OTTAWA, June 15, 2022 Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, delivered opening remarks at the Public Policy Forum’s Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression, taking place from June 15 to 19 in Ottawa. This year’s Citizens’ Assembly will hear viewpoints from a representative group of citizens on the core elements of a successful…

OTTAWA, June 15, 2022 Removing barriers and increasing sport participation for underrepresented populations is a priority for the Government of Canada. To support organized sport at the community level, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Adam van Koeverden,…

OTTAWA – The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, will announce the first two national-level organizations receiving funding from the Community Sport for…

MONTRÉAL, June 13, 2022 Sport and physical activity play a key role in building dynamic and healthy communities. Not only does sport improve self-esteem and leadership skills, but it also enables young people to grow and develop physically, emotionally and socially. Yesterday, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic…

The following actions are underway: Accountability, Reporting and Governance Effective April 1, 2023, Sport Canada will make changes to contribution agreements with organizations that meet the new eligibility requirements of the Sport Funding and Accountability Framework. The objective is to ensure that sport organizations receiving federal funding meet specific governance, accountability and safe sport standards. Over the…

MONTRÉAL, June 12, 2022 The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, accompanied by sport leaders and athlete representatives, provided an update on and announced measures for safe sport. First, the Minister followed up on the roundtables launched on March 31, when an initial emergency…