Our government believes sport is our ultimate nation builder; a country that comes together through sport is a country united. That's why, through the Spring Economic Update, we made a generational $1-billion investment in sport, the largest in our nation's history, to strengthen our sport system, support athletes, increase participation and bring more world-class events to Canada.
We moved quickly to get this support out the door, with new funding to host world-class sporting events, increase the Athlete Assistance Program and build sport infrastructure.
Today, the Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport), highlighted the Government of Canada's investment of $112 million in new federal funding, highlighting more than $8 million in 2026-27 invested in Alpine Canada, which includes this rollout of a top-up of $2.77 million. This brings total Sport Support Program to more than $273 million for 2026-27.
This Government of Canada investment will support safe sport and sport integrity measures, expand participation, enhance athlete development, and strengthen high-performance programs across the country. For Alpine Canada, the investment will help deliver athlete and national team programs, improve coaching and training supports, increase access to skiing through grassroots and adaptive initiatives, reduce costs for athletes, and modernize sport system infrastructure.
This funding provides national-level sport organizations with additional mid-fiscal-year funding through a streamlined process, on top of their already allocated core funding. As we strengthen Canada's sport system, we will continue to support National Sport Organizations, National Multisport Services Organizations, and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network.
Today, Capital Power also announced a partnership with Alpine Canada with an investment of $5 million in the first year, followed by up to $20 million of additional support over the partnership's five-year term.
In April, our new government made a pragmatic investment to strengthen the sport system in Canada and create more opportunity for private industry to invest. Together with private and philanthropic partners, we will deliver a better sport system that serves Canada's communities, athletes and fans. Capital Power's partnership with Alpine Canada is the first to answer the call and reflects the private-sector's alignment to strengthening Canada's sport system and uniting Canadians. We applaud them for stepping up to advance the Playground to Podium vision.
