34 million
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