Support and safety for our national team athletes is an important investment. It is part of the government's ongoing work with sport organizations to ensure a safe sport environment for athletes across Canada.
Last Friday, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announced an investment of $225,000 over two years for AthletesCAN.
The support will provide the organization with the financial means to support national athletes via an online platform called AthleteHUB. The platform will serve as a centralized one-stop shop for national team athletes, directing them to a wealth of information and resources that are currently available across the Canadian sport system, as well as resources developed by AthletesCAN.
The new online space will consolidate general athlete onboarding and support, safe sport and educational resources, eLearning modules, and information on funding. It will also include information about the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees and Commonwealth Sport Canada's respective Athletes' Commissions or Councils and Game Plan - Canada's Total Athlete Wellness Program. An athlete data collection tool will also be available, among other resources.
The AthleteHUB will initially be integrated into the AthletesCAN.ca website, with future development into a dedicated application.
As the largest investor in Canada's sport system, the Government of Canada is proud of its investments in support of Canadian athletes, the national and multisport organizations that support them, and initiatives to host international sport events.
