A priority of the Government of Canada is to remove barriers to sport among under-represented populations to increase their participation.
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament (Ottawa-Vanier), highlighted more than $339,655 in funding to 16 local projects in the Ottawa-Vanier area for community sport activities. This funding is being distributed by national-level organizations receiving support through the Community Sport for All Initiative.
Minister St-Onge and Minister Fortier made the announcement following a meeting with Prezdential, one of the community organizations receiving funding. The ministers heard about the tremendous work the non-profit organization does to provide positive basketball experiences for youth from disadvantaged and racialized communities.
The sport activities organized by the funded groups working on the ground-ranging from volleyball and football to karate and dance-will help reduce barriers that hinder participation in sport, particularly in Black, Indigenous and racialized communities or among 2SLGBTQI+ groups, people with low incomes, newcomers and persons with disabilities.
