The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Canadians from playground to podium and helping the sport community get Canadians active, inspire young people and bring us together in the spirit of healthy competition.
Today, Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport, on behalf of the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announced $432,035 in funding for Nordiq Canada for 2022-23. The majority of the investment will come from the Recovery Fund, with an additional $50,000 devoted to safety in sport.
The Recovery Fund investment is designed to complement the current investments in Nordiq Canada. It will support additional coaches and improve athletes' daily training environments. It will also provide the organization and individuals with the financial means to pursue business innovation and transformation for cutting edge technology for cross-country and para-nordic skiing.
The safety in sport investment is part of the government's ongoing work with sport organizations to make sport safer throughout Canada.
The government will work with its partners to ensure recovery and growth in the sport sector and will also help ensure that sport organizations receiving federal funding meet specific governance, accountability and safe sport standards.
