OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 1, 2015) - Department of Canadian Heritage
This document corrects and replaces the press release that was sent on March 31, 2015 at 4:21 PM EDT. The change is in the Quick Facts section.
Over the last year, the Government of Canada has continued to invest in sport at record levels, contributing almost $200 million across the Canadian amateur sport community to promote sport, support our high-performance athletes, and invest in hosting the Canada Games and international sport events in Canada.
With 2015 having been proclaimed the Year of Sport in Canada, this clearly demonstrates the important role sport plays in defining this country's national identity. Canada has a well-earned reputation of being proud of the athletes who represent us on the world stage and of having a dynamic sense of volunteerism, as hundreds of thousands of Canadians donate their time each year to sport all across the country.
Quick Facts
- Through Sport Canada's Sport Support Program, the Government of Canada contributed approximately $146 million to 56 Canadian single-sport sport organizations, 23 multisport service organizations and the 7 Canadian Sport Centres and Institutes to strengthen our national sport system and to help our Canadian athletes and coaches pursue excellence, at all levels of their development.
- Through the Athlete Assistance Program, $28 million in funding went directly to approximately 1,800 high-performance athletes, providing them with monthly financial assistance to cover living, training and education expenses to help them focus on the path to podium.
- Sport Canada's Hosting Program provided approximately $20 million to support the Canada Games and assist national sport organizations in their efforts to host world-class international single-sport events in communities all across the country. These events allow our Canadian athletes the chance to refine their skills against the world's best, on home soil.
- The Year of Sport in Canada highlights a very full sport calendar throughout 2015 in Canada. It features:
-- the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Hockey Championship in Toronto and Montréal;
-- the 25th edition of the Canada Games in Prince George, British Columbia;
-- the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal and Moncton;
-- the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games (July 10-26) and Parapan Am Games (August 7-15) in Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe region;
-- about 60 international single-sport events; and
-- around 55 national single-sport championships hosted annually by national sport organizations at all age levels.