Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Winter sport Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Winter sport in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Winter sport has an estimated audience of 4,281,245 people in Canada.

The average Winter sport fan in Canada is 37.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.

Top brand affinities include Ice Hockey World Championships, Alpine skiing, Ski resort, with strongest over-indexing on Ice Hockey World Championships (1.83× the country average).

Demographically, the Winter sport audience skews more male with an average age of 37.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Sports Activity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Winter sport fan in Canada is more male, around 37.3 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Winter sport profile in Canada.

Audience size
4.3M
in Canada
Gender
43.0%
57.0% male
Age
37.3
average years
Country rank
#598
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Winter sport fans

43.0% are female, 57.0% are male, average age 37.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.0%
Female
57.0%
Male
Demographic split for Winter sport audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female43.0%
Male57.0%
Average age37.3
Estimated audience size4,281,245
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.3
average years
Age distribution of the Winter sport audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4918%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.3%

of the worldwide Winter sport audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Winter sport
CountryShare
United States22.2%
Japan9.9%
Germany8.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Winter sport audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Winter sport fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01British Columbia~800K1.33×
02Ontario~2.5M1.32×
03Alberta~700K1.32×
04Prince Edward Island~20K1.02×
05Manitoba~200K0.98×
06New Brunswick~100K0.97×
07Saskatchewan~100K0.96×
08Newfoundland and Labrador~60K0.95×
09Nova Scotia~100K0.91×
10Quebec~800K0.81×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Winter sport audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Winter sport audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01FIS Alpine Ski World CupSports5.79×
02Alpine skiingSports4.46×
03Family carCars & Mobility2.79×
04Ski resortTravel & Leisure2.75×
05Winter Olympic GamesSports2.65×
06SnowboardingSports2.49×
07Arc'teryxFashion & Accessoires2.47×
08PatagoniaFashion & Accessoires2.27×
09Colorado AvalancheSports2.05×
10Standup paddleboardingSports2.04×
11Ice skatingSports2.01×
12Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsSports1.83×
13OutdoorsTravel & Leisure1.81×
14Golf ChannelSports1.74×
15Vancouver CanucksSports1.64×
16Drop shippingShopping1.63×
17Formula OneSports1.58×
18PGA TourSports1.56×
19Art museumArts & Culture1.52×
20StreetwearFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Winter sport audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Winter sport audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.62×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.57×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.41×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Winter sport audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.69×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.82×
IndividualismJOY0.83×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Winter sport have in Canada?

Winter sport has an estimated audience of 4,281,245 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Winter sport fans?

43.0% of Winter sport fans are female, 57.0% are male, with an average age of 37.3 years.

03

Which brands do Winter sport fans like most?

Winter sport fans show strongest brand affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships (1.83×), Alpine skiing (4.46×), and Ski resort (2.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Winter sport fans live in Canada?

Winter sport fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2.5M), British Columbia (reach ~800K), and Quebec (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Winter sport fans also like?

Beyond Winter sport itself, the audience over-indexes on Alpine skiing (4.46×), Ski resort (2.75×), Arc'teryx (2.47×), and FIS Alpine Ski World Cup (5.79×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Winter sport. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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