2025-2035
Canadian
Sport Policy
The purpose of this Policy is to guide and inspire everyone to work together to create sport environments that focus on people, reflect shared values, and enhance the health and culture of Canada and its communities. Sport must always be for its participants, with the good of those participants at the forefront.
The Vision
Working together to enable everyone to
grow, excel and achieve wellbeing through sport.
Values in Action
This policy is driven by values shared by people throughout Canada.
- Fun
- Inclusion and Accessibility
- Diversity
- Fairness and Integrity
- Responsibility and Accountability
- Community-Building
- Healthy and Safe
- Ambition
Contexts of Sport
WE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT FOR MANY REASONS AND IN MANY WAYS.
Participation: Developing the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.
Performance: Helping participants to achieve their goals and ambitions at progressively higher levels of competition, within a values-based framework of fair, ethical sport.
Desired Outcomes
Canadians are Healthy. Everyone in Canada can enjoy the benefits of sport, including physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and mental wellbeing.
Canada is an International
Leader. Canada is recognized for sport excellence, and for the health, happiness, and pride that sport inspires.