Economic Impact

2024 AIG Economic Impact

The 2024 Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) has become the Largest Indigenous Summer Games in the world and Largest Summer Games in Canada and are held on an annual basis with limited funding. In 2024, the AIG Games had a $17 million dollar direct impact and $28.7 million total economic impact for the province of Alberta according to Explore Edmonton's "Event Impact Summary" using their "Destinations International Event Impact Calculator". 2024 AIG had over 500+ teams and over 6,000+ athletes from all over Alberta from Dene Thà First Nation up north by the NWT border to Piikani Nation on the south by the Montana state USA border and most of all the 46 First Nation and 8 Métis Settlement communities in between as well as urban Indigenous youth. 90% of AIG athletes and teams are from Alberta while 10% are from outside Alberta coming from the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and some from the states. 

Other large economic impact events in Alberta are as follows:

2023 Juno Awards in Edmonton $12 million

2024 K-Days in Edmonton $22 million direct impact

2024 Alberta Winter Games $4.5 million in Grande Prairie

2026 Alberta Summer Games for youth in Strathcona County is estimated to bring in $3 million in economic impact in the county

2027 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Calgary estimated to bring in around $40 million 

The 2024 Masters Alberta Indigenous Games in it's second year brought in $2.3 million dollars direct impact and $3.8 total impact according to Explore Edmonton.