Canadian Sport Policy
The Canadian Sport Policy presents a powerful vision for sport in Canada.
The Canadian Sport Policy draws on the broadest definition of sport to ensure the Policy covers the widest array of activities. The Policy challenges all stakeholders in sport to create and support an integrated athlete/participant-centred sport model that ensures the seamless progress of athletes/participants to the full extent of their abilities and interests.
The Policy builds on the National Recreation Statement (1987) and other existing federal-provincial/territorial agreements.
The vision of the Canadian Sport Policy is to have by 2012: A dynamic and leading-edge sport environment that enables all Canadians to experience and enjoy involvement in sport to the extent of their abilities and interests and, for increasing numbers, to perform consistently and successfully at the highest competitive levels.
The goals of the Canadian Sport Policy are:
- Enhanced Participation: A significantly higher proportion of Canadians from all segments of society are involved in quality sport activities at all levels and in all forms of participation;
- Enhanced Excellence: The pool of talented athletes has expanded and Canadian athletes and teams are systematically achieving world-class results at the highest levels of international competition through fair and ethical means;
- Enhanced Capacity: The essential components of an ethically based, athlete/participant-centred development system are in place and are continually modernized and strengthened as required;
- Enhanced Interaction: The components of the sport system are more connected and coordinated as a result of the committed collaboration and communication amongst the stakeholders.
The Federal - Provincial/Territorial governments have agreed to conduct a review process with regard to the current Canadian Sport Policy in order to determine if there is value and interest in developing a successor policy and, if so, what shape that successor policy might take. The Federal-Provincial/Territorial governments have adopted a collaborative approach in working with the sport community in conducting the renewal process to foster a greater sense of responsibility and accountability within the sport community for the outcomes of the process.
Over the past year, Sport Canada engaged Sutcliffe Group to conduct an evaluation of the Canadian Sport Policy.
Federal-Provincial/Territorial governments have agreed to carry out focused consultations in their respective jurisdictions by the end of September 2010, in order to:- validate the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Canadian Sport Policy Evaluation final report;
- provide input on the scope and goals of a new policy; and
- provide input on the general direction for the more extensive consultations to be conducted in 2011.
Further information on the status of the renewal of the Canadian Sport Policy will be posted as it becomes available.
Canadian Sport Policy (pdf)
Canadian Sport Policy Evaluation Final Report (pdf)
