WILLEMSTAD — According to Statistics Canada (StatCan), the organization of matches from the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament generated a limited positive economic effect on the Canadian economy.

Official figures released by Statistics Canada indicate that economic activity surrounding these international sporting events remained modest. StatCan analyzed available data covering the period during which World Cup matches took place and quantified the resulting economic effects.

According to the published StatCan figures, the economic impact proved smaller than some earlier forecasts had anticipated. The data encompassed visitor expenditures, hotel bookings, food and beverage consumption, and other economic activities related to the event.

StatCan’s findings provide insight into the actual economic scale of international sporting events at the national level. The analysis underscores that while such events do generate economic activity, they do not necessarily produce the large-scale economic transformation that is sometimes projected beforehand.