# Canadian amusement and recreation businesses earned $18.0 billion in 2025

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Topic: Business · Status: published · Version: 1
Published: 2026-11-03T20:17:07.754Z · Updated: 2026-11-03T20:17:07.754Z
Record: https://davids.news/s/canadian-amusement-and-recreation-businesses-earned-18-0-billion-in-2025-64b29185

Statistics Canada said revenue rose 8.1% from 2024 across the subsector.

- Fitness and recreational sports centres generated $6.1 billion, up 9.4%; their operating profit margin reached 12.7%.

Why it matters: Fitness-centre revenue grew faster than operating expenses, which rose 7.0% to $5.4 billion, Statistics Canada reported.

## Original sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/261103/dq261103a-eng.htm>) — primary announcement
  Adapted from Statistics Canada, Amusement and recreation industry, 2025, 2026-11-03. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Original report: 2026-11-03T13:30:00.000Z
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