Q2 Are you answering this survey as yourself (an ind

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0.00% 0

100.00% 895

Q1 By checking the box below, I agree that by participating in this survey:Answered: 895 Skipped: 0

Total Respondents: 895

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I am free toNOT respond ...

I grant SIRCand the...

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

I am free to NOT respond to questions that may be asked, and I am free to exit the survey at any time.

I grant SIRC and the Government of Canada the right to use any intellectual property that I choose to share as a surveyparticipant, for purposes outlined above and not beyond that. SIRC and the Government of Canada will ask for myconsent for any additional use beyond those purposes.

Q2 Are you answering this survey as yourself (an individual) or on behalfof an organization?

Answered: 895 Skipped: 0

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Myself (anindividual)

My organization


2 / 186

100.00% 895

0.00% 0

TOTAL 895


Myself (an individual)

My organization

Q3 In what province or territory do you live?Answered: 895 Skipped: 0

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Alberta

BritishColumbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundlandand Labrador

NorthwestTerritories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince EdwardIsland

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon


3 / 186

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

100.00% 895

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

TOTAL 895


Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Q4 How are you involved in sport? (Check all that apply)Answered: 894 Skipped: 1


4 / 186

48.21% 431

39.04% 349

21.70% 194

36.69% 328

29.75% 266

22.93% 205

16.00% 143

6.60% 59

11.19% 100

1.57% 14

7.72% 69


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Participant orathlete

Program leaderor coach

Official

Volunteer

Parent orguardian

Administratoror employee

Board member

Teacher orphysical...

Researcher

I'm notinvolved in...

Other (pleaseexplain):


Participant or athlete

Program leader or coach

Official

Volunteer

Parent or guardian

Administrator or employee

Board member

Teacher or physical education specialist

Researcher

I'm not involved in sport

Other (please explain):


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# OTHER (PLEASE EXPLAIN): DATE

1 Athletic therapist 7/4/2022 2:09 PM

2 Futsal 7/1/2022 11:34 AM

3 JOURNALIST 6/28/2022 11:47 AM

4 Sports injury care provider 6/23/2022 10:31 PM

5 Consultante en leadership 6/23/2022 1:38 PM

6 Communications Specialist 6/23/2022 10:49 AM

7 Coach developer 6/23/2022 10:24 AM

8 Athletic Therapist 6/22/2022 8:33 PM

9 Health care 6/22/2022 11:50 AM

10 doping controls 6/22/2022 10:21 AM

11 Sports Medicine Committee 6/17/2022 4:59 PM

12 coach and athlete 6/16/2022 11:49 AM

13 Test 6/16/2022 4:03 AM

14 Sports medicine/sciences practitioner 6/15/2022 10:08 PM

15 I am a retired Olympian 6/15/2022 1:18 PM

16 Sport Medicine Physician 6/14/2022 10:57 AM

17 Medical team 6/13/2022 1:20 PM

18 Certified Athletic therapist 6/13/2022 11:41 AM

19 health care 6/13/2022 11:16 AM

20 ex-athlete 6/13/2022 10:58 AM

21 Announcer/Broadcaster 6/13/2022 10:09 AM

22 Retired Elite Athletes\ 6/11/2022 8:52 AM

23 Spectator 6/10/2022 10:06 PM

24 Medical staff 6/6/2022 4:41 PM

25 Soccer supporter 6/5/2022 8:48 PM

26 Athletic Therapist 6/4/2022 2:35 PM

27 Statistician 6/3/2022 11:07 PM

28 Fan and supporter 6/3/2022 12:45 PM

29 Retired player 6/1/2022 7:40 PM

30 supporter 6/1/2022 7:18 PM

31 Coach 6/1/2022 2:36 PM

32 Parent of high performance athlete and volunteer rowing umpire 6/1/2022 10:39 AM

33 Was in many sports but slowed by injuries. Just a watcher and adviser. 5/31/2022 6:24 PM

34 Umpire, committee member 5/31/2022 5:09 PM

35 Consultant. Have been many other roles previously 5/31/2022 4:27 PM

36 Athletic Therapist working with sports organizations 5/31/2022 11:55 AM

37 I interview athletes in various sports, from amateur athletes on National teams, to professionalathletes.

5/30/2022 11:56 AM


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38 Recently Retired. 5/28/2022 1:38 PM

39 Conference organizers/educator 5/28/2022 1:05 AM

40 Fan, Fantasy Sports Participant 5/26/2022 10:35 PM

41 consultant 5/26/2022 3:27 PM

42 Medical 5/26/2022 3:09 PM

43 Health policy 5/26/2022 2:33 PM

44 Sport Marketing 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

45 mentor 5/26/2022 11:42 AM

46 Work in Sports Media 5/26/2022 8:41 AM

47 health care professional encouraging sport for physical, social, and mental well-being 5/25/2022 8:53 PM

48 Provide Risk Management and Insurance Products for Sports 5/25/2022 10:17 AM

49 consultant to coaches 5/25/2022 8:44 AM

50 I coached for 17 years 5/22/2022 2:27 PM

51 Mental Performance Consultant 5/21/2022 11:01 AM

52 Futsal Coach for AfterSchool program 5/20/2022 5:09 PM

53 I'm a fan 5/20/2022 4:33 PM

54 health care service provider to athletes 5/20/2022 10:40 AM

55 Consultant to MSO, NSO and PTSOs 5/19/2022 1:10 PM

56 High Performance Consulting - Officials, Coaches, Athletes 5/19/2022 10:28 AM

57 Retired athlete and coach 5/18/2022 1:23 PM

58 Amateur athlete 5/18/2022 12:46 PM

59 Fan 5/17/2022 11:27 PM

60 Retired administrator employee 5/17/2022 2:00 PM

61 sports injury chiropractor 5/17/2022 1:06 PM

62 sport physiotherapist 5/17/2022 10:35 AM

63 health related policy 5/11/2022 12:41 PM

64 advise on healthier approached to sport (e.g. no/healthy snacks for kids sports) 5/11/2022 9:02 AM

65 Advocate 5/10/2022 1:37 PM

66 Former NSO CEO, Major Games Executive, Club/Provincial Coach & Athlete 5/5/2022 11:37 AM

67 former athlete, coach, official, volunteer, administrator 4/25/2022 3:09 PM

68 Consultant 4/13/2022 11:31 PM

69 dsfsdf 3/10/2022 2:15 PM

Q5 At which level are you engaged in sport? (Check all that apply)Answered: 892 Skipped: 3


7 / 186

69.28% 618

45.63% 407

40.36% 360

29.04% 259

2.69% 24

6.17% 55


# OTHER (PLEASE EXPLAIN) DATE

1 External sport organizations supporting CSOs 6/30/2022 10:06 AM

2 My golf club 6/29/2022 9:13 PM

3 curling camp 6/28/2022 11:19 AM

4 All 6/23/2022 10:31 PM

5 Je coach des exécutifs à tous niveaux 6/23/2022 1:38 PM

6 all of the above 6/23/2022 11:15 AM

7 Club 6/23/2022 10:50 AM

8 DND/CAF Sports 6/22/2022 2:21 PM

9 International 6/21/2022 3:13 PM

10 International 6/19/2022 11:20 AM

11 INTERNATIONAL 6/18/2022 2:47 PM

12 Sometimes international 6/17/2022 11:04 AM

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Community

Provincial orterritorial

National

School (forexample,...

I'm notinvolved at ...

Other (pleaseexplain)


Community

Provincial or territorial

National

School (for example, elementary school, secondary school, college or university)

I'm not involved at any level

Other (please explain)


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14 Test 6/16/2022 4:03 AM

15 international 6/16/2022 1:09 AM

16 I volunteer as an official in Lake Placid as it is closer than Calgary. 6/15/2022 1:18 PM

17 I write software that is used by a variety of teams and leagues at different levels in differentcountries

6/15/2022 12:26 PM

18 All Star 6/13/2022 5:25 PM


20 In the past 6/13/2022 10:58 AM


22 International and Olympic levels 6/11/2022 8:52 AM



25 Post secondary 6/4/2022 2:35 PM

26 Individual sport for recreation (golf, tennis) 6/1/2022 11:00 PM

27 regional 6/1/2022 9:42 PM

28 Professional 6/1/2022 3:09 PM

29 Was community involvement 5/31/2022 6:24 PM

30 Recently Retired. 5/28/2022 1:38 PM


32 Club 5/27/2022 7:58 PM



35 coach 5/26/2022 3:41 PM



38 International level 5/26/2022 8:56 AM





43 I'm a fan of these levels 5/20/2022 4:33 PM



46 Running at local events -- 5Ks, marathones, etc. 5/18/2022 12:40 PM

47 international 5/18/2022 12:03 PM


49 international high performance 5/17/2022 10:35 AM


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50 Charity races 5/14/2022 7:01 PM

51 Sports in a recreational and individual capacity 5/11/2022 12:41 PM

52 Professional National League 5/10/2022 2:04 PM

53 Masters Games 4/22/2022 9:52 AM

54 Professional 4/13/2022 11:31 PM

55 dfasdf 3/10/2022 2:15 PM

1.79% 16

47.32% 423

49.33% 441

0.11% 1

1.45% 13

Q6 How do you identify your gender?Answered: 894 Skipped: 1

TOTAL 894

# I IDENTIFY AS: DATE

1 Trans Non-binary 7/1/2022 10:00 PM

2 NonBinary 6/22/2022 10:21 AM

3 male 6/16/2022 11:49 AM

4 Test 6/16/2022 4:03 AM

5 Non-Binary 6/13/2022 10:27 AM

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I prefer notto answer

Man

Woman

hj

I identify as:


I prefer not to answer

Man

Woman

hj

I identify as:


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6 Nonbinary 6/6/2022 10:16 PM

7 Adult human female - not including Trans “women” 5/23/2022 3:36 PM

8 The question makes no sense. Gender is a grammatical term. I am male. 5/22/2022 2:27 PM

9 Non Binary 5/20/2022 7:37 AM

10 Adult human female-sex not gender 5/19/2022 11:08 PM

11 Transgender woman 5/18/2022 12:46 PM

12 My sex. Woman adult human femal 5/17/2022 10:52 PM

13 Stop asking this question. Only sex matters in sport, particularly over age 12 5/17/2022 11:09 AM

1.34% 12

95.64% 855

3.02% 27

Q7 Do you identify as an Indigenous person in Canada, such as FirstNation, Métis or Inuit?


TOTAL 894

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Yes

No



Yes

No


Q8 Do you identify as a person of colour?Answered: 893 Skipped: 2


11 / 186

11.20% 100

84.66% 756

4.14% 37

TOTAL 893

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Yes

No



Yes

No


Q9 Do you identify as a newcomer to Canada (an immigrant or refugeewho has lived in Canada for less than 5 years)?


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Yes

No



12 / 186

1.80% 16

95.96% 855

2.24% 20

TOTAL 891


Yes

No


6.17% 55

90.58% 808

3.25% 29

Q10 Do you identify as a person with a disability?Answered: 892 Skipped: 3

TOTAL 892

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Yes

No



Yes

No


Q11 What organization do you represent?Answered: 3 Skipped: 892

# RESPONSES DATE

1 U SPORTS 6/16/2022 3:28 PM

2 Canadian Fencing Federation 6/15/2022 10:06 PM

3 Cricket canada 5/16/2022 12:35 PM

Q12 In what province or territory is your organization based orheadquartered?


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Alberta

BritishColumbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundlandand Labrador

NorthwestTerritories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince EdwardIsland

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon


14 / 186

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

75.00% 3

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

TOTAL 4


Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Q13 In which sectors is your organization involved? (Check all that apply)Answered: 4 Skipped: 891

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Sport

Physicalactivity

Recreation

Not involved


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100.00% 4

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0



Sport

Physical activity

Recreation

Not involved

Q14 What type of organization do you represent?Answered: 3 Skipped: 892


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Communitysport...

Provincial/territorial spor...

National sportorganization...

Education(e.g.,...

Postsecondaryinstitution...

Federalgovernment

Provincial/territorial...

Municipalgovernment

Public health

Communitysport...

Provincial/territorial spor...

National sportorganization...

Education (forexample,...

Postsecondaryinstitution...

Federalgovernment

Provincial orterritorial...

Municipalgovernment

Public health



17 / 186

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

66.67% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

33.33% 1

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

TOTAL 3


There are no responses.


Community sport organization (e.g., club, association, league, facility)

Provincial/territorial sport organization or multisport service organization (P/TSO)

National sport organization (NSO) or multisport service organization (MSO)

Education (e.g., elementary/secondary school)

Postsecondary institution (e.g., university, college)

Federal government

Provincial/territorial government

Municipal government

Public health

Community sport organization (for example, club, association, league, facility)

Provincial/territorial sport organization (PTSO) or multisport service organization

National sport organization (NSO) or multisport service organization

Education (for example, elementary or secondary school)

Postsecondary institution (for example, university or college)

Federal government

Provincial or territorial government

Municipal government

Public health


Q15 If your organization’s main focus is to advance the participation ofequity-deserving groups in sport and physical activity, what groups does

your organization serve?Answered: 0 Skipped: 895

! No matching responses.


18 / 186

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

TOTAL 0


There are no responses.


Indigenous Peoples, such as First Nation, Métis or Inuit

Newcomers to Canada

People of colour

People with disabilities

LGBTQI2S

Women and girls

Older adults or masters athletes


Q16 The current Canadian Sport Policy is based on 7 values. Thosevalues are considered evidence-based because they are based on best

practices and research evidence.Please choose up to 3 values that you oryour organization feel are most important for advancing sport in Canada:


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

None of theabove

Fun

Safety

Excellence

Commitment

Personaldevelopment

Inclusion andaccessibility

Respect, fairplay, and...


19 / 186

0.35% 3

61.42% 527

39.86% 342

26.69% 229

14.10% 121

43.82% 376

38.00% 326

71.68% 615



None of the above

Fun

Safety

Excellence

Commitment

Personal development

Inclusion and accessibility

Respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour

Q17 If you were to add or change 1 value on the list, what would it be?Please explain why.


# RESPONSES DATE

1 Respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour would be my fourth choice because the value ofpersonal development, and inclusion lies in practicing what our athletes have learned aboutthemselves (personal development).

7/12/2022 2:34 PM

2 I would like to add safety. 7/6/2022 12:57 PM

3 A lot of these options are intersecting (e.g., psychological safety is a product of respect andethical behaviour)

7/5/2022 3:13 PM

4 Affordability for all 7/5/2022 11:31 AM

5 social engagement 7/4/2022 9:13 PM

6 Diversity at all levels. Lack of represention from BIPOC administrators at the highest level,leading to lack of diversity in selection processes and unconscious biases

7/4/2022 2:11 PM

7 Health - as sport is physical activity which leads to better long-term health outcomes. 7/3/2022 3:09 PM

8 Remove commitment and excellence. My mind goes to countries that demand perfection (thinkthe Russian figure skating scandal) which is not at all what I think we should be striving for.

7/1/2022 10:04 PM

9 Inclusion and accessibility tend to mis represent some of the issues regarding belonging,acceptance, equity. I would expand some of the criteria to reflect other value perspectives andworldviews perhaps not common within a Canadian perspective

6/30/2022 10:08 AM

10 commitment- in order to make improvements and move forward we must be committed to theactions and behaviors necassary for positive change to take place.

6/29/2022 10:11 PM

11 Commitment. These days athletes (participants) are faced with many distractions and othersports at a developing age! This IS good but if they do wish to improve they need thecommitment to training consistently.

6/29/2022 11:24 AM

12 If I had to change 1 value on the list it would be sportsmanship because we need to learn howto play as a team we will sometimes win and lose we need to cope with that with a goodsportsmanlike matter and not to mistreat our teammates and opponents

6/28/2022 11:22 AM

13 Inclusion and accessibility is represented through respect. If we have respect in sport, thatmust include everybody

6/27/2022 9:03 PM


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14 Easy accessibility to facilities and equipment around Ontario. There's too much red tape to getaccess to equipment if it's not situated inside the school premises. There should be anequipment manager at all facilities where there is athletic equipments.

6/27/2022 1:36 PM

15 Commitment is a necessity for excellence 6/26/2022 8:50 AM

16 Equity and Equality across multiple intersections of diversity. 6/24/2022 7:48 PM

17 I would change personal development only because I'm not sure exactly what it is referring toin the same way as the other values.

6/24/2022 6:28 PM

18 Participation - getting as many people as possible involved in sport either as a player, coach,official or general volunteer

6/24/2022 5:26 PM

19 Equal opportunity 6/24/2022 4:06 AM

20 I would add 'community development'. Benefits are not just person but should be planned forand evaluated in terms of entire societies.

6/23/2022 8:56 PM

21 Équité homme femme dans les comités décisionnels et dans les équipes de gestion 6/23/2022 1:39 PM

22 Éthique 6/23/2022 12:06 PM

23 I would change Inclusion and accessibility to also reflect the principles of equity and diversityas this would allow the policy to foster and promote cultures that minimize bias and recognizeand address systemic inequities, which, if unaddressed, create disadvantages for certainindividuals or groups.

6/23/2022 11:43 AM

24 Change 'excellence' to 'achievement' Excellence is an absurd word to use -- sport is a zerosum game, there is only ever one winner and many losers. Achievement at least gives theindication of an individual or team attempting to improve their performance.

6/23/2022 11:18 AM

25 Not sure what I would change but would consider adding trust or accountability. In terms of thesport management, the administration of sport and how it is delivered and consumed bystakeholders. I'm not sure safety and respect convey this enough.

6/23/2022 10:57 AM

26 Team building, because of the importance of learning to cooperate with others and win and loseas a team.

6/23/2022 10:51 AM

27 Stability 6/23/2022 10:36 AM

28 Commitment - seems odd on this list. More definition for Excellence. 6/23/2022 10:30 AM

29 I do not feel that Excellence is important. Sport excellence is perpetuating sexist, racist,classist and other exclusionary ideologies that, unfortunately, often result in negative sportingexperiences.

6/23/2022 10:27 AM

30 Fun / enjoyment 6/23/2022 10:25 AM

31 I think inclusion may be part of respect in sport 6/23/2022 9:02 AM

32 Add - Fitness, Strength Training (with or without weights depending on age of participant) 6/23/2022 12:27 AM

33 Safety is of the utmost importance for our athletes, it is a natural element of my programmingfor everyone.

6/22/2022 6:06 PM

34 I would clarify/emphasize that "safety" includes both physical and psychological safety. 6/22/2022 5:47 PM

35 Hard to choose just one to add. I think all of these values are important for advancing sport 6/22/2022 1:15 PM

36 Commitment- if everything else applies commitment comes naturally 6/22/2022 11:52 AM

37 excellance 6/22/2022 11:35 AM

38 'health' should be on that list - physical activity is so crucial for physical and mental health,and living an active lifestyle for your whole life brings so many benefits

6/22/2022 11:05 AM

39 I would change commitment as I am unsure what this means in the context of the policy andtherefore it does not resonate.

6/22/2022 10:44 AM

40 Actually use the word Values explicitly that should be found in all sports. 6/22/2022 10:21 AM


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41 Commitment seems like an odd value (commitment to what?). It is not specific enough.Commitment to all of the other values is more important than commitment itself.

6/22/2022 10:19 AM

42 Community 6/21/2022 1:20 PM

43 Personal Develpment 6/20/2022 12:38 PM

44 Excellence 6/20/2022 12:06 PM

45 Education. Plusieurs coachs sont old school et ne savent pas travailler avec des jeunes quiont des particularités!

6/20/2022 12:01 PM

46 I would include accountability to highlight the need to address some of the serious issues(fraud, athlete maltreatment, discrimination) that have gained attention over the past decade.

6/20/2022 11:04 AM

47 Gender equality 6/19/2022 8:49 PM

48 fun should be added to : respect, fair play & ethical behavior 6/19/2022 1:30 PM

49 I would like to say that it is a team sport, there is no i 6/18/2022 9:59 PM

50 Striving for positive physical, mental and emotional well being 6/17/2022 9:26 PM

51 Excellence - what does that mean? Medals? Winning? Performance improvement? I feel it isthe cause of much of the problems in the NSO's now putting winning ahead of athlete's healthand safety

6/17/2022 11:06 AM

52 Social Involvement 6/17/2022 9:53 AM

53 Knowledge and or personal growth Responsibility Team work Supporting each other 6/17/2022 8:51 AM

54 Integrity I feel that sometimes integrity is lacking at the community level when it comes toprogramming, conflicts of interest, confidentiality and discretion.

6/17/2022 8:19 AM

55 Defining fair play vs equal play 6/17/2022 8:18 AM

56 Growth in knowledge, leadership and skills. 6/16/2022 10:19 PM

57 Prestige 6/16/2022 8:40 PM

58 Affordable 6/16/2022 3:58 PM

59 Hosting Multisport and Single Sport Major and International Sport Events 6/16/2022 3:34 PM

60 protection of indiviance 6/16/2022 11:51 AM

61 Change fun to discipline. Fun would fit under personal development, as one grows in theirsport. This would be intrisically enjoyable. A level of disciplie is needed in order to push thelimts, show up and put the work in.

6/16/2022 10:29 AM

62 felling comfortable 6/16/2022 10:19 AM

63 add excellence 6/16/2022 7:56 AM

64 Healthy lifestyle 6/15/2022 11:53 PM

65 safety because that's obviously important I just thought the other three were slightly higher 6/15/2022 7:26 PM

66 I don't know how to make it a singular value but something along inspiring a passion or love forsport for life long learning and participation. It about finding a way to participate at all ageswhatever stage you are at...giving back to the community and helping it grow and expand. Sois that a value...Maybe Community Stewardship...but it's more than that.

6/15/2022 7:11 PM

67 Excellence - it's a slippery slope. This word, in my opinion, is troublesome. Striving forexcellence - we need to determine what excellence means. Currently it seems the focus is onmedals and winning. (at all costs) What is winning? We need to redefine winning.

6/15/2022 3:48 PM

68 Financial support. 6/15/2022 1:20 PM

69 Learning ways to achieve goals collectively 6/15/2022 12:27 PM

70 Financial accessibility - I work with national level athletes, several who are barely able to paymonthly training fees, let alone competition, travel & paramedical costs. It’s very limiting and

6/15/2022 12:22 PM


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there is not enough access to provincial/federal financial assistance programs for thesesituations

71 I would put excellence and commitment together as I believe they go hand in hand. 6/15/2022 12:12 PM

72 Progressive sport development 6/15/2022 12:08 PM

73 I guess it falls under safety, but the child's mental and physical wellbeing. Too often do I seecoaches pushing children to perform better when they are clearly not ready, their wellbeing ismore important that results

6/15/2022 11:59 AM

74 RESPECT 6/15/2022 11:05 AM

75 Discipline 6/14/2022 5:34 PM

76 I would make Safety into Welcoming and Safe, which then includes inclusion and accessibilityalong with the concept of fun. Not sure they are unique...more connected.

6/14/2022 1:21 PM

77 Inclusion & accessibility - although I feel that should be the same as respect, fair play andethical behaviour. We need to include everyone, and make everyone feel welcome to advanceall sport.

6/14/2022 12:00 PM

78 Accountability - this applies to everyone involved in sport. Without accountability excellence isdifficult to achieve

6/14/2022 8:48 AM

79 Athlete Development - building athlete skill from when they are young is the foundation that willhelp Canada excel at sport internationally in the future.

6/13/2022 4:50 PM

80 I feel commitment and excellence are mutually exclusive. Can't have one without the other 6/13/2022 2:19 PM

81 I would choose more than 3 values. 6/13/2022 1:21 PM

82 Perhaps inclusion and accessibility. This is tricky in that anyone with a horse can join. As anequestrian, competitive sport there is a definite financial barrier.

6/13/2022 12:11 PM

83 Ethical behaviour is a major factor that interrupts the growth of sports. The organizationsshould increase the accountability and improve their rules against any unethical behavioursuch as fraudulence and inequality. Accountability would increase the honesty andperformance among the individuals who are on board or employees.

6/13/2022 11:54 AM

84 I would add Equity. Athletes of colour work hard to develop competitive skills in sport, areoften excluded, sidelined, minimised, and unsupported. Whereas their teammates withsignificant wealth and resources receive funding, access, support, for multiple years. There isa lot of personal bias applied by the organisations that are in control of some sports, by peoplewho are paid with taxpayers money but do not apply equity to all. This is based on mypersonal and current experience, its not theoretical.

6/13/2022 11:44 AM

85 Excellence - what is excellence in sport unless you are at the top level? Not all people ateexcellent at sport but are there for the sun and fun

6/13/2022 11:28 AM

86 Equal for males and females so that all have equal access to and an equal share (notequitable but equal) of all funding and access to facilities etc

6/13/2022 11:18 AM

87 Personal development as I believe that sport should help a person to grow 6/13/2022 11:16 AM

88 Community and Friendship 6/13/2022 11:02 AM

89 I would change commitment to "people first." Commitment to me feels a bit lack luster. Oursport system is very focused on athletes as a commodity. If we are able to shift our sportingculture from grassroots up to be about building great people, the excellence aspect will followas we have very strong infrastructure and resources to build great athletes and performances.Focusing on people first will create a wholistic system that includes aspects of fun andparticipation, but also high performance and the end result will be well rounded Canadians whogive back to their communities or be strong leaders as well as great performances

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90 Inclusion would be its own value 6/13/2022 10:21 AM

91 Passion 6/13/2022 10:00 AM

92 Inclusion and accessibility is a core value, however, at the expense of personal choice thiscan do real damage to sport e.g. wide open participation of boys in girls sport.

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93 get rid of 'excellence' as it is what all the NSO/PSO seem to focus on as they do not adhere tothe LTAD/Sport4Life and or The framework for Rec in Canada documents - or other documents,like what High Five & or OPHEA has done.

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94 Focus on Safeguarding and longterm health and participation, with a independent system fromsport for oversight ensuring ‘prevention, due diligence and remedy: I was a rape victim andabused traumatized longterm as a ‘survivor’.

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95 Community engagement 6/10/2022 10:06 PM

96 I hope DEI is the foundation for all 6/10/2022 6:13 PM

97 'Wellness' The benefits of sport and active living are many and far reaching. A healthycommunity is a better and stronger community. A healthier community translates in to areduced need and cost for social and medical interventions. 'Healthcare', in the context or'wellness', should refer to how we look after ourselves and each other every day rather than theapplication of treatments and services when health falters. Proactive health vs reactive care.

6/9/2022 10:22 AM

98 Management abilities 6/9/2022 8:38 AM

99 Add: Opportunities - more opportunities for participation to create positive relationshipsbetween people and sports.

6/8/2022 5:10 PM

100 exicitement to add more value to sports and its audience 6/8/2022 1:39 PM

101 Investing in our citizens first for a better future of Canada 6/8/2022 11:05 AM

102 I would add "lifelong involvement". There is value in demonstrating that sport can be a lifetimeactivity, and is not just for those under 25.

6/8/2022 7:26 AM

103 Personal development. If supported properly, involvement in sport can build confidence andpositive values (eg teamwork) that impact one's entire life.

6/6/2022 10:18 PM

104 Inclusion and accessibility 6/6/2022 2:51 PM

105 Advancement 6/6/2022 12:01 PM

106 Improvement instead of Excellence. One can play hard and improve but may never be highperformance

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107 More accessibility in terms of facilities (such as fields) 6/4/2022 9:14 PM

108 Inclusion 6/4/2022 7:29 AM

109 Safety because sports is a reflection of life in society which can be risky 6/3/2022 11:16 PM

110 Honestly I would add all the options listed as important! # 4 would be respect, fair play, ethicaldevelopment

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111 Professional development 6/3/2022 10:00 AM

112 Growth because it can mean growth in any aspect, such as growth of the sport and personalgrowth

6/3/2022 9:17 AM

113 If I could have chosen more than 3 above, I would have. If I could add one, it would be'Program Development' Sports need to better consider all stages along the developmentpathway and better align those stages.

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114 I believe in single-sex sports 6/2/2022 7:42 PM

115 I think commitment needs to be clarified. 6/2/2022 11:40 AM

116 Physical and mental health 6/2/2022 7:38 AM

117 Would not change anything on the list except None of the above 6/1/2022 9:43 PM

118 These are all important values. As a former coach of youth soccer, I tried to instil all thesevalues in my players (and parents).

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119 All of the above should be important 6/1/2022 6:23 PM

120 Put Canadian athletes where they belong. At the top 6/1/2022 5:36 PM


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121 Access 6/1/2022 4:58 PM

122 I would perhaps broaden the last option to ensure that means respect, fair play and ethicalbehaviour from both the player side and most importantly the sport side.

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123 All apply, we want athletes to enjoy a safe, healthy, ethical fair play competition 6/1/2022 4:16 PM

124 Grassroot development- facilities in Canada are not upto par with european countries 6/1/2022 3:52 PM

125 I wonder if "quality" should be a value. Maybe this is part of "excellence" though. 6/1/2022 3:09 PM

126 Health & Wellbeing 6/1/2022 2:14 PM

127 Commitment is vague 6/1/2022 12:38 PM

128 Excellence. But it would come 4th not 1st. A course correction is needed as the "system"seems to have equated "excellence" and "high performance" as the dominant metric ofsuccess. The pursuit of true "excellence" is done by 1% of participants - but funding and focushere is now out of kilter. Medals matter, but should not be the barometer of how good we are asa sporting nation.

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129 change personal development which occurs naturally as an athlete participates to athlete-centered

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130 Fun: I believe this is being buried by rules and bureaucracy 6/1/2022 6:29 AM

131 Respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour...because one person's idea may not match another's 5/31/2022 6:59 PM

132 Excellenc, I think that will come with the other 3 values. 5/31/2022 5:25 PM

133 Personal health and well-being 5/31/2022 5:10 PM

134 Respect, fair play and ethical behaviour are not a single value. 5/31/2022 4:29 PM

135 commitment 5/31/2022 2:46 PM

136 I’d add compete or competitiveness. Youth need to drive hard to get better and sometimeswords like excellence and commitment don’t capture that intensity and that you’re playinganother team to compete.

5/31/2022 1:24 PM

137 I wouldn't change any of the values on the list. They all are important and I found it challengingto pick only 3.

5/31/2022 11:59 AM

138 Add "inclusive for life" to reflect that sport is not only for young people and that our sportprograms must encourage life-long participation.

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139 Accessibility for disabilities athletes included deaf and hard of hearing 5/30/2022 9:30 PM

140 I would have combined 'respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour' with 'inclusion andaccessibility'. I think the former is very important, and it can only be achieved byaccomplishing the latter.

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141 Sécurité 5/30/2022 10:08 AM

142 Could add improvement, as you want progress as time passes 5/29/2022 6:42 PM

143 Not only physical safety but psychological safety too! 5/28/2022 7:06 PM

144 I would add health, both physical and mental. This may be included already under 'personaldevelopment' but I think we need to maximize opportunities for supporting health.

5/28/2022 4:19 PM

145 All of the values listed above are important for advancing sport. 5/28/2022 3:15 PM

146 I think I would expand safety to include safety of performance. Especially young athletes Iwould like them to late the sport for a long time. I find often kids are trained like adults forperformance. I think it posses a risk for long term development both mentally and physically

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147 Inclusion and accessibility. 5/28/2022 1:40 PM

148 I would add Fun as well. There are long term health benefits derived from something you enjoydoing and it also helps to keep the sport alive.

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149 Fun, activities must be fun for all participants (athletes and coaches alike). Is an activity or 5/27/2022 3:34 PM


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sport is fun, the likelihood of continued engagement increases.

150 Add health since sports contribute to physical activity, which can help prevent non-communicable diseases.

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151 Add: Inspiration 5/27/2022 12:27 PM

152 Not on the list but I feel that recreational sport is not well supported rather the focus is on eliteathletes.

5/27/2022 12:25 PM

153 if I could select 4 it would be "inclusion & accessibilty" 5/27/2022 11:23 AM

154 Inclusion and accessibility 5/27/2022 11:22 AM

155 Respect, fair play and ethical behavior is inclusive of inclusion and accessibility! 5/27/2022 10:55 AM

156 Canadian Pride :-) 5/26/2022 10:44 PM

157 None 5/26/2022 10:32 PM

158 I would adjust excellence to Pursuit of Excellence to emphasize the process rather thanoutcome

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159 competitiveness, People need to develop and maintain a competitive focus in life 5/26/2022 8:21 PM

160 I would expand on inclusion or add this value separately, community. For many people,especially those with limited access to their communities, sport presents an opportunity toengage with people of similar characteristics (e.g., ability).

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161 Competitiveness 5/26/2022 6:18 PM

162 a sense of community - mutual support, family, that kind of thing (differs frominclusion/accessibility)

5/26/2022 5:06 PM

163 Integrity/honesty. This is where all other values stem from. Without this as a starting point, allother things you do are suspect.

5/26/2022 5:02 PM

164 Safety. Reword to say safe environment that includes items like bullying, discrimination, etc.. 5/26/2022 4:45 PM

165 Living a healthy active lifestyle- being active for Life. 5/26/2022 4:25 PM

166 These are all important, however without safety, inclusion/accessibility, andrespect/fairplay/ethical behaviour, the rest are not built on a solid foundation. I would have likedto have added FUN--I think it gets overlooked in favour of exclusively results-based sport.

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167 Personal Development 5/26/2022 3:38 PM

168 Some of these values read like principles vs. values. consider building the policy around theevidence based values and principles of True Sport which have been informed by Canadiansthrough proper empirical methods

5/26/2022 3:29 PM

169 I would change excellence to improvement because excellence is static and achievable bysome but not others while improvement is achievable by all.

5/26/2022 3:11 PM

170 define inclusion 5/26/2022 2:53 PM

171 non-organized sport, playing pick-up games with kids in the neighbourhood - not all sport needsto take place in a formal setting

5/26/2022 2:51 PM

172 Excellence - what defines this? Focus should be on physical health and wellness. 5/26/2022 2:48 PM

173 Cultivating a culture of meritocracy. Sport should receive public funding only if it advances thepublic interest.

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174 Population health 5/26/2022 2:35 PM

175 Inclusion and Accessibility. However, in 2022, I assume that this is a given and a base, not achoice.

5/26/2022 2:34 PM

176 fun to personal enjoyment 5/26/2022 2:27 PM

177 Respect, fair play and ethical behaviour are each on their own separate entities. They shouldnot be combined

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178 Excellence - we as a society should deemphasize competition as its ruining sport. 5/26/2022 2:22 PM

179 Excellence 5/26/2022 1:58 PM

180 Add competitive. 5/26/2022 12:47 PM

181 community involvement 5/26/2022 12:36 PM

182 Add inclusion because it represents our whole community. 5/26/2022 11:33 AM

183 Growth 5/26/2022 11:23 AM

184 I would add: Engagement. I think it is important for everyone to feel excited about the game,and want to get involved in some capacity

5/26/2022 12:05 AM

185 I think the term 'fun' could be modified to fit a broader audience. I'm thinking specifically ofadult, older adult, or newcomer communities where 'fun' might sound childish and furtherentrench the notion that 'sport' is exclusive of to young people and limited to games thatinvolve running, jumping, etc. Perhaps 'enjoyable' or something along those lines may be abetter alternative?

5/25/2022 9:03 PM

186 Add commitment 5/25/2022 6:15 PM

187 none 5/25/2022 11:56 AM

188 Ethics in organization 5/25/2022 10:14 AM

189 Add - Competency, transparency and empathy - from ALL people in sport especially includingstaff, administration and "leadership".

5/25/2022 9:55 AM

190 Transparency within organizations with respect to how decisions are made and policies areimplemented

5/25/2022 6:00 AM

191 For me, inclusion/accessibility and respect/fair play/ethical behaviour could all fall into onecategory as you cannot achieve one set of values without the others.

5/24/2022 10:07 PM

192 Accessibility. Sport in canada is for many with disposable income and even when there is helpthe financial divide is there. Sport should be available to everyone, including low income andthose without disposable income. There is too much that is not accessible

5/24/2022 6:10 PM

193 Personal Development, Excellence with fun depending on what level or sport is being played. 5/24/2022 3:47 PM

194 Personal development would be added. If sport incorporates the initial three values, then Ibelieve that personal development can follow from participation in sport.

5/24/2022 11:21 AM

195 I would get rid of 'excellence' as it's a descriptor that NSO/PSO's use for high performance andwe need to stop selling the "own the podium" mantra as it does nothing but kills participation insport as only a select handful make it to the top in each sport. We need to grow thecommunity centric/holistic side of sport rather than the elitist and exclusive club.

5/24/2022 12:27 AM

196 No Wokeness or politics in sport 5/23/2022 3:37 PM

197 Add personal development 5/23/2022 11:19 AM

198 Remove the word inclusion. accessibility is enough. "inclusion" is both redundant and apolitically charged term.

5/22/2022 2:29 PM

199 Sense of community. One of the primary benefits of involvement in sports is development of asense of community and strengthening local bonds between individuals and families.

5/22/2022 1:46 PM

200 Respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour spill into a few others I would have also clicked.(Respect is involved in regard to inclusion and accessibility, as is fair play to all participants)

5/21/2022 11:12 PM

201 Developing a kind human being... 5/20/2022 5:11 PM

202 Interpersonal skills 5/20/2022 4:30 PM

203 For me fun, safe, and excellent is inclusive of inclusion and accessibility, respect, fair play andethical behavior. They are implicit in the others. With out these you don't have fun, safety, orexcellence.

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204 Learning of skills - physical, mental, developmental, psychological 5/20/2022 11:00 AM


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205 Relationship - I believe that at all levels of sport, relationship between the people involved iswhat makes the sport experience meaningful and enjoyable. When athletes, coaches, parents,administrators get along and put the relationship first, fun and success happen automatically. Ibelieve that putting relationship building at the centre of sport would result in more fulfillingexperiences across the board.

5/20/2022 9:59 AM

206 Safety - change to be a more holistic view of safety, physical, emotional, psychological.Safety alone is broad and does not provide direction nor a true definition of what this valuemeans and how it interacts within the Canadian Sport Context

5/20/2022 7:38 AM

207 inclusion 5/19/2022 5:47 PM

208 I would add feasible - with most sport being volunteer-run, many changes/policies/expectationsare impossible to continue to put on volunteer shoulders. Feasible should be considered, as in- is it reasonable to expect volunteers to do all these things?

5/19/2022 1:32 PM

209 Respect, fair play and ethical behaviour should be linked with safety, inclusion andaccessibility. Consider rolling these under a value of health or safe and welcoming

5/19/2022 1:14 PM

210 Health (physical and mental) 5/19/2022 12:39 PM

211 Safety I feel everything you do you should be safe doing 5/19/2022 11:26 AM

212 community building at all levels - local, regional, provincial, national and International. Theseinterconnections create a lifetime of relationships and experiences that are transferable to allwalks of life

5/19/2022 10:34 AM

213 financial accessible to participate in sport no matter ability or location 5/19/2022 10:21 AM

214 Funding to create an athlete-centric NTC 5/19/2022 9:42 AM

215 Please keep womens sports free of biological men for fairness. 5/18/2022 11:27 PM

216 Dépassement de soi 5/18/2022 8:23 PM

217 Healthy lifestyle, lifelong involvement. 5/18/2022 6:20 PM

218 Fun, it is like the gateway drug of sport commitment. If a athlete has fun at a sport at an earlyage, they are more likely to commit to that sport.

5/18/2022 3:36 PM

219 Physical health - sport allows us to maintain our health throughout our lives, provided it is safe! 5/18/2022 2:11 PM

220 I would add personal development, because focusing on that would lead to embracing all theremaining values.

5/18/2022 1:26 PM

221 While I believe inclusion and accessibility are priorities, I am reluctant to include it in my topthree, as I am concerned this would be interpreted as support for trans women being eligible tocompete in the same competitive categories as biological females. I fully support that sportsbe inclusive and accessible for all athletes -- trans athletes included-- but allowing transwomen to compete in the same competitive categories as biological females is often done soat the expense of fairness and safety.

5/18/2022 12:50 PM

222 Feminist values: using sports to encourage women's physical activity, confidence, etc 5/18/2022 12:48 PM

223 Being competitive - competition is great, energizing and leads to success 5/18/2022 11:56 AM

224 Retention keeping kids involved into adulthood 5/18/2022 11:13 AM

225 Passion for the sport 5/18/2022 9:27 AM

226 Sustainability (in terms of environment-friendly practices); climate change is important andtranscends human life, so sport should also be done in a sustainable way.

5/18/2022 9:21 AM

227 Community development 5/18/2022 8:27 AM

228 Learning and development 5/18/2022 7:53 AM

229 That men couldn’t identify as a woman and then participate in women’s sports 5/17/2022 10:54 PM

230 Respect, fair play, and ethical behavior- key values for any sports 5/17/2022 10:35 PM

231 Keep single-sex sport 5/17/2022 10:17 PM


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232 Fitness - People need to move and move more. Also, the dropout rate for girls is significantlyhigh; we need females to participate in sports for their mental health and physical fitness.

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233 With the 3 above values, people who like sports will have FUN. 5/17/2022 9:41 PM

234 Accessibility 5/17/2022 9:20 PM

235 Health 5/17/2022 8:49 PM

236 Sustainability. Climate change issues are important and sport policies should also seek waysto help protect the environment.

5/17/2022 6:56 PM

237 Developing healthy lifestyle and habits 5/17/2022 5:45 PM

238 Inclusion and accessibility - need to understand what you mean by this. Sports excludesbased on age, weight, sex, etc which is acceptable in ensuring fairness to competitors.

5/17/2022 4:33 PM

239 Fitness ... could be included in personal development but should also be consideredseparately, considering that many people found it hard to maintain fitness over Covid.

5/17/2022 1:24 PM

240 Excellence> I don't believe that you have to strive for perfection to enjoy and participate insports

5/17/2022 1:09 PM

241 safety 5/17/2022 11:58 AM

242 Women and girls sports for biological women and girls only. I'm okay with mixed sex sportsunder age 12 (before puberty).

5/17/2022 11:10 AM

243 Safety, background checks for all involved with the athletes is mandatory 5/17/2022 11:02 AM

244 Cost effective- those with limited financial means cannot experience any of the values if thecannot participate because of cost.

5/17/2022 10:52 AM

245 affordable 5/17/2022 10:36 AM

246 More Accessibility facility 5/17/2022 10:26 AM

247 Socioeconomic equity of access. 5/16/2022 10:47 PM

248 Enjoyment/Engagement - to ensure lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity for allgenders, ages and background of involved individuals

5/16/2022 5:19 PM

249 I'm not really sure what is meant by committment, so I would remove that. 5/16/2022 5:14 PM

250 I would ask that fair play include sex-based categories. Not self-identifying gender. Fairness.Fairness!

5/16/2022 3:48 PM

251 Aligned. Children start in municipal rec programs, move to community sport organizations,then potentially provincial and national sport. There is a lack of alignment/communication

5/16/2022 1:27 PM

252 Personal development 5/16/2022 12:37 PM

253 Health benefits - the physical, mental and social benefits of participation in sport areinvaluable.

5/16/2022 11:42 AM

254 Inclusion and accessibility really should be a part of respect, fair play and ethical behaviour.You can't have respect and ethical behaviour without having inclusion and accessibility.

5/13/2022 5:05 PM

255 Fun 5/13/2022 12:47 PM

256 Change excellence to participation. We need more people playing to build the pipelines toexcellence. Sending a national team to a competition somewhere in the world is the same costas funding a full year of domestic programming at a NSO.

5/13/2022 9:05 AM

257 Physical Literacy 5/12/2022 7:55 PM

258 Safety should be with fair play and ethical behaviour 5/12/2022 4:08 PM

259 Adequately funded 5/12/2022 1:04 PM

260 N/A, it's the application that needs work 5/12/2022 12:52 PM

261 affordability/accessibility (from cost perspective not from ability perspective) 5/12/2022 12:10 PM


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262 participant centred - this would place the needs of participants at its centre, with theirperspective and engagement in all aspects of developing the experience guaranteed.

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263 Accessibility. Hard to pick three. It is important that there are opportunities for all to participate 5/11/2022 2:06 PM

264 health (supporting healthy living behaviours) 5/11/2022 12:42 PM

265 I would add excellence because the sport is not mainstream or widely practiced like soccer orbasketball, therefore excellence in the sport (Olympic medals) bring attention and moreawareness to the sport, and therefore more athletes and coaches.

5/11/2022 10:36 AM

266 Combine "Inclusion and accessibility" with "Respect, fair play, and ethical behaviour". Makingsport accessible (inclusive and affordable) and enjoyable to all is important for beginners andto reduce attrition.

5/11/2022 9:05 AM

267 Equity 5/11/2022 8:22 AM

268 Effort There are individuals that seem entitled and put in no effort. 5/10/2022 5:50 PM

269 Toxic Sport Behaviour is a dominant factor seen from participants trying to take advantage ofthe system in order to gain awards/rewards/prizes etc.,

5/10/2022 3:38 PM

270 Inclusion as I am involved with womens/girls baseball so they are included in their league butat the higher levels we also strive for excellence

5/10/2022 3:23 PM

271 Affordability 5/10/2022 1:37 PM

272 Safety is an overly broad term. 5/5/2022 11:39 AM

273 inclusion and accessibility should be in the "built environment" and also be considered in the"soft" environments/policies/structures/online/processes

5/5/2022 10:07 AM

274 Meaningful participation. Can relate with inclusion and accessibility but is still very different.Simply providing people with the opportunity to participate meaningfully in sport. People can beincluded and sport can be accessible but participation may not be meaningful to people if theyjust show up (e.g. parents putting their child into a random sport vs. child is participating in ameaningful way that is contributing to their growth and development). Would also add equity toinclusion and accessibility.

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275 SafeSport (RCM) 5/5/2022 9:11 AM

276 Excellence as I am a coach of a competitive sport. 5/4/2022 9:38 PM

277 Coach Development and Education 5/4/2022 12:15 PM

278 Participation - similar to inclusion and accessibility but more focus on more people more active 5/4/2022 9:30 AM

279 proper development pathway 5/1/2022 8:59 PM

280 add Excellence as a 4th choice. 4/27/2022 10:32 AM

281 Excellence in the sense of doing things excellently, not restricted to high performance 4/25/2022 3:10 PM

282 Changing excellence because it needs more work to reach global sports excellence 4/22/2022 10:02 PM

283 HEALTH - physical fitness is vital element of well-being 4/22/2022 9:54 AM

284 Community development - sports help communities grow and develop 4/13/2022 11:33 PM

285 Respect, fair play and ethical behaviour is can be stated as inclusive and accessible traits 4/13/2022 1:10 AM

286 dfsd 3/10/2022 2:16 PM

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3 principles that you or your organization feel are most important foradvancing sport in Canada:


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None of theabove

Values-based:All sport...

Inclusive:Sport progra...

Technicallysound:...

Collaborative:Sport is bui...

Intentional:Sport progra...

Effective:Monitoring a...

Sustainable:Sustainabili...


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1.34% 11

54.32% 446

56.52% 464

49.33% 405

39.46% 324

16.08% 132

28.38% 233

38.86% 319



None of the above

Values-based: All sport programs are values-based, designed to increase ethical conduct and reduce unethicalbehaviour.

Inclusive: Sport programs are accessible and equitable. And sport programs reflect the full breadth of interests,motivations, objectives, abilities and diversity of Canadian society.

Technically sound: Principles of long-term development in sport and physical activity inform sport programs for allcontexts of sport participation. Being technically sound recognizes that individuals can be at different stages ofdevelopment. It also recognizes that jurisdictions may have different paths (pathway models) to guide individualsthrough the development process.

Collaborative: Sport is built on partnerships with other sectors, most importantly with the education and recreationsectors. Sport partnerships are also fostered through connections with community organizations, service providers andthe private sector.

Intentional: Sport programs are based on clear objectives to achieve their desired outcomes.

Effective: Monitoring and evaluating sport programs and policies supports their improvement, innovation andaccountability. A research agenda helps identify what the programs and policies need to be effective. In other words,what conditions will set up the programs and policies to have the most potential to meet their objectives.

Sustainable: Sustainability involves considering organizational capacity, partnerships, innovative funding, resourcesharing, and responsible management of resources to achieve an organization’s objectives.

Q19 If you were to add or change 1 principle on the list, what would it be?Please explain why.


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1 Sustainability: Our community is a small one with new leadership. Covid-19 restrictionsseverely impacted our programs. While we gained new volunteers and received somecommunity funding we had no opportunity to have our athletes provide competitive results.Without media attention, we have little opportunity to gain or regain the community awarenessthat is vital to our goals.

7/12/2022 2:43 PM

2 I really wish I could choose more than 3 on this list, a lot of these should be integratedpriorities.

7/5/2022 3:15 PM

3 Again, inclusive is not a specific enough term to use, I believe. Especially if you are nowexpanding it to include "equity" as inclusion and equity are quite different conceptually andoperationally. I think there is room to expand principles to include such items as anti-oppression as core values that must be included within policy.

6/30/2022 10:11 AM

4 sustainable-must be able to deliver a program that is progressive, creative and spot-on when itcomes to its users

6/29/2022 10:16 PM

5 Values based. Sport has always been a metaphor for life. Ethical delivery in a safe andinclusive fun environment is a crucial platform for improvement and growth.

6/29/2022 11:27 AM

6 If I had to add or change 1 principle on this list it would be Commitment, do not put your kids insports because they need to play a sport, they do the sport because they want to, have fun,treat your teammates with respect and be able to join your team when there's sports events,for example tournaments.

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8 I would add in supported because in order for sports to grow they need continued support thatis sustained throughout the years and not just a lump sum of money that comes every sooften when big events occur.

6/24/2022 6:31 PM

9 Remove links to "LTAD" in Canadian model. Outdated, not based on research / data, block tointernational success.

6/24/2022 5:29 PM

10 If I had the chance, I would have checked off all of them--all are vital. 6/23/2022 8:58 PM

11 Intentional - the justification seems lacking in detail and context and I feel that any elementscould theoretically be captured in some of the other value statements.

6/23/2022 11:48 AM

12 Technically sound: the introduction of long term athlete development principles in the recentversion(s) of the CSP have been devastating for grass-roots/broad-based participation in sportin Canada. We have a sport system built on the assumption of continuous improvement -- thesystem immediately ceases to pay attention to or provide support for individuals who havereached their peak of improvement or whose performance has started to decline for whateverreason (age, injury, other). The new CSP needs to honour the Sport Act by providing equalattention and support to achievement and participation.

6/23/2022 11:30 AM

13 Funding assistance 6/23/2022 10:53 AM

14 Wondering if collaborative and sustainable have a merged meaning - through partnerships. 6/23/2022 10:32 AM

15 I would include environmental sustainability in the Sustainable principle. 6/23/2022 10:28 AM

16 Collaborative - because it enables the others 6/23/2022 10:28 AM

17 These are all important! I would add "Values Based" 6/22/2022 5:54 PM

18 Intentional 6/22/2022 1:34 PM

19 Sustainable is never assured 6/22/2022 11:52 AM

20 effective 6/22/2022 11:35 AM

21 For collaborative I would add the health sector. 6/22/2022 10:46 AM

22 Athlete Centered: To ensure sport programs are meeting the needs of the participants, athletesshould be involved in all steps of program development and implementation.

6/22/2022 10:22 AM

23 N/A 6/22/2022 10:19 AM

24 N/A 6/21/2022 1:21 PM

25 Sustainable 6/20/2022 12:40 PM

26 Effective 6/20/2022 12:08 PM

27 Je ferais certain d investiguer les fédérations national, plusieurs conflits d intérêt et pas detransparance

6/20/2022 12:03 PM

28 Intentional: requires more specificity - what desired outcomes? 6/17/2022 9:29 PM

29 Intentional - this can lead to exclusion and bias. Policies are written and manipulated to favourthose the NSO's want to push onward and selective biased data is used to support thosedecisions.

6/17/2022 11:11 AM

30 Technologique. Nous utilisons les outils les plus avancées au monde 6/16/2022 8:41 PM

31 N/S 6/16/2022 11:53 AM

32 Athlete centred - focus on the athlete at all cost. We are where we are because of an ego-centric model which focuses on medals/winning, and the egos of those running sport -coaches,administrators etc.

6/15/2022 3:52 PM

33 Exposure! People need to see ALL sports on tv throughout the year and not just at majorchampionships/Olympics

6/15/2022 11:30 AM

34 Technically sound 6/14/2022 12:02 PM

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36 Participant Centred: All programs and their involved leadership must reflect the inherent needto meet the participants' needs to belong and to increase the base participation levels andweed out the inherent competitive nature of physical activities. Stop teaching adult games toyouth.

6/13/2022 4:21 PM

37 Values based and intentional would cover the same principles. 6/13/2022 2:21 PM

38 Growth plans must be sustainable and updated according to the global changes. Creating newpolicies and bylaws would increase the administrative sustainability. Moreover, the sportingevents should be more sustainable to protect our environment. The large scale waste must betop of mind for all who are engaging with sports.

6/13/2022 12:22 PM

39 I would add accountability. If women, people of colour and minorities pay taxes, and theyrepresent a certain percentage of the population, they WHY are they not visible in most sportteams or their governing bodies. The people selecting athletes and the governing bodiesshould be accountable for every dollar spent, and for every person included or excluded.Accountabilty and proper oversight can help to limit favouritism and bias.

6/13/2022 11:53 AM

40 Although the above sound good, not sure how they are implemented by a smaller NSF 6/13/2022 11:26 AM

41 Innovative. NSOs are so used to doing things 'the way it has always been done' which is verylimiting.

6/13/2022 11:12 AM

42 LTAD deeply flawed - there are players and families that want more, can handle more and arebeing turned away. Sport management the equivalent of a helicopter parent. Treats everyonethe same and does not respect differences.

6/12/2022 6:03 PM

43 I would get rid of "international" as we no longer need to follow a 'own the podium' type ofmentality; when sport at the international/olympic level is riddled with scandals - that is noplace for sport; in Canada we need to build the grass-roots and the community centric phasesto ensure that we have long term participants in healthy & active living.

6/12/2022 5:53 PM

44 The Government needs to the ‘UN Guiding Principles’ before it can ask these questions as theoutcome will be entirely different; as I did with the International Olympic Committeesuccessfully the last to years; focusing on prevention, health, wealth being and an integratedprocess and outcome; leaving no one behind. Until this occurs; will continue to segregate,reinforce old Eurocentric ideals and continue to harm people and communities.

6/11/2022 8:59 AM

45 Engaging 6/10/2022 10:09 PM

46 Accountability- national and provincial sport organizations receive the majority of sport fundingwhereas grassroots organizations or individuals do a lot of the work without any funding. Whois monitoring how the funds are being spent and if the funds would be better off dispersed moreto the grassroots levels, especially with for safe and inclusive programming

6/9/2022 10:08 AM

47 Change: Technically-sound because while development plans are important, we should notonly be about checking boxes and categorizing people.

6/8/2022 5:13 PM

48 Investing in our citizens first for a better future of Canada 6/8/2022 11:06 AM

49 Change one principle to "fun". The the technocrats have removed the fun aspect from sport 6/7/2022 12:41 AM

50 Sustainable. I grew up with girls sports being so sporadic that there were very fewopportunities.

6/6/2022 10:21 PM

51 Effective 6/6/2022 2:52 PM

52 Career pathways 6/5/2022 11:22 AM

53 Inclusiveness 6/4/2022 7:30 AM

54 sustainable in the sense that the focus should not be on adding funding for example and moreon removing barriers in which case the sports will sustain themselves

6/3/2022 11:21 PM

55 Openness, being open in communication and resources 6/3/2022 9:19 AM

56 Again as stated before, I struggled only identifying 3 key values above as I feel all apply. If Icould add one it would be safe. Athletes need to have an environment that is safe (safe beingmulti faceted)

6/3/2022 9:08 AM

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don’t think there is nearly enough emphasis on teaching children and youth skills they will helpthem stay physically active for life (and on reducing barriers, attitudes, and adverseexperiences within sport that might deter people from doing sports recreationally as teenagersor adults)

58 I don’t feel like I have an opinion on this specific question 6/2/2022 7:38 AM

59 Would change value base as ethical behaviours are generally specified socially and/or legally. 6/1/2022 9:46 PM

60 All of the above should be of importance 6/1/2022 6:24 PM

61 I wonder if we should think about "inclusive" a bit differently. There are some sport programsthat can only be inclusive and accessible to a certain extent (e.g., cost factors, physicalconstraints). Can we aim for better inclusion while acknowledging that full inclusion might notbe feasible?

6/1/2022 3:12 PM

62 Effective. The system has become overly complex, with too many organizations operating insilos, or having little accountability (while they all take away much needed funding). Basefunding for NSO's has become compromised, creating lean organizations that are not drivinggrass roots / participation based programming.

6/1/2022 12:04 PM

63 Investment - realize that sport is an investment in the athletes, in community, in relationships,in leadership, in global recognition and relations, that sport is a long-term investment thatbenefits all Canadians in many different ways, although it does touch us all, as we connect asa nation and community through sport.

6/1/2022 10:46 AM

64 Building long-term participation, even into old age. 6/1/2022 9:23 AM

65 All of the above should be included 6/1/2022 8:37 AM

66 Development of Physical Fitness for Canadians. Canadians, well-supported by motor vehicles& machinery, have lost strength & endurance; sport can help with that.

6/1/2022 6:35 AM

67 Add, affordability for those who struggle with sport fees 5/31/2022 7:00 PM

68 Growing the sport attracting others to the sport 5/31/2022 5:10 PM

69 Again I would not change any of the values. I think that each are important to sport in Canadaand have their place in helping move sport forward

5/31/2022 12:02 PM

70 Add "for lifetime" to recognize the fundamental requirement that sport is for all ages. 5/31/2022 9:13 AM

71 Inclusif 5/30/2022 10:10 AM

72 I think I would add community education. So parents know and understand these goals. 5/28/2022 2:25 PM

73 Sustainable. 5/28/2022 1:43 PM

74 Technically sound. This addresses that people can be at different stages of development andthat their needs can be met.

5/27/2022 3:45 PM

75 Sustainable, not much has been invested in legacy planning when a committed group ofvolunteers leaves a sport, or even how to keep athletes boys and especially girls involved withsport.

5/27/2022 3:36 PM

76 More focus on health and wellness in sport 5/27/2022 12:26 PM

77 Belonging. This is a fundamental human need. Sports need to be designed so they create thisand people will stay in them.

5/26/2022 5:31 PM

78 I would have also chosen Intentional. Brings some expectations into development. 5/26/2022 4:47 PM

79 Collaboration is part of sustainability. Much of Canadian sport is siloed where it would be moreeffective if groups collaborated. Sometimes the most similar sports "find" the most differencesand don't want to be associated with one another.

5/26/2022 4:12 PM

80 Add: Effective. Monitor & Measure effectiveness 5/26/2022 3:55 PM

81 Publicly accountable. Sport Canada has financed a culture of impunity in sport organizations,where they continue to receive public funds even when they commit manifest violations ofCanadian values.

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82 Beneficial: Sport programs should be designed to benefit Canadians physically, mentally,socially and in character development

5/26/2022 2:42 PM

83 Technically sound, because it is an important principle. It is a necessary element in any sportstructure, so I am assuming that it is an automatic principle, and not choice.

5/26/2022 2:38 PM

84 Technically sound 5/26/2022 2:23 PM

85 More funding for amateur sports. 5/26/2022 12:52 PM

86 Add effective because a program evaluation/feedback loop is essential to improvement. 5/26/2022 11:36 AM

87 I sincerely feel that you need to expend 'collaborative' to include the health care sector. Forexample, it is simply not enough to have sports psychologist available to only the highestechelons of athletes when we've got kids in elementary and secondary schools with eatingdisorders or stressed out about what it says about them if they don't make the team. Unlessthey are athletes themselves, its hard for many school counsellors and healthcareprofessionals to understand the mind and drive of an athlete, yet there needs to be some sortof tempering of the "win at all costs" mentality that often comes from coaches and high-strungparents. Furthermore, The number of revelations coming out about how horribly athletes havebeen treated across MULTIPLE national sports leagues is shameful, and highlights howCanadian sport has emphasized excellence and performance above all else, including thephysical and mental well-being of athletes and their families. Sport MUST adopt a more holisticapproach if it has any hope of being respected and embraced as a positive force byCanadians.

5/25/2022 9:26 PM

88 Add sustainable 5/25/2022 6:17 PM

89 Competent, Transparent and Accountable Administration. People in leadership positions needto publicly and transparently justify everything decision they make. The administrators in sportare always forgotten in discussions as everything is centered on athletes and coaches.Administrators should live up to a set of high standards and this set does not exist yet. This iswhere a lot of toxicity is hidden and low level administrators have no protection or organizationto go to for support. They are left out in the cold. Retired athletes and coaches are put intoadministrative positions they are no where near trained to take on thus leading to rampanttoxicity that has never been spoken of. Governance and administration drive the system andneeds to improve in competency.

5/25/2022 10:18 AM

90 Accountability. At every level of sport in Canada there are too many instances where the lackof accountability results in demolishing all principles, leading to a plethora of negative issues,some of which are arising today

5/24/2022 7:33 PM

91 Effective. Funding of sport is precarious and largely dependent on government funding as faras I can tell. Policies for governmental funding seem to be at the whim of whichevergovernment is in power at all levels. I believe that funding should be allocated on the basis ofsolid research.

5/24/2022 11:26 AM

92 I would eliminate 'intentional' as we need to get rid of "clear objectives" as that is just words forNSOs/PSOs to hide what they really mean, which is 'high performance' and only 1% or less ofall athletes get to that level and or don't quit before that level.

5/24/2022 12:29 AM

93 Fair 5/23/2022 3:39 PM

94 They are all important. If I can only add one more it would be sustainable 5/23/2022 11:21 AM

95 Sustainability... 5/20/2022 5:14 PM

96 Accountable - that everyone within the sporting environments (athletes, coaches, admin,officials, staff) all contribute to the safety, inclusivity, sustainability of sporting environmentswithin Canada. Everyone has a role to play and everyone needs to be accountable within thatrole for behaviour, expectations, safety, etc.

5/20/2022 7:40 AM

97 Fair - most large sports get funded WAY more than smaller sports, which doesn't help thesmaller sports sustain their activities. Equitable and fair funding should be a principle.

5/19/2022 1:34 PM

98 Safe - safe, welcoming and inclusive environments for all 5/19/2022 1:15 PM

99 effective : we need good data, evaluation and keep adjusting adpapting to keep growing oursport pratices

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100 Providing all resources needed for a young athletes in a closed, secure environment. 5/19/2022 9:48 AM

101 Participation - this should be a critical principle to be pursued. Eg encourage widespreadparticipation to encourage sport for life and at the same time will feed competitive pipelines.

5/19/2022 6:22 AM

102 Women should not be competing with males who have an unfair advantage. 5/18/2022 11:28 PM

103 Fairness. In particular, fairness to female athletes who deserve to compete on a level playingfield.

5/18/2022 10:37 PM

104 INCLUSIVE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS ABILITIES ANDTALENTS AND NOT BASED ON WHO YOU KNOW OR HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GIVE TOA TEAM

5/18/2022 4:09 PM

105 Sustainable; within my organization it's important to provide a quality yet sustainable program,unfortunately we find ourselves under funded to keep up the quality.

5/18/2022 3:39 PM

106 Sustainability. It shouldn't cost a fortune for our most promising young athletes to reach theirpotential. Covering travel and training costs must be a major focus

5/18/2022 1:29 PM

107 Again, although inclusivity would rank in my top three, I have reluctantly left it off the list, lestit be interpreted as support for allowing trans women to compete against biological females. Ibelieve trans women have every right to engage in sport, but to preserve fairness and safety insport, this should, by and large, be done in either a "men's" category, or by reclassifying themen's category as an "open" category.

5/18/2022 12:56 PM

108 Respect women's rights, respect women's feelings and respect women's voices. Give women'ssports back to women.

5/17/2022 10:19 PM

109 Effective 5/17/2022 10:01 PM

110 Collaborative 5/17/2022 9:22 PM

111 Keep sport single sex. There’s no way safe or fair forward for girls in sport unless biologicalgirls play against biological girls.

5/17/2022 9:15 PM

112 Intentional - difficult to predict outcome of sport 5/17/2022 1:12 PM

113 sustainable 5/17/2022 11:59 AM

114 Inclusive, way too expensive for mots youth, we are limiting our playing field because if thecost

5/17/2022 11:04 AM

115 Safety, fairness & integrity for women in sport 5/16/2022 6:40 PM

116 To encourage those not inclined to physical activity for whatever reason to participate in someform for health reasons.

5/16/2022 6:19 PM

117 Values based - Fair - fair in terms of sport rules, inclusion, carrying out of safe sport policy,action to attend to ongoing, small issues, in order to avoid larger issues.

5/16/2022 5:23 PM

118 Evidence-based: using informed, credible research to make effective decisions to promotesport

5/16/2022 4:24 PM

119 Effective 5/13/2022 12:51 PM

120 Interconnected: all principles are linked together and should be equally balanced and includedin sport-related principles and policies. One principle is not more important than anotherprinciple, there is no needs to rank principles if all are equally valued and necessary for qualitysport.

5/13/2022 9:38 AM

121 Equitable - programs designed and delivered in areas of need. 5/13/2022 9:08 AM

122 We need more 'Mandatory' requirements - just not sure how to explain that. 5/12/2022 7:56 PM

123 values-based should be in all principles (cross-cut) 5/12/2022 4:09 PM

124 Technically sound. LTAD models are questionable at best and rely on low-quality evidence. 5/12/2022 12:54 PM

125 participant centred - this ensures that inclusive sport and collaborative processes guide allbehaviours.

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126 I would add effectiveness. Program monitoring, management, and evaluation are keys toensuring program growth and improvement. As new research, feedback, and goals arerealized, sport programs must be able to reevaluate and accommodate changes and new info.

5/11/2022 10:42 AM

127 Add affordable!!! Many sport opportunities are not affordable to lower-income people due toregistration, equipment and travel costs.

5/11/2022 9:06 AM

128 Drive Ensuring that individuals do not have the mindset that everything will be handed to themand they need to have the drive to achieve.

5/10/2022 5:53 PM

129 Environmentally friendly 5/10/2022 12:00 PM

130 Re: previous comment 5/5/2022 9:29 AM

131 access. reach as many kids as possible. school! 5/1/2022 9:03 PM

132 Add Sustainable as a 4th principle. My first three choices need to be sustainable over a longperiod of time to be the most effective, and have the most participants feeling safe.

4/27/2022 10:35 AM

133 Fragmentation continues to threaten Canadian sport - and the business models are outdatedwithout acting the best interests of the people purported to be served

4/25/2022 3:13 PM

Q20 Please identify the sport participation context that best representsyour involvement or your organization's involvement in Canadian sport

(check all that apply):Answered: 788 Skipped: 107

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I'm notinvolved in...

Recreationalsport,...

Competitivesport,...

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1.65% 13

55.46% 437

69.92% 551

31.35% 247



I'm not involved in sport

Recreational sport, including Introduction to sport

Competitive sport, including High performance sport

Sport for development

19.10% 148

65.42% 507

15.48% 120

Q21 Should the Sport for development context be independent from othersport contexts (that is, Introduction to sport, Recreational, Competitive,

High performance)? Or should the Sport for development context beconsidered part of (integrated with) the other sport contexts?


TOTAL 775

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Independent

Integrated

I'm not sure


Independent

Integrated

I'm not sure

Q22 Please explain:Answered: 249 Skipped: 646

# RESPONSES DATE

1 I believe the greatest achievement of my efforts is/will be demonstrated by the number ofmy/our athletes who make an"active lifestyle" their basic habit. If our athletes experiencecompetitive success, develop an appreciation of the extra commitment that high performance

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may require, and/or learn to accept the achievemnts of others, the basic benefits of my/ourprogram(s) thake on added value.

2 I think it could be difficult to fully separate these streams, especially in the beginning levels. 7/6/2022 12:58 PM

3 Principles of social and economic development could be integrated into sport, but not atcompromise of resources allocated to maximizing fun, inclusion, etc.

7/5/2022 3:17 PM

4 interest is lost when playing at levels that are different than the individual. Some have acompetitive mind while others are only in it for fun.

7/5/2022 8:48 AM

5 Need to develop sport from ground up knowing there are increasing level of competitiveness,challenges, and technical proficiency needed to attain mastery within the sport. Developmentmodels need to be able to communicate and educate athletes, coaches and administrators onhow to achieve mastery within the sport model.

7/4/2022 2:16 PM

6 Sport for development would have to be identified as a strategic priority for an organization forit to be integrated into its programming. I don't think that sport organizations are currently setup or resourced to take on sport for development and think that this probably fits with aseperate entity focussed on this priority.

7/4/2022 9:47 AM

7 Most of us start sport as a way to stay active and learn life skills. As we grow older we startbeing exposed to different aspects of sport, the social side, the competitive side. If we think ofsport for development as separate then high performance or recreational sport then we lose theconnection and the role models that are in the sport that can help drive the societaldevelopment of sport.

7/3/2022 6:48 AM

8 All levels of performance need development 7/1/2022 10:09 PM

9 Futsal for AfterSchool services + for soccer technical development... Sustainability 7/1/2022 11:42 AM

10 Moving sport for development outside of general organized sport misses opportunities and alsocan be exclusionary in practice for racialized and marginalized communities. Sport is a conduitfor development both formal and informal, but the precepts need to be understood withinorganizations serving both. Policy I feel needs to be cognizant of that interrelationship and notdevelop terms, values, and principles for one that do not apply to the other.

6/30/2022 10:14 AM

11 Physical Literacy 6/29/2022 10:22 PM

12 All those involved in sport should be encouraged to participate in sport for developmentinitiaitives. Sport Development helps support tomorrow's champions.

6/27/2022 9:05 PM

13 Sport for development should be independent from example high performance because this willbe like two athletes on both extreme side of the spectrum or in other words putting a new nonathlete in the sport to compete with a professional athlete. It's not going to work, it willeventually break the spirit of the developing athlete.

6/27/2022 2:05 PM

14 The same skills, values apply to both. Priorities may differ, but they can still be integrated 6/26/2022 8:57 AM

15 I think it depends on the goals of the approach. In some ways, I can see it be integratedbecause to see changes on a societal level at all parts of the sport is good but it can also beindependent because some people are just in the sport to have fun.

6/24/2022 6:33 PM

16 Each area of sport should be based on the same values - splitting out any particular areamakes no sense.

6/24/2022 5:31 PM

17 Allows for individual focus on each context 6/23/2022 10:36 PM

18 Ideally, the principles and methodologies of SDP should be applied in all sectors, even highperformance.

6/23/2022 9:00 PM

19 Sport for development should be integrated into other sport contexts to ensure consistencyand the desire to reach or attain the same or similar goals.

6/23/2022 1:52 PM

20 Opportunities to participate in sport still have tremendous value to connect Canadians fromcoast to coast to coast. It can be a tool that supports social cohesion, to share values thatresonate and connect Canadians, and spur economic development across the country.

6/23/2022 11:52 AM

21 All levels of sport should involve social development 6/23/2022 11:33 AM

22 I feel development, both intrinsic (personal) and extrinsic (social, economic), is integral to 6/23/2022 10:55 AM


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sports at every level.

23 Having them integrated will potentially lead to sports for life and allow players opportunity totheir desired pathways

6/23/2022 10:53 AM

24 Sport used in a purposeful manner - plan, measured, delivered and evaluated - can have asignificant impact on the community and the participants. This is/should be core to the othertwo contexts.

6/23/2022 10:34 AM

25 It can intersect other pathways so at a minimum they should be aligned 6/23/2022 10:31 AM

26 to allow those with a higher ability to go forward and will help those who are marginal play upwhich will make them a better player

6/23/2022 8:48 AM

27 The value a country places on sport, in particular the overall fitness and well-being of itscitizens, reflects greatly upon its values, principles and identity, socially and economically.

6/23/2022 12:46 AM

28 Being involved in sport is an important part of being involved in one's community and in theculture of our country

6/22/2022 5:58 PM

29 Doesn't need to be its own sector. 6/22/2022 4:54 PM

30 To assure the athlete is performing in the best sport context for the abilities and coach ability.There should be no shame felt in moving up or down as there abilities and efforts change.

6/22/2022 2:29 PM

31 As an athlete, you are constantly developing your skills socially, physically, collaboratively,etc. If you're not developing, you're staying in the same place and that's a waste of what sporthas to offer

6/22/2022 1:20 PM

32 Development is a feeling out process. Some will continue others will not 6/22/2022 11:54 AM

33 Providing programs that focus on personal and social development for targeted groups sends amessage that sport is for only those outcomes for only those participants. Weaving values andcreating more inclusive sport environments through all programming requires everyone to beinvolved in promoting those goals.

6/22/2022 11:43 AM

34 Without integration late bloomers or participants who come late to sport are left behind 6/22/2022 11:37 AM

35 Sport for development has fundamental values that should be implemented and promotedthrough all phases of life, including sport in other contexts. Athletes are always developing, sothis shouldn't be limited to on area of sport.

6/22/2022 11:03 AM

36 Sport for development should be foundational to all programs. They may not be both socialAND economic but they could be either or. It's important to position this as an opportunitywithin sport.

6/22/2022 10:48 AM

37 You can develop any sport without integration of the full system- can't be narrow focused wedon't resources for that

6/22/2022 10:36 AM

38 It isn't possible to divorce development from recreational sport. Development is inherentlyapart of social interaction and health and I worry that by thinking about them as distinct wesaying that by investing in recreational facilities, programs, etc. it is different from fostering thedevelopment of Canadian young people and communities.

6/22/2022 10:27 AM

39 Both aspects of sport should be integrated, however they cannot be pitted against each otheras they are now. They can support each other but they are not currently supporting each otherand seem to be undercutting each other on a regular basis.

6/22/2022 10:24 AM

40 It should be integrated, similar to an Athlete Development Matrix 6/22/2022 10:21 AM

41 An integrated pathway is international best practice. 6/21/2022 1:23 PM

42 There are aspects that should be shared across contexts 6/20/2022 8:03 PM

43 These all require clearer definitions and integrated delivery 6/20/2022 12:42 PM

44 You need all facets of every organization to be heard 6/20/2022 12:11 PM

45 I selected integrated but I think the real answer is both. There are spaces in which SfD workswell in an integrated fashion and others where it works well as a stand alone entity.

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47 Fewer silos if integrated 6/19/2022 11:24 AM

48 Excellence in sport is a life long continuum of development. You can’t separate these. 6/17/2022 9:33 PM

49 Sport for development is not simply development of the sport, it's all aspects of the sport -Teamwork, commitment, overcoming adversity, thinking on your feet, and many moreelements that can be utilized in other aspects of life. Using "sport" to develop other traits orcharacteristics in individuals is something that continues through the evolution of sport - fromgrassroots up to high performance.

6/17/2022 3:12 PM

50 When sport for development is integrated with competitive and high performance it gives theDev athletes something to aspire to and see what is up ahead. It also reminds the athletes inthe Comp that there are athletes that could challenge their spots. This provides a 360 view ofthe sport and where it's at. It also does not create an environment of exclusivity for eliteathletes.

6/17/2022 11:14 AM

51 I think it could be either, it might make more sense to have it independently in its own contextto make it easier to focus on it, but it go either way.

6/17/2022 9:50 AM

52 Different approaches for each sport context 6/17/2022 8:20 AM

53 There should always be a pathway regardless of initial intent. Athletes grow when they knowthere is something ahead for them.

6/16/2022 10:21 PM

54 Je crois que les deux termes sont interchangeables 6/16/2022 8:44 PM

55 There is an entire demographic of older adults (I.e. baby boomers and gen x)who travel forsport events internationally and who could be good stewards of sport in Canada to otherregions but are overlooked - they will represent 28% of the populations shortly in Canada andneed to be considered in sport policy.

6/16/2022 4:03 PM

56 Anyone participating in sport for development is at the same time involved in sport for one ofthe other contexts as well. As an example, a group of children can be introduced to a newsport, as part of a sport for development program. A few years later, these same children canswitch to a competitive program still within the sport for development program.

6/16/2022 12:02 PM

57 they integrated with other. 6/16/2022 11:55 AM

58 Sport has many positive values that need to be integrated into the system, especially at thehigh performance end of the spectrum.

6/16/2022 10:34 AM

59 There should be collaboration between each sector, but High Performance Sport is unique andcannot be administered with the same values and systems that sport for development is.There needs to be an understanding that developing a High Performance athlete is not thesame as providing quality sport for all....

6/16/2022 9:31 AM

60 There should be feasible ways to move from Rec to Comp and from Comp to Rec, allowingtalent to be developed and personal needs or goals to be served. However most athletes signthemselves up for the program that suits their nature.

6/16/2022 1:17 AM

61 I believe that sport as a tool for social and economic development is a valuable context, but itshould absolutely be separate from the other contexts as it has fundamentally different goalsthan the other sport contexts.

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62 Gymnastics is a very unique sport. Other sport contexts may work but it would need a verythoughtful process put in.

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63 I do not understand the question 6/15/2022 7:27 PM

64 I believe that sport for development in the part of promoting positive values at home, buildingfulfilled and well rounded people, should be included at all levels. I also believe socialdevelopment should be included at all levels. I'm not sure about the economic part...I believethere are huge barriers to entry for people who are not financially well off and people havebarriers to entry if they require additional support like those with special needs. I just think thatin order to help with economic development for individuals sport needs to be more accessibleand available for more people to truly make a difference, or that kids have the opportunity toaccess the sport and try different sports in their communities to figure out what they enjoy andwant to pursue. This isn't something a lot of families can do because of transportation, finance,work schedules etc.

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65 There is always a chance that an athlete in one of the Sport for Development context willdemonstrate an athletic ability worthy of being identified for further consideration of accessinga more competitive programme.

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66 Sport for development should be incorporated in all sports at all levels. 6/15/2022 1:15 PM

67 As a comment to the earlier question (sport participation context and my involvement). I'minvolved with both Introductory level as well as High level performance. I only selectedRecreational as I believe that's the more important of the two

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68 It is very important but is a very different thought process from “organized sport” forcompetition or advancement.

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69 For all of them to work well together they should be integrated with each other. That way wecan be sure the values we want entrenched in our sports are consistent through all streams

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70 Not quite sure what the definition of "Sport for development" is. Seems it should be includedinto the Recreational and Introductory sections.

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71 The people involved in sport need to see the full scale of the sport and the multiple benefits itcan bring.Developing to a highly competitive level or using one sport to creat otheropportunities in other sports or in different aspects of life. Integration allows everyone to seethe full spectrum.

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72 Integrated because you can't just jump in and be competitive or a high performer. You start outlearning the basic skills of the sport, being a member of a team, respecting your coach. Andfrom there you can continue to be recreational, or develop your skills to be advanced and morecompetitive.

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73 Sport can be used for social and economic development, but different levels of sport should beintegrated, such as introduction to sport in communities (use of community centres and parks,accessibility to sport) but also accessibility to recreational and competitive sport for differentcommunities, whether it be from a funding or accessible or transport perspective - therefore itshould be an integrated part of all levels of sport. Like it's own entity within each sportcontexts.

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74 Should be a progression. 6/14/2022 10:16 AM

75 Who wrote this gibberish - come on. It started ok but now it's policy analysts refusing to speakEnglish to write questions.

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76 It creates a pipeline for developing athletes to progress to competitive of high performancesport platform.

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77 Cheer is a lot different then most sport especially with cheer abilities. 6/13/2022 5:22 PM

78 We want the physical literacy skills to be emphasized for everyone. The competition elementwill take care of itself. Not all participants want to be Olympians

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79 Having integration between levels also for better long term athlete development for the eliteathletes and continued active lifestyle for those not elite

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80 The transition process should be integrated. For some young adults it may be difficult to adapt,however, there can be a better system for integrated transition between the levels to avoid anyburnout.

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81 I have two different thoughts on this question, which is why I chose "I'm not sure". On onehand, if sport as an economic and social development tool is a broader goal of sport inCanada, I feel it should be integrated and not silo'ed. However, on the other hand, I am notsure that all sport needs to be focused on economic development.

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82 An athlete who performs well in Development should have a clear path to taking up ameaningful career in sport as a professional. It should not be based on bias, favouritism or whoyour parents are friends with or how much money they have. Sporting talent and ability shouldbe the deciding factor to make the team.

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83 I find this question confusing. 6/13/2022 11:27 AM

84 I think integrated since this will help identify and promote competitive and high performanceathletes and sport. Youth who are not aware of or who don't have access to higher performance

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levels will benefit from this integration

85 It is the whole package that best develops athletes and sports into being the best it/they canbe .

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86 I believe that bit is part of the continuous process 6/13/2022 11:22 AM

87 I think Sport has a huge role to play in advancing other agendas. By streamlining and aligningthe various levels of sport with sport for development, it allows the various sectors to worktogether to advance multiple agendas and priorities at one time while hitting various pockets ofengaged Canadians along the way. For example, how can sport help with climate change? Orhow can Paralympic sport he a catalyst to impact social change for people with disabilities viapolicy change, stigma change etc. How can sport help be a catalyst for truth and reconciliation? How can sport help shape public health policy ? And vice versa for all of these examples.

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88 How can it not be integrated? There is invariably overlap, so it makes sense to use thesevalues to allow NSOs to expand their community programming.

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89 I believe you cannot detach sport for development as it is integral to any programming. 6/13/2022 10:41 AM

90 It is way better for us to break away from high performance as it seems that is only for elitesand where we don't even hire our own coaches for the elite program - we hire outside eventhough we have a very expensive NCCP program and membership fees to belong to coachingin Canada, yet CAC and CAO do not follow their own education! you want betterprograms/athletes and participants in healthy active living? then hire Canadian coaches in their40s, not outsiders in their 70s!

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91 I believe sport at every level should and does promote positive values at home and outside ofCanada. It should be integrated to ensure we continue to remember the goals of sport.

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92 Integrated; most young people cannot get to a soccer pitch, a place to ride their bike or run;sport in Canada still very much elite access; creating segregation, health impacts anddivisions in communities.

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93 People have the ability to excell in different areas, but will need exposure to ensure that theycan experience and understand the alternatives.

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94 lots of crossover between sports 6/9/2022 10:58 AM

95 Sport for development involves inclusion and this must be integrated across the sportspectrum

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96 Some people are participants of both depending the sport and some may change pathways. 6/8/2022 5:15 PM

97 there needs to be sound development to lead to high performance or even pleasure inparticipating. one needs to have the basics

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98 The purpose and goals of competitive sport are different from recreational and sport fordevelopment

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99 Succession opportunities, growth and development 6/7/2022 12:35 PM

100 Integration provides context for why we things. It should not be mutually exclusive. 6/7/2022 9:51 AM

101 We are still failing to be truly inclusive in our rec and competitive streams. Positive synergieswould probably help.

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102 Recreation sports is generally at the local level and should be used to introduce participantsregardless of age or skill to sports that they can play for FUN for the rest of their lives. Thisshould be about enjoyment, exercise, social skills and the sport itself is secondary. Sport fordevelopment should be for the next level. Player development, for those looking to pursuescholarships, national/international level competition and coaching and career pathways. Thisshould be a regional/national level approach that is focus on sport specifics.

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103 They go hand in hand. Sport for development can develop young boys/girls into greatadults/leaders/parents/rolemodels. The integration means that even when its recreational,competitive, or high-performance - it maintains aspects that help develop people into valuesthat make them respectable, responsible, disciplined and hardworking. Sport cansave/help/change peoples lives so its important to always reflect the development of people

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socially and economically so that even if they don't achieve "success" through sport, they caneasily transfer their skills from sport into all other aspects of life.

104 I have different expectations based on what context I'm involved with. If I'm in intro to sportthen I wouldn't expect being pushed to excel just learn the sport vs competitive I would haveexpectations of pushing myself to achieve.

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105 Take responsibility 6/4/2022 7:32 AM

106 using sport for development can be achieved at any level of participation 6/3/2022 11:27 PM

107 A large base of competitive/intro/recreational sport is important for competitive/highperformance sport. Also, children/beginners shouldn't start a sport with the main goal of highperformance so the recreational/developmental contexts are important. Also, thecompetitive/high performance streams tend to be expensive and not inclusive.

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108 From an officiating perspective, too much is being lost as the ground roots levels by policiesset by senior leaders who are not currently actively involved in teaching new officials. Thereneeds to be a collaborative effort, with feedback opportunities from the actual clinicians.

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109 I believe that sports that have the most effective pathway from introduction to International toActive for Life, use an integrated model. Additionally this aligned approach ensuresconsistency and success at all levels

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110 I think its important to look at sport holistically 6/2/2022 3:49 PM

111 When I think about sport for development, I think of the power sport has to change lives. I lovesport for sport's sake, but that wouldn't be enough on it's own. The reason I've stayed active asa sport volunteer for over thirty years is because I see sport as a vehicle to change lives forthe better, whether here in Canada or in the rest of the world.

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112 Not all types of sports need to be integrated, though some can be (i.e. team sports) 6/2/2022 1:22 PM

113 I don't understand fully from a practical perspective what sport for development means. 6/2/2022 1:03 PM

114 Personal and social development should be elements of sport at all levels of participation.Sport should be creating good humans, and giving everyone the opportunity to grow into thebest human they can be

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115 not sure is already self explantory 6/1/2022 9:47 PM

116 I've been involved in organized sport at all levels as an athlete, coach, official, administratorand parent for over 45 years, across multiple sports, summer and winter. My greatesttakeaway from this experience is that no matter the level that a person comes into the sport,right from introduction on up, and no matter what level they leave at, whether recreational or asa national team athlete having just completed and Olympic cycle, sport has made them allbetter people and better Canadians. This includes volunteers, coaches and officials.

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117 Recreational should lead to development such as the European model 6/1/2022 5:00 PM

118 The different level of sports have slightly different aims in which to service the community 6/1/2022 3:21 PM

119 The S4D concept should be integrated into recreational and competitive sport. But to me S4Dneeds to be reframed, and essentially replaced with inclusion. S4D as a tool for economicdevelopment and international development isn't core to the CSP and its mission. I wouldsuggest dropping those links to the economy and international affairs.

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120 It is common to move from one context to another. Context 5 seems to underpin all others. 6/1/2022 2:19 PM

121 We are in a lot of trouble if we think this should be siloed by itself. That being said, have theright "subject matter experts" involved here, not just the standard people involved in sport thathave a cursory knowledge of what this is all about.

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122 In order to advance to the High-Performance level stream, recreational and competitiveparticipants need to be well coached and mentored to consistently improve their skills andmental well-being.

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123 Look at how the Olympics brings us together as a nation in support of athletes - this is allintegrated and the beauty of the investment in sport. What else can bring us together in apositive and supportive manner (as opposed to say, politics which brings a negative divide)?

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124 For a better understanding of development and the athletes 6/1/2022 10:00 AM

125 Many people begin to participate in a sport, then quit after just a year or two. I feel that thismay reflect Canadian rowing's emphasis on racing, either through coaching or simply becausethe only boats available in a club happen to be racing shells.

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126 I feel sport should be integrated, so it is sport for life. 6/1/2022 8:02 AM

127 I want my sport (rowing) to spread more widely through the population. That means it must be"fun". The development of athletic excellence should be decoupled from fun, and the latteremphasised.

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128 my sport, rowing, has an aspect of recreation in which non-competitive persons can competeamongst themselves, which is good. Integrating competitive and recreational athletes in oneevent (regatta) can be difficult, however at the club level both groups, recreational rowers andcompetitive rowers, should have the opportunity to participate in the sport.

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129 Running/developing one sport may not be the same as a different sport 5/31/2022 7:02 PM

130 sport has a way of helping others over come obstacles in life. If the sport can give athletesmore self confidence in their certain abilities, why not integrate these things?

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131 Sport for development is a broad topic. And has potential to work recreationally and incompetition. And alot of Sport 4 Development is off court.

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132 I am undecided on this question. I think that there are many great opportunities in sport wherethis context could be integrated and create great "teachable" moments. As well the integrationwill help create values translation outside of sport. On the other hand, I think that if integratedit might get lost when combined with the other sport contexts. As well, the other sport contextswill become secondary to the context of economic development and we will lose site of whatwe are trying to do in each context.

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133 Sport should be accessible to all individuals for development purposes regardless of the levelof sport available or how its classified.

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134 It needs to be recognized that sport at all levels affects the social and economic culture of ourcountry.

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135 Young athletes learn the sport through the development of sport specific skills and learn therules of the sport. Then as they are able to progress to either a recreational or competitivelevel with the possibility of becoming part of a high performance team

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136 Sport for competition and sport for fun are for two different audiences and need two differentattitudes by the organizers and participants.

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137 I think sport for development should be integrated. At both the recreational and competitivecontexts, Canadians should see sport as a tool for social and economic development. Forinstance, sport tourism is a great way that we use sport for economic development. From asocial perspective, having more Canadians participate in sport is great in order to foster asense of community and belonging, which we know is great for healthy aging includingreducing the risk factors associated with diseases such as cancer.

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138 Sport is a mechanism to show newcomers and minorities they can achieve their sports goals,if there is no representation/visibility at the competitive level or high performance we cannotchallenge pr-existing views or narratives. Sport Development should be included in all areas ofsport.

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139 Je crois que le sport pour le développement doit faire partie et être intégré aux autrescontextes sportifs, car il y a interdépendance importante entre les contextes

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140 I think sport for development is great, but I also think it can be used to dominate the othersand turn sport into a moral vehicle for the views of a small few. Sport should help develop itsparticipants, at all levels, but it's not the main point. Doing sport should become a sermon.

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141 I think when sport for development overlaps with competitive or high performance sport, thenthe goal of supporting development often gets overrun by the desire to win and produce eliteathletes. I think we can have both, but they should be separate.

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142 It's important to link all aspects of sport together to allow for the most opportunities and thegreatest benefit to those involved.

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143 I think that integrated would be ideal because you would basing the develop of the personthrough each phase, makes it more tailored. Compared to independent feels like takingindividual and unique out of the equation, could pose a risk to the Athlete.

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144 The contexts should build on each other. 5/28/2022 1:47 PM

145 The future of sport will be more sustainable if it is integrated with economic development,including with corporate support for sport.

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146 Sport for trade and development is a public relations effort 5/27/2022 12:27 PM

147 Would allow for a more focused approach on development 5/27/2022 11:24 AM

148 Amateur teams sometimes have large economic impacts on communities through tourism - asan example.

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149 It needs to be both independent and integrated. 5/27/2022 9:04 AM

150 Everything is related and it depends on which level you want to develop... 5/26/2022 10:53 PM

151 I am not sure how it would be integrated - it may be a good choice but I don’t know what thatwould look like.

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152 Not all athletes are interested in social or economic reasons for participating. 5/26/2022 8:26 PM

153 Segregating processes always leads to redundancies. By integrating sport for developmentwith the other sport contexts there is a sharing of knowledge and a better chance of equitablesharing of resources.

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154 Sport is a system that needs to be designed to allow people to move around within it. Thatmovement does not need to be linear, but it does need to be connected. An integratedphilosophy lends itself to this.

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155 Integrated so that athletes have the ability to transfer from one to the other with relative easeand comfort.

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156 Share resources where possible. For example: buildings, fields, volunteers, coaches, etc. 5/26/2022 4:14 PM

157 Integration will allow for a flow as an athletes move through LTAD stages. 5/26/2022 3:41 PM

158 I am not sure as it depends on intent and desired outcomes - sport in any context can be usedfor the purpose of development when used with intention to advancw developmental goals

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159 Integrated so the transition between levels (especially up) is encouraged 5/26/2022 3:13 PM

160 I immigrated to Canada a long time ago (25 years) with a young family; my daughters were 2and 4 then, my wife less than 30 and I was 35. Sport allowed us to socialize, make friendswith Canadians of all walks of life, without any special "development" label.

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161 Sport inherently can lead to positive or negative development. As such, being intentional inhow sport is being used for personal development would enhance sport for development.

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162 There is no point to public financing a sport system if it does not advance the public interest(eg, though development). At the same time, Sport Canada's actions (as opposed to its words)reveal that is interested only in short-term medal results, at whatever costs. I have seen noevidence that this will change in the foreseeable future. The only way to advance sport fordevelopment is, therefore, to integrate it with high performance sport.

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163 Sport Development is a "continuum". The stages of sport development should all be connectedin the same way a schooling-education: primary, secondary, post-secondary, etc. Each phasebuilds on the previous phase.

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164 There are often overlaps. 5/26/2022 11:58 AM

165 if it's not integrated it will be othered and discounted 5/26/2022 11:45 AM

166 At any given time, circumstances may change level of involvement, therefore it's important tobe open to movement from recreational to high performance and maybe even back torecreational

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167 you need to look at natural talent, costs, etc to see how to best adjust policies to helpeveryone achieve their goals which may be different depending on the person

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168 For many people (though I'm thinking particularly for newcomers, and within this category girlsand women) Sport For Development IS their introduction to sport. I think we Canadians take forgranted that we've grown up in a country that has never seen war, and that we have the safety,space, and freedom as children to run, jump, and play. We have the luxury of spare time andaccess to instruction as older children and teenagers interested in sport. But if you grow up ina conflict-ridden country where running around means you might get blown up by a landmine,or being a female means you have a higher likelihood of being married off and pregnant at 14than finishing 8th grade, you don't get much 'introduction to sport'. Even in a less extremeexample, there are many Canadian communities where people don't have access or means tocertain sports, so while a sport project may fall under the Development context, it may also bethe vehicle of Introduction as well. To me, at least in a Canadian setting, making Sport ForDevelopment entirely independent from Introduction to Sport is akin making a category ofsports for the 'haves' and 'have nots'.

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169 Cricket is a growing sport and not enough facilities at all 5/25/2022 11:57 AM

170 Sport does not exist outside of social groups and value sets. They go hand in hand and withthe current outcry of the lack of values and ethics in sport then sport development contextshould be integrated into ALL other sport categories.

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171 more leverage and pyramid logic - the base feed the top 5/25/2022 10:19 AM

172 There should be opportunities to move 5/25/2022 8:56 AM

173 Sport is complex and as a system benefits when the different components are interconnectedand developed by using the benefits of each component to advance the other components

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174 the high performance centres are wasteful and extremely expensive. The Pan Am Games poolin Mississauga is a classic example of wasted space and where only the elite get to play andwhere out of country coaches are hired (we don't even hire our own Canadians who are forcedto take all the NCCP quals and where out of country coaches don't have to meet any Canadianstandards! it's pathetic that you promote others but not Canadians). I also think that thedevelopment of "own the podium" is outdated and needs to be killed cause it's a program thatpromotes Americanization of sport in Canada - paid amateur sport (which is not amateur it issemi-pro and or pro). So much pressure from Nsos/PSos to reach the podium and we areburning out our talent (coaches and athletes in Canada).

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175 To be successful, needs to be technically sound and learning, striving to improve, buildingconfidence. All this is found in recreational and competitive sport as well

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176 well, I think the level of sport that is least competitive is the most important. so perhaps thisquestion should be turned around and asked the opposite way.

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177 Sustain growth at grass root level, increase player retention, offer high performance avenuesfor further pursuit. That is how every Canadian sport SHOULD be organized.

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178 I kind of find this question confusing to be honest. I am not sure what it is asking. 5/21/2022 4:05 PM

179 AfterSchool Futsal program for students athletes with recreational or non organizational sportsinstitution...

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180 Initially, I looked at my personal involvement in 'sport' as part of a team or competition which Iam no longer able to participate in. I do, however, swim and walk to keep healthy and social asan older person with mobility problems. Development in sport can have a range of meaningsincluding older persons that can be integrated into a community's sport planning. Involvingolder or disabled persons into participants of sport as fans can provide a social outlet forisolated persons. For example, I swim during times when my local community practices diving& swimming as a team. This is exciting to watch. What is missing is the community spirit ofincluding members of the community to watch these events to show the young team membershow much they are supported and appreciated. The marketing, collaboration andcommunication methods are missing. Sport should be inclusive of all members of acommunity including the accessibility of getting to such events through public transit or specialshuttles. The participation in sport not only involves the athletes, but it involves the fans too. Ibelieve it makes for stronger communities. Hockey isn't the only sport that should be marketedas Canadian sport.

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181 Parsing out sections of the "system" will likely never result in a fulsome well functioningCanadian Sport System.

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182 Integration (particularly at youth, early adolescent levels) has greater potential forlearning/development, preventing burnout, and ethics in sport.

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183 all sport is interconnected. athletes may move through levels of sport and same with coaches,admins, officials. If it is integrated within the sporting contexts then similar values andlearnings, teachings can be weaved throughout all of sport to make a more cohesiveexperience

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184 Both and. It can be integrated, but it shouldn't exclusively be. 5/19/2022 1:35 PM

185 sport or development can have many pathways that are followed - 1. to other sports, 2. tolearning of skills allowing recreational based competition, 3. to fine tuning of skills taking themto a high performance level. Each pathway is suitable to the people whose personalities fit thepathway and each pathway will enrich the lives of those that follow the pathway meant forthem.

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186 same values should guide both context litteracy of movement is important and impatcs allcontext individuals move from one context to the other as they ages / abilities/ life changes....health = movement, social interaction, learning, confidence building, resiliency which you cansee in all sport context.

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187 Integrated seems more practical 5/19/2022 10:02 AM

188 Sport has been recognised by the UN as a lever for sustainable development. This definition of"development" is too limited and should be broadened to "sustainanble development" so as toincorporate the social, economic and enivronmental pillars. As such, it is a cross-cuttingprinciple which applies to all the contexts of sport participation.

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189 Even sport for development should be single sex after the age of 10 due to the advantagesgiven to males by puberty.

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190 From the definition provided, I believe it is already integrated 5/18/2022 7:21 PM

191 From rec to competitive, I feel like your development definition is already integrated with allothers

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192 As a non-for-profit corporation, our Curling Club is designed to welcome new curlers, grow thegame, while trying to also promote and support competitive play. All while generating revenuein other business streams, (i.e.) hall rentals, parking rentals, kitchen sales, to support theunderlying business.

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193 Regardless of whether sport participation is in the introduction, recreation or competitivecontexts, it is ALWAYS part of the "development" context. Sport development is not mutuallyexclusive from the other contexts.

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194 ATHLETES MATURE AND GROW WITHIN THERE SPORTS AT VARIOUS RATES ANDSOME ATHLETES REQUIRE BEING MOVED TO HIGHER LEVELS THAN THERE AGEGROUPE

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195 Development should be separate because developing athletes have different needs thancompetitive athletes, and if the two are mixed together the competitive athletes will be heldback.

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196 We are capable of using sport for multiple purposes. But we need to be more strategic inchoices. We spend too much money on ice hockey, given declining number of participants andhigh cost barriers to entry.

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197 The lessons learned from sport participation should positive and lifelong for athletes.Resilience, respect, gratitude, and so much more

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198 It is not different than sport for fun, recreation, and socialization and should not be "othered". 5/18/2022 1:13 PM

199 I think that sport for development could be along with high performance/competitive sport, butnot necessarily integrated - i think there are some benefits to bringing people in as participantswhile still having high profile, high performance sport as a spectacle or draw.

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200 I think it's an evolution from and not an integration with intro or recreational and needs to besomewhat independent.

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development should be integrated to ensure streamlined communications and goals tomaximized it's effectiveness

202 Everyone should learn the basics and then choose from there 5/18/2022 11:15 AM

203 Attention to grassroots levels will feed into higher levels of excellence. When individuals thinkof sport for development, they think of sport that is for marginalized populations or in areaswith low income. What would benefit individuals is a clear definition and explanation of whatsport for development actually is!

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204 Without development there is no excellence 5/18/2022 9:28 AM

205 Regardless of context, sport can (and should) be used to promote positive values 5/18/2022 9:25 AM

206 Sports are a gateway to personal development 5/18/2022 7:55 AM

207 Fair play, game ethics, sportsmanship - those principles are the bridge to see each other asequals, as partners, as friends

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208 I feel in smaller communities you have to consider all levels. Often higher performance level ispromoted at the sacrifice of kids who want to play. Often kids are no longer able to play a sportdue to this. Ie travel team depletes local league.

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209 It is important to separate kids by their level of ability. If kids who are far more developed playwith lesser developed kids, the lesser developed kids never touch the ball/puck and thereforecan’t improve.

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210 This ensures inclusiveness 5/17/2022 9:23 PM

211 Sport is narrowing participation too early by focusing on development of elite athletes and notfostering comfortable, inclusive spaces for all.

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212 My involvement is in masters sport, and my organization promotes recreational as well ascompetitive opportunities. Both contexts can co-exist and be integrated.

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213 The sport system needs to be athlete based, not context based. A system that is aligned tomaximize participation and retention must have collaboration, compromise and communicationamongst all contexts.

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214 integrated is a benefit to all plus late bloomers or late starters won't be left behind 5/17/2022 12:01 PM

215 Introducing people to sport could be seen as a form of development. 5/17/2022 11:17 AM

216 Kids develop differently, once you label them they stop coming or think they are better thanthey are

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217 More Accessibility training suggested 5/17/2022 10:27 AM

218 The occasional recreational athlete may train at higher level over the course of their life. Orvice versa.

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219 Competitive sports tends to discourage many from participating. I have coached the disabledand having a separate class for them produces excellent results.

5/16/2022 6:21 PM

220 There needs to be a healthy development of athlete's at all levels. Positivity and meetingindividuals ' needs will foster overall lifelong physical activity options.

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221 Recreation participation may be a pathway to high performance participation and generallyuses the same type of resources. Sport for development may be a pathway but often requiresa different set of resources.

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222 The pathways all link together. Regardless of where you are in your development or helpingathletes to develop, these all influence each other.

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223 There is a place for pure recreational sport but it should be obvious that there is a path tocompetition as well.

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224 Sport and recreation needs to be aligned integrating all aspects 5/16/2022 1:31 PM

225 Sport for Development needs a clear definition. The one provided is too vague. What doessocial development mean? Does this mean the development of a participant's social skills?Does this mean social inclusion - including participants of all dimensions of diversity (race,

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religion, age, physical and intellectual ability etc.)? Opportunities for social and economicdevelopment are inherent in sport if barriers are removed and opportunities exist for all toparticipate.

226 S4D has a role to play at all levels of sport. It will look and be applied differently in the varioussport contexts, but it can and should be integrated. The vast majority of Canadians are notaware of what S4D is, but it does not mean that they cannot benefit from it in all contexts.

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227 All sport should be used to promote positive values 5/13/2022 9:09 AM

228 There are specific actions related to S4D; it should be community-based, from the ground up 5/12/2022 4:11 PM

229 I'm actually very sure, but there was no option for hybrid. Sport organizations should not beforced into a development approach, but may opt to have that as a clear social outcome ofparticipation. Therefore some places it will be integrated and others it will be clearly distinct -each serving different purposes.

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230 It feels separate now and seems to be continually pricing people out 5/12/2022 12:54 PM

231 sport should be always focused on the wholistic development of the participant, whatever levelof sport they experience.

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232 Those who are at a entry level in their sport should develop fundamentals in their learning asopposed to the levels of training that would be expect at the higher levels

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233 sport is a reflection of society, the links between the sport system and development contextadd value to many sport for development programs, however there are circumstances wherethis link may not be part or necessary to achieve a program goal

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234 Sport can still be for social and economic development, and promotion of positive values.These things are always a part of sport and can’t be taken away. Social development alwaysexists with the interactions with others, sport has a lot of influence economically, andpromoting positive values are always one of the core tenets of sport.

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235 Would be easier to serve both sectors if separated. Although I am not against integrated. 5/4/2022 9:40 PM

236 sport for development should be part of considerations of other contexts as each builds on theother and will enhance the other more if integrated

5/4/2022 9:33 AM

237 I think that sport development is an integral part of all levels of sport, and all aspects of sport,from recreational to high performance.

4/27/2022 10:38 AM

238 Age group, masters, and mass participant competition should be integrated with elite and highlevel competitions, not kept separate from elite level sport

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239 Depends on how the Sport for Development context is framed. Sport for Development can bean intentional component of Introduction to Sport, or Recreational, sometimes Competitive orHigh Performance (although there can be some issues with "paying lip service" or beingperformative in this context; if I recall correctly in CSP 2.0 Sport for Development was framedas employing sport as a mechanism for another primary goal, such as sex education,empowering girls, etc. In this latter case, the design of the program is primarily around theprimary goal rather than learning basic sport skills, for example, and may have the mostoverlaps if any with recreational sport.

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240 You cannot separate the value of sport for development from the actual execution of the sportat all levels. They go hand in hand.

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241 I think that S4D should be integrated, in order to use the other contexts to support the overallS4D efforts.

4/19/2022 11:33 AM

242 It’s all part of the same system 4/13/2022 11:35 PM

243 Sport for Development involves all aspects of programming. Constant improvement is "SfD"and likewise, Development through Sport needs to be addressed.

4/13/2022 1:13 AM

244 Most often this is associated with third world countries where no sport happens on any level. 4/12/2022 12:19 PM

245 Sport development must happen at all levels, playground to podium, so that all involved can bethe best they can be!

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246 Sport for development is a form of recreational sport stated in a different way 4/8/2022 12:49 PM


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247 if it's not integrated that's like saying it's not as important 4/7/2022 12:33 PM

248 Sport for development is the primary purpose of the curriculum. Sport is the tool fordevelopment, development is the context and outcome measure.

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249 Sport for development cross-cuts contexts. Plus hard to accurately measure. 2/23/2022 1:02 PM

Q23 In your opinion, what's the largest barrier to delivering on theCanadian Sport Policy values and principles in the Introduction to sport

and Recreational sport contexts?Answered: 277 Skipped: 618

# RESPONSES DATE

1 insufficient community support. 7/12/2022 3:13 PM

2 The largest barrier is accessibility to individuals in all communities and with differing socio-economic backgrounds.

7/6/2022 3:14 PM

3 Accessibility. For myself, I don't feel safe participating in an environment where vaccination isnot required. I am currently coaching Special Olympics because that is the only place I amcertain everyone is vaccinated. I am at a higher risk level. I can't participate in my preferredsport in any capacity at this time.

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4 Grassroots and community organizations that offer the majority of recreation and mainstreamsports that children participate in, are not integrated in a larger network of organizationalsupports the same way large and high-performance organizations are. There needs to bebodies that help support and regulate recreational sport with the same emphasis and resourcesthat are enabled for high-performance contexts

7/5/2022 3:23 PM

5 So many sports are becoming early specialization sports, not through the developmentpathway but through the way that organizations are run. As soon as someone is seen ashaving potential in the sport (which for most athletic young kids is early), they get "taken" bythe sport and asked to play high performance and train a lot in that one sport. This takes awayfrom the development pathway and allowing kids to play recreationally and being introduced toa number of sports and being allowed to develop as an athlete rather than a "player of a certainsport".

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6 Accessibility (mainly tied to income inequality) 7/1/2022 10:13 PM

7 Spaces, inclusivity + access to services... 7/1/2022 11:54 AM

8 I think at the community level, developing governing policies without awareness of thesustainability of practices in racialized and marginalized communities limits the effectivenessof any outcomes. I believe that policy must focus on equity as a core means to addressdiscrepancies in experience and directly affects those communities across Canada. Withoutlooking at historically disadvantages locations, and oppressive organizational structureslimiting access makes policy simply another obstacle for organizations to uphold as theystruggle to address the needs of communities.

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9 Money and access 6/29/2022 9:16 PM

10 Access to necessary Athletics tracks and facilities 6/29/2022 11:32 AM

11 people seeing themselves particiapting 6/29/2022 9:23 AM

12 access for all 6/28/2022 3:38 PM

13 Lack of knowledge and structure at the community sport level. Many clubs/programs just doingown thing, unaligned with Long Term Athlete Development and other best practices.

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14 Coach recruitment and retention 6/27/2022 11:52 PM


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15 Theirs too many rules and policies in place that have nothing to do with an athletesdevelopment

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16 The structure of the sport system. NSOs have far too broad of mandates - everything fromrecreational, instructional, national teams, officials, coaching....they are not able, nor are theywell placed, to effectively support intro/recreational opportunities, or able to liaise effectivelywith grassroots/local organizations.

6/27/2022 10:20 AM

17 The largest barrier is education. There should be more resources shared and established fromthe sports NSO down through the line until it reaches the community level.

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18 The historic 'wisdom' that winning on the scoreboard is a primary sport objective. 6/23/2022 11:41 AM

19 Money 6/23/2022 11:36 AM

20 Lack of connectivity with stakeholders - disjointed delivery system which lacks funding andsupport the further down in the system it moves.

6/23/2022 11:04 AM

21 Money - large barrier. Education - parents don't understand child development - it is really hardto explain on the go.

6/23/2022 10:40 AM

22 Despite being separate contexts, they continue to be heavily influenced by the elite/HP focusthat the sport system considers (values) a higher priority

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23 These sport contexts are adult-led and thus too structured and competitive. 6/23/2022 10:35 AM

24 Sport organizations placing emphasis on sport competition at early stages of developmentrather than fundamental sport skills; emphasis on sport specialization at too young an age .

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25 Financial support 6/23/2022 8:51 AM

26 Not enough venues Too expensive 6/22/2022 10:59 PM

27 Sport should be Accessible to everyone . 6/22/2022 8:46 PM

28 Volunteer burnout and keeping coaches current with Safe Sport practices 6/22/2022 6:11 PM

29 Lack of funding for grass roots development, especially given the size of our community of lowincome and marginalized participants in our sport.

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30 High quality programming that focuses on all components of physical literacy in allprogramming

6/22/2022 11:45 AM

31 involvement and acceptance by parents and participants 6/22/2022 11:39 AM

32 Affordability; Knowledge that a sport is available 6/22/2022 11:11 AM

33 Lack of capacity or access to sport especially in smaller communities 6/22/2022 11:11 AM

34 a focus on winning and a lack of respect. lack of application of values. difficulty navigating thesystem to find programs and sign up in time (especially new canadians or citizens)

6/22/2022 10:58 AM

35 Capacity of the sector 6/22/2022 10:37 AM

36 Recreational sport is still widely seen as a priority for children and families and otherpopulations must rely on private gyms or organizations to access recreational sports. This isfurther compounded for historically marginalized communities within sports (LGBTQ2S, lowincome, etc.).

6/22/2022 10:34 AM

37 Lack of opportunity for minorities - if people don't have access to sport then the values andprinciples can not be delivered

6/22/2022 10:29 AM

38 support, funds & Updated facilities are needed... 6/22/2022 10:26 AM

39 Access 6/21/2022 1:24 PM

40 Costs 6/20/2022 10:33 PM

41 Exposure at early age. 6/20/2022 8:07 PM

42 Organizations have limited resources and knowledge to implement. Many organizations arevolunteer run.

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43 education and knowledge 6/20/2022 3:08 PM

44 Huge demographic shift and emergence of healthy and active Seniors 6/20/2022 12:17 PM

45 Trop de politique et coaches suppose être bien formé mais en pratique ils ne suivent pas lePNCE

6/20/2022 12:10 PM

46 Resources - declining volunteer rates, lack of infrastructure, the lasting impacts of thepandemic on clubs

6/20/2022 11:14 AM

47 sufficient education 6/20/2022 10:55 AM

48 Very little education and spaces for sport to be introduced abd educated to all populations 6/19/2022 5:37 PM

49 accessibility 6/19/2022 1:36 PM

50 Community exposure. 6/19/2022 11:24 AM

51 The increasing 'wokeness' of policy limits people and parents willing to help out 6/19/2022 1:01 AM

52 EARLY SCHOOL YEARS EDUCATION THAT SPORT IS A LIFELONG ADVENTURE JUSTAS CONTINUING EDUCATION IS AFTER SCHOOL YEARS GIVEN WAY TO ONE'SCAREER.

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53 Availability of facilities and coaching; improved awareness 6/17/2022 9:38 PM

54 Awareness of the policy values at those levels. Intro to sport and recreational sport are usuallycommunity organizations who are sometimes affiliated with NSOs - but other times, they arecommunity organizations that are standalone. The biggest barrier is vocalizing or generatingawareness of the CSP values and principles.

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55 Red tape 6/17/2022 9:59 AM

56 The lack of respect in our sport for the athletes in the introduction contexts. The main focus ison the elite athletes.

6/17/2022 8:23 AM

57 Financial - in Canada, most sports must be funded by the athlete (or athlete support team)which effectively eliminates those who cannot afford to try sport.

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58 Mixed jurisdictions 6/16/2022 4:10 PM

59 Not enough focus or opportunity. Facilities focused more on elite youth and not trying to getmore people involved in sport for life stream.

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60 Resources 6/16/2022 3:56 PM

61 Clics formed between parents and\or parents and coaches. 6/16/2022 11:41 AM

62 Quality sport with leadership from the National Sport Federations needs to be delivered inschool across Canada starting at the elementary level and moving up all the way through highschool.

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63 accessibility and cost 6/16/2022 8:02 AM

64 I think for my sport, gymnastics, it comes down to a barrier for inclusion. I haven't seen muchmovement on the FIG or GCG levels to remove some of the gender association with sportsrecreationally. I haven't seen report cards change to reflect movement versus gendered event,no focus on females learning traditionally male events for males learning female events. Oreven if there needs to continue to be a distinction and if so why. The barrier also exist forpeople with special needs and disabilities. More help, support guidance needs to be around forhow to do this better and really allow for inclusion.

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65 people not being able to afford sports or not being paid enough to coach therefore choosingother avenues

6/15/2022 7:29 PM

66 Accessibility in a monetary perspective, having increased levels of inflation in transportationand program fees limits those that participate on a recreational level justify the cost

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67 La réalisation d'une pratique durable parmi le sport. 6/15/2022 2:37 PM

68 Lack of accessable facilities, and quality instruction. 6/15/2022 1:47 PM


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69 The cost of many recreational sports. 6/15/2022 1:31 PM

70 Parents lack of understanding/education on value and principles of recreational sport 6/15/2022 1:23 PM

71 As noted, I avoided selecting both Recreational and High Level. The answer here, though, isrelated to both. For Recreational, a barrier exists in too much focus on Performance. For HighLevel, the barrier is forgetting that Fun/Enjoyment is also an excellent motivator.

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72 the largest barrier, financial , poor kids are excluded 6/15/2022 11:58 AM

73 Cost to participants, clubs, coaches and volunteers. 6/15/2022 11:52 AM

74 Poverty 6/15/2022 11:28 AM

75 Respect in sport , Fun and Safe 6/15/2022 11:22 AM

76 Communications, outreach to under-represented communities and individuals. 6/15/2022 8:35 AM

77 Cost, accessibility 6/14/2022 12:47 PM

78 Lots of kids, not enough quality instructors 6/14/2022 12:14 PM

79 Access to the sport 6/14/2022 12:04 PM

80 Accessibility and facilities in various communities 6/14/2022 11:05 AM

81 The hierarchical nature of sport organizations means that when things go wrong, they really gowrong.

6/14/2022 10:21 AM

82 Poor infrastructure and highly balkanized environment with so many provicial, local andnational orgs not in tune with each other

6/14/2022 10:14 AM

83 coaches' and leadership are focused on the competitive experience. 6/13/2022 4:31 PM

84 accessibility, and inclusion especially related to costs involved 6/13/2022 4:22 PM

85 Expense 6/13/2022 2:23 PM

86 Grassroots sports need more funding. 6/13/2022 1:37 PM

87 Accessibility, inclusiveness, and overall awareness 6/13/2022 1:26 PM

88 Geography would be a reason to deliver recreational sports. For some territories it is almostimpossible to deliver any recreational event.

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89 Financial support, interest from participants 6/13/2022 1:09 PM

90 Systemically, there is a focus on high performance sport and excellence, and I think a hugebarrier is grassroots and community organizations having a lack of resources due to thisfocus.

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91 Funding and access - heavily relies on volunteers and requires spaces to play that areaccessible.

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92 Accessibility 6/13/2022 11:37 AM

93 Cost and availability 6/13/2022 11:33 AM

94 time to run programs 6/13/2022 11:33 AM

95 For the sport I am involved with, it is not embraced by all Canadians. 6/13/2022 11:25 AM

96 Media coverage. Only boosting sports that are already 'big' 6/13/2022 11:15 AM

97 Financial barriers for families. 6/13/2022 10:07 AM

98 Cost, compliance, volunteers 6/12/2022 6:11 PM

99 Not paying coaches what they deserve to be paid! we still ask coaches to volunteer and orwork 60-80hrs/wk at min wage...that is not fair/ethical and it needs to change. Especially whenit's a "profession" and where CAC and CAO have give designations to those who have reachedthe pinacle in coaching, yet boards of directors still want to belittle and bully the coachingprofession.

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100 The financial emphasis on High Performance ( i.e. Olympic) sports programs. Many Olympicsports have very low participation (and virtually none as a Sport for Life) and costlyinfrastructure.

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101 The lack of integration; response always in individual silos. 6/11/2022 9:03 AM

102 People knowing about the sport if it is not one they or their families would traditionally play andthen people feeling like they belong in the sport for retention

6/9/2022 10:13 AM

103 too much emphasis on box-checking, not enough on making these sports accessible andappealing

6/8/2022 5:18 PM

104 availability of facilities due to high rental costs 6/8/2022 1:47 PM

105 Awareness of available options near us. 6/6/2022 6:50 PM

106 Access to sport for all 6/6/2022 4:43 PM

107 cost of sport programs and lack of diversity is a massive barrier in our country that needs tobe addressed.

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108 Finan3 6/5/2022 7:16 PM

109 Cost and quality programming. It is very expensive for children to be enrolled in sports. Whileschools offer some introduction and play, it is not nearly enough. The quality of coaching isvery low as it is generally a parent who thinks they know the game that will volunteer theirtime. More organizations with actual employees that are certified to coach would benefiteveryone.

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110 Resources and programs 6/4/2022 2:45 PM

111 Excessive overhead costs for new officials. 6/3/2022 10:05 AM

112 Getting club boards to be actively involved with the provincial organization 6/2/2022 6:09 PM

113 There are still too many barriers preventing Canadians from becoming active in sport - it's tooexpensive, too competitive, too siloed, not accessible for people with disabilities or from otherunder-represented groups.

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114 Equitable access 6/2/2022 1:24 PM

115 Costs - access to playing spaces and equipment 6/2/2022 11:55 AM

116 funding 6/2/2022 11:11 AM

117 Lack of coordination 6/2/2022 11:08 AM

118 Access to sport facilities, quality competition and recreational leagues, and the vastgeographical spread of the nation’s rural areas

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119 Funding. My years of experience in youth sport has been completely supported by volunteersand payment from families to fund faculty rentals and permits, as well as equipment costs(personal and team). I have only been involved in soccer, which is a fairly low cost sport, but itstill excludes many people due to cost.

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120 financial limitations (inaccessible) 6/1/2022 7:44 PM

121 Limited funding 6/1/2022 5:38 PM

122 Access to introductory opportunities, with the barriers being cultural; physical (e.g. parasports); and also physical in terms of time and distance from facilities.

6/1/2022 5:33 PM

123 Finance. Good players are lost due to the cost to parents of putting them into a good club.This should NEVER cost a player their potential career

6/1/2022 5:04 PM

124 Costs, from athlete registration, equipment specific for that team, ancillary costs, hotels, fuel,meals.

6/1/2022 4:28 PM

125 Practical barriers to sport participation are the most acute concerns. 6/1/2022 3:21 PM

126 Collaboration at all levels 6/1/2022 2:39 PM

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128 Re 6/1/2022 2:07 PM

129 This has not become the focus of NSO's. Or Sport Canada perhaps? High Performance hasdominated the conversation and funding model. Staffing alone at NSO's demonstrate this. Ifthey have a role here it is entry level, pays $60 000 or less, or is done by a volunteercommittee

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130 There should be an "off ramp" to guide participants into either a competitive or a strictlyrecreational direction.

6/1/2022 9:32 AM

131 Sport is viewed as something you do when you are young, not something you do for a lifetime.

6/1/2022 8:05 AM

132 Rowing moves too quickly from fostering basic skills towards competition. Our coaches havebecome too well trained to the development of "excellence", leading - inevitably - tocompetition.

6/1/2022 6:49 AM

133 Lack of coaches - qualified to a reasonable point. 5/31/2022 6:28 PM

134 Provincial and national continuity 5/31/2022 5:13 PM

135 Over coming the fact that the sport is inaccessible and unsafe 5/31/2022 3:53 PM

136 Recognition and Funding 5/31/2022 1:04 PM

137 Lack of understanding, education, buy in, etc from coaches, parents, minor sports andcommunity organizations. The majority of those providing opportunities at these levels arevolunteers and only have limited time, education/understanding, etc to be able to deliver thesevalues. We have our most educated working at the higher levels and we need to see more ofthese people delivering at our grassroots.

5/31/2022 12:19 PM

138 Reliance on what we have been doing for the last 50 years -- resistance to change, resistanceto new ideas and concepts by coaches and administrators.

5/31/2022 9:23 AM

139 funding, access to facilities, coaches 5/31/2022 8:53 AM

140 Opportunities for young to become involved in sport either as a result of lack of coaches andofficials or meaningful competition both provincially and nationally due lack of sports eventorganizers.

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141 Not accessible for developmental and intelligence disabilities people and deaf/hard of hearingpeople

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142 Cost and Human Resources or support 5/30/2022 7:28 PM

143 An identitarian turn where athletes are divided into categories based on their immutablecharacteristics like skin colour and sexual orientation.

5/30/2022 3:17 PM

144 Lack of facility space dedicated for adult use. There are mandates for youth sport, but nonethat address time dedicated for adult sports.

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145 It's critical that we have qualified coaches in this context. Having volunteer parents is not thebest way to introduce children to sport.

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146 Under utilization of collaborative partnerships and resources sharing network. 5/30/2022 11:29 AM

147 Too much focus is on high performance. The grassroot programs need supporting or there isno high performance athletes.

5/29/2022 6:44 PM

148 People who don't know about sports often don't know how to get started, or feel that it isn't forthem.

5/28/2022 4:25 PM

149 Resources - at the community level, many organizations are heavily reliant on volunteersand/or have limited staffing capacity.

5/28/2022 3:22 PM

150 Infrastructure sustainability - facilities are expensive to build and maintain (especially high costmaintenance items such a roof maintenance/renewal)

5/28/2022 2:55 PM

151 I would say parents. I find a lot are focused on getting their kids to be professional athletes. 5/28/2022 2:28 PM

152 Too many resources go to the high performance context. Increasing the emphasis on the 5/28/2022 2:00 PM


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introduction to sport and recreation will provide participants for the higher contexts.

153 Shortage of coaches and instructors 5/27/2022 8:02 PM

154 Fees and exposure 5/27/2022 3:33 PM

155 The sport organization's hold over athletes and funding 5/27/2022 2:21 PM

156 Access to programming and facilities. Programs in urban regions are frequentlyoversubscribed, and there is insufficient availability of facilities to grow programming.

5/27/2022 2:02 PM

157 Lack of interest of organizations and government in helping adult Canadians participate in sport 5/27/2022 12:29 PM

158 provincial sport organization creating too many structure playing rules for different age group.Confusing and ineffective. Ontario Volleyball trying to create an environment solely to createnational team members.

5/27/2022 12:06 PM

159 ability to all to afford & access sport facilities 5/27/2022 11:29 AM

160 Top down and decontextualised approach to the development of Canadian sport policy valuesand principles.

5/27/2022 9:27 AM

161 accessibility. from facility to equipment, to lack of coaches and support the ressources arescarce making the delivery, including the values and principles difficult.

5/27/2022 9:10 AM

162 Funding and organization 5/26/2022 10:57 PM

163 Lack of human capacity 5/26/2022 9:55 PM

164 The lack of regulation for coaches, volunteers, and officials within the introductory andrecreational sport contexts. This barrier contributes to drop-out, injury, burnout, and poorexperiences by athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and the families involved.

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165 Rigid systems that have not adapted to new policies 5/26/2022 7:01 PM

166 Our sport system needs to be overhauled and redesigned so that all the parts connect. Rightnow, the various parts of the system are disconnected.

5/26/2022 5:36 PM

167 Disconnect between what is taught/coached in schools and what is taught/coached in sportsclubs.

5/26/2022 5:22 PM

168 Safety 5/26/2022 5:21 PM

169 Not every Canadian knows what opportunities are available to them. 5/26/2022 4:34 PM

170 access for all 5/26/2022 3:44 PM

171 low uptake of quality national programs at the local level, lack of funds to effectively train andsupport leaders in context

5/26/2022 3:38 PM

172 The largest barrier is the lack of coaches at all levels. In the sport, a small sport from thenumber of participants point of view, in Eastern Ontario I am an administrator of club and havebeen board member many years. There are never enough qualified coaches to run theprograms.

5/26/2022 3:24 PM

173 Costs associated with highly professionalized sport even at the introductory level. Decreasedinterest in volunteerism - as administrators, coaches etc. means organizations do not have thenecessary capacity to deliver sport in an accessible manner.

5/26/2022 2:56 PM

174 Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Socioeconomic status 5/26/2022 2:55 PM

175 Incompetence of decision makers. Lack of cohesion between the various development stepsand phases.

5/26/2022 2:48 PM

176 volunteer-based coaching 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

177 all want to play competetively and not for fun or for learning the game 5/26/2022 2:14 PM

178 The funding for communities to develop sports 5/26/2022 1:32 PM

179 Financial restraints 5/26/2022 12:00 PM

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181 Not getting enough people involved; we need more players as well as more officials 5/26/2022 12:12 AM

182 Cost/financial barriers. When I was growing up we couldn't afford sports, but thankfully I hadaccess through my schools that had a sport option for every season. Thanks to free sports inschool I played on every basketball, volleyball, soccer, track, badminton, and cross-countryteam from grade 4 until I graduated high school. Sports has made me the person I am today...I don't know what I would have done if a) I went to a school without sports, or b) I went to ateam without teams for girls, because my parents were not once able to afford to enrol me in acommunity league or day camp.

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183 These context is largely delivered by volunteers in the community. I have found they havevarying knowledge and conflicting information regarding appropriate values they should beencouraging.

5/25/2022 10:26 AM

184 NSO and PSO logic 5/25/2022 10:22 AM

185 Coaches 5/25/2022 8:59 AM

186 There are 2 largest barriers. 1. Accessibility. Whether because of the cost or because of thelack of offerings of sport, there are too many that cannot access sport programming. 2Accountability. Sport organizations, governing bodies, community programming, or privatebusiness that are all involved in leading sport programs do not have effective accountability tothose in their programs nor those who fund and support them

5/24/2022 7:57 PM

187 Lack of opportunity for disadvantaged populations 5/24/2022 4:24 PM

188 Facilities have to be permitted for clubs, teams, groups. Offer open access to facilities forathletes to practice or play.

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189 the largest barrier is the old boys and girls club, that controls everything in sport in Canada; weneed young talent (those 45 and under, not the stuffy elitists at the top who are all in their 50sand 60s or older - the system was created by them and where they do not have to payanything into sport nor take any of the quals meanwhile they keep forcing coaches to obtainthe unattainable cause they are never satisfied with coaches backgrounds and education theypossess...like if our coaches are college and university educated, we do not need toconstantly be forced to take more and more and more courses - the system is punitive insteadof allowing coaches to take PD how they like when they like and where they like).

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190 Cost effective access to facilities 5/23/2022 11:25 AM

191 cost 5/23/2022 7:30 AM

192 Uninformed parents to intent towards winning, therefore devalue the worth of just participating 5/22/2022 9:50 PM

193 little to no investment in coaching at the recreational level. recreational sports should still bedriven by demanding something from the players and teaching them how to play the sport sothat they have more fun. this takes a commitment to coaching. there is no such commitmentat this level because we do not value this level of sport. as a result, the kids do not have asmuch fun and therefore end up dropping out as they get older. The kids know when they arebeing taken seriously or not.

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194 Lack of professional administration in minor sports. The lack of sound, experienced leadershipat the minor sports level is a barrier for many families joining or remaining involved in sports.

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195 Financial commitments 5/21/2022 11:19 PM

196 Accessibility of space and right partners 5/20/2022 5:23 PM

197 My community built a very expensive aquatic centre that is capable of hosting world diving andswimming events. But it's not marketed! I saw a C division diving competition last week notb/c it was advertised but b/c I happened to be swimming for my exercise. I had no idea ourkids in my community and in the province of Ontario were so talented! Why not? There is somuch potential to include the community into the developing careers of these amazing youngathletes but we don't know they exist. Then there are seniors and disabled citizens who wouldlove to get out to see an event like this but don't know they are taking place. If morespectators showed up they would provide their local athletes the support, love and enthusiasmto make them feel that their commitment is worth it. On the sustainable side, people complainabout lack of money. All the food and refreshment kiosks are shut down during these events.They are not fully utilized. This is an opportunity for the municipality to gain 100% of the profits

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from viable refreshment and sports paraphernalia to be put back into the budget of runningsuch a costly centre. But none of this has happened since the opening of this centre. There isa lack of vision and properly skilled and trained individuals running these centres.

198 Sexism and racism and affordability of sport 5/20/2022 4:33 PM

199 Lack of resources (money, people, space, equipment) 5/20/2022 11:03 AM

200 volunteers in leadership positions, making it more difficult for value messaging to be sustainedand consistent.

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201 Finding dedicated and trained individuals willing to work in that context and understand theconditions for quality programming for youth athletes.

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202 Accessibility affordability 5/19/2022 10:00 PM

203 Funding - this context is almost always volunteer-led, which means sport orgs are stuck withwhoever puts their hand up and not necessarily who would be best for the role. This applies tocoaches, Board members, program leaders, etc.

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204 Accessibility for eveyone (costs) 5/19/2022 11:50 AM

205 structure, guidance and evaluations of community based sports. who regulates them? whoensures sport safety, who trains them? inclusion, egale representation, fair play, accessible isnot seen in rural areas and appears like no way to change it.

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206 Unequal access to sports amongst different communities in Canada. 5/19/2022 6:29 AM

207 Women will select out of sports if they are not given a single sex option. 5/18/2022 11:30 PM

208 Allowing males bodied athletes to compete in women’s sports. 5/18/2022 10:44 PM

209 It can be hard to get the parents on board with some of the policy values such as fun or safetyas they may be unaware of how they integrate or are separate from each other. Sometimespreconceptions and misconceptions can lead to parents being frustrated or upset, even if thechild isn't.

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210 Cost and access to facilities. 5/18/2022 6:51 PM

211 Marketing to new Canadians and demonstrating that the sport of Curling specifically is diverse,inclusive and welcoming.

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212 Accessibility. For a life-long love and participation in sport, participants need to have free/low-cost access throughout their childhood to a variety of sports; via school programs, community-based programs, etc. It's only through these venues that children and their parents find outwhat's out there and what they may like.

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213 financial ability to purchase equipment or participate in sport 5/18/2022 4:53 PM

214 ALOT OF SPORTS FIELDS ARE IN POOR CONDITION WHICH HINDERS ATHLETESABILITY TO PROGRESS AND LACK OF TRAINING FACILITIES

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215 Lack of accessible sport infrastructure with which low income Canadians, who are not eliteathletes can use.

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216 Uneducated board members at the local level who only care about their own child and don'tunderstand that they have to include persons with disabilities (many of whom don't qualify fordisability sport) and run the club as the not for profit corporation that it is.

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217 Individual player costs, either to the player directly or parent/guardian 5/18/2022 11:51 AM

218 Money 5/18/2022 11:17 AM

219 Money /cost 5/18/2022 10:44 AM

220 Access to funding, access to volunteers, access to technological resources, ideologies thatare inherent on promoting men's sport.

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221 access to participation 5/18/2022 9:36 AM

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223 Individual financial instability 5/17/2022 11:31 PM


225 Too many policies in place that hinder the creativity in an individual and organization 5/17/2022 9:25 PM

226 Wokeness 5/17/2022 8:38 PM

227 Too many requirements of volunteer coaches. 5/17/2022 8:20 PM

228 The largest barrier is preventing children and newcomers to Canada from being able toparticipate because of cultural insensitivities to sex based sports.

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229 Too much focus on safety. 5/17/2022 2:40 PM

230 We need older people to see that sport is not just for the young but valuable, essential,accessible to all ages, abilities and sexes.

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231 Difficulty in accessing facilities and cost of participation in sports 5/17/2022 1:18 PM

232 The fact that sport and recreation are considered different contexts. At our greatest point ofimpact sport and recreation are the same. Focusing on a positive introduction to sport throughpositive play, exploration and physical activity increases participation and long terminvolvement.

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233 Little support and guidance from national governing bodies 5/17/2022 12:05 PM

234 The inclusion of biological men in female sports is against the principle of fair play for women. 5/17/2022 11:14 AM

235 Inclusion policies and practices and lack of knowledgeable and certified coaches 5/17/2022 10:59 AM

236 Overemphasis from the government on National level sport (high-performance), while thedelivery of the values and principles is seen and felt at the community level.

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237 Socioeconomic inequity for children and families. 5/16/2022 10:52 PM

238 People are intimidated because there are not enough opportunities for absolute beginners. Costis a barrier as well.

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239 There is a real problem with having males participating in female sports. It is not fair to thegirls and women to have genetically born men and boys competing against the girls.

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240 One of the largest barriers I am starting to see even at secondary school level is biologicalmales competing against biological females. This has resulted in female athletes dropping out.

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241 Currently, it is the discouragement of female athletes from participating fairly in their own sexcategory. Studies show girls spend less and less time in sports.

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242 Resources - volunteers, equipment and money. Policy 5/16/2022 5:25 PM

243 allowing men to compete in women's sports. 5/16/2022 5:23 PM

244 Easier access for all 5/16/2022 4:10 PM

245 Make it comfortable for beginners of all ages to participate. Let them know there is a place forthem even starting sport as older adults.

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246 An aligned system provides clarity to guardians/parents in introducing sport to children 5/16/2022 1:41 PM

247 Disparity of funding across Canada. Each sport is funded differently - some have largememberships, others are small. Some are able to attract sponsors and partners while othersdo not. The disparity in funding is even greater at the provincial level with comparable PSOs inthe same sport receiving such diverse levels of funding. It makes it very difficult to introducegrassroots programs across the country. One province will have many resources to direct to anew program while other provinces do not have the staff or financial resources to get involved.Some sports can rely on clubs while others cannot.

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248 Inaccessible/ costly facility, not enough funding, retention 5/13/2022 3:34 PM

249 It is easy to simply say that financial and other resources (volunteers, facilities, etc.) arelimited and scarce in this sport context, but this can be said for all sport contexts in Canada asthe sector is perceived to be underfunded by many involved in sport. However, I believe the

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largest barrier is a lack of alignment between policy values / goals and adequate support /tools to deliver on these goals. Step one is collectively creating a sport policy, step two isidentifying the "How to" to deliver on the policy values and principles and step three is actuallydelivering. Many times the "How to" step gets missed, implementation steps / needs aremissing and this results in a lack of knowledge, resources, capacity, etc. at the delivery step.A policy without the support and expertise available to deliver is not creating an environment tosucceed in for many sport stakeholders.

250 Alignement between community level and NSO level 5/13/2022 9:15 AM

251 Financial & Capacity 5/12/2022 7:58 PM

252 Lack of clear and relevant Safety in sport - meaning judgement free, barrier free, openopportunities, removal of hierarchical power structures.

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253 Costs need to be addressed (monetary and other e.g., time) 5/12/2022 12:58 PM

254 cost 5/12/2022 12:13 PM

255 access to affordable and well-instructed opportunities 5/12/2022 9:33 AM

256 Lack of education and regulation of sporting organizations. 5/11/2022 10:48 AM

257 Limited spots - there aren't near enough spots available delaying intro. Then, when kids getolder it's harder to find a beginner-level opportunity. Cost is also a major barrier.

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258 Entitlement of athletes Lack of accountability 5/10/2022 5:58 PM

259 Affordable, equitable, inclusive access to facilities and fields, particularly in schools. 5/10/2022 1:41 PM

260 Gender bias and income inequality 5/10/2022 1:16 PM

261 There is too much emphasis on competition. Even in youth sport, this emphasis is profound.We need to change the system so there is more information and access to new kinds of sportsand physical activities that promote movement rather than outcome based activities.

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262 Male coaches 5/10/2022 11:43 AM

263 Lack of collaboration at the municipal level and lack of clarity of roles. 5/10/2022 11:19 AM

264 We have created an elite development sport system by allowing school fitness and sports tobe virtually eliminated. Only those that can afford it can now be competitive. The schoolsshould be our front line delivery of introductory, recreation, unless we think really big and investmuch more.

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265 Trained, competent volunteers willing to lead the organization & delivery of programs at acommunity/club level with focus on participation & fun.

5/5/2022 11:47 AM

266 It depends on the sport. Sport for profit system actively excluding participation of recreationalclubs at the grass roots level Ableism, Patriarchy, Capitalisms

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267 Inclusion and accessible. For example, there are a lot less individuals with a disability playingsport compared to their able-bodied counterparts. They have less programs, less access toaccessible space and equipment, etc.

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268 Money and time for training 5/4/2022 12:22 PM

269 Accessbility and funding 5/4/2022 9:40 AM

270 I don't see any barriers to delivering this, other than the participants own bias. 4/27/2022 10:43 AM

271 Sport has little exposure in communities once individuals have left the education system (I.e.,graduated high school or college)

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272 Real Values. The Own the Podium mindset has removed the desire for participation, thusmaking winning mandatory, thus diminishing the concept of participation. Canada has tradedmorals for medals and it has caused an effect on the systems. Many great coaches have beendriven out of the sport system.

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273 Lack of capacity and resources 4/12/2022 6:11 PM

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275 knowing where to go in order to participate, especially for participants, who have a physicaldisability.

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276 lack of access 4/7/2022 12:37 PM

277 Access and availability of quality programs. How do you get your child involved? What is nearby your home? Is is affordable?

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Q24 How can this barrier be removed, lessened, or overcome?Answered: 263 Skipped: 632

# RESPONSES DATE

1 1. Community awareness - Our programs embrace those with disabilities. The number ofpersons who identify as "disabled" far outnumbers those currently involved in existingprograms. 2. DYNAMITE PROGRAMS!

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2 Examining how we can allocate funds across the sport landscape. While the Own the Podiumis an important system of support for high performance athletes; looking at how some of thosefunds can support and impact emerging youth in sport.

7/6/2022 3:14 PM

3 My preferred sport is figure skating. No club offers vaccine required programming for higherrisk people. Why can't several clubs in a region work together to provide this?

7/6/2022 1:02 PM

4 1. Funding into network and community building. 2. Funding into partnership building betweensport-providing groups, universities, and policy makers

7/5/2022 3:23 PM

5 By encouraging later specialization in sports and encouraging an off season where the kidscan try other sports.

7/3/2022 6:51 AM

6 The root is people not earning living wages, let alone wages that allow for recreation. Asidefrom increasing income, there should be government funding to offset costs to lower incomefamilies

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7 Institutional partnership for spaces, administration and during Sports programs duringAfterSchool (transitional periods)... In order to encourage more inclusive participation andaccessibility to sports services for challenged student athletes and their families (9-5pmworkers)... And also help the youth to be engaged in a safe and fun environment justAfterSchool...

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8 I believe that Sport Canada and the policies that they put in place must have a larger role ingoverning how funding is allocated throughout the entire sport system and compliance withpolicies must be inherent in funding allocations. As such, the role of Sport Canada must havemore direct oversight of anti-racism and anti-oppression mandates for sport that are tied tospecific outcomes and measurable results from any NSO, PSO, or RSO.

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9 Overcome 6/29/2022 9:16 PM

10 If our community builds (invests) in new track facilities for public access! 6/29/2022 11:32 AM

11 culturally appropriate, sense of safety and security to participate 6/29/2022 9:23 AM

12 make recreation sport less expensive so all families/children can participate, ensure facilitiesare used for not only the elite

6/28/2022 3:38 PM

13 More education for community sport groups and more regulation around how community sportgroups are permitted to function.

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14 The barrier can be removed by removing permits that restrict athletes from using facilities thatis not being used. This is goes against the UNDRIP articles 1, 2, 7-2, etc.

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15 The sport system needs an overhaul - it is extremely bloated with far too many organizationswhose goals overlap but do not align and ultimately too much focus on high performance andcompetition, so recreation and introduction never have the resources needed.

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16 See above, sharing of educational resources that are written in plain English so that can beeasily accessible to any individual in this country, no matter their background.

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17 Ongoing education, both formal and informal, that speaks to the value of sport to individualsand society that is independent of the winning or being 'the best'.

6/23/2022 11:41 AM

18 Public support (in schools and communities) for accessible and inclusive participation 6/23/2022 11:36 AM

19 Targeted communication that is more direct to consumer rather than the traditional national-provincial - municipal - community pathway. Unique funding opportunities.

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20 More education tools for the toolbox - remember 20% of the volunteers are doing 80% of thework. We need to find ways to make information dissemination and education easy. Part ofthis stems from a disconnect from Sport Canada to NSOs to the community - where sportactually happens.

6/23/2022 10:40 AM

21 Stop making everything about HP and focus on growing a healthy and sustainable sportsystem that promotes the fundamental value of sport - health, development, life skills, etc.

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22 Child-led sport/physical activity needs to be prioritized. 6/23/2022 10:35 AM

23 Education program for sport association executives , funding opportunities for programmingthat is aligned with Canadian sport policy values ; encouraging and celebrating sport “sampling”among children and multi-sport athletes as the develop

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24 More Federal and Provincial Funding 6/23/2022 8:51 AM

25 Build more venues, for example tennis courts, bubbles in the winter, reduce price formemberships

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26 Continue to support programs like Canadian tire ‘s jump start and similar programs. 6/22/2022 8:46 PM

27 Sport has to consider some form of recognition or honorariums for volunteers that keeporganizations viable.

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28 Increase funding and increase access to facilities. For example, there are schools withfacilities that are not available for the use by others in the community, with the result thatfacilities are underutilized.

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29 More opportunities for coach training, asking parents and other volunteers how to reducebarriers to being involved as coaches, incentive for a killed coaches to work at grassroots level

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30 based on my experience it probably cannot be removed or overcome 6/22/2022 11:39 AM

31 Need to get out in the community more to promote all sports and ensure cost is not prohibitive,that all people can access sport for a nominal fee, or for free (through schools etc...)

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32 Increased funding and support for program development for grassroots, local solutions 6/22/2022 11:11 AM

33 Sport programs should be focused on fun and safety. All programming at this level shouldensure that the outcomes/expectations are that children/youth/adults - when they show up toparticipate in sport - will feel like they belong, that they will learn new skills, make friends, bephysically active, and never be excluded from playing. There should be no focus on winning,for example the best people get more time to play. There should be absolutely no yelling atkids - not from parents or coaches. Officials should be treated with the utmost respect.

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34 Funding for participation 6/22/2022 10:37 AM

35 Increased advocacy for investment for all levels of government in recreational spaces,meaningful engagement and consultation with policymakers on the value of these spaces to bemore accessible and broader research into the athletic and recreational needs of diversecommunities across Canada

6/22/2022 10:34 AM

36 Increase awareness of opportunities, reduce the financial barriers to participation, provide sportopportunities in lower income areas

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37 to expensive to rent to play 6/22/2022 10:26 AM

38 A more integrated sport system. 6/21/2022 1:24 PM

39 Financial incentive for clubs and partnership with school boards to provide opportunities tostudents in formative years to choose and get involve in any sport.

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40 Volunteer Education and Funding. Leveraging resources to deliver training and education. 6/20/2022 6:41 PM

41 more parental knowledge material 6/20/2022 3:08 PM

42 Um Understand the needs of some 25 percent of the population base This grouping has beenfirst and foremost in the development of Canadian sport

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43 Sport Canada doit avoir des suivis mensuellement surtout au centre national et club assezcompetitifs

6/20/2022 12:10 PM

44 Support for organizational capacity building within the clubs; enhanced partnerships; I'd love toinclude investments in municipal infrastructure, too, but that might not be realistic given thecurrent economy

6/20/2022 11:14 AM

45 I think it is necessary to nurture manpower with sufficient qualifications. 6/20/2022 10:55 AM

46 Putting money and effort into community based organizations who have professionals withreputable education and experience that can create spaces for anyone to be introduced tosport, no matter their SES

6/19/2022 5:37 PM

47 more grants to facilities 6/19/2022 1:36 PM

48 Funding $ 6/19/2022 11:24 AM

49 Yes remove these silly woke policies 6/19/2022 1:01 AM

50 THE BARRIER IS MENTAL, REMOVE THE IDEA THAT ITS BEING DONE,- DO MORE ORIT'S TOO DIFFICULT, - DO MORE OR BEGIN EDUCATION OF THE VALUES OF SPORT -EARLY, WITH GUSTO.

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51 More facilities and better connections between educational system and available facilities.Take advantage of the coaching network that exists in our schools.

6/17/2022 9:38 PM

52 Advertising or awareness campaigns at recreational hot spots like universities, soccer fields,hockey rinks, etc.

6/17/2022 3:20 PM

53 Empowered administrators. 6/17/2022 9:59 AM

54 By prioritizing the introduction context and building teams that benefit everyone. ie: notdeveloping 2 elite teams and then having no players for the other teams

6/17/2022 8:23 AM

55 Certain introductory levels should be supported by the government. 6/16/2022 10:24 PM

56 Mutual agreements 6/16/2022 4:10 PM

57 More focus on participation. Less on performance. 6/16/2022 4:07 PM

58 More supports for community sport organizations and facilities 6/16/2022 3:56 PM

59 Not sure 6/16/2022 11:41 AM

60 Government leaders need to take sport seriously and sit down at the table and start workingtogether to support the municipal/ provincial governments in understanding they need toremove the barriers of implementing quality sport programs within the school system. Leadersneed to stop saying "this is too hard and too complicated" and work together now.

6/16/2022 9:44 AM

61 work with partners to help get participants to the sport locations or bring the sport to them, andfind ways to reduce cost

6/16/2022 8:02 AM

62 In gymnastics, it's about moving from a gendered event focus to a skills based/movementfocus. Stop differentiating groups on gender. For special needs we need help to be able toprovide the support needed to allow some children on the spectrum to participate. I'm not ableto give an athlete one on one support in class if they needed it. I need people with specializedknowledge on how to work with kids at different levels on the spectrum to help them participatewhen they can, refocus when they can't and just keep all the athletes safe and feeling likeeveryone is getting the right attention they need. With disabilities, I think we need to work onhow to make gymnastics more accessible both in perception and in fact. It is rare that I wouldever have someone who is physically disabled participate (although they could participate inmodified ways - we do it all the time with injured athletes). I don't know how to allow for aperson who is blind to safely participate in our regular class but I believe there is somethingyou could to accessibility wise to teach about balance, locomotion, falling, jumping, agility, etc.

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63 extra funding 6/15/2022 7:29 PM

64 Subsidies 6/15/2022 3:09 PM

65 Une réalisation d'implication graduée parmis des étapes tangeable selon les efforts de l'individu(introduit).

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66 More funding, and more exposure to CAC programmes. 6/15/2022 1:47 PM

67 More funding options for less affluent families 6/15/2022 1:31 PM

68 More education type commercials on TV re: value of good, structured recreational programs....followed by site/sport specific education

6/15/2022 1:23 PM

69 This is a topic better suited to a book than a text box. To be overly terse, I would say reducingthe automatic assumption that someone who has performed at the highest levels is a naturalchoice to guide, lead, and motivate those who are now learning to love and master that givensport.

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70 stop clubs from stealing funds and make play more accessible, 6/15/2022 11:58 AM

71 Insurance costs to everyone involved is exorbitant. Cost to be club or individual members ofProvincial and/or Federal Sport Governing bodies is also very expensive.

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72 Grants got low income families 6/15/2022 11:28 AM

73 Communications, friendly atmospheres 6/15/2022 8:35 AM

74 Organized sport needs to be more accessible to those with lower incomes and offer safesporting opportunities for persons of all abilities, across all regions

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75 Hire more instructors, more training, focus on people who enjoy working with kids 6/14/2022 12:14 PM

76 Funding, new facilities 6/14/2022 12:04 PM

77 Provide funding towards this communities and assess what would be best for that community(ie park vs community centre vs certain sport field)

6/14/2022 11:05 AM

78 Performance is important, but not at all costs. Non-disclosure Agreements need to beprohibited. They cover up lots of rot. The rot is still there, but not as visible.

6/14/2022 10:21 AM

79 Stop direct funding to HP participants and extend it to developmental programs. Change thenature of sport to encourage participation, self gratification and expanding physical literacy.

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80 outreach to marginalized groups financial assistance observing diversity to reduce stigma 6/13/2022 4:22 PM

81 Government funding 6/13/2022 2:23 PM

82 Government allocating more funds to national governing bodies of specific sport. Eg. CanadaSoccer Association, Hockey Canada, etc.

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83 Continued communication between levels of play and organizations and community 6/13/2022 1:26 PM

84 National and provincial sport organizations should be more effective in all territories andprovinces. There can be more sporting events in the territories and provinces that are notpopular for conducting events.

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85 Funding, increased awareness amongst general public regarding availability of programs 6/13/2022 1:09 PM

86 I would really like this new policy to focus less on high performance metrics, and deliver moreresources to lower levels of sport.

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87 More spaces for this type of activity 6/13/2022 12:01 PM

88 Grants, intentional recruitment of people who experience marginalization 6/13/2022 11:37 AM

89 Lower costs through subsidy at the community level. Better integration with schools at alllevels improved facilities in all communities. I have seen too many times that things like icetime or rentals goes first to boys and then to hockey. This includes at community based rinksetc. Equipment support to have access to equipment so that youth particularly can participate.Some kind of trade in system would be helpful for some high cost sports. A tax relief for

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parents who are paying their own way without subsidy would be helpful and allow money to goto those who most need it.

90 Allow all Canadian schools to at least try all sports and then students can have a chance tochoose their path

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91 Force news distributers to have a percentage of coverage for ALL sports. 6/13/2022 11:15 AM

92 Grants, subsidies and more targeted community programs 6/13/2022 10:07 AM

93 Funding for associations, Personal tax credits (cost) - compliance and oversight overwhelmingand a huge disincentive to volunteers

6/12/2022 6:11 PM

94 get rid of the old boys club and old girls club, that seems to never leave the industry! theyhave a strong hold on the entire field and we need to clean house at the top! seriously cleanhouse - push them out and get some new fresh air in their by higher people who go above andbeyond constantly - like me!

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95 Sport Canada must review its priorities and focus on support for participant-friendly sports.Lifetime sports. Youth-friendly sport.

6/12/2022 2:17 PM

96 Adopt the UN Guiding Principles as your starting point; then ask these questions. 6/11/2022 9:03 AM

97 More inclusivity training at all levels and more opportunities to try different sports without along term commitment

6/9/2022 10:13 AM

98 more opportunities to try new sports at all ages 6/8/2022 5:18 PM

99 provide more awareness to community of organization who runs seasonal league 6/8/2022 1:47 PM

100 Communicate to the schools and have sent home all options in monthly school newsletters 6/6/2022 6:50 PM

101 providing more funding for grassroots programs so there are no barriers for individuals to getinto sports

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102 Government should invest more money 6/5/2022 7:16 PM

103 Costs to play have to be reduced. It shouldn’t cost $200 for a 3 year old to ‘play’ soccer for 8weeks. Low income families simply cannot offer this luxury. Hockey is only for middleclass/rich people as the cost is high and the equipment even higher.

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104 Create a pathway for the admin side of things to develop as well as coaches. Realisticallyfunding.

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105 Fee restructuring; value added membership. 6/3/2022 10:05 AM

106 Some how make it mandatory for clubs to have representation at the provincial level. 6/2/2022 6:09 PM

107 A good start would be ensuring that the leaders in a sport (coaches, officials etc) arerepresentative of their communities. If you can't see it, you can't be it. This means we need todo better at recruiting participants to sport from all walks of life, and supporting theseparticipants to become the leaders of the future.

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108 Discount pricing to join/or subsidies 6/2/2022 1:24 PM

109 Municipal government involvement insuring that there are public spaces that can be used forsport.

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110 Coordination 6/2/2022 11:08 AM

111 Subsidized recreational sport leagues? 6/2/2022 7:44 AM

112 Increased local funding 6/1/2022 9:44 PM

113 reduce costs/more funding 6/1/2022 7:44 PM

114 More funding 6/1/2022 5:38 PM

115 I think it is largely up to the individual sports to find ways to overcome these barriers. Forexample, in the case of flatwater sports like rowing and canoe/kayak, examining ways ofsupporting smaller, more diverse clubs that do not operate in traditional locations, but can take

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advantage of the thousands of kilometres of underused waterways across the country by beingmore flexible in how they practice their sport.

116 Government subsidy. This is the only sport that Canada can truly be recognised in worldwide.A strong soccer programme demonstrates a strong and equal society.

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117 More government financial subsidies for childrens registered leagues, teams 6/1/2022 4:28 PM

118 Keep focusing on ways to increase sport participation for children aged 3-13. 6/1/2022 3:21 PM

119 Reduce the "fight" for resources (ice time, coaching, equipment) 6/1/2022 2:39 PM

120 Use Ministry of Health money to subside physical activity. Add sports/gym membership costto Health Savings Accounts list of valid expenses

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121 Elevate NSO's better. Fund them better, Not just the success of their National Team and medaltally. Partner with organizations like Right to Play, Kids Sport, Jumpstart etc. It needs to beabout access to sport. Partner, partner, partner.

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122 Step one should be the provision of high quality recreational boats. Many clubs relegaterecreational rowers to old and often poorly maintained racing shells - not purpose-builtrecreational boats.

6/1/2022 9:32 AM

123 Education. 6/1/2022 8:05 AM

124 We need "off-ramps" allowing people to simply enjoy being on the water, looking at the birds orscenery & enjoying the company of their crew mates. We should look to Europe's developmentof Tour Rowing as a way to achieve this.

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125 Better coaching seminars with adequate time and location. 5/31/2022 6:28 PM

126 More education and directional support 5/31/2022 5:13 PM

127 Perhaps have the school boards come and see how safe the programs are. The high schoolprograms are suffering the support of the Boards and as a result, the rowing programs are notbeing supported and are becoming less and less. We want to gain young people, not turn themaway.They are the future of the sport

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128 Don’t look at sport from a own the podium perspective as that will come from within all sportsat the higher levels of competition. Look at sport as a community of healthy activity that savesmoney for health care and allows all sports to become recognized and funded

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129 Continue to provide/require training and increase the resources and education to the grassrootsprograms. Create more work opportunities at the grassroots levels so that we can drive thequality of these programs and help better educate our parents, volunteers, etc.

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130 Refresh the NCCP coach training programs to include new, up to date information and toinclude the concepts of lifelong learning. Provide more training opportunities for club/sportadministrators so that the culture can change "top down" (administrators) and "bottom up"(coaches).

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131 more funding for smaller clubs / teams, more development opportunities for communitycoaches

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132 Developing both coaches and officials as well as encouraging event organizers to considerplanning sports events.

5/30/2022 10:55 PM

133 Coaches needed education about these categories and able to modify the program to meettheir needs.

5/30/2022 9:34 PM

134 Grants or funding for all to try sport and recreation 5/30/2022 7:28 PM

135 Focus on excellence in sports. Allow athletes to transcend superficial categories. 5/30/2022 3:17 PM

136 More investment in building facilities that are designed for adult play. 5/30/2022 1:54 PM

137 We need to have qualified coaches (i.e., non-parent coaches) who are given astipend/honorarium for committing to coach.

5/30/2022 1:34 PM

138 Leadership at the Provincial level (government and sports orgs) creating an environment wheregroups work to develop collaborative partnerships towards a common goal in increasing

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physical literacy awareness and knowledge amoung participants, parents, privateorganizations.

139 More funding and opportunities to get people into some of the sports. For my sport it always goto the high performance. As my sport is not that popular it is frustrating to see the funds goingto the "popular' sports.

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140 We need Introduction programs that actively recruit new participants, as opposed to waiting forpeople to come and ask to play.

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141 Providing incentives to encourage and reward volunteers and/or increasing permanent fundingfor local sports organizations

5/28/2022 3:22 PM

142 Infrastructure funding support 5/28/2022 2:55 PM

143 Maybe some kind of out reach boot camp for parents to educate on development and the needfor theses focuses at the home. Educate on the risks as well.

5/28/2022 2:28 PM

144 Apply more resources to the recreational and introduction contexts. Outcome rewards shouldnot be tied to the Olympic medals.

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145 Free coaching certification, coaching subsidized by government / employers 5/27/2022 8:02 PM

146 Specific funding for underserved communities. More media 5/27/2022 3:33 PM

147 push the restart button on all organizations from the top down 5/27/2022 2:21 PM

148 Provide more spaces for sport to take place; fund more coaching/instructors to increasefrequency of programming.

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149 Increase the number of coaches and funding to clubs who support adults 5/27/2022 12:29 PM

150 Let the game be played as designed once children are physical capable of performing tasks.Grade 6. Ontario Volleyball

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151 more free community programs available 5/27/2022 11:29 AM

152 Build from the bottom-up. Talk with kids about why they engage in sport and what they wantfrom their sport experience. Develop community-based values.

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153 integrate in the school's physical education curriculum. leverage the adult surrounding theprogram and ensure all stakeholders are educated on the values and principles.

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154 Government and organizational support 5/26/2022 10:57 PM

155 More active recruitment outside of people’s personal networks. 5/26/2022 9:55 PM

156 Resources must be shared across sport contexts. High-performance and competitive sportonly serves a small portion of the population yet receives the most funding.

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157 Oversight 5/26/2022 7:01 PM

158 Overhauled and start from scratch. And Yes, that can be done if we decide to do it, have theresolve and work together for the larger goal. Other countries have.

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159 Schools need to welcome/encourage/require coaches from the club environment to participatein PE classes and in school teams. They HAVE to get over the fear of outsiders; they MUSTremove barriers to non-teachers. INTRAMURAL leagues need to be an annual/repeated part ofevery student's experience from Grade Three onward.

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160 Regulation of coaches, instructors, and introductory level facilities. 5/26/2022 5:21 PM

161 access the facilities with decreased costs to all participants. 5/26/2022 3:44 PM

162 Significant investment in NSOs to increase their capacity to train and develop leaders dromcoast to coast; funding incentives and municipal regulation to reinforce use of qualified leadersand recognized programs

5/26/2022 3:38 PM

163 There are two kind of coaches required: full time year round coaches (FTYRC) and seasonalcoaches (SC). Not very many people think about becoming a FTYRC because it is difficult forthat to be a career with the salaries paid to those positions in community sport organizations(CSO). SCs have trouble getting the qualifications as every day they are more and more

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complex. CSOs need to make the programs more expensive to be able to hire a FTYRC andthink about growing. To remove this barrier CSOs should be able to have access to fundingform the three levels of government and corporate to offer a decent salary for this kind ofpositions. SCs could be educated in High School on the NCPP multisport modules to make iteasier to CSOs to hire them and not need to pay for their training to ensure they can coach.Programs like Canada Summer Jobs and Ontario Summer Jobs programs help.

164 Decrease burdens for volunteers. Focus on fundamentals of sport vs. looking like aprofessional league. Encourage collaboration to enhance capacity of organizations.

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165 Make it more accessible. Decolonize 5/26/2022 2:55 PM

166 Cooperation between the various levels: school boards, municipal, provincial/territorial andfederal levels. Clear mandates at each level, with a smooth and coherent devdlopment flow.

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167 external support and improved efficiency to reduce time and cost restrictions 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

168 lessened by eliminating most of the competativness 5/26/2022 2:14 PM

169 Need support from Feds, Prov and cities 5/26/2022 1:32 PM

170 Decreased cost 5/26/2022 12:00 PM

171 Have government add more money in annual budgets 5/26/2022 8:44 AM

172 start them early and provide resources such as through school programs, etc 5/26/2022 12:12 AM

173 1) make sure schools have the funding for sports, and that teachers have the time andinstitutional support to take on coaching roles. Make sure girls and women have access to thesame variety of sports as the guys. 2) subsidize community sports, day camps, andintroductory classes, and not just for those below the poverty line. There are Canadians whofail the needs test, but don't have spare money or can't justify spending what little extra theyhave on sports (especially if they have more than 1 kid who might want to play). 3) Considersubsidizing transportation or figuring out a way to include transportation as part of leagueregistration. If you live somewhere with no public transit and both your parents work, how doyou get to and from practice? 4) Consider providing free child-minding at women's sports, orpartnering with local services who could offer subsidized care. I cannot tell you how manytimes my female friends have had to decline or quit our teams because the added cost ofpaying a baby-sitter every week for 12 weeks was just not feasible.

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174 Do not rely upon PSOs to deliver information to their own volunteers as this gets filtered anddistorted. Deliver information and education directly to the public so that everyone is educatedappropriately.

5/25/2022 10:26 AM

175 educate NSO to switch mindset and build bridges 5/25/2022 10:22 AM

176 Subsidies for coach training Less pre required multi sport coach courses required 5/25/2022 8:59 AM

177 Accessibility - increased support for recreational sport programming. Accountability is a muchmore complex issue and removing that barrier is much more complex answer than to write here

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178 Funding and outreach 5/24/2022 4:24 PM

179 stop allowing the old boys and old girls clubs to exist in Canada (those elites are killing thenew system of community sport and sport for life cause all they care about is highperformance).

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180 A move back to seeing facilities as a community service rather than a stand alone cost centre 5/23/2022 11:25 AM

181 Education on the importance of active living, starting at a young age and continuing to educatethroughout lifetime

5/22/2022 9:50 PM

182 Invest in coaching at the local levels. 5/22/2022 2:36 PM

183 Support for advanced sports administration, guidelines and systems to help automate many ofthe routine functions of minor sports administration could help improve administration.

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184 Adjust funding for physical outlets, promoting physical education outside of institutions. 5/21/2022 11:19 PM

185 Open mindedness and growth mindset towards the program coach and assistant in making thethe program a reality for the community for the parents, student athletes and the community it

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serves...

186 Marketing! My community has a very, very bad habit of hiring their friends as opposed toactually skilled and trained persons that are right for the job that are needed to overcome theexplanation I gave above.

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187 Most cost supports for low SES folks, more inclusive environments and improved access 5/20/2022 4:33 PM

188 Supplemental funding focused on community sport level 5/20/2022 11:03 AM

189 training volunteer leaders (collectively) to introduce and re-affirm values 5/20/2022 10:50 AM

190 We need to find a way to change the culture of youth sport to make it about buildingrelationships and character rather than accumulating trophies. We need to emphasize the factthat youth sport needs individuals who are great mentors and good at creating relationships,not just people who know the X's and O's of the sport.

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191 More opportunities in minority communities 5/19/2022 10:00 PM

192 Increased funding at grass-roots level. Almost all Sport Canada funding is directed towardshigh performance with minimal being allocated to grass-roots programs when you compare thetwo funding streams side-by-side.

5/19/2022 1:38 PM

193 more government subsidies to people that need it. 5/19/2022 11:50 AM

194 accountability and structure of sport: Com sport report to regional sport, regional report toPTSO, PTSO report to PTCR, PTCR report to NSO. need a direct link between all for thepractices standards are implemented same as the appeal / complaint process.

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195 Sport should be widely available and accessible to all - improved access through school andcommunity based programs.

5/19/2022 6:29 AM

196 Do not allow biological males in womens sports. 5/18/2022 11:30 PM

197 Create an open category for people of all identities while preserving a sec-based category forfemales only.

5/18/2022 10:44 PM

198 Better information and a more accessible understanding of sport should be taught to parents. 5/18/2022 8:01 PM

199 If governments view sport as a contributor to overall health and well-being, then the cost offacilities will be since as an investment in health and perhaps even a means to curb escalatinghealth costs.

5/18/2022 6:51 PM

200 By targeted outreach to new Canadian communities and encouraging Curling Clubs to adapttheir business to be more welcoming to diverse communities.

5/18/2022 5:09 PM

201 Schools need to dedicate more time and space to introducing various sport to children (theyand their parents won't know what's out there until they try it!) There are inconsistencies andgaps in what local recreation programs offer - not all sports or options are available. The onlyway to access certain sports are for parents to do the research and see what clubs are outthere...and clubs usually cost money and involve commitment (but who wants to pay $200registration fee for Little League if the child tries it once and hates it.) Local clubs need toCONSISTENTLY collaborate with schools and the City to get low-cost options out there forfamilies to see and try.

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202 BETTER MANAGEMENT OF SPORT FIELDS BY MUNICIPALITIES AND MORE ANDBETTER TRAINING FACILITIES OPEN TO A WIDER ACCESS FOR ALL ATHLETES

5/18/2022 4:16 PM

203 Invest in high quality sport infrastructure that is accessible, such as facilities located on rapidtransit and at key locations that connect low and high income persons and communities.

5/18/2022 3:30 PM

204 Require police checks and a minimum level of training for community club board members. 5/18/2022 1:19 PM

205 More emphasis from NSOs and PSOs on grassroots development, lessening costs forindividuals

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206 More corporate sponsors 5/18/2022 11:17 AM

207 More prov and fed funding 5/18/2022 10:44 AM

208 Prioritize funding to women's sport, indigenous sport, and for sport for people with differentabilities. Do not make it project based. Instead, provide guidance on how funding can be

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accessed and utilized properly. Provide training and development for volunteers! Provideincentives to individuals who agree to volunteer.

209 inclusive programming (reduced cost, variety of sports, open and safe for people with differentidentities)

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210 Investment in leaders involved in coaching and participating in sports 5/18/2022 7:57 AM

211 More free sport 5/17/2022 11:31 PM

212 subsidizing, promoting younger, diverse, to mentor, coach, ref, volunteer. 5/17/2022 10:26 PM

213 Reduce policies that are outdated 5/17/2022 9:25 PM

214 End wokeness 5/17/2022 8:38 PM

215 Streamline training, processes and systems to support more recreational approaches suitablefor fun, safe participation.

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216 By ensuring sex based segregation is upheld and ENCOURAGED rather than a push towardsnon sexed play as suggested by government funded organizations that seek to dismantle sexsegregated sports and/or allow self identified trans people play where they want to, regardlessof born sex.

5/17/2022 3:17 PM

217 Stop being so woke. 5/17/2022 2:40 PM

218 We are trying to show, in our social media (FB and IG) that we have a variety of participants ...recreational and competitive.

5/17/2022 1:32 PM

219 Investing in open, free and safe recreation spaces. Providing easy access, free sport andphysical activity programs for kids that take place at their schools.

5/17/2022 12:34 PM

220 Have national bodies develop means to support all levels of their sport. Equal representationfor sport below national level

5/17/2022 12:05 PM

221 There should be a biological women category only, with the other category not being men butopen - open to anyone: biological men, transmen on hormones, and transwomen. Anythingless than this for sports over age 12 is unfair for women and girls.

5/17/2022 11:14 AM

222 Top down policies regarding inclusion and the cost of coach certification must be reduced. 5/17/2022 10:59 AM

223 Shift in focus from the government from high-performance to community grassroots level sportprogram delivery.

5/17/2022 10:41 AM

224 You have to survey families with no car, with no money for extracurricular activities and whofind it hard to pay their bills.

5/16/2022 10:52 PM

225 Sport should be separated by gender. Trans girls and woman should not be able to competeagainst girls and women.

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226 Fairness. While I respect a transfemale's right to play, the right for females to compete in fairplay must also be considered along with safety and dignity of all athletes, including the femaleathletes. What I am seeing discounts female athletes.

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227 Reinforcing sex segregation in sports, providing all girls times and teams. 5/16/2022 6:24 PM

228 Policy often rewards high performance achievements which leads to a) less attention beingpayed to recreation and b) leads to unsafe situations for athletes (i.e., results are moreimportant than treating athletes fairly and with compassion) Resources - this is a tough one.PSOs and NSOs already have limited resources, but perhaps introduction programs can beoffered at reduced costs in order to increase participation.

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229 Disallow any attempts at trans-women competing in women's sports. 5/16/2022 5:23 PM

230 Simply providing more and more affordable options. 5/16/2022 4:10 PM

231 Education. 5/16/2022 3:54 PM

232 Begin with a cross industry working group. Recent movement in safe sport has shown anability to align on policy

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and fund based on different criteria. PSO in one province will have a large number of staffwhile others in the same sport but different province cannot secure funding to hire staff.

234 Available fund, accessible facility or spaces, 5/13/2022 3:34 PM

235 Take the time to not only consult on sport policy values and principles, but also the "How to" todelivery and make sure to support this step. Funding policy creation and delivery on the groundis important, but so is the "How to" step (fund implementation and management consultants,capacity building, skills development, etc.)

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236 Communication, decentralized staffing 5/13/2022 9:15 AM

237 More funding at all levels and more mandatory requirements (ie. coach certification, LTD -sport orgs must follow 1 standard approach and not what best suits their sport) dictated by theGovernment (similar to Safe Sport)

5/12/2022 7:58 PM

238 An entire overhaul of the sport system is needed building it from the athlete and participantbase up, not being driven by administrative approaches that favour power remaining withadministrators, policy makers, and senior level staff who think change will come through band-aid policies and programs.

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239 Funding non-profit sport organisations Treating youth sport like the childcare program that itreally is (e.g., paid coaches, $10/day caps etc)

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240 more funding for grassroot introduction and participation, including facilities 5/12/2022 12:13 PM

241 sliding scale of fees depending on economic circumstances and variety of role models forinstructors who are trained to effectively offer services that are wholistically beneficial toparticipants.

5/12/2022 9:33 AM

242 Working with sport organizations to create mandatory minimums of coachingeducation/organization education (board members) for each level of coach/volunteer/employee.Funding and supporting club-level organizations (especially if programs are inclusive andaccessible)

5/11/2022 10:48 AM

243 Better appreciation that intro to sport can occur at any age, not just a very young child. Myfamily was unable to register our children for sport (recreational soccer and swimming)because there were no introduction opportunities for their ages (8 & 10 years old).

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244 Clearly stated message that needs to be acknowledged by all parties that they will have towork for success

5/10/2022 5:58 PM

245 Effective policies and funding at the provincial and school board levels 5/10/2022 1:41 PM

246 I think gender bias is so ingrained in sports culture that a massive overhaul would have tohappen to fix it. For income inequality government funding is needed for clubs so that theyaren't reliant on athletes to pay for everything.

5/10/2022 1:16 PM

247 More money for training of physical educators at universities that can work with communitiesto introduce these new sports and physical activities and run programs. Also more funding forForest and Nature Schools.

5/10/2022 12:07 PM

248 Promote, encourage and support more moms, female volunteers and female athletes to startcoaching

5/10/2022 11:43 AM

249 Changing behaviours & expectations for both municipalities & local sport groups. They areoften "competing" for the same participants with similar programs - or competing for facilityaccess. An understanding that municipalities need to play a role in helping coordinate equitableaccess through their own programs (where possible) and through community programs is vital.Several attempts to support this kind of collaboration have helped, but it will take more.Funding for sport bodies (in some jurisdictions) is too focused on results. A move to equitableaccess would be important. Also, local sport organizations are often founded on the principle ofearly specialization and streaming to higher levels of performance (because fees are higher forrep/select teams, which promotes the sustainability). Models that we see in nordic countriesfor example, where there is NO push for specialization, I feel, yields better access andimproved outcomes for young participants.

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250 Mandatory 60 minutes of activity every day in school. Free recreational sporting programs andswimming lessons for every Canadian child under 16 years of age.

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251 Standardized on-line training / education tool for all sport & recreation clubs / communitygroups to utilize in equipping their volunteers witht he basic practices, values, approaches, etc.This should be linked with the NSO & PSO to drive sport specific context & alignment with thesport system.

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252 Communism. I am not suggesting that is the answer for Canada, but the barrier at this level isCapitalisms. $$bling$$ Brain storming... - set a "salary cap" like/maximum cost that can bepaid, for grass roots costs - mitigate by governing bodies setting participation "cap"$$ forgrass roots participants to pay... - the more financially accessible the grass roots the moresupport is given from governing body??

5/5/2022 11:44 AM

253 Continue to advocate for the needs of the individuals that inherently have less access to sport.Advocate for more parasport programs, advocate for more accessible gyms and equipment,etc.

5/5/2022 9:40 AM

254 Bursaries, incentives and remote learning opportunities. 5/4/2022 12:22 PM

255 Fund participation for youth so that economic means does not impact their introduction and/orparticipation and make it easy for families to have their children involved. Enhanced schoolprogramming.

5/4/2022 9:40 AM

256 Continued promotion of the benefits of participation in activities as a recreation and fun. 4/27/2022 10:43 AM

257 Festivals, mass participant events that are community based and low cost barriers to sportclubs

4/25/2022 3:43 PM

258 Promote participation. NOT trophies for everyone, but just real participation. Lower hurdles toparticipate. Make Health systems very accessible, increase access to facilities andopportunities, and the health of the population will improve. many cannot afford rent let aloneaccess to recreation and wellness.

4/13/2022 1:24 AM

259 Funding from governments and support for implementation 4/12/2022 6:11 PM

260 Implement and force organizations to track metrics report metrics, receive funding on metrics.Metrics related only to development, satisfaction.

4/12/2022 12:21 PM

261 to be welcoming to all participants and not be afraid to ask questions. 4/11/2022 11:32 AM

262 increased sport funding and low-cost sport facilities 4/7/2022 12:37 PM

263 An app to put your postal code into and find the local clubs near your home. Maybe with aforum or chat feature so people can share cool programs that are in the area. A way to identifyPSO affiliated clubs that follow safe and ethical sport policies.

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Q25 Please identify up to 3 priority areas that you or your organization feelare most important for the Introduction to sport and Recreational sport

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53.80% 191

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30.42% 108

31.83% 113

39.44% 140

38.59% 137

31.27% 111

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1 Hard to choose - all of these are important if not critical 6/23/2022 11:41 AM

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Values andethics (for...

Physicalliteracy (fo...

Play andunstructured...

Program designand delivery...

Coach orleader or...

Facilities andspaces (for...

Resources andcapacity (fo...

Partnershipsand...

Major gamesand event...



Values and ethics (for example: safe, inclusive, accessible, equitable, fun)

Physical literacy (for example: support to learn and practice fundamental skills)

Play and unstructured sport (for example: access to safe, value-based play opportunities)

Program design and delivery (for example: guided by principles of Long-Term Development in Sport and PhysicalActivity)

Coach or leader or official development (for example: capacity, competencies)

Facilities and spaces (for example: access to safe, appropriate facilities and equipment)

Resources and capacity (for example: volunteer recruitment and retention, financial)

Partnerships and collaboration (for example: participant recruitment, system alignment)

Major games and event legacy (for example: facility development and utilization)



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2 Participation! Les jeunes sont en très mauvaise condition physique. Ça fait plus de deux ansqu ils font école en ligne!!! Ils ne savaient pas bien bouger avant le Covid alors imaginezcomment grave c est maintenant! Il n y a plus de literacie physique

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3 Coach and or leader development (compensation!) 6/12/2022 5:59 PM

4 All of these need to be a priority. Our grassroots programs are hurting and we are seeingprivate groups taking advantage and it is shifting sport in Canada in the opposite direction

5/31/2022 12:19 PM

5 education for NSO/PSO/CSO, sports admins, parents, and athletes who are all attacking theprofession of coaching for no reason! it's insane.

5/24/2022 12:41 AM

6 Board training 5/18/2022 1:19 PM

7 Risk management for organizers, coaches, parents. 5/18/2022 11:51 AM

8 all of these priority areas are important and should be equally valued and supported 5/13/2022 10:10 AM

Q26 What do you believe is the most pressing issue or priority for theIntroduction to sport and Recreational sport contexts? Please explain.


# RESPONSES DATE

1 Undervaluing the benefits of involvement for the simple joy of activity. 7/12/2022 3:13 PM

2 Finding coaches/volunteers to deliver programs to children and youth 7/6/2022 3:14 PM

3 Accessibility for disabled people who don't qualify for disability sport. 7/6/2022 1:02 PM

4 The unintentionality in coaching practices and program structures at this level. Elevatecoaches' capacities beyond babysitting to facilitators of fun and personal and socialdevelopment.

7/5/2022 3:23 PM


6 Facility, partnership, collaboration+ resources... 7/1/2022 11:54 AM

7 For some CSOs, resources and capacity has been severely affected by funding limitations andcut-backs over the last 30 years. There needs to be investment and intersection with othertypes of outcomes, i.e., health-based, housing and food security, and community-centricapproaches to involvement. We need to facilitate different types of offerings that haveguaranteed financial resources that will be able to grow as demand increases.

6/30/2022 10:24 AM

8 FACILITIES - COVID demonstrated the weakness of current facilities located at Universitiesand Schools! Lockdowns and Institutional fears of spread limited (banned) public access to theONLY indoor track and outdoor track for TWO YEARS until May 2, 2022. Community sportshad to train on the roads over these two years to stay fit WITHOUT competitions.

6/29/2022 11:32 AM

9 Program design and delivery. Good programs will keep kids engaged, will build trust in parents,will support on boarding of volunteers, which can support coach and officials development

6/28/2022 11:52 AM

10 Facility availability and proper guidance. 6/27/2022 2:46 PM

11 I selected both Recreational sport (as I volunteer in tis context and believe it's important) aswell as HP/Competitive as I work in this space - not sure if the survey will allow me to addressboth so I will add some comments as needed

6/27/2022 10:20 AM

12 With the recent issues regarding some of Canada's largest sport organizations, there needs tobe more accountability and reflection on how we treat athletes and their safety. We've provenwe can successfully compete on the international stage, but not with providing our athletes thesupport and transition plans during and after their time with Team Canada.

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14 Availability of facilities, spaces and capacity of organizations to run programs 6/23/2022 11:41 AM

15 accessibility and inclusion -- the whole sport system is top heavy in terms of massive levels ofsupport for elite sport, and next to nothing for grassroots sport

6/23/2022 11:36 AM

16 Volunteers, including the coach/leader/official development ---this should be collapsed. Trendsare showing a different attitude and relationship with volunteerism and many programs cannotget started or remain sustainable due to wavering numbers of volunteers.

6/23/2022 11:04 AM

17 People - sport is a professional delivery system now. Parents tend to consider they pay for aservice and an army of "service agents" deliver. But really it is volunteers or paid staff. Thisleads to a lack of resources to manage the plethora of LEGAL requirements for an organization(Tax Code, Human Rights Code, Employment Standards, legal agreements to get on the field,insurance, etc...). The list is VERY long and there are simply not enough resources. Whathappens is that professionals get hired, which raises the cost of delivering the service.

6/23/2022 10:40 AM

18 General lack of investment - not considered a priority at the national level. 6/23/2022 10:39 AM

19 Play and unstructured sport. We are too focused on adult-led structured programs that createrather than solve social problems.

6/23/2022 10:35 AM

20 Understanding and Adherence to LTAD principles 6/23/2022 9:40 AM

21 Information of the game to new players of our sport 6/23/2022 8:51 AM

22 Price 6/22/2022 10:59 PM

23 The universality of sport and it’s beneficial health affects. Also the Safe sport model, no abuseby coaches.

6/22/2022 8:46 PM

24 Volunteer burnout - it is the same people doing all the work every season. 6/22/2022 6:11 PM

25 Funding 6/22/2022 6:03 PM

26 They are all interconnected. 6/22/2022 11:45 AM

27 volunteer recruitment 6/22/2022 11:39 AM

28 Resources - without people and place to provide sport, people cannot participate 6/22/2022 11:11 AM

29 Coaches should be trained and paid to coach. If all coaches in Canada met minimumstandards to coaching, there would be more accountability to apply and enforce values basedcoaching that is also technically sound. NCCP trained coaches would be a minimum standard -so a Canadian minimum standard pathway where all coaches would complete NCCP makeethical decisions, NCCP Creating a Positive Sport Environment, NCCP Emergency ActionPlan, NCCP Making Head Way (concussion education - and sign a code of conduct andethics. Embedding True Sport (CCES) would be key as well.

6/22/2022 10:58 AM

30 Having a safe experience with well training, positive leadereship 6/22/2022 10:37 AM

31 At the end of the day, how many young people are able to access sports? How many parentsare able to afford swim classes or soccer leagues? Are these facilities in their neighborhood?

6/22/2022 10:34 AM

32 There needs to be greater awareness of sport and recreation opportunities for minorities. It ishard to build physical literacy and a love for sport if people are not aware of all of theopportunities that are available to them.

6/22/2022 10:29 AM

33 places to play 6/22/2022 10:26 AM

34 Access and funding to reward organizations who are in this area of development. 6/21/2022 1:24 PM

35 Financial now that Canada is facing inflation 6/20/2022 8:07 PM

36 Cost of participation and volunteer recritmenr, training and retention. 6/20/2022 6:41 PM

37 knowledge of sport 6/20/2022 3:08 PM

38 Key Leadership 6/20/2022 12:17 PM

39 Faire bouger les jeunes 6/20/2022 12:10 PM

40 Right now, the most pressing issue is dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic. It could take 6/20/2022 11:14 AM


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years for clubs to recover.

41 There are not enough facilities in each region, and there is no uniformity. 6/20/2022 10:55 AM

42 Access to persons of with low socio-economic statuses: many communities do not have thefunds to access what should be everyone's basic right to playing sports

6/19/2022 5:37 PM


44 Facility improvement 6/19/2022 11:24 AM

45 Removing the silly new woke policies 6/19/2022 1:01 AM

46 Facilities (for example, Canada is far behind many other countries with respect to indoor tennisfacilities).

6/17/2022 9:38 PM

47 facilities and spaces. 6/17/2022 3:20 PM

48 Sport Facilities 6/17/2022 9:59 AM

49 Initial access to sport. Financially could be inaccessible. 6/16/2022 10:24 PM

50 Participation costs and facilities 6/16/2022 4:10 PM

51 Focus on early physical literacy - best coaches go to elite need some in early years to developgood habits and skills. Also need physical literacy for older adults and programming toincrease mobility, balance, decrease fall risk and improve functional movement.

6/16/2022 4:07 PM

52 support for leaders 6/16/2022 3:56 PM

53 Get quality sport programs back in all schools across the country with quality sport teachers.Support this with new school and community multisport facilities that are affordable to all.

6/16/2022 9:44 AM

54 values and ethics - every participant should have access to a safe inclusive environment 6/16/2022 8:02 AM

55 Getting kids involved and active in recreational sport is important. I think we need to figure outa way to help adjust parent expectations on what sport is actually teaching athletes, its morethan just sport, it's listening, waiting, etc. One thing I really notice that is an issue iscommitment - an understanding that if you start something you should show up and come asmuch as possible. It's hard to do sport without commitment, regardless of level but if we teachthem it's important recreationally, it will teach them it for life and as they move into moreadvanced sport.

6/15/2022 7:36 PM

56 I do not know 6/15/2022 7:29 PM

57 Inclusivity 6/15/2022 3:09 PM

58 Apporter un regard simplifié au sport, qui introduit les fondements de bases pour le mouvementsaine du corps humaine.

6/15/2022 2:37 PM

59 More exposure in school settings, aligned with competent instruction. 6/15/2022 1:47 PM

60 Finances for many children 6/15/2022 1:31 PM

61 Lack of good facilities in some communities 6/15/2022 1:23 PM

62 soccer is a rich kids sport, struggling families need not apply 6/15/2022 11:58 AM

63 Making it accessible to all 6/15/2022 11:52 AM

64 Ensuring that protections are unplaced to preserve single sex sport opportunities for womenand girls only sport

6/15/2022 11:28 AM

65 I believe the most pressing issue is that we need to stop racism and sexual assault in thesport. Moreover, I think we need to simplify the justification of genders and mixed genders inthe sport. I think there should be separate leagues for those who identify as transgender (maleto female or female to male) as in most cases is it not fair for the others who dedicated theirwhole life to the sport and don’t get rewarded. I support all people and we all are human, but Ibelieve these issues need to be addressed to make sport better across the board.

6/15/2022 11:22 AM

66 Inclusive and affordable 6/15/2022 8:35 AM

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68 Hiring qualified and fun instructors 6/14/2022 12:14 PM

69 Facilities and spaces 6/14/2022 12:04 PM

70 Funding/economical access - having subsidized or free activities in lower SES communitiesthat have low rates of sport/exercise participation

6/14/2022 11:05 AM

71 Sport is siloed away from other daily activities. Needs to be reintegrated back into live andplay reality, especially for youth.

6/14/2022 10:21 AM

72 Volunteer leadership and financial support to the participants 6/13/2022 4:31 PM

73 Finances 6/13/2022 4:22 PM

74 Resources and accessibility for sports that may not be known such as rowing 6/13/2022 1:26 PM

75 Building accessible and sustainable facilities and processes across Canada can be a priorityas some small towns and cities have limited access to the recreational sport.

6/13/2022 1:15 PM

76 Resource allocation and accessibility to programming (financial accessibility, physicalaccessibility, etc.)

6/13/2022 1:02 PM

77 Financial. A more urbanized environment. 6/13/2022 12:23 PM

78 Resources - which I would say includes spaces 6/13/2022 12:01 PM

79 Equal access and sport promotion for girls. They drop out early as access to recreational andcompetitive sport is less available to them

6/13/2022 11:33 AM

80 Actual competition is being taken away from athletes, phased in over longer periods of time.Let them play

6/12/2022 6:11 PM

81 that no one pays coaches what they are worth , and so it's a very elitest group that canactually work as a coach for a living! the majority of coaches can't afford to put all their eggsinto the basket of coaching, cause they would be broke in less than a year!

6/12/2022 5:59 PM

82 Communication of the value of recreational sport. Participaction was a good initiative. 6/12/2022 2:17 PM

83 Safeguarding and integration planning - to many leaders, need more stewardship. 6/11/2022 9:03 AM

84 Awareness 6/9/2022 10:13 AM

85 having more sports more accessible to try without having to fully commit 6/8/2022 5:18 PM

86 Having sufficient number of competent, qualified, and enthusiastic coaches To inspire andmotivate our children

6/6/2022 6:50 PM

87 Access to all. As prices continue to raise, the single parent or family with more than two kidscannot afford to keep all their kids in sports. Sports should be something anyone can accessat anytime, but the financial aspect is taking that away for so many families

6/6/2022 12:13 PM

88 Exposure and financial commitment 6/5/2022 7:16 PM

89 Resources and capacity. If they was more money, more people could play, more coachescould provide quality basic skills and more funding to repair/build facilities at local levels.

6/5/2022 11:41 AM

90 Resources. Post pandemic people have moved away from some sports which have hurt theless main stream sports

6/4/2022 2:45 PM

91 Officials engagement and retention 6/3/2022 10:05 AM

92 If sport wants to compete for the time and attention of people who have a lot of other possibleactivities they could be doing, it needs to be reasonably priced, accessible and welcoming. Mydaughter does not love sport. She would not consider herself to be an athlete and is unlikely toparticipate in a competition. She has a coordination disorder and was always picked last inschool. But she loves archery and has remained committed to this sport for over 4 years.Why? Because she's had great female coaches who met her where she was at, focused onsafety and haven't pressured her to become someone she isn't, and she's had role models inthe sport who have shown her by their example that it can be a lifelong activity even if shenever goes to a competition.

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94 Lack of facilities and spaces. 6/2/2022 11:55 AM

95 We need more trained, and good, leaders who can design programs and deliver themeffectively. This includes interacting with athletes on an individual level

6/2/2022 7:44 AM

96 Access to and quality of facilities is always an issue. Local fields are often poorly maintained,and access to higher quality facilities are dominated by high paying leagues (e.g. TorontoSports and Social Club). I am a regular participant in these high paying adult leagues (andvalue them), but they take away from youth development — they are often a barrier to youthprograms.

6/1/2022 9:44 PM

97 Facilities and spaces for the reasons I outlined above. 6/1/2022 5:33 PM

98 Capitalise on Canada's qualification and participation in the 2022 world cup. No excuse not tomake this a huge change in attitude and make it an easy to access, affordable sport as it is inEurope.

6/1/2022 5:04 PM

99 Costs, facility availability, coaches and unnecessary stress on pushing the kids to get to thebig leagues. Participation for all without getting them into a division higher than their currentage group

6/1/2022 4:28 PM

100 Participation levels. There are too many kids (3-13) who aren't participating in sport for reasonsthat are beyond their control.

6/1/2022 3:21 PM

101 Inclusion. Overcome isolation and financial barriers by facilitating play with others. 6/1/2022 2:24 PM

102 Providing facilities for recreational sports so that recreational athletes are not always second tocompetitive sports. I do value competitive sports as well though and want them to besupported adequately.

6/1/2022 2:07 PM

103 Safe sport. We have lost our way with creating a safe and welcoming environment at all levels.Especially at entry levels, attention to detail in the program, coaches, supervision etc

6/1/2022 12:16 PM

104 Similar respect and resources need to be devoted towards rowers who choose never tocompete as to young rowers headed to serious competition.

6/1/2022 9:32 AM

105 Funding. 6/1/2022 8:05 AM

106 Decoupling the introduction of rowing from competition. People who are not interested incompetition need to feel valued in the sport, and they need boats which are not simply older,less well maintained racing shells!

6/1/2022 6:49 AM

107 Access to affordable easy to learn and easy to play games/sports 5/31/2022 1:04 PM

108 See comment above 5/31/2022 12:19 PM

109 Coach/leader development to recognize the importance of physical literacy, the principles ofLTD and commitment to life-long learning for coaches.

5/31/2022 9:23 AM

110 facilities and spaces 5/31/2022 8:53 AM


112 La conception et exécution des programmes afin d'installer les jeunes confortablement dans lesport, de consolider la participation afin d'éviter que les jeunes ne quittent le sport.

5/30/2022 4:13 PM

113 Avoiding a turn towards identitarianism in sports. 5/30/2022 3:17 PM

114 Cities not being open to public-private partnerships to expand on community recreational spacefor sports.

5/30/2022 1:54 PM

115 Coach/leader development. This is critical because these individuals are the ones who willtransmit the values to the young athlete.

5/30/2022 1:34 PM

116 Accessibility for various under represented groups and newcomers to Canada. They might notknow where to go, the location could be challenging and cost.

5/30/2022 11:29 AM

117 Finding volunteers to run programming... maybe an honourarium would help get peopleinvolved?

5/29/2022 6:44 PM

118 Making sport accessible and inclusive. Sport should be available for all, and it isn't currently. 5/28/2022 4:25 PM


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Race, class, geography, ability - all of these issues prevent many people from participating.Let's address these head on.

119 Resources and capacity. Prior to COVID - and especially coming out of COVID - localorganizations are strapped. Our human resources are tired and overworked, and despitegovernment subsidies, our revenue streams have been affected and reduced/depleted.

5/28/2022 3:22 PM

120 Program design and delivery, in my opinion only really young or even specific sports are morefocused on the long term development of athletes. I find usually at the preteen stage it is allabout competing, less opportunities to try new sports.

5/28/2022 2:28 PM

121 Use the "sport for life" model to ensure that children have the opportunity to participate in thefundamental sports. (Swimming, Athletics, Gymnastics).

5/28/2022 2:00 PM

122 Volunteers should be paid 5/28/2022 8:35 AM

123 Convincing organizations and parents that not all kids are destined for the Olympics, but thatsport can be an integral part of life

5/27/2022 3:33 PM

124 lack of support at local levels from National organizations. Where do you think the futureathletes come from?

5/27/2022 2:21 PM

125 Facilities and spaces 5/27/2022 2:02 PM

126 Lack of coaches 5/27/2022 12:29 PM

127 enough community based programs 5/27/2022 11:29 AM

128 Opportunities to play... :-) 5/26/2022 10:57 PM

129 The most pressing issue is the lack of accessibility and inclusion in sport. 5/26/2022 7:27 PM

130 Access to coaching that leads to skill development 5/26/2022 7:01 PM

131 Coach or Leader development. This is the area that presents values first. In addition, if anindividual has a good first experience, because of the coach and what and how the coachtaught, the individual will be more likely to stay in sport.

5/26/2022 5:36 PM

132 FACILITIES - no, we don't need any more hockey arenas. What about all the OTHER sportsthat Canadians play? Basketball, volleyball, raquet sports.....we can NOT assume that thelocal schools have appropriate and sufficient spaces. Watch a high-school boy do a jumpserve and recognise how much SPACE is needed behind the volleyball court! Having largevolleyball events (championships, etc.) in Convention Centres or converted hockey rinks isembarassing and sends a clear message that, unless it's hockey, YOUR sport isn't important.

5/26/2022 5:22 PM

133 Opportunities to play and the facilities to do this in. 5/26/2022 4:39 PM

134 Resources and capacity. Without these, nothing can progress through the sport system. 5/26/2022 3:44 PM

135 Coach and leader development with proffesional capacity at the community level, programleaders enable all other priority areas

5/26/2022 3:38 PM

136 If I assume the coach barrier doesn't exist then the priority is in infrastructure and equipment.The proper equipment makes the physical activity enjoyable and the participant will want tokeep doing it. Otherwise there is frustration and they leave.

5/26/2022 3:24 PM

137 Accessibility to sport 5/26/2022 3:17 PM

138 Access to sport. 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

139 Gender, Access 5/26/2022 2:55 PM

140 Partnership and Collaboration 5/26/2022 2:48 PM

141 equitable resources and experiences 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

142 Enjoyment of sport for the sake of sport. 5/26/2022 12:00 PM

143 Kids not trying new things or sports because parents want them to be a certain way or like asport they might not enjoy themselves but could love another one

5/26/2022 12:12 AM

144 Getting girls and women involved in sport, across the lifespan. This means offering them a 5/25/2022 10:46 PM


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variety of sport opportunities, and making sure those opportunities are of good quality, whetherthat be through facilities, instruction, or level of competition. I despise the discrepancies inquality and quantity of girls' sport compared to boys. For example, the town I grew up in had allkinds of rec and rep teams for boys hockey, but ZERO for girls! For a longggg time, your onlyoption for girls' sports was Timbit soccer or dance lessons at 1 of the town's 5 dancestudios...! Things have gotten better, but there is still a lot of work to be done making sureschools and community have programs that meet the needs of girls and women. Also, let's getsome more women athletes on TV, please! And not just every 4 years at the Olympics!! Useyour influence to pressure ESPN, TSN, CBC, and other media outlets to broadcast women'ssports so we can start introducing girls and women to the AWESOMENESS of femaleathletes!

145 There is a need for more free opportunities for activities and also a need for free play. 5/25/2022 10:26 AM

146 Ethics within sport org - jobs at Centre for ethics does not reflect the priority that needs to bedone in that area

5/25/2022 10:22 AM

147 Number of coaches Several clubs have one main person running all programs and it isn’tsustainable

5/25/2022 8:59 AM

148 Thought this was already answered. Accessibility and accountability 5/24/2022 7:57 PM

149 Important to maximize accessibility for all 5/24/2022 4:24 PM

150 Access to unstructured activity and space for practice. 5/24/2022 3:52 PM

151 paying coaches a real salary to do the job they are hired and trained to do as we areprofessionals in our fields of choice, yet you treat us like we have no value and where you donot respect coaches and or the profession of coaching (you will always hire out of countrycoaches and or hire the same old boys and old girls club...a small select few are makingmoney while the rest of the coaching industry is working for pennies or for free).

5/24/2022 12:41 AM

152 Capacity - both people and financial - if cost effective access does not return, and volunteercapacity continues to diminish then there is not sufficient $ resources to have sustainable andsafe sport

5/23/2022 11:25 AM

153 Values based 5/22/2022 9:50 PM

154 Make that level of sport the main priority - and invest in coaching. I coached 17 years at thatlevel and found it extremely satisfying. Few believe that this can be true.

5/22/2022 2:36 PM

155 Better management of the administration of minor sports and better financial support for minorsports are two of the most pressing issues. Many families are priced out, and administration isunable to identify issues and improve administration to the benefit of their stakeholders, in partdue to their voluntary and temporal nature.

5/22/2022 1:53 PM

156 Cost of play. And over the next 5-10 years, I do not see that issue going away. 5/21/2022 11:19 PM

157 Accessibility for spaces and supporting partnership... 5/20/2022 5:23 PM

158 Competency and official development 5/20/2022 5:02 PM

159 Keeping it fun while learning new skills 5/20/2022 11:03 AM

160 recruitment of underrepresented athletes (new Canadians, financially vulnerable) 5/20/2022 10:50 AM

161 Resources and capacity, finding enough quality leaders to support the growth of quality youthsport experiences

5/20/2022 10:07 AM

162 Combination of resources and volunteers - fewer people are volunteering in Canada (nobodyhas time/money to give up hundreds of hours), meaning paid positions are required to pick upthe shortfall.

5/19/2022 1:38 PM

163 the NSO / PTCR standards of sport are not seen in community sport. It needs to filter down -safe sport practices, inclusion, equal , fair play etc. and especially training / certificationstandards

5/19/2022 10:35 AM

164 Promoting broad participation - particularly in light of indications that a significant number ofCanadians are not returning to sport after the pandemic.

5/19/2022 6:29 AM

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166 Safety and fairness 5/18/2022 10:44 PM

167 I think having a better understanding of how the sport is taught and why fundamentals areimportant is really important for parents to know so that they can have confidence in theprogram even if there aren't immediate results. It is also important for leaders, coaches, andvolunteers to know how to keep things fun and active, while being safe, and not compromisingon ethics and policy (within reason).

5/18/2022 8:01 PM

168 Getting children involved at an early age and not losing them as teenagers. 5/18/2022 6:51 PM

169 Demonstrating that curling is welcoming to all communities and individuals. 5/18/2022 5:09 PM

170 I believe it's through partnerships/collaboration that resources/capacity and facilities/spaceswill come. As well, to encourage sport for life, children/parents need access and theopportunity to explore the fun of various sports in an unstructured and safe environment withno pressure of cost or commitment. They will in turn find out what they love.

5/18/2022 4:55 PM

171 a pressing issue is engaging girls and young women in sport and keeping them involved aspart of a healthy lifestyle. When girls hit puberty a large number abandon sports and this needsto change. How can we encourage young women and girls to remain physically active andinvolved.

5/18/2022 4:53 PM

172 POOR SPORTS FIELDS AND FACILITIES FOR TRAINING 5/18/2022 4:16 PM

173 Making facilities and programs accessible and affordable to low income and marginalisedpopulations, whether the participants are good athletes or not. Too much exploitation ofracialized athletes on elite paths and not enough done to encourage equitable access andparticipation of all.

5/18/2022 3:30 PM

174 Local clubs not complying with the laws governing the operation of not for profit corporations ienot having accessible customer service policies as required by the AODA in Ontario.

5/18/2022 1:19 PM

175 Risk aversion on the part of schools, PSOs and clubs. The first answer to any initiative is no,so Organizers and Volunteers need to be aware of risk management principles to enhance theirproposals/programs

5/18/2022 11:51 AM

176 Resources and capacity! Many of these organizations are volunteer run and they lack theexpertise for all areas of sport and they also lack for time. Please provide more support!

5/18/2022 10:10 AM

177 Accessibility and inclusion. 5/18/2022 9:36 AM

178 Facilities 5/17/2022 9:25 PM

179 Keep sports single sex. 5/17/2022 9:18 PM

180 Allowing those contexts to have value beyond introduction to sports. Encourage sport forrecreation at all ages.

5/17/2022 8:20 PM

181 The erosion of girl and women sports by fostering a supposedly "inclusive" lens for selfidentifying participants when in practice, is really an intrusive effort on the bases of culturalneeds of newcomers and the physical concerns of male bodied participants in female sports.

5/17/2022 3:17 PM

182 Masters athletes need proper coaching ... coaches that will support them differently thanyoung people and understand the importance of training differently.

5/17/2022 1:32 PM

183 Physical education should be manditory in school until graduation from high school 5/17/2022 1:18 PM

184 The cost, over structuring and high competitive environments that exist at an early age inorganized sport.

5/17/2022 12:34 PM

185 toss up between physical literacy and volunteer recruitment 5/17/2022 12:05 PM

186 Women's sports for BIOLOGICAL WOMEN ONLY. Women and girls' sports are becomingdecimated and will only get worse if we continue on the current trajectory.

5/17/2022 11:14 AM

187 Resources and capacity. Sport is financially inaccessible for many at the community level.Volunteers are becoming harder to find and then harder to keep.

5/17/2022 10:41 AM

188 Accessibility 5/17/2022 10:36 AM

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190 Assume the many people whether children or adults may have zero exposure to a sport. Thisis especially true for girls and women and for newcomers to Canada. Depending on theirbackground of course.

5/16/2022 10:37 PM

191 Gender issues. Trans girls and woman should not be competing against natural females. 5/16/2022 9:57 PM

192 The loss of all female sports and opportunities exclusively for females. I've seen a seriousdrop off of female participation during my time as coach.

5/16/2022 6:24 PM

193 Resources and capacity. I would argue facilities and spaces belong in this category. 5/16/2022 5:25 PM

194 Affordability 5/16/2022 4:10 PM

195 Access to affordable facilities. 5/16/2022 3:54 PM

196 Parent education. Statistically parents are the most common people to introduce children tosport. It has to be easy to access information and participate.

5/16/2022 1:41 PM

197 unstructured play - breaking down barriers to traditional sport participation structures. You musttake lessons - you must train and practice to play in a league. We need to offer opportunitiesto just engage in sport - safely without the formality and structure around it.

5/16/2022 12:47 PM

198 It would be simple to identify one pressing issue and then try to solve that issue, but this is notthe correct approach. We must, as a sport sector, identify that many issues exist but so to domany solutions.

5/13/2022 10:10 AM

199 multisport opportunites for unstructured play and exploration 5/13/2022 9:15 AM

200 Starts with leader development. Leaders need training and credentials so there's a baselineunderstanding of what sport should be and what's appropriate

5/12/2022 12:58 PM

201 facility availability and cost 5/12/2022 12:13 PM

202 making it widely available in all communities and well-led. 5/12/2022 9:33 AM

203 Program design and delivery 5/11/2022 11:18 AM

204 Lack of educated/experienced coaches, educated and experienced coaches are underpaid,lack of funding or support to create and sustain accessible programming.

5/11/2022 10:48 AM

205 Limited opportunities, so many get left out. Signing up for Intro to Sport is a competition initself. You have to take time off work just to be able to sign up as soon as the opportunity goeslive. All spots are taken in no time!

5/11/2022 9:13 AM

206 Accountability 5/10/2022 5:58 PM

207 Addressing issues of access 5/10/2022 1:41 PM

208 Accessibility for those who are often overlooked in sport 5/10/2022 1:16 PM

209 Not enough emphasis on unstructured play and movement, especially outside. 5/10/2022 12:07 PM

210 Focus on fun and development of a love of movement and play. Keep girls in sport 5/10/2022 11:43 AM

211 Partnership/Collaboration is the most important as it will enable more equitable access andbetter use of resources.

5/10/2022 11:19 AM

212 Less focus on excellence at the younger levels. Less specialization, back to more multi-sport,multi-season, generalist athlete development.

5/9/2022 11:12 AM

213 Recruitment & retention of volunteers at the club / community level with the personal risk intoday's society related to safe sport & maltreatment.

5/5/2022 11:47 AM

214 Ableism/Inclusion - open doors an invitation to the appropriate communities to feel includedand safe facilities

5/5/2022 11:44 AM

215 Safe sport, valued sport, opportunities for youth development (in a non-performance basedway; ie psychosocial development). Too many intro and rec sport contexts focus quickly onperformance, outcomes, and the next Tiger Woods

5/5/2022 9:40 AM

216 Equal accessibility for all irrespective of family wealth and abilities. 5/4/2022 9:40 AM

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218 Exposure to sport/physical fitness for adults and ways of beginning participation 4/25/2022 3:43 PM

219 Removing barriers to participation and creating safe and welcoming programs 4/15/2022 9:12 AM

220 over-structured, ridged, to serious 4/13/2022 1:24 AM

221 Resources and capacity 4/12/2022 6:11 PM

222 Showing that sport matters. We must be able to track progress across the developmentcontinuum and only reward those who do this well

4/12/2022 12:21 PM

223 Access to facilities and knowledge coaches . 4/11/2022 11:32 AM

224 getting more young kids to play sports, especially girls, and finding ways to keep them in sportas grow up

4/7/2022 12:37 PM

225 Volunteers are often not trained, and you get what you get with their support. The competencyis not always there.

4/6/2022 3:11 PM

Q27 In your opinion, what is the largest barrier to delivering on theCanadian Sport Policy values and principles in the Competitive sport and

High performance sport contexts?Answered: 342 Skipped: 553

# RESPONSES DATE

1 Winning at all costs over ethics, values, safety 7/12/2022 8:51 AM

2 Funding for both athletes and coaches is a large barrier. For coaches in particular there is oftenno sustainable income through coaching.

7/6/2022 3:19 PM

3 Economics among participants 7/5/2022 11:37 AM

4 The largest barrier in my opinion is Access. It seems very hard to get noticed as a greatathlete in Windsor, ON.

7/5/2022 8:56 AM

5 Inequity in sport, lack of promotion of BIPOC personnel in administrative or coachingpositions, no BIPOC role models

7/4/2022 2:55 PM

6 Quality domestic high performance competitions 7/4/2022 2:27 PM

7 More priorities are being placed on the sport system and additional resources and support isnot matching the increase of priorities. For example, we recognize that safe sport is a criticaltopic to be prioritized but many more demands are being placed on the sport system withlimited support for this priority to be realized.

7/4/2022 10:34 AM

8 Similar to the Introduction to Sport and Recreational sport, kids are asked to specialize in asport so young now and these sports programs are running year round. It doesn't allow for kidsto develop skills in other sports and become all-rounded athletes. Even if they are specializedearly, learning skills from other sports can provide a huge advantage to the athletesspecialized sport.

7/3/2022 6:54 AM

9 Pay to play barriers for challenged talents ( student athletes) in families... 7/1/2022 12:01 PM

10 As we have seen over the last while, the organizational cultures that are carried within sportorganizations has severely compromised the career development of athletes moving fromcompetitive to high-performance streams. The cultures including coaching, administration,complaint reporting, and development overall are limited by the perspectives of those involvedand how closely those are tied to specific performance outcomes. This is creating tensionsthat will not be easily remedied without additional funding, cultural shift, athlete involvement,and organizational transformation.

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12 Access to training and competing facilities 6/29/2022 11:34 AM

13 Only kids who's families can afford to be in sport at an early have any chance at being incompetitive and high performance streams later in their "sport careers". My 14-year old childplays competitive soccer at cost of $400 per month plus travel every other weekend. Any childnot in this type of program will never play competitive sport or be a high performance athletelater in life - it will be too difficult to crack into the system if they haven't been able to afford tobe part of the "development pathway". As a result, if you can't afford $400+ per month for sportyou have no chance of playing at the highest levels.

6/29/2022 8:24 AM

14 Not enough participants, leaders, coaches, officials in the pipeline to high performance sport. 6/28/2022 12:28 PM

15 Resources 6/28/2022 11:51 AM

16 The largest barrier to delivering on the Canadian Sport Policy in competitive sport and highperformance sport contexts it would be comitment to the sport.

6/28/2022 11:44 AM

17 Cost of competitive sports 6/27/2022 11:53 PM

18 Consistent, sustainable resources for organizations to deliver programming. 6/27/2022 9:07 PM

19 Too much focus on winning medals versus personal bests, safe ethical practices, holisticdevelopment. Canada will never (and should not) put the same money and win at all costsefforts that other countries will. We will never podium across as many sports as we arecurrently trying to - we are spreading limited resources thinly, and applying undue pressure inthe false hope we will keep up and 'own the podium'.

6/27/2022 10:48 AM

20 Affordability, accesibility 6/24/2022 7:53 PM

21 I think it's investments in the sport at a high level for many people so they can benefit fromthat high level of competition. There is funding to be sure but it's often limited to specificpeople, especially in the context of Athletics. Having more opportunities or at least morefacilities to attract higher competition can lead to greater competition overall.

6/24/2022 6:38 PM

22 Planning for Safe Sport issues has completely gone left field and lost its sense of purpose andmade the entire area toxic. The proposals that I have seen are NOT fit for purpose and willNOT protect athletes or coaches.

6/24/2022 5:40 PM

23 We have moved too far towards participaction and away from true competitive sport. Safesport has also swung too far and is starting to back fire on the ground with both athletes andcoaches.

6/24/2022 1:04 PM

24 The focus on outcome rather than development - which is driven by a focus on organizationrather than the athletes they serve.

6/24/2022 8:28 AM

25 Intimidation by upper management 6/24/2022 4:14 AM

26 I believe funding is the largest barrier 6/23/2022 10:42 PM

27 La collaboration des entraîneurs. 6/23/2022 12:12 PM

28 lack of athletes' voices 6/23/2022 11:42 AM

29 Access to facilities and the cost of participation. 6/23/2022 11:19 AM

30 Cost, travel and accessibility to programming is the largest barrier. Especially for people livingin outter lying areas.

6/23/2022 11:06 AM

31 Gender inequity 6/23/2022 10:37 AM

32 Streaming of children into competitive programs too early. 6/23/2022 9:48 AM

33 Cost to players ,coaches to represent province or country 6/23/2022 8:55 AM

34 Need better coaching beyond the parent volunteer. Correct technical and tactical feedback forathletes is necessary.

6/23/2022 12:54 AM

35 the sport system/culture 6/22/2022 10:16 PM

36 Athlete funding and overall sport funding. 6/22/2022 8:48 PM

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38 Lack of facilities 6/22/2022 6:06 PM

39 Governance 6/22/2022 4:58 PM

40 Trust. Trust in their abilities and coaches. 6/22/2022 2:34 PM

41 There is no clear pathway for future development of soccer in canada for girls. o pathway forthem to stay and play for their country unless you're in the small minority that gets handpicked.

6/22/2022 12:20 PM

42 Investment in athletes 6/22/2022 11:55 AM

43 Support for athletes 6/22/2022 11:47 AM

44 high cost to participate at this level 6/22/2022 11:43 AM

45 All the arising issues showing that these values have not been upheld in Sport Canada. Needsto be a rebuild of trust.

6/22/2022 11:41 AM

46 Affordability & support so people can focus on being an athlete without worrying about beingable to afford to live.

6/22/2022 11:13 AM

47 Winning at all costs. This is where major problems exist within the Canadian Sport System(and world wide). Old coaching models no longer work with the next generation of people andathletes. New models of what excellence/high performance sport looks like are required withnew funding models. Find an example of a sport that has success (beyond medals - happy,healthy people that stay involved and continue to contribute to sport - they achieve personalgoals and did it in a co-created way with their coach and organization).

6/22/2022 11:10 AM

48 Implementation of the values and principles as there is no accountability attached to the CSP. 6/22/2022 10:32 AM

49 Too much focus on finding by success at HP levels. 6/22/2022 10:30 AM

50 Discrimination (racism, sexism, etc.) 6/22/2022 10:23 AM

51 Abusive coaches 6/22/2022 10:13 AM

52 Decision-making (lack of direction) 6/22/2022 9:50 AM

53 A lack of synergy between local clubs, PTSOs and NSOs. 6/21/2022 1:48 PM

54 Focused money on high performance leads to a win at all cost mentality 6/21/2022 8:16 AM

55 knowledge of system 6/20/2022 3:09 PM

56 Sexism in coaching 6/20/2022 2:39 PM

57 Reduce the focus on results and medals and increase the focus on the process and a varietyof success factors.

6/20/2022 12:47 PM

58 Financial - the cost of participation continues to grow; competitive sport, especially with thegrowing expectation to engage in travel teams at a younger and younger age, is creating a veryprivileged system. Growing number of academies are also having an impact.

6/20/2022 11:21 AM

59 Create standard values for common sports whether in competitive development environment orcompetitive ones

6/19/2022 8:09 PM

60 Low ratio of specialized professionals and high performance athletes. For example, a team hasa coach who should be focusing on teaching the game, but the coach has to also teach fitnesswhere they may not have that education.

6/19/2022 5:42 PM

61 Lack of physical resources at the provincial and municipal levels 6/19/2022 11:30 AM

62 Facility enlargement and improvement 6/19/2022 11:25 AM

63 The silly new woke policies 6/19/2022 1:03 AM

64 Ethics, unfair selection practices, bias. 6/18/2022 9:38 PM

65 Lack of facilities prevents having competitive sport in more accessible areas for large events.More national and international level facilities across Canada would enable a rotation of thesecompetitors to have more access for those unable to fund themselves. This has held multipleof my competitors back in the past

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66 Lack of quality coaches and facilities. Many of our top athletes are forced to leave the countryto access the best coaches and facilities consider the number of young athletes who leave thecountry to participate in the NCAA programmes.

6/17/2022 9:47 PM

67 Equal opportunity 6/17/2022 7:26 PM

68 Not developing players 6/17/2022 2:19 PM

69 A lack of high quality professional staff in many organizations leads so sub-par delivery ofprograms, services, and competition. People don't want to work for an NSO, or PSO becausethe salaries are not competitive. Therefore, the quality of staff decreases, leading to a lowerquality product.

6/17/2022 11:44 AM

70 The insane pressure to win medals, and the ability for NSO's to present whatever picture theywant to Sport Canada and have it be accepted, with no recourse when they do not follow theirown policies to push their own agenda. The winning at all costs mentality has to go.

6/17/2022 11:20 AM

71 Not backing for teams to get started. Need stadiums. 6/17/2022 11:10 AM

72 Cost Lack of quality participants being lost to other sports Not being « visible » enough in thecommunity to attract newcomers

6/17/2022 9:00 AM

73 Lack of understanding by athletes and families of playing to win/playing to compete - thinkingfair play is the same as equal play. Deters a lot of high performance coaches

6/17/2022 8:25 AM

74 De l'argent 6/16/2022 8:46 PM

75 Costs and facilities 6/16/2022 4:15 PM

76 Funding and Coach development 6/16/2022 1:53 PM

77 Funding 6/16/2022 1:47 PM

78 to get athlete to perform to their best ability 6/16/2022 12:00 PM

79 Clics formed between parents and\or parents and coaches 6/16/2022 11:42 AM

80 Adequate funding 6/16/2022 10:38 AM

81 Lack of financial support from the Federal Government. 6/16/2022 9:49 AM

82 FUNDING: government and private sector. It's also hard to retain good talent in sport becausethe salaries are mediocre.

6/16/2022 9:42 AM

83 cost and accessibility athletes pressured into only doing one sport 6/16/2022 8:04 AM

84 Pushy coaching - Both the Soviet model and experience coaching younger athletes willencourage Coach directed decision making. However for long term development athletes haveto be allowed to grow up, as in good parenting, with more rules and direction at a young age,and increasingly challenging questions and choices that will allow an athlete to grow into anempowered adult who consults and still respects the coach.

6/16/2022 1:42 AM

85 The largest barrier is the lack of coaching experience at the highest levels. Firstly, we cannotcompare to the U.S. and other nations when it comes to the depth of their coaching pool at thehighest levels. We have some excellent coaches, but many of them are immigrants and mosthave been trained overseas. Furthermore, while we have experienced coaches in certain gymsin certain cities, they are here in insufficient numbers. This is important because gymnastsand parents feel they MUST go to certain gyms and train under certain coaches if they wantthe opportunity to be successful. This creates a problem as there is a power imbalance: theathletes/parents need those particular coaches and the coaches have hundreds of athleteswho will willingly come to train under them. They can create rules and policies, and haveathletes/parents acquiesce to such policies, even if the rules do not always seem in the bestinterest of the athlete. Furthermore, as many of them have been trained overseas, they tend tobe accustomed to rules which would not generally be seen as acceptable in Canada - yet theycan impose such rules because the athletes/parents feel the NEED to train under suchcoaches.

6/16/2022 12:02 AM

86 I would say this is a financial issues, the cost of affording programs, the cost of travel, thecost of needing to get athletes to training at times that are not in line with work. They need themost amount of support for gym resources and equipment but usually need to pay the least

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amount per hour to be able to do it. The coaches are paid the most and the hourly rate theleast for competitive training.

87 Balancing work ethic, "pushing athletes" during a time that our sport has a very bad reputationbased on others' actions.

6/15/2022 7:49 PM

88 keeping athletes in sport to an older age 6/15/2022 7:30 PM

89 The sport system in Canada is broken. It does not fit the 21st century needs. Athletes arecommodities that are thrown away once their usefulness has run its course. The focus onmedals and winning at all costs has damaged generations of athletes and this needs tochange.

6/15/2022 4:11 PM

90 Longevity in the sport, avoiding injuries, rushed progressions, or too high of a timecommitment for young ages

6/15/2022 3:11 PM

91 Interfering parents ... who have higher ambitions than athlete, who force specialization way tooearly

6/15/2022 1:26 PM

92 Funding 6/15/2022 1:17 PM

93 Money 6/15/2022 12:20 PM

94 Terrible coaches 6/15/2022 12:04 PM

95 Poor kids no matter how much talent don't play travel sports 6/15/2022 12:04 PM

96 COST to participate 6/15/2022 11:55 AM

97 1. Lack of support from Ontario schools (french and english school boards) -they cannot doconsistent day training in their sport/as the school schedule changes everyday. They musttrain evenings when they are not able to train as safely and efficiently as they would during theday. - athletes must miss classes and are constantly playing catch up -many athletes chooseto not go into High Performance because of the demands of the school. 2. Lack of funding tosupport athletes who are not yet on National Team. 3. Lack of competitive salary for HighPerformance coaches. We lose many good coaches as they can find different jobs at muchhigher salaries.

6/15/2022 11:38 AM

98 Financial support. Competitive sports are time consuming and expensive and I believe moreshould be done to support our highest level athletes.

6/15/2022 11:35 AM

99 Educate the athlete ,parents and coaches , Trust 6/15/2022 11:30 AM

100 Lack of and inconsistent governance/oversight by governing bodies. 6/15/2022 11:13 AM

101 education and finances 6/15/2022 10:58 AM

102 Equal funding for all sports. Olympic or not. 6/14/2022 9:41 PM

103 Organizational capacity, cost 6/14/2022 1:54 PM

104 Otp 6/14/2022 1:41 PM

105 Lack of an increase in base funding to national level organizations to meet enhancedrequirements. Recent funding is specific to targeted programs, which help to resolve thatissue, but don't assist the organization in overall development and delivery.

6/14/2022 1:31 PM

106 Training facilites 6/14/2022 12:23 PM

107 Facility access for training, cross-training, fitness development 6/14/2022 11:07 AM

108 Again, the hierarchical nature of sport organizations is detrimental. Performance is important,but bad leadership is causing rot in some organizations.

6/14/2022 10:32 AM

109 The lack of identification of specific sports in the country 6/14/2022 9:05 AM

110 Sport, particularly high performance sport, that is delivered through a business model ratherthan provincial/national bodies.

6/14/2022 8:52 AM

111 Appropriate funding provided to all sport and all genders 6/14/2022 8:39 AM

112 Biopsychosocial support for the performance athletes to be included holistically 6/14/2022 8:11 AM


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113 Lack of accountable sports governing bodies at provincial level feeding into a Federal levelorganization

6/13/2022 6:38 PM

114 Not allowing cheer abilities division to compete like all the other cheer division 6/13/2022 5:24 PM

115 Lack of clear, accountable reporting structures for misconduct. 6/13/2022 4:54 PM

116 Canadian Geography 6/13/2022 4:37 PM

117 Time to train versus earning a living 6/13/2022 2:25 PM

118 Access to finances 6/13/2022 2:06 PM

119 I feel like it's not a very inclusive thought process. Growing up I tried to be in the competitivesports, but due to my size and stature, I never felt I was able to pursue that.

6/13/2022 1:31 PM

120 Political influence, equal opportunity for identification 6/13/2022 1:28 PM

121 competitive sport is very exclusive, often limiting participation to those who can afford it.Those individuals are often white, well-off, etc. and therefore this level of sport is lacking ininclusivity

6/13/2022 1:10 PM

122 The largest barrier to delivering on the CSP values and Principles is the resistance to changeof the people in rhe middle of the process. At the Canadian Sport Policy management levelyou agree on some inclusive, meaningful policies and principles. At the Athlete level, athletesof colour, LGBTQ+, Indigenous, and women, feel that it is safe to proceed with a career insport, and they divert their limited resources towards that goal. The majority of athletes thatstart a sport will not see it through, thats expected, and its human nature. Once in a while anathlete will just fall in love with a sport, and that love motivates them to excel at that sport.Consequently they may be the only person like them in a team, or in a National team. Thelargest barrier in my experience has come from some of the decision makers that are betweenthe policy makers and the athletes. The decision makers are not held to account forunfairness, bias, and systemic racism.

6/13/2022 12:39 PM

123 Unclear or I’ll defined pathways for development. Limited domestic competition at theprofessional or semi professional level.

6/13/2022 12:08 PM

124 accessibility 6/13/2022 11:37 AM

125 Lack to people to play with at my level and cost to reach the competitive levels 6/13/2022 11:35 AM

126 Country so large that things/people get missed across the country. Also too few involved athigh level making all decisions.

6/13/2022 11:28 AM

127 Funding not adequate 6/13/2022 11:27 AM

128 Lack of attention to Mental Health 6/13/2022 11:24 AM

129 media coverage - as per last response. You can't be it if you can't see it. 6/13/2022 11:17 AM

130 Hard to monitor and assure that everyone is following the same policies with many differentjurisdictions.

6/13/2022 10:43 AM

131 Communication. 6/13/2022 10:15 AM

132 Price, coaching 6/12/2022 6:13 PM

133 Not paying all coaches! and not paying the community level coach what they are worth! stoppaying the elite/high performance non Canadian coaches over 100k per year (they aren't worthit) and we have Canadian talent here that constantly gets overlooked, underpaid, and overworked.

6/12/2022 6:01 PM

134 Inequity in funding 6/11/2022 4:40 PM

135 Lack of knowledge of support available and funding for sports that are building. Lack of supportto athletes outside of its own community.

6/11/2022 3:47 PM

136 They should be integrated; not running in independent silos. 6/11/2022 9:07 AM

137 Safe sport holistic approach and funding 6/10/2022 6:16 PM

138 Lack of funding from all sources, including governments at all levels, private corporate 6/10/2022 3:58 PM


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partners/sponsors, individual donors.

139 Lack of commitment, lack of policy information (to the participants), lack of funding 6/9/2022 8:52 AM

140 Financial commitment: the professionalism of youth sports is daunting 6/8/2022 5:22 PM

141 accesibility because of cost, sport infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, volunteers andsound coaching

6/8/2022 4:15 PM

142 Same level of funding in sport for the past decade meaning the level of funding is currentlydecreasing because of inflation

6/8/2022 11:10 AM

143 No idea 6/8/2022 10:41 AM

144 The balance between competitive achievement and mental health. 6/8/2022 7:31 AM

145 Lack of athlete loyalty and dedication to process. 6/7/2022 12:41 PM

146 Access to resources (ie: facilities, coaching, time, etc ...) 6/7/2022 9:53 AM

147 Financial & safe sport violations 6/6/2022 4:44 PM

148 Funding 6/6/2022 12:14 PM

149 Funding, lack of marketing, accessibility to facilities 6/4/2022 9:32 PM

150 Identification and resources to allow them to train full time 6/4/2022 2:47 PM

151 Red tape 6/4/2022 7:33 AM

152 Own the Podium is a huge barrier - with funding targeted to individuals/teams that achievemedals on the world stage and/or world class performances. If you really want to improveresults (and benefit society in many ways), you need to build a large base. In addition to beingmore inclusive by giving more $ at developmental levels (and more levels of competitive sport- not just world class performance achievers), and not simply rewarding programs that haveworld class performances. We need more opportunities at ALL levels. Giving so much fundingout of a small pot to athletes who are expected to win medals anyways makes no sense. Thismedals mandate and narrow focus on winning can also be harmful for athlete health as wehave seen.

6/3/2022 11:40 AM

153 See previous 6/3/2022 10:06 AM

154 There are too many intermediaries in the system, that both are sucking up financial resourcesand making performance and investment decisions when the 'sport' is more that capable ofdoing it themselves.

6/3/2022 9:33 AM

155 Gender equality within sport - still very much male dominated 6/2/2022 3:53 PM

156 Funding 6/2/2022 11:42 AM

157 The desire of coaches to win and look good over the development of ALL of their players. 6/2/2022 11:34 AM

158 In Soccer, it's based on a pay as you play model. Many of the best athletes cannot afford toplay in the top leagues.

6/2/2022 9:10 AM

159 Lack of grassroots, community programming for inclusion as well as talent identification forstreamlining to a high performance pathway.

6/2/2022 8:05 AM

160 High level competition opportunities on Canadian soil; specifically in women’s sport 6/2/2022 7:45 AM

161 not all coaching at similar level, and for the best in province - fees should be minimal - checkhow it is done in Europe

6/2/2022 6:05 AM

162 the lack of space to practice and develop a sport the highest prices of the programs 6/1/2022 10:42 PM

163 Lacking facilities and coaching 6/1/2022 10:36 PM

164 politics 6/1/2022 9:50 PM

165 Money 6/1/2022 7:07 PM

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167 The intense pressure from organizations such as Own the Podium to produce results that aretied to funding.

6/1/2022 5:35 PM

168 Access 6/1/2022 5:11 PM

169 The baseline operation cost, especially within a team sport not called hockey. 6/1/2022 4:35 PM

170 Less stress on the athlete to "get there". Not everyone will make it to a high performance leveland will burn out long before

6/1/2022 4:30 PM

171 The inherent challenges of advancing a sport system with thousands of unique andautonomous organizations, coupled with the many challenges and time constraints ofvolunteers.

6/1/2022 3:25 PM

172 Barrier to access is the largest one. Sporting communities are harder to enter than ever beforebecause of the cost to play

6/1/2022 3:23 PM

173 Lack of proper facilities 6/1/2022 2:16 PM

174 Keeping it fun at a young age while balancing competitive training. 6/1/2022 12:30 PM

175 Outdated base funding model / NSO assessment model. NSO's are "rewarded" for medals,future medal outlook. Very little assessment is done to the overall health of an organization,culture, values, effectiveness of programming, staff performance, sustainability etc

6/1/2022 12:30 PM

176 High cost 6/1/2022 11:58 AM

177 Given the recent issues in competitive sport (gymnastics, bobsled, rugby, rowing), leadershipwith values would be the greatest challenge. There is a powerplay by those in charge wheretheir (selfish) values do not reflect what is best for the athlete - hence earlier comment onathlete centered.

6/1/2022 10:57 AM

178 Coaching & funding 6/1/2022 10:04 AM

179 Canada is a "winter country" where rowing must shut down for several months every year inmost regions. Ergometers apart, there is little opportunities to develop skills in winter.

6/1/2022 9:35 AM

180 People unwilling to change their practice is the greatest barrier 6/1/2022 8:41 AM

181 I do not believe there is such a barrier. In fact, I believe there is too much emphasis oncompetition and high performance, and too little effort expended on retaining leisure rowerswithin the sport.

6/1/2022 6:58 AM

182 no opinion 5/31/2022 8:00 PM

183 Cost to athletes who are good enough to play but do not get the same as those with nofinancial issues

5/31/2022 7:04 PM

184 education and new methods of delivering sport that is safe and fun but also being competitive. 5/31/2022 5:36 PM

185 Ineffective governance in national organizations 5/31/2022 4:37 PM

186 The costs associated with training and competing at a high level that usually falls into theathletes to fund.

5/31/2022 3:55 PM

187 Funding is a large barrier to delivering on the sport policy values. 5/31/2022 1:46 PM

188 Before I’d say it was lack of equal programming for girls, but that’s changing dramaticallywhich is good. I think accessibility and inclusion for players and coaches, refs…some areas ofCanada don’t have the resources, so it’s tough to get all high potential youth access.

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190 Splintered focus within individual sports which leads to duplication of services and biggerfinancial costs.

5/31/2022 9:29 AM

191 funding, pathways for individuals coming from smaller areas/teams 5/31/2022 8:54 AM

192 Lack of high performance national and international events in Canada therefore athletes MUSTtravel outside Canada in order to compete at the high performance level as there is nocompetition in Canada. Developing high performance national, particularly international, eventswould help the sport in terms of raising the profile as well generating sports tourism dollars.

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This also affects where the high performance athletes train, often choosing to train outsideCanada due to better quality sports venues and more opportunities for a higher level ofcompetition.

193 Ethics and finance 5/30/2022 9:50 PM

194 Participation is often limited by financial capacities, as memberships, equipment and coachingis often notaffordablw without sponsors

5/30/2022 9:48 PM

195 Same as recreational (previous questions) 5/30/2022 9:35 PM

196 Le financement à long terme du sport de compétition et de haut niveau afin de constammentcrééer un bassin de joueurs/athlètes pouvant progresser

5/30/2022 4:19 PM

197 That we don't fund athlete and their development enough. We then expect them to perform to agold medal standard level, but we are unwilling to put the resources behind them for them tosucceed.

5/30/2022 1:36 PM

198 The Canadian high performance sport context is increasingly siloed - sports (NSOs) from othersports, sport institutes from other sport institutes, and all of the above from the independent(academic) research world

5/30/2022 10:31 AM

199 Equity/Accessibility based on location and socioeconomic status. Access to quality coaches,facilities, and opportunities vary so much that a huge factor in success when transitioning fromthe introductory to high-performance level becomes geographic location, and having thefinancial means or social capital necessary to participate. Talent is a secondary factor tosuccess in my opinion. The first factors include a solid family support system, access to thesport at the high-performance level, and discretionary income to spend on the sport.

5/29/2022 10:31 AM

200 Access to world-class facilities. These should be available in many communities - not just thebig ones.

5/28/2022 3:24 PM

201 The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver was the start of the "Own the Podium era." Canada does nothave to win a specific number of medals at the Olympics to be considered a successfulcountry.

5/28/2022 2:13 PM

202 My sport does not have formal recognition in Canada so although we are IOC recognized weare left out.

5/28/2022 1:09 AM

203 Access to high performance coaching 5/27/2022 8:03 PM

204 The underfunding of athletes. They need to be able to meet their basic needs financial so theycan train to the highest level. The lack of funding has athletes leaving sport after singlequadrennials

5/27/2022 7:58 PM

205 Lack of funding 5/27/2022 6:28 PM

206 funding, coaching, leadership 5/27/2022 5:56 PM

207 Not sure of any. 5/27/2022 3:50 PM

208 Program delivery 5/27/2022 3:42 PM

209 Specialization at an early age 5/27/2022 3:35 PM

210 Retention of athletes throughout their development towards high performance. 5/27/2022 2:09 PM

211 Lack of coaches for master athletes 5/27/2022 12:30 PM

212 Ontario Volleyball is creating a playing environment soley to create national team members.They ONLY select tall players for elite programs instead of choosing the best players. Ignorant

5/27/2022 12:07 PM

213 Players who do not want to commit to the sport at a competitive level 5/27/2022 11:47 AM

214 Sustainability of coaching/leaders 5/27/2022 11:38 AM

215 enough high performance coaches across Canada 5/27/2022 11:31 AM

216 Organized sports do not develop athletes problem solving skills or other perseverancestrategies.

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218 Disconnected system again. 5/26/2022 5:38 PM

219 Facilities -- safe, large, sufficient facilities. (Unless, of course, we're talking about hockey --hockey has enough facilities.)

5/26/2022 5:28 PM

220 Lack of funding to support coaches and athletes as they move towards excellence. 5/26/2022 4:52 PM

221 Funding and access for all sport. 5/26/2022 4:35 PM

222 Cost & Access to Training Facilities 5/26/2022 4:01 PM

223 access to HP opportunities in all P/Ts providing a good level of competition. 5/26/2022 3:48 PM

224 Poor governance at NSO and PTSO level; absence of appropriately skilled people on boards ofdirectors to provide oversight.

5/26/2022 3:42 PM

225 High Performance Athletes (HPA) start at community sport organizations (CSO) wherecoaching is the largest barrier. HPAs start at a CSOs and stay in the sport if and only if theylike their coaches.

5/26/2022 3:37 PM

226 Financial barriers 5/26/2022 3:15 PM

227 Cost to competitive/ high-performance sport is limited to the elite, may be missing phenomenalathletes because they cannot afford to participate at a level where their talent can be identified.

5/26/2022 3:01 PM

228 There is an excessive focus on Olympic events that disadvantages any other events, limitingfunding and inclusion and participation.

5/26/2022 2:56 PM

229 Incompetence of decision makers. Constant changes of Federal Government priorities. Pooruse of financial resources. Lack of adequate financial resources. Narrow mindedness ofdecision makers at government level. Habit of providing reasons for Inadequacies rather thanproviding solutions.

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230 There is open racism in the high performance sport sector, which is actively abetted by SportCanada's refusal to make public funding contingent on removing racist practices.

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231 There is no definition of "safety", there are no systems to monitor or measure safety. 5/26/2022 2:31 PM

232 Cost 5/26/2022 12:41 PM

233 funding tied to results. decisions are not always values based but shackled to each sport'sneeds to maintain/increase funding from OTP

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234 Financial and human resources 5/26/2022 11:41 AM

235 time and cost 5/26/2022 12:14 AM

236 Cost. My 2 best friends and I played every sport in high school and pretty much rotatedwinning athlete of the year and team MVPs. I was scouted for club teams in both volleyballand track, but the league fees were 'absolutely absurd' (as per my parents), and my $6/hr parttime job at Tim Hortons didn't come nearly close to being enough. My 2 best friends hadparents who could afford club volleyball, and they both went on to earn volleyball scholarships,one to a Canadian university and one to top-tier U.S. school. Another girl from our high schoolteam also played on that club volleyball team, and she went on to rep Canada in beach at thelast 2 Olympics, with another girl who played on a club team. There is no doubt that money iswhat made varsity and Olympic teams possibilities for my friends, and intramurals and adultleagues the only options for me after high school.

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237 Cohesive long term plans between pso and NSO. reliable athlete sport funding 5/25/2022 6:23 PM

238 Allocations and facilities 5/25/2022 11:58 AM

239 Incompetent and power hungry administration who are non transparent and only concernedabout keeping their own positions and are not empathetic to their own staff.

5/25/2022 10:32 AM

240 Opportunities for competition & trained umpires 5/25/2022 9:02 AM

241 Funding and equitable access to resources ( fields, “prime time” rentals) 5/25/2022 6:08 AM

242 High performance sport is being governed by volunteers on the Boards of Directors (BoD). Toomuch the volunteers have experience in the sport but not in sport administration or

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governance. This leads to ineffective competitive and high performance programs because ofthe incompetence and/or self serving actions and decisions of the volunteer governance.

243 People and systems in place are in effective 5/24/2022 6:57 PM

244 I am involved entirely in para sports, so my comments pertain only to that constituency. Thelargest barrier is the lack of enough competitions in Canada for athletes to develop theirabilities.

5/24/2022 11:42 AM

245 Inefficient administration. IE Sport Canada, Canadian Sport Centres, NSO's PSO's, Own ThePodium, etc...

5/24/2022 11:12 AM

246 Shortage of sport facilities and coaches. 5/24/2022 9:47 AM

247 Coaches are not paid decent salaries and where employers do not even post salaries on jobdescriptions cause they don't want people to be able to compare salaries and such...it's sodisgusting that no regulations exist for salaries in the field yet a club can promote a job andspecify their club is 500-1000 members???? So they either have 500 or not? I don't get themissing 500 members...lol (this is directly from 4 jobs posted by Guelph Marlins).

5/24/2022 12:45 AM

248 Wokeness, liberalism, & cultural Marxism 5/23/2022 3:41 PM

249 Funding 5/23/2022 11:29 AM

250 Lack of funding 5/22/2022 9:52 PM

251 Lack of individualized, focused development programs that are accessible to all members ofthe community.

5/22/2022 1:56 PM

252 Currently- Opportunity for all athletes outside of financial separation, and lack of officials. Twovery different issues.

5/21/2022 11:23 PM

253 Many NSO's are like little fiefdoms. The amount of nepotism and favoritism in all aspects; theathletic, the coaching, the administration etc... national team selections, coachingappointments, administrative hiring are dependent on who people know.

5/21/2022 4:13 PM

254 Identification of talents and personal equitable... 5/20/2022 5:26 PM

255 Wasted resources in duplication of roles (CEO's, HR, Accounting), efforts, organizations.Organizations working in silos.

5/20/2022 3:10 PM

256 The privatisation of youth sports leading to focus on profit instead of what's best for players.The providers of "high performance" training are multiplying, tapping into a desire from athletesand their families to "not miss out" and "get a scholarship". This multiplication means no singleperson is supervising the athletic development of athletes and that leas to over training,injuries, drop out and pressure on kids.

5/20/2022 12:47 PM

257 Lack of bodies in the industry (need more qualified, certified coaches) 5/20/2022 11:03 AM

258 prioritizing performance, limiting focus on learning and joy 5/20/2022 10:54 AM

259 Pressure to win, loss of funding when not getting medals. an outcome over process fundingmodel that contributes to creating a win-at-all costs environment

5/20/2022 7:45 AM

260 I think with competitive sport, there can be a lack of communication with officials and coachesabout policies, or traditional teaching styles and coaches, who don't believe in the policyvalues introduced.

5/19/2022 8:33 PM

261 decision makers understanding Canada's position in high performance sport internationally 5/19/2022 5:57 PM

262 Expenses related to participation in National/World class events 5/19/2022 5:27 PM

263 Lack of funding from government and increased daily life costs, which prohibit people fromchoosing sport, and instead opt for full time jobs.

5/19/2022 3:32 PM

264 Culture/Expectation 5/19/2022 1:42 PM

265 Lack of safety in the sporting environment - mental health & maltreatment in sport 5/19/2022 12:45 PM

266 $$$$ 5/19/2022 11:50 AM

267 The emphasis on the Gold Medal or the emphasis on participation. both are a barrier. When an 5/19/2022 10:52 AM


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athlete doesn't win the gold, the fallback is pride in participation.

268 Facilities and working environments 5/19/2022 10:17 AM

269 Funding 5/19/2022 7:39 AM

270 There are too many examples of inappropriate behaviour and cultures of maltreatment thathave been tolerated in the competitive and high performance sport context. There is acredibility gap now in relation to the delivery of high performance sport. This must be seriouslyaddressed and overcome. If these cultures are not reformed, they do not deserve publicfunding.

5/19/2022 6:37 AM

271 Cost keeping athletes in the sport 5/19/2022 5:27 AM

272 Population 5/18/2022 7:23 PM

273 Stability and sustainability of national sports organizations 5/18/2022 7:02 PM

274 LACK OF TRAINING FACILITES 5/18/2022 4:17 PM

275 Facilities to train year round. 5/18/2022 3:48 PM

276 Not enough emphasis on creating accessible facilities and programs. The funnel ofparticipation must be wider to let more in, which will contribute to better results at elite levels.But need to invest to support participation given its other social and public health benefits.

5/18/2022 3:39 PM

277 Funding is only available for Olympic sports. This puts all focus on a very limited set of sportsthat are not necessarily attainable by all people.

5/18/2022 12:09 PM

278 funding 5/18/2022 11:40 AM

279 Lack of support to provincial and community sport organizations who often lack the capacity toimplement the policies they are being asked to by national sport organizations

5/18/2022 10:13 AM

280 Same as introductory sport 5/18/2022 9:37 AM

281 Money 5/18/2022 9:29 AM

282 Cost & cliques - these barriers are challenges for younger players or those new to a programand if you're not involved at a young age it is a tough barrier to busy through especially for latebloomers

5/17/2022 9:45 PM

283 Cost and cooperation among groups that compete locally. 5/17/2022 9:45 PM

284 Outdated policies 5/17/2022 9:28 PM

285 sport facilities and infrastructure 5/17/2022 9:12 PM

286 Choosing the most talented players and nurturing it, instead of choosing players based on whothey know or can afford

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287 Wokeness 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

288 Toxic and unsafe environment 5/17/2022 4:58 PM

289 Lack of proper facilities for training and competing. I consider competitive sport separate from"High Performance" sport. There is a lot of competitive masters sport apart from HighPerformance (Elite) sport.

5/17/2022 3:56 PM

290 Too early specialization and pressure 5/17/2022 2:11 PM

291 Supporting our athletes on the whole pathway from youth to elite. Not just supporting the medalwinners, but those who strive to be on the podiums.

5/17/2022 1:35 PM

292 Cost of participation 5/17/2022 1:22 PM

293 Financement 5/17/2022 12:47 PM

294 spending particularly national bodies administration 5/17/2022 12:08 PM

295 Biological men and transmen on hormones competing in women's sports. 5/17/2022 11:16 AM

296 the time commitment 5/17/2022 11:08 AM


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297 Cost for those who have talent but cannot afford to progress through the system 5/17/2022 11:00 AM

298 access and affordability 5/17/2022 10:42 AM

299 Funding at all levels: NSOs, Coaching education, community sport, etc. 5/17/2022 10:34 AM

300 Funding 5/17/2022 10:21 AM

301 Adequate funding model that does not have indirect incentives to over ride Safe Sportprinciples. The current funding model is overly focused on medals at Olympics and WorldChampionships resulting in detrimental impacts on athletes and developmental pathways.

5/17/2022 9:25 AM

302 Lack of money and an overemphasis on results 5/16/2022 5:29 PM

303 funding 5/16/2022 4:27 PM

304 Access to affordable coaching and para medical personnel (physios etc) for athletes at alllevels of competition.

5/16/2022 4:00 PM

305 $ 5/16/2022 3:01 PM

306 Finance 5/16/2022 1:48 PM

307 Accessibility is key as is also visibility. Most sport do not have sufficient media coveragewhich further restricts access to developmental resources

5/16/2022 12:43 PM

308 Funding and cost of participation. 5/13/2022 5:07 PM

309 medals=funding 5/13/2022 9:45 AM

310 Funding and Staff capacity 5/12/2022 7:59 PM

311 Resources to support the system as it should - we are underfunded, not enough Canadianvalues-trained coaches and athletes, and infrastructure is a problem

5/12/2022 4:18 PM

312 The Long Term Athlete Development Model - it is not founded on good research (if any), onlytautological arguments that 'prove' its utility. It positions the system as goal oriented only anddoesn't enable individualized and safe approaches to sport participation.

5/12/2022 2:20 PM

313 Lack of accountability 5/12/2022 1:01 PM

314 Cost to train, travel and compete 5/12/2022 12:15 PM

315 Lack of funding for both athletes and organizations, lack of protection for high performanceathletes leading to toxic sport culture and potentially dangerous or damaging experiences withcoaches/organizations/teammates.

5/11/2022 10:52 AM

316 Funding to athletes for more competitive opportunities and programs. Remove coaches andofficials at the same time as athletes when there is evidence of doping and unethicalbehaviour.

5/11/2022 8:33 AM

317 Lack of knowledge of available sports 5/11/2022 7:54 AM

318 Funding and infrastructure for women’s professional leagues 5/10/2022 9:29 PM


320 Inequality in funding and support 5/10/2022 3:31 PM

321 Equity, Opportunity to participate/train/develop...Cost of facilities, knowledgeable trainers,coaches...COVID restrictions

5/10/2022 2:10 PM

322 Lack of equality of access 5/10/2022 1:25 PM

323 Hegemonic male dominated culture 5/10/2022 11:46 AM

324 Cost of programs/travel/equipment to athlete and families 5/10/2022 11:37 AM

325 Funding. We nickle and dime our high performance programs, even with Own the Podium. Wedon't have the funding to be innovative or creative so they have to be cutthroat. OurGovernment needs to make sport and fitness and recreation a TRUE priority and invest MUCHmore in all areas. The sport/fitness/recreation budget should be 1 or 2 billion dollars a yearwhich would save 5-10 billion in health care costs long term.

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326 Funding and leadership 5/5/2022 5:23 PM

327 Lack of core funding to provide for the basic resources needed by NSOs & PSOs at thecompetitive level to ensure all coaches, support staff & athletes are properly trained &supported in their endeavours.

5/5/2022 11:52 AM

328 Clear goals/Waking up from the Pandemic/Global and national readjustments with regards tocompetition travel and schedles

5/5/2022 11:44 AM

329 Losing sight of the importance of values, inclusion, accessibly, development while stillcompeting at a high performance and obtaining performative results. That is, delivering thesevalues and principles are less emphasized because of performance centric focus

5/5/2022 9:45 AM

330 I am not sure 5/4/2022 9:44 PM

331 Quality coaching and sport programming 5/4/2022 12:29 PM

332 Keeping girls involved in sport 5/4/2022 9:43 AM

333 Honesty in their approach to be successful on all levels. 5/2/2022 7:43 AM

334 Lack of fully certified practicing leaders. 4/27/2022 10:45 AM

335 Cultural stereotypes create barriers to inclusion. For example, Rowing is often seen as a whiteupper class sport, which creates barriers to introducing the sport to other communities.

4/25/2022 1:58 PM

336 There is currently an over-emphasis on technical knowledge in the HP sport system at theexpense of values, ethics and person-centred skills.

4/21/2022 9:41 AM

337 Own the Podium has ruined the goal of our high-performance system. It forced Canadians toMedals over Morals

4/13/2022 1:32 AM

338 Sport systems seeing themselves as completely separate and removed from the ethicalresponsibilities of the rest of society (e.g., transparency, athlete welfare, appropriateeducation/training)

4/12/2022 3:27 PM

339 opportunities to participate, but more importantly, what is the true definition of highperformance sport.

4/11/2022 11:36 AM

340 Media exposure, inclusiveness (women in sport), national athletes and coaches should berecognized by the Federal Government to support their participation.

4/11/2022 11:15 AM

341 The rising costs and training expectations of high performance sport sees too many athletesdrop out or take on extreme debt to represent Canada on the international stage.

4/7/2022 12:47 PM

342 Inadequate funding 2/23/2022 1:05 PM


# RESPONSES DATE

1 education and training, accountability 7/12/2022 8:51 AM

2 Build more full time coaching opportunities into Competitive and High Performance Sportprograms

7/6/2022 3:19 PM

3 Sponsorships, subsidies, taxation relief 7/5/2022 11:37 AM

4 Windsor needs better facilities to host more events for athletes to get noticed. Especially inSoccer.

7/5/2022 8:56 AM

5 Mentorship of BIPOC coaches and administrators. Change hiring practice to be morediversified (BIPOC person on hiring panels with significant role within the organization)

7/4/2022 2:55 PM

6 Create world class venues to host cometitions 7/4/2022 2:27 PM


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7 More resources and support to make sure that this priority can be properly addressed andmore importantly that systemic change can take place.

7/4/2022 10:34 AM

8 The funding system promotes this, by needing to have year round programming to receivefunding, it puts organizations in a position where for kids at the U16 level, they are creatingyear round structured programming for these kids.

7/3/2022 6:54 AM

9 Institutional partnership and collaboration... 7/1/2022 12:01 PM

10 This is perhaps one of the most challenging barriers to overcome as culture does not stop atthe boundaries of organizations, and outside influences, such as belief in traditions orsentiments of "we have always done it that way" are pervasive within sport organizations.Being intentional about how culture is upheld, transparent in approach, and offering pathwaystowards accountability are all part of shifting cultures. But it must also be a value-centred,purpose driven approach integral to the organization itself and upheld by senior leadership.

6/30/2022 10:31 AM

11 provide regular designated times for use, assistance in rental cost 6/29/2022 10:39 PM

12 Solution is for more Athletics Tracks (facilities) to be built. 6/29/2022 11:34 AM

13 Better fund the sport system (at all levels) so that it is less user pay based. 6/29/2022 8:24 AM

14 Better community level sport to engage people in sport and keep them engaged. 6/28/2022 12:28 PM

15 Investment 6/28/2022 11:51 AM

16 This barrier can be overcome by having awareness about comittment at the start of the year ofthe sport. Talking to the athletes what this sport will include.

6/28/2022 11:44 AM

17 Not sure 6/27/2022 11:53 PM

18 Provide clear direction, timelines, and commitments. Sustainable funding for programs. 6/27/2022 9:07 PM

19 Less emphasis on medals; less priority and power given to Own the Podium and NSO highperformance programs, more transparency on NSO funds (the elusive Sport Canada ReportCard that although I have worked in the sport system for 10 years have never seen this newtool?); Canadians should be able to see an NSO's financial statements and easily see wheredollars are spent and how they will support their needs. More federal funding and a dedicatedfunding/an organization to provide expertise on enhancing sport participation and positiveintroductory experiences

6/27/2022 10:48 AM

20 bursaries, grants, fostering inclusivity as opposed to exclusivity 6/24/2022 7:53 PM

21 If we fund more money that would be a start but also promoting it more in a wider way can helpas well.

6/24/2022 6:38 PM

22 Recognize that Safe Sport is a society issue and not a sports issue (eg safety systems shouldinclude everyone who interacts with venerable populations - sport AND teachers, priests, clubs(eg scouts), etc. etc. For an example see British system. Unless system pauses andreconsiders its current proposals for safe sport it will become impossible to find volunteers orprofessions willing to work in sport - these groups need protection as much as athletes.

6/24/2022 5:40 PM

23 We need more calm, logic based conversations around what is possible on the ground and inreal life situations. We have lost sight on what is best for the individual athlete at the sametime that we worry about protecting individuals. We are at a strange cross roads - all sidesneed to feel that they were listened to - not just the loudest ones.

6/24/2022 1:04 PM

24 By shifting that focus back to the end user - the athlete / participant - making their experiencethe priority.

6/24/2022 8:28 AM

25 Let coaches coach 6/24/2022 4:14 AM

26 Sponsorship, government support, community support 6/23/2022 10:42 PM

27 En fournissant de l'éducation et des formations gratuites aux membres du conseild'administration et aux bénévoles des clubs communautaires et provinciaux afin d'avoirdavantage de personnes éclairées et documentées impliquées dans un club et une équipe.

6/23/2022 12:12 PM

28 provide structural/democratic means for athletes to be heard at every level from coaching andpractice to 50% membership of the boards of all NSOs and PSOs and MSOs

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29 New and innovative funding arrangements. The forced implementation of the approved LTDframeworks through the sport system. Getting away from the need to keep up with theJoneses.

6/23/2022 11:19 AM

30 Growing sport in outer areas, financial assistance for travel and reduced costs 6/23/2022 11:06 AM

31 Education, policies 6/23/2022 10:37 AM

32 Education for community sport executives (decision-makers) Funding opportunities fororganizations who adhere to LTAD and Canadian sport policy values

6/23/2022 9:48 AM

33 More funding from Province and Country 6/23/2022 8:55 AM

34 More incentive for high level athletes to become coaches. 6/23/2022 12:54 AM

35 complete system overhaul 6/22/2022 10:16 PM

36 Seek greater corporate sponsorship. 6/22/2022 8:48 PM

37 Improved policy for the protection of those involved in sport and more funding for amaturesport.

6/22/2022 8:18 PM

38 We need at least one venue in the province that would be able to host an international levelevent.

6/22/2022 6:06 PM

39 More diverse representation at the governance levels. 6/22/2022 4:58 PM

40 Incorporate Psychology coaches into their training regimes. 6/22/2022 2:34 PM

41 By financially investing with partners who have a vested interest in seeing the sport grow nottheir bank account

6/22/2022 12:20 PM

42 More commitment from public and private partners 6/22/2022 11:55 AM

43 Prioritize safety, including psychological safety, provide preventative support for mental health 6/22/2022 11:47 AM

44 Not sure it can be removed or overcome with current setup of how sports operate at this level.Government money is not a solution.

6/22/2022 11:43 AM

45 Seeing actual change and accountability 6/22/2022 11:41 AM

46 Need more funding to allow people to play at high levels without worrying about living. 6/22/2022 11:13 AM

47 High Performance sport and safe sport can co-exist. Education and prevention are key to this.There needs to be accountability in the system to ensuring that our high performance athletes,coaches and high performance directors are working in safe environments and thatorganizations are working in their best interest, playing a facilitative and supportive role.

6/22/2022 11:10 AM

48 PSOs and clubs need to be involved in the development of the CSP to feel that it is importantfor them to implement the values and principles.

6/22/2022 10:32 AM

49 Start to measure and fund by other variables. 6/22/2022 10:30 AM

50 Educating coaches and athletes, working to create welcoming environments for all athletes 6/22/2022 10:23 AM

51 Fire them 6/22/2022 10:13 AM

52 Make a decision and communicate it 6/22/2022 9:50 AM

53 Greater focus on Club Excellence and PTSO integration with NSOs. 6/21/2022 1:48 PM

54 change criteria for funding to measure wellbeing along with performance 6/21/2022 8:16 AM

55 education 6/20/2022 3:09 PM

56 Let women be able to show how powerful they are in coaching and saying their opinions andhowe much they matter

6/20/2022 2:39 PM

57 Take the term HP out of community sport and set a new term for emerging talent. Reduce andor eliminate Enhanced Excellence funding. Build system capacity and gradually reducedependence on OTP.

6/20/2022 12:47 PM

58 Honestly, I'm unsure how to address this barrier. While a club might offer funding to offset club- 6/20/2022 11:21 AM


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based costs (e.g., registration fees, court time, etc.), that doesn't help with all of the extracosts, including travel. With current inflation, participation costs will soon be out of ourhousehold's budget.

59 Investing in specialized professions who can provide high caliber training to athletes that sportcoaches may not be able to provide.

6/19/2022 5:42 PM

60 More facility funding 6/19/2022 11:30 AM

61 Funding 6/19/2022 11:25 AM

62 Get rid of the wokeness... sports are for excellence and outcomes are different 6/19/2022 1:03 AM

63 Clear policy requirements and transparency. 6/18/2022 9:38 PM

64 Better investment in multi sport facilities, host international events to show canadascommitment to sport for the nation.

6/17/2022 10:54 PM

65 Allow athletic scholarships at Canadian universities; create more world-class facilities and hiremore coaches.

6/17/2022 9:47 PM

66 Awareness of cost, equal development opportunities, transparency 6/17/2022 7:26 PM

67 More money for the sport 6/17/2022 2:19 PM

68 NSOs & PSOs need better board/governance practices and be prepared to take a risk onyounger/up and coming staff who are able to hustle, improve, and move on. OR many of theseorganizations need to increase funding, change staff structures, and re-org.

6/17/2022 11:44 AM

69 Not allow NSO's to have selection or ranking policies that have objective data withoutsubstantiation. Having all details of selection policies and the data that will be used well inadvance of the events so that athletes know what data is used and what is important

6/17/2022 11:20 AM

70 All levels of government help financially. 6/17/2022 11:10 AM

71 Advertise advertise advertise 6/17/2022 9:00 AM

72 Educate parents and athletes from the top rather than leaving it up the coaches who eventuallyend up leaving because athletes and parents don’t understand true high performance

6/17/2022 8:25 AM

73 Un évaluation des priorités 6/16/2022 8:46 PM

74 Funding for sports organisations and funding for schools and municipalities for cheaper andnew facilities

6/16/2022 4:15 PM

75 coming to together with the sport leader and share idea 6/16/2022 12:00 PM

76 Not sure 6/16/2022 11:42 AM

77 More funding needs to be amde availabel so that atheletes can thrive within their sport and insome cases, simply be able to participate.

6/16/2022 10:38 AM

78 The Federal Government needs to provide more funding. 6/16/2022 9:49 AM

79 There is so much focus on volunteering in sport in Canada but not enough understanding of thefunding landscape. Organizations need to understand that in order to retain good talent, youneed to provide them with growth opportunities and salaries that reflect their work.

6/16/2022 9:42 AM

80 have organizations work together to share resources and encourage athletes to participate inmany sports etc.

6/16/2022 8:04 AM

81 - Coach education. - Dismantle age group competition. Run competitions by skill groups andweight classes etc. (look what age group hockey has done to December born players.) -Reduced prestige and funding for young aged players. Let them develop at a young age inregional competition in skill groups. This will remove the travel incentive from the cradlerobbing coaches who are inept at coaching athletes old enough to want to talk back.

6/16/2022 1:42 AM

82 We need more Canadian-trained coaches who are experienced and capable of coaching thehighest levels of sport. Further, the athletes require more recourse to report abuse to anindependent entity who has the power to enact change WITHOUT necessarily removing theathlete from the coach (if the athlete does not want to be removed).

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83 Financial support for participation. I'm frequently asked for us to sponsor kids in our program tohelp them participate. There isn't even a tax rebate any longer for sport that parents can claim.If you have financial support for competitive athletes, you might be able to get more peoplewho deserve to get to high performance sport.

6/15/2022 7:56 PM

84 I think there is so much negativity in the news surrounding our sport that all of us coaches feelunprotected, unsafe, scared- even though we are the good ones doing everything we can tomake a positive impact on our athletes' lives. It is overall very negative and many of uscoaches are constantly questioning if we should continue in the sport or not. Many coachesare switching careers because of this.

6/15/2022 7:49 PM

85 more role models like Ellie Black showing that you can do sport at a high level as an adult 6/15/2022 7:30 PM

86 We need a holistic approach to sport. When we talk about long term development of the athletewe need to determine what "long term" means. The sport experience that these humans, thathappen to be athletes, lasts far beyond their athletic careers. The experiences shape who theyare beyond sport and its unfortunate that so many athletes suffer many many years of PTSDetc as a result of their treatment as an athlete. We need leadership development at all levels ofsport - administrators, coaches (especially), athletes, volunteers, board members. We need tochange the model of volunteers running sport. It has created a toxic environment. Sport is slowto pick up what the rest of the business world has known for a long time ... we have to investin the people by helping them develop personally. Be proactive. This is the way to shift thesystem and culture. What I am saying is, shift funding and INSIST that this funding goes toleadership development. Do NOT create a leadership program created by some governmentbody. Seek out those in the leadership development world who are already doing excellentwork creating sustainable, humanistic cultures in organizations and have applied these holisticprinciples to sport.

6/15/2022 4:11 PM

87 long term planning with athlete development in mind 6/15/2022 3:11 PM

88 Education, education, education 6/15/2022 1:26 PM

89 National and provincial sponsorship or athlete funding initiatives 6/15/2022 1:17 PM

90 More funding is the obvious answer but where the money comes from is difficult. 6/15/2022 12:20 PM

91 Coach education, and more consequences for abusive coaches 6/15/2022 12:04 PM

92 In Brazil if you are a talented soccer player you are supported no matter what your income 6/15/2022 12:04 PM

93 More funding for athletes for all competitive levels. 6/15/2022 11:55 AM

94 Create a schedule for the athletes to train in the morning or afternoon. That way they don'tmiss school and can train during the day. 2. City or provincial funding for identified athletes. 3.City or provincial funding to organizations to help them pay a higher salary to their HP coachesOR grants/bonus to coaches who have athletes on national team (as QC does).

6/15/2022 11:38 AM

95 More government support. More sponsorships. 6/15/2022 11:35 AM

96 (i) Accountability of governing bodies by a committee who is empowered to take action andmake decisions; (ii) documented policies & guidelines; (iii) clear roles & responsibilities

6/15/2022 11:13 AM

97 education - some form of generic education materials or presentations that educate athletes,parents, coaches on the programs, the support services, the policies, the expectations ofbehaviour/conduct etc.

6/15/2022 10:58 AM

98 Fund sport equally 6/14/2022 9:41 PM

99 Get rid of otp 6/14/2022 1:41 PM

100 With increased base level funding. 6/14/2022 1:31 PM

101 Funding 6/14/2022 12:23 PM

102 Provide funding towards either travelling athletes or developing better facilities 6/14/2022 11:07 AM

103 Ban non-disclosure agreements for funded sport organizations. Transparency is critical toimprovement. NDA's just hide the rot. More importantly, shift mechanisms of governancetowards more engagement and consensus.

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105 High performance sport businesses should have a board of directors that hold the businessaccountable to provincial and national governing bodies, and have athlete and parentadvocates

6/14/2022 8:52 AM

106 Building on the goals to expand females in sport, growing the inclusion of all sport likevolleyball rathe than just the top 3

6/14/2022 8:39 AM

107 Integrated approach for this kind of support is required 6/14/2022 8:11 AM

108 Have a more open category for cheer abilities teams that want to compete. 6/13/2022 5:24 PM

109 Establish clear, accountable reporting structures, and effectively communicate them to allinvolved in sport contexts.

6/13/2022 4:54 PM

110 Promotion of participation in the local areas including Jamboree style experiences and travelsubsidies

6/13/2022 4:37 PM

111 Grants for athletes/athletes training village where everything is paid for. 6/13/2022 2:25 PM

112 A top down system that fully encompasses grassroots sport development may entice all levelsof government to better fund sport in Canada.

6/13/2022 2:06 PM

113 With regards to my experience growing up, I never felt like there was a chance to get to acompetitive level. With my body type and structure, I felt like no one was willing to give me achance to show what I could develop into or the resources available for someone who didn'thave means too.

6/13/2022 1:31 PM

114 Boards and not one personal or organization looking over programs, networking with smallercommunity programs outside the bigger cities

6/13/2022 1:28 PM

115 - better support for grassroots, recreation levels so that we do not lose athletes who are not aswell off as they move through their development - clear strategy to recruit and sustain coachesfrom minority communities - safe sport practices that can be monitored with consequenceswhen guidelines are not followed

6/13/2022 1:10 PM

116 Mandatory education for people in sports organisations that make decisions that have lastingimpact on young athletes. The education is to ensure that their decisions have a POSITIVEimpact, and that they are accountable for those decisions.

6/13/2022 12:39 PM

117 Guide NSOs in standardizing or even just communicating development pathways. 6/13/2022 12:08 PM

118 grants and reaching out to minority-deserving groups 6/13/2022 11:37 AM

119 funding for mid/high level players or meet up groups for higher level players 6/13/2022 11:35 AM

120 Involve more people and better communication. 6/13/2022 11:28 AM

121 Increased sport funding. 6/13/2022 11:27 AM

122 Mental Health practitioners in sporting organizations; supported by CPA and provincialColleges to work out of jurisdictional limitations

6/13/2022 11:24 AM

123 media outlets should have a certain percentage of their coverage for all sports 6/13/2022 11:17 AM

124 Create centralized policies that everyone must abide by. 6/13/2022 10:43 AM

125 Communicate. Clear, direct, leadership. No in fighting. No back-stabbing. 6/13/2022 10:15 AM

126 Financial incentives for coaching and funding for program developers. 6/12/2022 6:13 PM

127 clean house at the top of all the NSOs/PSOs and even at CAC/CAO 6/12/2022 6:01 PM

128 Reduce or eliminate funding for sports such as Hockey which for cultural reasons are morethan capable to raise their own funds and divert money into other sports.

6/11/2022 4:40 PM

129 Sport Canada could provide ressources to all carded and non carded athletes on supportoutside of their own sport.

6/11/2022 3:47 PM

130 Again, introduce the UN Guiding Principles framework as I did successfully with theInternational Olympic Committee which allowed them to reengage, and do the necessary workover 2 1/2 years and pivoted the Olympic Movement 180 degrees to what it was.

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131 Education and prioritization. Independent review process that all stakeholders can trust 6/10/2022 6:16 PM

132 Increase government funding; provide tax incentives for corporations and individuals to make iteasier to support sport organizations; provide tax breaks for non-profit sport organizations at alllevels.

6/10/2022 3:58 PM

133 Investing in school programs, funding after school projects, NOT prioritizing the so called'targeted sports' (sports in Canada will never grow much more if the financial, technical andinfrastructural support are always going to the same direction. chances are that the 'nontrageted sports' will be diminishig up to a level of complete inexpression). Too sad to see thathappening with such potencial in Canada. I feel really sorry for it; but, I can't fight alone withthe Canadian culture to pursue with the belief that only the medal potencial should get realfunding.

6/9/2022 8:52 AM

134 sponsorships, funding to organizations, more strict guidelines for organizations on how muchthey can charge.

6/8/2022 5:22 PM

135 education, validation of voluteers and funding, to bring facilities to athletes or athletes tofacilities

6/8/2022 4:15 PM

136 adjust level of funding yearly based on inflation projection 6/8/2022 11:10 AM

137 No idea 6/8/2022 10:41 AM

138 A whole athlete approach to coaching 6/8/2022 7:31 AM

139 Funding, partnerships to share resources 6/7/2022 9:53 AM

140 More awareness and promotion 6/6/2022 12:14 PM

141 - Less pay to play models of sport - More structured accountable systems that have cleargoals - Creating consistent high standards of competition and the values that are required tocompete at high levels - More role models in the communities who have thepassion/experience to guide other younger players

6/4/2022 9:32 PM

142 Funding 6/4/2022 2:47 PM

143 Let's just play 6/4/2022 7:33 AM

144 A review of Own the Podium funding with a broad lens that health, equity, and inclusion. 6/3/2022 11:40 AM

145 See previous, applies at all levels - HS, PSO's or NSOs 6/3/2022 10:06 AM

146 There was a time, where OTP and the CSI's were needed as our system was lacking ascompared to other countries. There is no longer that need as over the last 20 years, sports inCanada have become much more sophisticated and thus do not need an intermediaryabsorbing funds that instead of going to administrators of those intermediaries could be goingto athletes and coaches. Additionally, the CSI network has turned into an expensive 'serviceprovider' Sports now have the sophistication to plan for and deliver Sport Science andmedicine themselves without diluting funding through an intermediary. Additionally, from aresearch and innovation perspective, Universities are better positioned in that regard. Fundingshould flow direct from Sport Canada to the sport. A smaller unit within Sport Canada couldfacilitate the High Performance funding decisions.

6/3/2022 9:33 AM

147 Making sport more accessible to girls, giving girls the tools to excel in sport, encouraging morewomen to promote/coach sport for girls, give them a pathway, use sport to combat mentalillness and confidence issues

6/2/2022 3:53 PM

148 Funding from gov’t. 6/2/2022 11:42 AM

149 Prioritize development over just winning. 6/2/2022 11:34 AM

150 For example, in Ontario, the Ontario Player Development League for youth sports is reallybased on who can afford it with it's sole purpose is to increase revenue for the Ontario Soccerassociation. The previous system which made soccer more affordable was just fine and we'reseeing the results at the National level. Get rid of the OPDL and go back to a more affordablemodel for everyone.

6/2/2022 9:10 AM

151 A greater focus in sports with significant budgets on accessibility at young ages and talent IDcamps.

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152 Host more events! 6/2/2022 7:45 AM

153 with the help of the government. building more spaces for athletes and supporting anssponsoring the programs

6/1/2022 10:42 PM

154 Get a national program developed so that all playing are learning the same at the variouslevels.

6/1/2022 10:36 PM

155 difficult unless you removed all persons in high power position. But then you will haveinexperienced people running the show.

6/1/2022 9:50 PM

156 Funding 6/1/2022 7:07 PM

157 More funding 6/1/2022 5:38 PM

158 A broader perspective on how we fund sport organizations, to ensure the health and safety ofour athletes.

6/1/2022 5:35 PM

159 Better funding based on economic need 6/1/2022 5:11 PM

160 The way things are funded, pay to win being the basis of how sport organizations are funded orget increased funding is ridiculous. Our national team aren’t achieving these things because ofthis funding, it’s in spite of the lack of it.

6/1/2022 4:35 PM

161 Stress the fun aspect of fair play and team involvement 6/1/2022 4:30 PM

162 We need to be constantly thinking about how to optimize the sport system. If we are creatingmore bureaucracy for a new initiative, we should be eliminating bureaucracy elsewhere.

6/1/2022 3:25 PM

163 More funding for organizations to lower fees 6/1/2022 3:23 PM

164 Better facilities 6/1/2022 2:16 PM

165 ID at a young age, but keeping it fun, and encouraging athletes to play multiple sports andparticipate in other activities.

6/1/2022 12:30 PM

166 Transparent process that involves a review of the current Canadian HP system. Involve peoplepast and present. Governance improvements are necessary. 10 year plans, strategic plansthat go beyond 4 year quads.

6/1/2022 12:30 PM

167 Funding from governments, sponsorships 6/1/2022 11:58 AM

168 Tough one - hire CEOs and leaders that truly reflect good values and can deliver athletesupported and centered training environments. The idea is good, but these (mostly men) aregiven power and it is repeatedly abused. There are a lot of value driven and quality people insport, we need those chosen as to lead - perhaps the issue is who is hiring those people.Many times it is a board that many not be qualified in HR hiring practices, but fall into the trapto hire the most personable candidate, rather than the right person for the job.

6/1/2022 10:57 AM

169 Training for coaches and funding through other sources other than gov't 6/1/2022 10:04 AM

170 Installation of more rowing tanks would help develop bladework during rowing's off season. 6/1/2022 9:35 AM

171 Persistence by those who get it. 6/1/2022 8:41 AM

172 Coaches at the club level need to stop pushing rowers out of training shells - if indeed the clubhas any! An "off-ramp" needs to exist to foster the retention of recreational rowers. This wouldleave room to foster the development of "excellence". The key to this must be for most rowingclubs to have recreational boats available in good condition, alongside competitive racingboats.

6/1/2022 6:58 AM

173 Reduce fees and have open tryouts 5/31/2022 7:04 PM

174 we need to rethink our coaches and their education. Also High performance athletes do notmake the best coaches.

5/31/2022 5:36 PM

175 Expert education and increased accountability and consequences for ineffectual performance 5/31/2022 4:37 PM

176 More funding 5/31/2022 3:55 PM

177 Uncertain - possibly creating partnerships that will create avenues for increased funding 5/31/2022 1:46 PM


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178 Use of tech, training of coaches in different regions, more higher level leagues regionally…. 5/31/2022 1:37 PM


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180 Each sport must have its own agree-upon internal focus and priorities with respect to funding. 5/31/2022 9:29 AM

181 more development opportunities where individuals can come together outside of competition 5/31/2022 8:54 AM

182 Developing and encouraging sport event organizers, municipalities and provincial and federalgovernments to support bids and host organizers to major national and international sportsevents.

5/30/2022 11:14 PM

183 Board education 5/30/2022 9:50 PM

184 Making access to sport affordable for everyone. 5/30/2022 9:48 PM

185 Same as previous answer 5/30/2022 9:35 PM

186 L'accès au sport compétitif est extrêmement onéreux, et nous devons démocratiser sonaccès. Les partenariats sont nécessaires pour ce faire.

5/30/2022 4:19 PM

187 FUNDING....more funding that is geared towards the development of the athlete on a social,mental, physical, technical, and tactical levels.

5/30/2022 1:36 PM

188 Systematic integration and collaboration between sports, sport institutes, and research. Thereis so much overlap, resource wastage, and defensive posturing that could be solved by strong,collaborative leadership and mandates structuring the systems above to operate together,instead of only when 'old friends' facilitate it.

5/30/2022 10:31 AM

189 Creating visible pathways to success for athletes who come from structurally disadvantagedareas- they need to know exactly how they can transition from the introductory/casual level tothe high-performance level and who can help them make that transition. Fund individuals andprograms who specialize in this transitionary phase to help identify and foster talent byconnecting athletes to coaches, facilities, etc. that can help support them in their goals(whether that goal is signing with a university, transitioning to a more competitive environment,finding sponsors/funding opportunities, seeking professional certifications).

5/29/2022 10:31 AM

190 Funding. 5/28/2022 3:24 PM

191 Redirect resources to the fundaments. The high performance athletes have access tosponsorship. Canadians only watch amateur sport in the few weeks around the Olympics. TheOlympics are being used as political Pawns.

5/28/2022 2:13 PM

192 Recognize cheerleading 5/28/2022 1:09 AM

193 Government subsidized coaching 5/27/2022 8:03 PM

194 Focus on core sports and focus funding on those sports 5/27/2022 7:58 PM

195 Livable “wage” for world and Olympic caliber athletes 5/27/2022 6:28 PM

196 money and training/development 5/27/2022 5:56 PM

197 Improve training opportunities for coaches, remove politics from organizational opportunities foradvancement for female coaches. Programs also need to be retooled to be delivered in a moreaccessible and inclusive manner.

5/27/2022 3:42 PM

198 STOP ISOLATING ATHLETES AT A YOUNG AGE!!!! STOP THE IDENTIFICATIONPROGRAMS!!!!!

5/27/2022 3:35 PM

199 Make coaches feel that it is important to coach adults who will never be Olympic level but whostill want to compete

5/27/2022 12:30 PM

200 Choose the best players, Ontario Volleyball 5/27/2022 12:07 PM

201 Providing tryouts as a preliminary, educating players the advantages of playing at acompetitive level and how it can be beneficial to all other aspects of the sport.

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203 more federal, provincial & local area funding 5/27/2022 11:31 AM

204 Findings for developmental research should be introduced into youth and early adulthoodsports programs

5/26/2022 8:32 PM

205 Collaboration with schools and clubs who have facilities. Development of international levelfacilities that converted to Soccer fields There are so few track and field training centres in thecountry and especially in Ontario

5/26/2022 7:32 PM

206 Overhaul the system similar to the previous answer. 5/26/2022 5:38 PM

207 School gyms should be built with high-performance sport for ALL ages in mind....so thatmeans full-size basketball courts (several!) and generously-sized volleyball courts (several!)with the ability to by separated (different rooms, dividers, etc.) Highschool gyms should beable to support a tournament for 18UBoys .... three or four size-appropriate courts, space forthe "off" teams, space for spectators, decent changerooms, necessaryequipment/poles/nets.......etc.

5/26/2022 5:28 PM

208 Increase funding. Some athletes are trying to do other items, like work, while trying to achieveelite status.

5/26/2022 4:52 PM

209 Funding/Sponsorships will off-set costs. Building more facilities, or, providingresidents/accomodation during training periods (at minimal or no costs)

5/26/2022 4:01 PM

210 access to sharing costs between jurisdictions. 5/26/2022 3:48 PM

211 Remove responsibility for national team programs from NSOs, support them through aproffesionally led agency specifically responsible for sporting excellence. Maintain qualifiedproffesionals for each recognized sport, not just targetted sport.

5/26/2022 3:42 PM

212 There are two kind of coaches required: full time year round coaches (FTYRC) and seasonalcoaches (SC). Not very many people think about becoming a FTYRC because it is difficult forthat to be a career with the salaries paid to those positions in community sport organizations(CSO). SCs have trouble getting the qualifications as every day they are more and morecomplex. CSOs need to make the programs more expensive to be able to hire a FTYRC andthink about growing. To remove this barrier CSOs should be able to have access to fundingform the three levels of government and corporate to offer a decent salary for this kind ofpositions. SCs could be educated in High School on the NCPP multisport modules to make iteasier to CSOs to hire them and not need to pay for their training to ensure they can coach.Programs like Canada Summer Jobs and Ontario Summer Jobs programs help.

5/26/2022 3:37 PM

213 Provide funding to allow those without financial resources the ability to participate and develop 5/26/2022 3:15 PM

214 Resource sharing, decrease need to travel for competitions, reduce requirements to look'professional' (track suits, multiple uniforms, private lessons, additional training equipment)

5/26/2022 3:01 PM

215 Do not require Sport Canada funding to be so directly linked to Olympic events. Supportsports/events that can demonstrate that they are competitive, inclusive and effective inpromoting Sport Policy values and principles.

5/26/2022 2:56 PM

216 Better use of financial resources with clear goals and long-term vision. Engaging competentexperts for the best use of the available financial resources.

5/26/2022 2:54 PM

217 New federal laws should create vicariously criminal and civil liability for Board members andpublic servants whose actions or omissions enable racial, sexual, and emotional abuse ofathletes.

5/26/2022 2:52 PM

218 Genuine investment in comprehensive sport safety; develop a standardized definition ofsafety, include a rigorous approach to injury prevention and surveillance.

5/26/2022 2:31 PM

219 sponsorship and promotion to attract an audience 5/26/2022 12:41 PM

220 include other factors such as participation numbers, diversity and inclusion improvements withresults when considering funding.

5/26/2022 11:50 AM

221 Partnerships 5/26/2022 11:41 AM

222 Make sport enjoyable and more affordable; also pay officials more so they want to be there 5/26/2022 12:14 AM

223 The same ways as for Intro and Rec sports 5/26/2022 12:08 AM


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224 Talk to stakeholders at the grass roots level and expand support for the athletes on the cusp ofnext gen

5/25/2022 6:23 PM

225 Increased facilities with good quality 5/25/2022 11:58 AM

226 All "leadership" position decision making should be accountable to more than just an out oftouch board of directors. Lower level employees need a mechanism to assess higher upswithout fear of retaliation.

5/25/2022 10:32 AM

227 More tournaments and events locally Financial support to run events 5/25/2022 9:02 AM

228 Value male and female sports equally as well as the actual sport (soccer is no more importantthen lacrosse or field hockey)

5/25/2022 6:08 AM

229 Move to a professional administration system that is not held accountable to a group ofincompetent non-professionals

5/24/2022 8:34 PM

230 Change the system and the people. E.g OTP - leadership and people and system 5/24/2022 6:57 PM

231 More clarity on which organizations are to develop these competitive opportunities. For somepara sports, the parent able bodied NSO is responsible for para athletes, but my impression isthat those NSOs focus on able bodied athletes and not on the para athletes. They need to bepressured in some way . For the NSOs that are para sport specific, they have few competitiveopportunities as well at the national level, and so PSOs need to be funded to provide provincialevents.

5/24/2022 11:42 AM

232 Once sport governing body for Canadian Sport overall I.e. merge sport canada and OTP andSport Centres, and once sport governing body for each sport (swimming / athletics / etc...).

5/24/2022 11:12 AM

233 more cooperative work between community and school (public school, colleges anduniversities) more recognition for volunteers in coaching and sport-support roles.

5/24/2022 9:47 AM

234 stop treating the profession as less than...coaches are highly educated and extremelyexperienced, yet none of the old boys and old girls club give any credit nor value to theprofessionals in the field.

5/24/2022 12:45 AM

235 Sacking Trudeau 5/23/2022 3:41 PM

236 ????? If that was an easy answer we wouldn’t have the problem. 5/23/2022 11:29 AM

237 Increased marketing to improve corporate investment 5/22/2022 9:52 PM

238 Develop programs that recognize the need for individualized development streams along withcommunity-based funding for facilities, hiring of dedicated resources and design of programs todevelop potential high performance candidates and raise the level of sports competency in thecommunity.

5/22/2022 1:56 PM

239 Adjust cost of play, or subsidize fees for volunteer work. 5/21/2022 11:23 PM

240 NSOs that receive government funding should be subject to the same hiring processes/rulesas government agencies where family members and close associates are not allowed to worktogether. That's why a lot of misdeeds go unreported. Many people owe their job or position inthe organization to a personal relationship.

5/21/2022 4:13 PM

241 Accessibility, equitableness 5/20/2022 5:26 PM

242 Amalgamate NSO's, PSO's, COC and CPC. Gain more impact and reach by creatingefficiencies.

5/20/2022 3:10 PM

243 Strengthen the PSO and club system so there is more capacity to provide structure, full timeprofessional coaches to support the annual planning for competitive athletes, accreditation ofthird party providers, etc

5/20/2022 12:47 PM

244 More funding into training and mandating safe sport modules and training 5/20/2022 11:03 AM

245 training of coaches and leadership (e.g., Tim Gallwey's PEL triangle) 5/20/2022 10:54 AM

246 New funding model with Sport Canada and OTP. One that is funding processes, governance,culture over pure results.

5/20/2022 7:45 AM

247 Helping staff to really understand why we do what we do and how new sports policies canreally improve the sport, so that they believe in it, will really help.

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248 decision makers are or educate themselves with people involved on the ground of highperformance sport

5/19/2022 5:57 PM

249 More funding 5/19/2022 5:27 PM

250 More generous Canadians/businesses/government funding. 5/19/2022 3:32 PM

251 Remove or reduce the funding being directed to High Performance. Organizations like Own thePodium, for example, providing funding exclusively to win medals creates an unhealthy/toxicculture that places winning above all else because that's where the funding is.

5/19/2022 1:42 PM

252 Awareness, literacy, commitment, and funding/support. 5/19/2022 12:45 PM

253 sponsors 5/19/2022 11:50 AM

254 this should be about setting goals, working toward those goals and achieving those goals sothat new goals can be set and the process starts over. This is a life skill as well as an athleticskill. We need to educate athletes on the life lessens they are learning as they are advancingin their sport - show them how they can use those skills to help their communities when sportis no longer there. Prepare them for the aftersport environment.

5/19/2022 10:52 AM

255 Creating better, more functional athlete-centric facilities that treat each supporting discipline(sports psych, sports med, sports sci and sports management...) equally and as a priority.

5/19/2022 10:17 AM

256 Government funding 5/19/2022 7:39 AM

257 Sport leadership must be more courageous to speak up and seriously tackle inappropriateconduct and maltreatment. The Independent Sport Integrity Commissioner must have fullsupport to succeed - so that insular and inappropriate cultures receive genuine scrutiny. Boardmembers must take their roles seriously and take tough action where needed, not treat the roleas a CV line item.

5/19/2022 6:37 AM

258 LTAD life after competing staying in the sport work with sponsorships through companies 5/19/2022 5:27 AM

259 Emigration 5/18/2022 7:23 PM

260 Improved governance, stable funding that permits long term athlete development rather thanhaving to focus on short term success. Organizations need the financial resources to ensuresafe sport practices.

5/18/2022 7:02 PM

261 MORE INVOLVMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPALITES IN CREATING TRAINGFACILITIES

5/18/2022 4:17 PM

262 Invest in more facilities and/or relocate high performance athletes to where the facilities exist. 5/18/2022 3:48 PM

263 Invest strategically in sports, such as soccer and basketball, that are affordable. Stop pouringdisproportionate amounts into ice hockey and other European legacy sports, such asswimming, that are costly to deliver and serve shrinking numbers.

5/18/2022 3:39 PM

264 By allowing funding to other non-Olympic sports, sport may seem more accessible by moregroups of participants. This will allow the growth of the sport providing a better pool to find eliteathletes.

5/18/2022 12:09 PM

265 community involvment, government funding 5/18/2022 11:40 AM

266 Provide educational workshops to these organizations so they understand why certain policiesare being implemented. Help them with resources. Check on their progress!

5/18/2022 10:13 AM

267 Sponsorships and partnerships 5/18/2022 9:29 AM

268 More community based collaboration of programs - no need for high performance programsunder 12 yrs old - the average player would get better faster playing with better teammates andcompetition - have true select or rep teams for additional programming for those who aredeserving but not isolated separate programs

5/17/2022 9:45 PM

269 Centralize the leadership to bring high level participants together. 5/17/2022 9:45 PM

270 Removing the policies that are out dated 5/17/2022 9:28 PM

271 public and private funding required 5/17/2022 9:12 PM


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272 End wokeness 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

273 Monitoring, screening potential candidates for positions such as coaches, general staff etc,ethical assessments, and advance the UCCMS.

5/17/2022 4:58 PM

274 Allocate additional funds to the provision of additional facilities. 5/17/2022 3:56 PM

275 Take Norway's example, they emphasize fun and family / community engagement for muchlonger than Canada

5/17/2022 2:11 PM

276 More support from private sector as some companies do. RBC for example. 5/17/2022 1:35 PM

277 Fund atheletes for their training and then have them volunteer to train younger atheletes toreturn the favour

5/17/2022 1:22 PM

278 Finance 5/17/2022 12:47 PM

279 guidelines that specify percentages that have to be spent on sport limiting administration costs 5/17/2022 12:08 PM

280 Create a women-only category and an open category, where anyone who wants is free tocompete.

5/17/2022 11:16 AM

281 Less and better training, less competitions. Strong encouragement by coaches for athletes towork on their own development by themselves

5/17/2022 11:08 AM

282 Reduce the cost of programs. 5/17/2022 11:00 AM

283 legislating and committing resources to support a standard of competitive sport/HPopportunities within a geographic region

5/17/2022 10:42 AM

284 Better use of resources, educational opportunities for sport administrators, better oversight,more funding

5/17/2022 10:34 AM

285 More equal access for all sports to all levels of funding. Possibly even some sort of revenuesharing mechanism where larger sports in the country can help smaller ones.

5/17/2022 10:21 AM

286 Change the funding model and abolish OTP. 5/17/2022 9:25 AM

287 High performance athletes tend to live in poverty making it difficult to achieve performancegoals. Monetary bonuses are attached to winning medals (at the olympics, for example)perhaps some bonuses can be awarded for personal bests. As well, coaches need to betrained that winning and treating athletes with compassion are not mutually exclusive. In fact,coaching with compassion often leads to better performance.

5/16/2022 5:29 PM

288 continue to work with NSO's, PSO's, and sport agencies to share the funding burden. 5/16/2022 4:27 PM

289 Provide lists of available help. 5/16/2022 4:00 PM

290 >$ 5/16/2022 3:01 PM

291 Given the impact of sport and high performance on health, I would like to see more targetedfunding go to sport. The sport budget is about 1% of health.

5/16/2022 1:48 PM

292 More funding. 5/13/2022 5:07 PM

293 change the system 5/13/2022 9:45 AM

294 Align the whole system to maximize resources, increase training and increase funding from thefederal government for HP

5/12/2022 4:18 PM

295 Throw out the LTD and focus on people moving in a new system that works for their desires,goals, and opportunities.

5/12/2022 2:20 PM

296 Audit CCES for their inactivity towards organisations and predatory behaviour towards isolatingand misleading athletes. CCES seems to do nothing but prey on USports athletes Pull fundingfrom organisations when coaches are abusing athletes Empower athletes to have a voice intheir own safety

5/12/2022 1:01 PM

297 Additional funding directly to the athletes so they don't have stress or mental anguish on howto pay the bills

5/12/2022 12:15 PM

298 Third party (not funded or connected to sport organization) safe sport 5/11/2022 10:52 AM


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regulator/auditor/investigator. Athlete leadership, more athlete to organization dialogue.

299 Corporate partners for funding and policy changes for ADP and unethical behaviour. 5/11/2022 8:33 AM

300 Programs like RBC training ground but geared to younger age group 5/11/2022 7:54 AM

301 Equity in funding Commitment to women’s professional leagues. Look at what countriessmaller than Canada do to fund and sustain professional leagues - hockey, soccer &basketball. Sweden, Australia, Portugal. Funding from lotteries, corporate sponsors,TV deals,equal women’s & men’s sporting events on CBC, shared facilities & resources with Men’sprofessional teams/leagues

5/10/2022 9:29 PM

302 Focus on girls and underrepresented groups 5/10/2022 8:03 PM

303 Have the governing bodies share their books so that the public can see the inequality thatexists and require all organizations to provide equal access to equipment fields etc. only onceall that is required by either gender is filled the remaining availability is then available for others

5/10/2022 3:31 PM

304 Broader integration of use of spaces--mentoring--sharing 5/10/2022 2:10 PM

305 I'm not sure as I believe culturally we value certain types of athletes over others based onthings such as gender, the popularity of a sport, race etc.. resulting in certain people gettingway more opportunities, financial support, quality coaching, praise, exposure on tv, betterplaying facilities, etc. Read one comment board from an article on womens sport and thatsums up what their up against.

5/10/2022 1:25 PM

306 Generate alternative discourses that support a broader definition of success in sport beyond awin at all cost culture.

5/10/2022 11:46 AM

307 reduce costs, share upfront to athletes that there are means to support them 5/10/2022 11:37 AM

308 Make making Canada the fittest, healthiest and happiest nation on earth a priority. Invest. 5/9/2022 11:17 AM

309 Better leadership with the strength to make difficult decisions and bring a new vision 5/5/2022 5:23 PM

310 System realignment through the consolidation of national organizations (ie merging the COC,CPC, CSC, etc), plus a top down realignment of the NSO - PSO - Club structure in sport withsupport from Federal & Provincial sport ministries/departments.

5/5/2022 11:52 AM

311 clear goals 5/5/2022 11:44 AM

312 Make principles like values, inclusion, accessibility, development, etc. fundamentallyengrained at the core of sport. Anything performance based can still happen but it’s now builton the foundation

5/5/2022 9:45 AM

313 I am not sure 5/4/2022 9:44 PM

314 Sport funding and more access to professional development opportunities for coaches 5/4/2022 12:29 PM

315 More fun in early years, less specialization, focus on what girls are looking for as they mature,focus on the whole person and let the love of competing blossom more naturally

5/4/2022 9:43 AM

316 Bring back integrity and liability in sport. Make associations accountable for their failures andshortcomings.

5/2/2022 7:43 AM

317 More opportunities to certify leaders. 4/27/2022 10:45 AM

318 Communication and inclusion at the local level, making entry to the sport easier for non-traditional participants.

4/25/2022 1:58 PM

319 Move away from classroom-style learning and education requirements for coaches,practitioners and administrators.

4/21/2022 9:41 AM

320 Funding for organizational structure and community involvement over medals = money. ManyCanadian sports that had good communities had good success. Own The Podium hasdestroyed many sports communities. Medals over Morals is the new canada

4/13/2022 1:32 AM

321 making sure that the definition of HP sport is the same and consistant. 4/11/2022 11:36 AM

322 Funding, promotion of the sport, educate the leaders/organizations 4/11/2022 11:15 AM

323 An increase in funding but also a rethinking of how funding is allocated throughout the system 4/7/2022 12:47 PM


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with more going to development levels and curbing the growth of middlemen in highperformance sport

324 Governments should invest more and make it easier for sport organizations to offer donationreceipts to sponsors/donors

2/23/2022 1:05 PM

Q29 Please identify up to 3 priority areas that you/your organization feelare most important for the Competitive sport and High performance sport

contexts over the next 10 years:Answered: 437 Skipped: 458

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Values andethics (for...

Program designand delivery...

Athletedevelopment...

Coachdevelopment...

Officialdevelopment...

Partnershipsand...

Sport eventcompetition...

Systemperformance...



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45.08% 197

39.59% 173

64.76% 283

54.00% 236

13.96% 61

26.54% 116

22.20% 97

21.74% 95

5.03% 22



1 Player health and safety 7/6/2022 6:39 PM

2 Program design and delivery but NOT "guided by principles of LTAD" which are a distraction 6/24/2022 5:40 PM

3 value athletes' voices -- they are the game, they need to be heard 6/23/2022 11:42 AM

4 Stability - so many things have been changing so fast that volunteers are overwhelmed 6/23/2022 11:06 AM

5 Focus on Sport for Sport sake. Not greening or any of these other social issues that are notdirectly related to sport. Those issues are beyond the capacity of our sport system. We needto focus of sport.

6/16/2022 9:49 AM

6 Competencies - Beyond the technical, tactical and practical. We MUST insist on leadershipdevelopment - leader know thyself FIRST before you can lead others.

6/15/2022 4:11 PM

7 More funding to Women's artistic gymnastics to support the athletes and coaches to balancetheir life.

6/15/2022 11:38 AM

8 Resources are key. Until sport is clean, well managed and performative, winning additionalresources will be tough.

6/14/2022 10:32 AM

9 Support underserved areas with the financial means that creates a level playing field in alljurisdictions of thesport

6/13/2022 4:37 PM

10 coach development (compensation) 6/12/2022 6:01 PM

11 strategies to increase the numbers of female coaches (and other under represented groups) 6/3/2022 11:40 AM

12 System efficiency. We have created an overly complex system that does not need to be thiscomplicated.

6/1/2022 12:30 PM

13 All are priority areas that need to be improved upon 5/31/2022 1:46 PM

14 International and National hosting. Getting exposure to European style of play and othercountries teaches the players and coaches so much.

5/31/2022 1:37 PM

15 Facility development and renewal 5/28/2022 3:24 PM

16 Facilities and resources for PSO so that the above to actually happen 5/26/2022 7:32 PM


18 gender equity in funding and access; inclusion of under-represented populations 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

19 The single greatest barrier to excellence in the sport system is endemic and systemic racism, 5/26/2022 2:52 PM


Values and ethics (for example: safe, inclusive, fair)

Program design and delivery (for example: world class, guided by principles of Long-Term Development in Sport andPhysical Activity)

Athlete development (for example: access to quality coaching)

Coach development (for example: capacity, competencies)

Official development (for example: capacity, competencies)

Partnerships and collaboration (for example: system alignment, resource and facility sharing)

Sport event competition (for example: national hosting strategy, access to officials)

System performance (for example: organizational capacity, international representation and influence)



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which actively exclude large numbers of racialized Canadians and massively reduce the talentpool avaialable to national teams.

20 An ombudman or protection system for sport administrators 5/25/2022 10:32 AM

21 Careful to use world class rather than high performance when comparing to othersinternationally

5/19/2022 5:57 PM

22 Athlete personal development opportunities 5/10/2022 11:46 AM

Q30 What do you believe is the most pressing issue or priority for theCompetitive sport and High performance sport contexts? Please explain.


# RESPONSES DATE

1 We need to re-evaluate our values. Winning is a key part of high performance but at whatcost? Safe sport, physical/mental health of athletes?

7/12/2022 8:51 AM

2 Building financial sustainability into positions for coaches and coaching staff. 7/6/2022 3:19 PM

3 There are great athletes whose families cannot afford the fees to participate at the highestlevel. e.g team fees, travel costs, equipment costs

7/5/2022 11:37 AM

4 Available programs. Toronto has many high development programs while Windsor has minimal 7/5/2022 8:56 AM

5 Access to Major international competitions to provide opportunities for top athletes to eliminatethe need to travel to Europe and other far away destinations to compete

7/4/2022 2:27 PM

6 Ensuring that all participants including atheltes, coaches, support staff, and administrators feelsafe and welcomed in the environments they are participating in. This, along with theappropriate resources and supports will enable everyone to excel at the highest levels.

7/4/2022 10:34 AM

7 Pay to play, accessibility + inclusivity... 7/1/2022 12:01 PM

8 Program design is one area of consideration. The LTD is one framework for athletedevelopment, but it is subject to the same tendencies and potential toxic cultures that haveinformed these systems to date. Additional pathways to achieve high-performance levels mustbe engaged by NSOs and COC to move beyond athlete as product style developmentstrategies.

6/30/2022 10:31 AM

9 Access to necessary training and competition facilities 6/29/2022 11:34 AM

10 Not enough capacity in the sport system to support athletes at their stage of development (i.e.not all athletes develop at the same rate). At the community level, there is only enoughresources to support the kids that are at the forefront of their cohorts (i.e. the best kids).Anyone that is not in this "best" category doesn't get the same level of support and will not beable to catch up to the kid that gets twice as much coaching and practice time as the kid whomay be slightly more developmentally behind. The end result is the system currently narrowsits top athlete pool at a very early age.

6/29/2022 8:24 AM

11 Values and Ethics 6/28/2022 12:28 PM

12 The pressing issue in the competitive sport and high performance sport context is bullyingothers to try to make yourself look better. Bullying on the athlete itself, religion, level of sport,their family, race, identity, look, name

6/28/2022 11:44 AM

13 Funding and access to sustainable programming, coaching, and facilities. 6/27/2022 9:07 PM

14 Some coaches do not know how much work load to give an athlete according to their agecategory.

6/27/2022 2:54 PM

15 Safe sport. There are far too many terrible stories coming out lately. While it's good thatathletes can come forward, the patterns of abuse and maltreatment lately are revealing themassive power imbalances and win at all costs attitudes that permeate the system. NSOs

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need a complete overhaul of how they are funded, administered, and held transparentlyaccountable.

16 Values and ethics. We are just now starting to see toxic sport behaviours come to light. Thereneeds to continue to be a major culture shift to ensure the safety of our athletes at all ages.This will result in stronger and more competent athletes mentally emotionally and physically.

6/26/2022 9:09 AM

17 Universal standards and education on diversity and inclusion, youth mental health educationfor coaches

6/24/2022 7:53 PM

18 Officials are a major issue as there are not many to go around. There is a shortage of officialsin Athletics specifically and without officials, you cannot ensure the competitions are fair andrun well for all participants.

6/24/2022 6:38 PM

19 Cost 6/24/2022 5:46 PM

20 Reconsidering safe sport issues and finding a solution that is fit for purpose (and NOT theplans that I have seen proposed to date)

6/24/2022 5:40 PM

21 Getting control of safe sport in a logical, pragmatic way that works for all involved. 6/24/2022 1:04 PM

22 Reinforcement of values-based leadership and programming that is athlete centered. 6/24/2022 8:28 AM

23 Intimidation. And Bullying by leading players, on national team seen but ignored by coachesand management

6/24/2022 4:14 AM

24 Design and delivery as it must include answers to all barriers 6/23/2022 10:42 PM

25 Lack of competitions in Canada including Multi Sport events like the Commonwealth Games 6/23/2022 4:17 PM

26 Partenariats et collaboration: partage les pratiques exemplaires et unir les forces envers desprojets sportifs our optimiser les chances de réussite (d'exécution).

6/23/2022 12:12 PM

27 Sport system alignment and partnerships and collaboration. There is a thought that variouspartners are still in it for themselves and work with blinders on to advance their own mandate,without considering the full impact on others in the system. When this is appropriatelyaddressed, the Cdn sport system will become much more fluid and offer better opportunitiesfor athlete/coach development and create better environments for success of the field of play.

6/23/2022 11:57 AM

28 get rid of 'Own the Podium' and any aspect of a system based on LTD, money for medals andwin-at-all-costs

6/23/2022 11:42 AM

29 Organizational capacity. 6/23/2022 11:19 AM

30 Volunteerism there has been a big decrease in the amount of volunteers in recent years 6/23/2022 11:06 AM

31 Gender inequity 6/23/2022 10:37 AM

32 Again cost to individuals to participate in high level 6/23/2022 8:55 AM

33 As mentioned, improve the quality of coaching for competitive athletes looking toward highperformance sport.

6/23/2022 12:54 AM

34 the culture of sport - abuse/win at all cost 6/22/2022 10:16 PM

35 I don’t know. 6/22/2022 8:48 PM

36 Maintaining sport for life for the health of the aging population and the viability of sport withinthe community.

6/22/2022 8:18 PM

37 Lack of facilities 6/22/2022 6:06 PM

38 Eliminating Abuse and Harassment. 6/22/2022 4:58 PM

39 Trust in coaches providing a safe enviroment for the athletes to develop. 6/22/2022 2:34 PM

40 Resources includes facilities, funding and accredited coaches 6/22/2022 1:37 PM

41 Developing skills for both athletes and coaches 6/22/2022 11:55 AM

42 program delivery. Without some sound basic knowledge of athlete development not all athletesbenefit from existing programs.

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43 Athlete safety and support 6/22/2022 11:41 AM

44 Partnerships - working on funding and grassroots development. 6/22/2022 11:13 AM

45 Empowering athletes and coaches to be more emotionally intelligent - co-create trainingprograms, understand and agree to expectations and be accountable. Ensure that athletes andcoaches are properly trained to support each other and be proud to represent their sport andcountry. Hiring foreign coaches is not always the answer. Develop talent within Canada throughexisting coaching programs (NCCP, Advanced Coaching Diploma and other). Treat coaching asa profession - pay coaches and develop minimum training requirements include ethics training,screening and other safeguarding measures.

6/22/2022 11:10 AM

46 Implementation of the LTD to ensure the safe development of all athletes including minoritiessuch as women, people with impairments and POC.

6/22/2022 10:32 AM

47 If development is grounded in lived common values, the system (the other two choices Ipicked) will support all of the other parts.

6/22/2022 10:30 AM

48 Appropriate funding 6/22/2022 10:23 AM

49 Making sure coaches are ethical and do not violate codes of conduct or abuse athletes 6/22/2022 10:13 AM

50 Values and ethics are very important; however, this focus should not be so overwhelming as tocompletely throw out all the other progress that has been made in last ten years

6/22/2022 9:50 AM

51 See response above 6/21/2022 1:48 PM



54 Exclusion to women or people sharing opinions that could change for the better 6/20/2022 2:39 PM

55 Partnership and collaboration 6/20/2022 12:47 PM

56 Values and ethics - the issues that are coming to light at the national level (e.g. bobsleigh,gymnastics) have an impact across the entire sport system

6/20/2022 11:21 AM

57 Ensuring these athletes are receiving evidence-based fitness, health and wellness training thatfocuses primarily on mental health, injury prevention, and sustained game play.

6/19/2022 5:42 PM

58 More quality facilities 6/19/2022 11:30 AM

59 Funding 6/19/2022 11:25 AM

60 Removing these new silly woke policies... different people are better or worse at differentthings.... so outcomes will differ

6/19/2022 1:03 AM

61 Unorganized, corrupt NSO 6/18/2022 9:38 PM

62 EARLY EDUCATION THAT SPORT IS SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND GOOD FUN.AND THATTRYING MANY SPORTS BEFORE THE AGE OF 15 CAN BRING A PERSON TO ALIFELONG LOVE OF PLAYING SPORT, NOT MERELY WATCHING SPORTS BEINGPLAYED.

6/18/2022 3:14 PM

63 Money! Tennis Canada “lives” from year to year! Much of the great successes of our finetennis players can be traced back to the provincial tennis associations who have more moneyto support their programmes.

6/17/2022 9:47 PM

64 Safety 6/17/2022 7:26 PM

65 Safe sport issues stemming from poor governance models and a lack of professional qualitystaff and accountability.

6/17/2022 11:44 AM

66 Développer des occassions pour les athletes canadiens de compétitionne à domicile 6/17/2022 11:36 AM

67 It should be providing a safe environment where athletes feel they can trust coaches and HPdirectors, not have personal disclosures used against them, no discminiation based on gender,age etc.

6/17/2022 11:20 AM

68 Attracting quality athletes and coaches. Reducing the « politics » that is currently ruining somesports

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69 High quality coaches and accessibility to courses to achieve qualifications easily 6/17/2022 8:25 AM

70 Visibilité 6/16/2022 8:46 PM

71 Costs and facilities 6/16/2022 4:15 PM

72 the preparation and support. 6/16/2022 12:00 PM

73 Athlete development. the athletes need to be given the opportunity to participate at the rightlevel, regardless of financial barriers and other limitors such as the covid exempted athlete list.No done fairly to allow for future development.

6/16/2022 10:38 AM

74 Lack of funding and support for the National Sport Federations. Our sport leaders, CEOs, EDs,HPDs, Coaches etc are burned out. With all the pressures coming from government, socialmedia, main stream media, lack of increase in funding... who would want to work in sport? Weneed to start valuing and funding our sport leaders and stop putting increase pressure on them-More demands-less funding seems to be what has been happening over the last ten years andthis is not helping anyone.

6/16/2022 9:49 AM

75 For most sports there is no talent identification or means to get the athletes with a knack for acertain sports to the coaches with a knack to coach those sports. In China or Russia they putall the incentives of the Capitalist business model into their competitive sports system toprove that socialism works, yet here in Canada we are too nice, we try to be fair and socialisticto prove that Capitalism doesn't work. (OK before Own the Podium finally stepped in) HoweverOTP can't help the next tier down. In Eastern block countries they SUPPORT the top coachesfull programs. We can't beat China by having more money or a bigger talent pool, so we haveto find and develop outliers. This requires talent identification. France integrates sport intoschooling while in Canada instead of an occasional gym class it is a few stride jumps in theclassroom! This is not making sport an important part of our culture.

6/16/2022 1:42 AM

76 Safety for the athletes. They need to be able to train in a manner where they can reach theirfull potential in a manner without being abused. Sport at the competitive and high performancelevel should lead to excellence - but a child's wellbeing should NEVER be sacrificed in order toreach for excellence.

6/16/2022 12:02 AM

77 Just access for athletes who can't necessarily afford to commit to 16+ hours a week, spendingan extra $5K+ per year for sport is a lot for most families.

6/15/2022 7:56 PM

78 Developing a gymnastics specific model with more specifics regarding yearly training plansand injury management that coaches can use as concrete guidance with managing highperformance athletes and parents. Often there seems to be a disconnect and we as coachesdon't want to push too much but we have to manage expectations too.

6/15/2022 7:49 PM

79 I don't know 6/15/2022 7:30 PM

80 Healthy, human sport. Leadership development of coaches. 6/15/2022 4:11 PM

81 Athlete safety 6/15/2022 3:11 PM

82 Keeping focused in LTAD ..... not glowing results 6/15/2022 1:26 PM

83 Athlete Development- without a clear path for coaches, athletes and their organizations tofollow, achieving at a high level is even more difficult and leads to burnout, injuries, etc.

6/15/2022 12:20 PM

84 Coach development, our coach education systems are lacking at the high end. We seem tohave great education until the competition introduction phase, and then it tapers off.

6/15/2022 12:04 PM

85 financial support of players 6/15/2022 12:04 PM

86 Aside from cost we also need help to train more coaches and make this process morestreamlined

6/15/2022 11:55 AM

87 School support - training during the day! 6/15/2022 11:38 AM

88 Financial support 6/15/2022 11:35 AM

89 Values, ethics & education to ensure athletes are and feel safe from any abuse/mis-treatmentfrom coaches/officials

6/15/2022 11:13 AM

90 athlete pools and access to enough domestic (or NA) competitive events with a deep enoughpool of competition

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91 Lack of athlete funding and access to resources. Gyms, therapy, athlete psychologist 6/14/2022 9:41 PM

92 Incompetent people at high levels running sport 6/14/2022 1:41 PM

93 Delivery of competitive and high performance sport in the context of the current issues aroundWelcoming and Safe sport. Values and ethics have been around for decades withmodifications and updates as required. Our issue doesn't seem to be the design or evenimplementation of this area but in the evaluation and accountability areas. It is working, if not,how do we fit it? Who should be leading it?

6/14/2022 1:31 PM

94 Providing more funding in this domain 6/14/2022 11:07 AM

95 The average Canadian can't relate to high performance sport and, other than Nationalism, haslimited utility for it. Cleaning up or organizations, showing real life leadership and growing thefeeder groups is priority. For example, the gains we've made in gender equity are invisible tomost.

6/14/2022 10:32 AM

96 Making competitions accessible to those who do not drive. 6/14/2022 9:05 AM

97 Expanding the base of coaches and officials on all sport 6/14/2022 8:39 AM

98 Partnership and collaboration 6/14/2022 8:11 AM

99 Women’s sports must be treated the exact same as men’s sports - that means the samepriorities in investment, communication, support during a pandemic etc

6/13/2022 6:38 PM

100 Eliminating abuse of athletes and coach misconduct 6/13/2022 4:54 PM

101 making accessibility and opportunities the same in all jurisdictions 6/13/2022 4:37 PM

102 Financial burden on athletes. Too many athletes have to pay their own way in order torepresent Canada.

6/13/2022 2:06 PM

103 Either (1) Safe sport and concerns of athlete mis-treatment, or (2) general in-accessibility andhow cost-prohibitive competitive sport is in Canada

6/13/2022 1:10 PM

104 . 6/13/2022 12:52 PM

105 I believe it is the ongoing systemic racism that permeates many organisations, not just sports.It prompts people to favour people who look like them. So you look at it from my perspectiveas the parent of an athlete that represents Canada in a winter sport, who was also the ONLYathlete of colour in the entire team. ALL of the athletes in the development team were movedto the National : except one. ALL of the atheletes received FUNDING : except one. ALL of theathletes were invited and included in a training camp leading up to the winter olympics : exceptone. I want you to think about this and figure out which athlete was excluded. This is the mostpressing issue.

6/13/2022 12:39 PM

106 Our athletes are underpaid with sometimes unclear pathways to develop and take the nextstep. This is made increasingly difficult by the variation in governance across the country - thisis also not specific to one sport. Many suffer from this same issue and it ends up forcing ourhigh level athletes to take on a lot more than they should and it means many athletes “slipthrough the cracks” of the system and end up not continuing with their development.

6/13/2022 12:08 PM

107 Bias at the decision making level . 6/13/2022 11:28 AM

108 Funding 6/13/2022 11:27 AM

109 support and visibility 6/13/2022 11:17 AM

110 Communication. Politics. 6/13/2022 10:15 AM

111 n/a 6/12/2022 6:01 PM

112 Lack of sport for Amateur/Semi-pro teams providing a pathway from college/youth sports intothe professional game

6/11/2022 4:40 PM

113 Getting back into in person competitions and the fears/policies of how to run in person eventsincluding spectators without detriment to the organizations with ever changing world issues.Funding from events can affect an organizations financial situation quite a lot. Also, the issuesabout inappropriate harassment and respect in the workplace in sport.

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114 Safeguarding and protecting the rights of athletes. 6/11/2022 9:07 AM

115 The right structures to support the items mentioned above 6/10/2022 6:16 PM

116 Additional capacity for sport organizations, both for administration (for all levels of sport), andfor training/hiring the most highly qualified professional sport technical leadership.

6/10/2022 3:58 PM

117 Lack of collaboration between provinces; they rather fight to appear more strong and/ororganized than collaborate with the goal of sport development/growth.

6/9/2022 8:52 AM

118 Having a pathway up to and including adulthood, so competitive sports are available for moreindividuals their entire life, not just elite athletes having opportunities as adults.

6/8/2022 5:22 PM

119 athlete development 6/8/2022 4:15 PM

120 Adequate level of funding support reflecting the inflation level for AAP, Coaching salaries andprogram delivery

6/8/2022 11:10 AM

121 mental health 6/8/2022 7:31 AM

122 Stop giving out participation ribbons. Athletes must understand that you do not get a pat on theback just for trying. Sometimes we may be unsuccessful and that is OK.

6/7/2022 12:41 PM

123 Transparency in development of athletes, coaches and officials. 6/7/2022 9:53 AM

124 Funding, self explanatory 6/6/2022 12:14 PM

125 Structured system of play + connected pathway... organization, a unified system that connectsall levels regardless if its Pro, semi-pro, amateur, etc. For example, in soccer, using theEnglish system as an example: the tier levels of soccer are clearly defined and visible foreveryone to know: 1. Premier League, 2. Championship, 3. League One, 4. League Two, 5.National League, etc. and in between those there are U23, U21 levels depending on theposition of the clubs. In Canada, in soccer we have a few tiers defined but the rest unclear: 1.CPL/MLS, 2. - no defined 2nd tier, 3. L1O, PLSQ, L1BC, 4. - not defined, etc There is no mainconnection between tiers, 1,2,3,4,5,6,etc should all be connected and defined. This is muchharder since Canada is such a huge country and provinces are separated by vast space buteach province can have their own tier that connects/equals tiers of other provinces.. If Icurrently live in Ontario, I have no idea what the 3rd tier, 4th tier is in BC, Alberta, Quebec, etc.it all seems like a mess in Canada, needs to be defined and clear

6/4/2022 9:32 PM

126 Coaching. Retaining good coaches to continue to develop and create solid programs forathletes to thrive in

6/4/2022 2:47 PM

127 More practice time 6/4/2022 7:33 AM

128 A review of how money is spent - the Own the Podium model has a narrow, unhealthful focusthat only benefits athletes/programs who were likely going to succeed anyways.

6/3/2022 11:40 AM

129 See previous 6/3/2022 10:06 AM

130 Funding needs to go direct to sport and away from intermediaries. Sports for the most part arereading for this. I would not have said this 15 years ago, however, sports get it now. Wheresports have lost their way, I feel it has been a function of intermediaries influencing decisionmaking that has resulted in bad decisions most specifically around 'safe sport' and 'values'

6/3/2022 9:33 AM

131 Gender equality for women 6/2/2022 3:53 PM

132 Affordability for the less privileged players. 6/2/2022 9:10 AM

133 Program design and delivery. Creating the clear and supported pathways from youth talent IDstraight through to high performance programs is by far the most crucial aspect of creating agood high performance program. It allows for talent development without heavy reliance onindividual coaches etc.

6/2/2022 8:05 AM

134 Access to quality coaching 6/2/2022 7:45 AM

135 politics as we will not achieve anything significant if decisions were made with politicsinvolved.

6/1/2022 9:50 PM

136 Funding 6/1/2022 7:07 PM

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an athlete looks at their last competition as the best event of their life!

138 Concerte developmental pathways and access to play at the youth level. 6/1/2022 4:35 PM

139 Athlete wellness. The stresses and financial challenges for athletes at this level are immense.They are young adults and need a web of support.

6/1/2022 3:25 PM

140 The lack of high performance facilities really hurts the ability for more amount of organizationsto succeed

6/1/2022 3:23 PM

141 "Business as usual" is not progress. 6/1/2022 12:30 PM

142 Top organizational management. The athletes are there, are wonderful and ready to train andcompete. The CEOs are following personal agendas that harm athletes (rowing is undergoing athird party review this week for these reasons, and the results will be made public, like rugby,bobsleigh and gymnastics).

6/1/2022 10:57 AM

143 proper coaching and equipment needed 6/1/2022 10:04 AM

144 Cultural shift that allows respectful athlete input with coaching expertise. 6/1/2022 8:41 AM

145 Canada has winter when rowing must shut down. Support for off season training should includemore rowing tanks where this can occur.

6/1/2022 6:58 AM

146 Not getting the best players because of cost and politics 5/31/2022 7:04 PM

147 We need to fix the stigma that high performance has right now and change the mind set ofparents and athletes, that not everyone can be a top sports performer

5/31/2022 5:36 PM

148 Lack of systematic assessment of policy and program implementation 5/31/2022 4:37 PM

149 Communication when decisions are made in the sport community 5/31/2022 3:55 PM


151 Providing safe sport opportunities for all participants. 5/31/2022 9:29 AM

152 The need for a higher level of competition in Canada, athletes as well as coaches and officials,have more opportunities for a higher level of sport outside Canada

5/30/2022 11:14 PM

153 Les partenariats et collaboration - les commanditaires, le financement à long terme,l'implication de la société civile, des sports/équipes professionnelles et/ou installations etc.

5/30/2022 4:19 PM

154 Athlete development and access to quality coaching. 5/30/2022 1:36 PM

155 Equitable talent development and more consistent professional pathways. Sports (my sportespecially) has become so expensive and out of touch with the idea of talent, that coachesprimarily identify kids/adolescents with strong financial backing and elevate those athletesbecause they're guaranteed to have more objective success in the short run based only on thefact they can more easily afford to participate. This means athletes of lower socioeconomicbackgrounds lose out on quality coaching, and they will be underdeveloped in relation to theirpeers due to no fault of their own. Time and time again I see talented athletes lose hope anddesire to participate because the financial barriers are so unrealistic and the professionalopportunities in this country are so sparse that they either quit or move abroad to pursue amore realistic pathway to development.

5/29/2022 10:31 AM

156 Athlete support is also a pressing issue! High level athletes, or those on the cusp, struggle tomake ends meet and to afford not only training and travel, but everyday expenses.

5/28/2022 3:24 PM

157 See answer to previous question. Canadians only watch amateur sport in the few weeksaround the Olympics. The Olympics are being used as political Pawns.

5/28/2022 2:13 PM

158 Athlete mental health 5/28/2022 1:09 AM

159 Internal politics 5/27/2022 8:27 PM

160 Consistent coaching 5/27/2022 6:28 PM

161 Keeping individuals in the sport long enough to develop world class athletes. 5/27/2022 3:50 PM

162 Values and ethics, these priniciples are the foundation upon which the other areas rest.Furthermore, I would add that there are a number opportunity bottlenecks and insufficient

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opportunities for female coaches to progress.to the high performance delivery

163 Lack of focus on base from which high performance draws 5/27/2022 3:35 PM

164 Partnerships and collaboration (including internationally) 5/27/2022 2:09 PM

165 Inclusivity, the competitive side of sports can exclude players who do not meet the "criteria" ofbeing an athlete

5/27/2022 11:47 AM

166 funding 5/27/2022 11:31 AM

167 Loss of youth athletes before they reach developmental peak 5/26/2022 8:32 PM

168 Lacjk of support financially for our athletes and PSO 5/26/2022 7:32 PM

169 Coaching. Again, this is a central piece that brings all the other parts together. 5/26/2022 5:38 PM

170 Athlete development should be driven by LTAD and the "whole athlete" approach.Clubs/organisations that do nothing but chase the gold medal need to adjust their strategies forthe long term success of the athlete AND the sport....not the Team or the Club.

5/26/2022 5:28 PM

171 Coach development. If the coaches are developed better then it will funnel down to increasingthe development of the athletes

5/26/2022 4:52 PM

172 Nation-wide opportunities for athletes not located where the NSO is located. 5/26/2022 4:40 PM

173 Athletes Training: need for low-cost access to high-quality facilities and coaching 5/26/2022 4:01 PM

174 System performance 5/26/2022 3:48 PM

175 Governance and accountability of NSOs; funding gap 5/26/2022 3:42 PM

176 Funding in three levels: 1) to develop HPAs from CSOs, 2) to support HPAs during their"productive" life, and 3) to support HPAs in "retirement". 1) CSOs need funding to create thedaily training environment required to develop HPAs. 2) HPAs need funding to be able to livewhile their "job" is to train and compete. If it is their job and the country or the province areexpecting results from them they need to pay for that dedication. 3) After the time they havedevoted to be a HPAs it is only fair that they get some kind of retirement pension.

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177 Affordability. 5/26/2022 3:01 PM

178 Inclusion, respect and equity: High performance is not just for big men. Sport Canada shouldsupport sports/events that can demonstrate that they are competitive at a high level (andregardless of whether it is an Olympic event). This will broaden inclusion in sport, and in turnthe appeal and long term benefits of sport.

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179 Partnership and collaboration. Currently the sport system lacks cohesion. 5/26/2022 2:54 PM

180 Sport Canada is either unwilling or incapable of living-up to its rhetoric about creating a sportsystem that reflects Canadian values.

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181 Referee development has fallen behind the development of athletes and coaches 5/26/2022 12:41 PM

182 I don't think that all athletes trust that the system recognize that programs should athlete(development) centred.

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183 Financial resources 5/26/2022 11:41 AM

184 Making it more affordable - this is where you can develop superstars in the making. 5/26/2022 12:14 AM

185 There needs to be other pathways into competitive sport outside of expensive club leagues,and there need to be pathways that allow you to enter into comp sport even after highschool.In the volleyball example, if your parents can't afford to put (and keep!) you in OVA, what otheroptions are there? And once you're out of highschool, then what? There are no real avenues forathlete development in adulthood. I don't think scholarships or a few funded positions for clubleagues are enough, because over and over again I see those go to the kids who may not evenhave the best abilities, but since they're the tallest they get time and training invested in themwhile good players go undeveloped. The best example of a solution I've seen so far is OntarioMasters Athletics. Even though I wasn't able to pursue club or varsity track, OMA fosterstraining and competition at a high level where you can still be/become an accomplished runnerbecause there is no 'prime'. Contrast that to volleyball where, according to OVA's athletedevelopment plan, females max out their potential at age 32... and then we get relegated to the

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pastures of adult rec leagues for all eternity, I guess? It would be really awesome if the peopleat OVA (and all leagues, really) would be like, 'I bet there are women over the age of 32 whowould be interested in Learning to Win and Competing to Win, and you know what? I thinkthey're worth it!! Let's make some programs that value their competitive spirit and help developthe athletic abilities of women in Ontario outside of the 500 who got to play varsity thanks tothe privilege that got them into the pipeline when they were 12."

186 Partnerships and Para support and Integration through PSO / NSOs 5/25/2022 6:23 PM

187 Lack of facilities, lack of quality, lack of knowledge to maintain and develop these facilities. 5/25/2022 11:58 AM

188 This system needs to be completely vacated and restructured. Low levelemployees/participants need a mechanism to evaluate "higher ups". Boards of directors shouldno longer be operational nor out of touch with what actually is happening. The whole structureis flawed and incompetent. Toxicity does not just sit with coaches and athletes it is deeplyrampant through out the entire system.

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189 All 3 are equally important We need Canadian coaches to have consistency in programs. Weneed local competition to build athletes.

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190 Funding and sustainability. I’m many cases pay to play does not mean you are fielding thebest team of athletes but rather those who have privilege and can afford to pay for their owntraining, tournaments (even at an international level)

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191 The sport structure in Canada needs to be revamped. High performance should mean it is runby professionals in the field and select HP athletes should be considered as professionals withthe support and protections all career minded professionals deserve, such as being safe fromabuse

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192 Treating athletes well 5/24/2022 6:57 PM

193 Recruitment and training of coaches locally so that athletes obtain appropriate starts to theircompetitive careers

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194 Creating opportunities for true healthy high performance. These should not be mutuallyexclusive and can incorporate mental, physical, emotional and social health.

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195 Physical infrastructure. I believe that to a great extent "build it and they will come". Goodfacilities will attract athletes, coaches, sponsors, public

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196 n/a 5/24/2022 12:45 AM

197 Stopping Wokeness from destroying women (adult human female) and girls sport. 5/23/2022 3:41 PM

198 Funding. High performance sport doesn’t have the funding required at the base levels to do allthat is demanded. Preferred governance models are more expensive than previous generationvolunteer governance, effective conflict resolution requires resources, and a preference toadversarial conflict resolution is expensive… not to mention to increase costs of absolutelyeverything with no increase in funding. Either more money is required or the system needs tobe re-engineered to be less $-intense!

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199 Values based 5/22/2022 9:52 PM

200 Design and development of individualized development programs. 5/22/2022 1:56 PM

201 Cost. There are better athletes lost to financial barriers and thus not involved. 5/21/2022 11:23 PM

202 How do we create a world class athletic pool while creating a safe, inclusive, athlete centeredecosystem. We can make winning a priority without sacrificing the mental and physical healthof our athletes.

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203 Safety of athletes (i.e., Safe Sport) 5/21/2022 11:06 AM

204 Professionalization of the sport system, including athlete to coach/sport org relationships.Developing structural/organizational efficiencies. An even clearer Safe Sport System (clearsimple steps, forced accountability).

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205 System performance 5/20/2022 12:47 PM

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207 System performance: too many expectations on NSO with limited financial and staffingresources to deliver on major system change. Need Sport Canada to start building someprograms or pieces that require less operating in silos, more collaboration. Less that 60+NSOs are building their own policies where Sport Canada could easily build and direct thestandard policy that could be sportified, ex would be an Official Languages Policy

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208 With a lot of new competitive systems, there's a large barrier in the form of policy and rulesspecific to each system. They each have benefits, but it can be difficult to transition when thepolicy is not easily accessible or comprehensible. For younger athletes too, there is often adesire to be able to pursue different areas of sport in a competitive setting, and develop morebeginner conducive environments for sports like gymnastics and synchronized swimming, somore kids can enjoy competitive sport without having to devote dozens of hours each week toit would be a great way to open it to more athletes.

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209 Development to fill gaps 5/19/2022 5:57 PM

210 Culture: HP sport is incredibly toxic in all sports. Tying funding to performance creates ahostile environment regardless of what an organization has for values, processes, procedures,etc.

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211 Safe sport related concerns 5/19/2022 12:45 PM

212 further professionalization of the Coach position and provide financial support to the volunteerOfficials

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213 Abuse of athletes. This should never happen in any sport. 5/19/2022 10:17 AM

214 Funding for athletes to support their choice to pursue high performance sport. Athletes begin tofeel the pressures of needing a career outside of sport because currently being a national teammember does not pay enough to begin saving for long term. Most are living pay cheque to paycheque of their carding money, or operating at a loss and compiling debt each year they decideto compete. It’s not sustainable and Canadian sport will never reach its true potential as longas athletes are forced to choose between their sport and their post sport lives.

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215 Availability and easy access 5/19/2022 7:39 AM

216 Good governance with appropriate safeguards to ensure athlete interests. See above. 5/19/2022 6:37 AM

217 Development of quality coaches 5/19/2022 5:27 AM

218 Facility development 5/18/2022 10:46 PM

219 Low population centers requiring travel for meaningful competition 5/18/2022 7:23 PM

220 Training for identified high performance athletes. There isn't enough training opportunities totrain more athletes to the national level, so the amount that reach that level is limited.

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221 Increase participation, but do it strategically in sports that can be delivered to the masses andcost effectively. Scaling up participation creates models that allow funding of elite coachingand athlete development. It also get more and retains more participants because we don'tknow who will be elite at young ages. Need to keep as many in the sport as possible, as longas possible.

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222 Need to clean up the administrative and coaching portions of sports. too much abuse ofathletes by coaching predators

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223 Athlete development. Athletes need access to proper resources, coaching, training, nutrition -and this starts from the grassroots level.

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224 Inclusion. 5/18/2022 9:29 AM

225 Reduce barriers such as cost 5/17/2022 9:45 PM

226 Policies in place do not allow elite players to develop. 5/17/2022 9:28 PM

227 Wokeness 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

228 Safety both physical and emotional 5/17/2022 4:58 PM

229 Two items: Lack of Facilities and Lack of Coaching. 5/17/2022 3:56 PM

230 Too disjointed and focussed on the few that make it through the system - need to be broader 5/17/2022 2:11 PM


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based and integrated without pressure to train or excel too heavily too early

231 Keeping young people on sport pathway. 5/17/2022 1:35 PM

232 sport injury rehabilitation and psychology costs 5/17/2022 1:22 PM

233 Financement 5/17/2022 12:47 PM

234 values and ethics 5/17/2022 12:08 PM

235 Biological men competing in women's sports. 5/17/2022 11:16 AM

236 More is not better, coaches cannot be at their best 5-7 times a week. They will leave the sportor some good ones will not get into it

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237 access and affordability for non-male, non-able bodied, non-binary athletes 5/17/2022 10:42 AM

238 Strategic funding 5/17/2022 10:34 AM

239 Safety - there have been far too many issues of athlete concerns or reports of inappropriatebehavior in recent years. It severely deters athletes from entering the high performancestream, which has a trickle down affect for the entire sport.

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240 no transwomen (biological men identifying as women) in women's sports 5/17/2022 10:16 AM

241 Safe Sport!!! Our sport system needs an independent sport body that oversees NSO’s, PSO’s,and coverage for university and college athletes who due to jurisdictional issues are currentlywithout any kind of independent safe sport body (even the current “mechanism” being proposedby the current Minister of Sport doesn’t cover athletes in the Canadian university and collegesystem which is a key pathway).

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242 Making sure athletes are safe and taken care of. Additional education and supports for mentalhealth related issues.

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243 Barriers to entry to sport, including funding and awareness. NSO's and PSO's putting pressureon athletes to streamline them too early. sport.

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244 Lack of funding for coaching. 5/16/2022 4:00 PM

245 Lack of money. Sports/sports personnel are forced to cut corners, make unethical decisions,to survive.

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246 Funding streams 5/16/2022 1:48 PM

247 focus on winning at all costs is detrimental to the rest of the system 5/13/2022 9:45 AM

248 System alignment (no more turf wars between jurisdictions and organizations) 5/12/2022 4:18 PM

249 System performance - Canada has several of the top 10 kinesiology programs in the world yetit feels like we largely fail our competitive and elite athletes by not leveraging these resources

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250 So much funding at NSO level is based on performance and on demand performance thatsafety and sound decision making may be overlooked

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251 Values and ethics is the most pressing issue. Athletes are underfunded, unprotected, andoverworked.

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252 Development and promotion of women’s professional leagues 5/10/2022 9:29 PM

253 Safe sport 5/10/2022 8:03 PM

254 Inequality in the planning and availability of high level training for our national teams. Look atthe disparity of training for our national baseball teams

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255 Partnerships and Collaboration--revenue generation vs. athlete development (pitted againsteach other more often than not)...creative solutions needed to meet needs of both

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256 Equal opportunity to quality coaching and facilities for high performance athletes 5/10/2022 1:25 PM

257 Need for autonomy supportive coaching and a shift away from hegemonic masculine standards 5/10/2022 11:46 AM

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259 I believe the value and ethics line can be a part of sports at all levels, but we need to invest inthe best coaches and facilities and sport science in the world. We need to invest enoughwhere risks can be taken and innovation possible.

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260 Poor leadership 5/5/2022 5:23 PM

261 Funding. 5/5/2022 11:52 AM

262 identity crises 5/5/2022 11:44 AM

263 Re: first comment 5/5/2022 9:45 AM

264 Coach development 5/5/2022 9:13 AM

265 Mental health of athletes - links as well to women in sport and looking at the athlete moreholistically

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266 Associations are not held accountable for their failures and poor records. 5/2/2022 7:43 AM


268 Resolving the paradox created by Own The Podium of maximizing medals, which often castsaside the next level of the pyramid of athletes and coaches in favour of top results, makinglong term retention in the competitive environment very difficult.

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269 Despite there being constant communication around alignment and collaboration existingacross the HP sport system, when you are working within it, it is obvious that it is non-existent. There are too many competing interests and the competition for limited resources andlimited credit creates significant animosity between sport partners which ultimately tricklesdown through these groups to the athletes and coaches.

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270 Own the Podium has destroyed the meaning of Sport. The Canadian Olympic Committee hassupported the loss of values in Canada with Own the Podium. Canada has lost its way.Canada has lost alot of respect in the sports world.

4/13/2022 1:32 AM

271 Proactively creating positive sport environments that respect the dignity of all participants ashuman beings

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272 Access the facilities for training and competition purposes, including sport hosting. 4/11/2022 11:36 AM

273 In some sports, lack of training facilities and competition level facilities in Canada 4/7/2022 12:47 PM

274 Inadequate funding. Canada is very efficient in how it uses its funding (cf. SPLISS study) butthere is only so much it can do. If Canadian medals are important internationally, there shouldbe more funding to match that stated importance

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Q31 In your opinion, what is the largest barrier to delivering on theCanadian Sport Policy values and principles in the Sport for development

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1 Existing programs which focus on high achievement. Available time in facilities developed toachieve excellence is dominated by pursuit of achievement. The cost of building andmaintaining those facilities quickly makes them available only to elite participants

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2 Sport for development has been hampered by its relationship to colonial practices thatconstitute an extension of oppressive structures not implemented into areas that are high riskand subject to the most marginalization within society. SfD often is seen as the "best possibleoutcome" as a delivery mechanism for communities at the outset rather than understandingthe unique consideration of the community before any programming is designed, implemented,and assessed for appropriateness. Racialized, Indigenous, and other communities are oftentargeted in ill-conceived ways to implement sport without consideration of the organizational

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structure upholding aspects of oppression unseen by the program administration, and byimplementing inflict additional harm on those communities.

3 Facility availabilty and qualified dedicated coaching 6/29/2022 10:47 PM

4 No barriers just require priorities and concerted processes to achieve. 6/29/2022 11:36 AM

5 Funding 6/27/2022 9:19 PM

6 Failure of governments at all levels, including ministries of education and school boards toinvest in developmental sport. They're too preoccupation with performances, medals, results,etc.

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7 the failure to consider athletes' social and human development at most levels of sport; ifeducation focused exclusively on academic achievement, the education systems in Canadawould be as messed up as the sport systems are now

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8 More awareness of sport which can develop athletes 6/23/2022 8:59 AM

9 Cost of NCCP courses 6/22/2022 6:14 PM

10 Access to programs 6/22/2022 11:48 AM

11 People do know always connect sport (technical/tactical) with the larger and one would arguemost important aspects of the opportunities sport provides.

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12 Access to all sports for all people; affordability. 6/22/2022 11:15 AM

13 Access to opportunites outside of major centers 6/22/2022 10:38 AM

14 Guidance is needed on how to integrate LGBTQ2S+ athletes into development sport.Particularly, trans athletes. What group do they compete with (male or female?)

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15 changing peoples mindset 6/22/2022 10:22 AM

16 Values and behaviours in large urban centres 6/20/2022 8:11 PM

17 access to LTAD information 6/20/2022 3:10 PM

18 Not enough venues to perform sport at a higher level 6/19/2022 5:44 PM

19 accessibility to the curling ice rink 6/19/2022 1:38 PM

20 Facility quality 6/19/2022 11:27 AM

21 Silly woke policies 6/19/2022 1:05 AM

22 The use of drugs should be monitored very closely 6/18/2022 10:09 PM

23 Funding 6/17/2022 10:02 AM

24 Jurisdictions 6/16/2022 4:16 PM

25 sometimes weather 6/16/2022 10:23 AM

26 funding 6/16/2022 9:49 AM

27 Multicultural representation in sport. 6/15/2022 7:58 PM

28 Better funding for individuals who do not have the financial ability to participate in suchprogrammes.By bee

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29 Coach education - to focus on sport as development... instead of focusing on finding the nextsuper athlete

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30 communication and involvement of sport leaders at the local level, in diverse communities 6/15/2022 8:37 AM

31 Not enough inclusive events for athletes to grow 6/14/2022 9:44 PM

32 Facilites 6/14/2022 12:23 PM

33 Lack of access to facilities/sport 6/14/2022 11:09 AM

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35 lack of accessibility for all participants 6/13/2022 4:44 PM

36 There must be more coaches working in the industry not only in major provinces but acrossCanada

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37 Encouraging and finding a way for the interested to participate. 6/13/2022 12:26 PM

38 Sustainability of personnel staying in the system for various reasons. 6/13/2022 11:32 AM

39 leadership 6/13/2022 11:18 AM

40 LTAD restrictions 6/12/2022 6:15 PM

41 the old boys and old girls club that has too much power in Canadian sport and who are takingall the $ in sport

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42 Lack of financial support for Amateur/Semi-pro teams providing pathway from college/youth topro-sports

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43 Done in silos; 6/11/2022 9:11 AM

44 Communication 6/9/2022 8:56 AM

45 Sport development doesn't start early enough in schools, I remember when I was in elementaryschool and highschool, it just seemed like it was going through the motions, it wasn't asdeveloped and it wasn't teaching us important values to advance us as young athletes towardsour potential athletic goals, it wasn't serious enough to prepare us for taking the step to anotherlevel of competition.... but also as individuals in the world, athletes are usually different kind oflearners and learn most of their values through sport

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46 Pandemic recovery. People are still hesitant to get back out there or whether it's safe for kidsto be out there

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47 the focus on sport as a entity independent of academics 6/3/2022 11:36 PM

48 Sometimes investment in sport is too predicated on high performance success and as suchthere is a vicious circle where High Performance success, keeps key decision makersemployed and therefore funding on development is in many cases lacking.

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49 I think the current context positions sport for development as something that happens outsideof Canada - that sport is a gift we share with the so-called third world. In reality, sport can be adevelopment tool here in Canada, and people are sometimes surprised to realize that third-world level conditions can exist here too.

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50 financial barriers are stopping and slowing down devwlopment 6/2/2022 6:09 AM

51 Overly focused on high performance results 6/1/2022 9:23 PM

52 Parents and coaches who not take a long term perspective on the benefits of sport fordevelopment

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53 Trying too hard to deliver on values and principles. Sport should be fun and when we overlaytoo much policy and bureaucracy, it stifles innovation.

6/1/2022 5:39 PM

54 Unfortunately its money for coach training, facilities and reducing family costs 6/1/2022 4:32 PM

55 The cost to play 6/1/2022 12:43 PM

56 Having "true experts" involved in this discussion 6/1/2022 12:32 PM

57 Slow acceptance of changed thinking and practice 6/1/2022 8:47 AM

58 Inadequate training of coaches, too much dependence on volunteers 5/31/2022 10:12 PM

59 we need to get more people involved at a younger age 5/31/2022 5:37 PM

60 Financial 5/31/2022 3:47 PM

61 Uncertain 5/31/2022 1:48 PM

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64 Financial costs 5/31/2022 11:25 AM

65 Lack of recognized priorities and focus. Everyone has their own idea and is "rowing their boat"in different directions. No clear pathway forward for everyone.

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66 Lack of sports events in Canada, particularly those who are young athletes and highperformance athletes, as there is currently a limited level of support from government andgeneral public.

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67 Equally for all athletes and stop the abuses or judgemental 5/30/2022 9:36 PM

68 We have under-funded the construction of world-class facilities. 5/30/2022 1:39 PM

69 Lack of volunteers and difficulty reaching all people who could participate. 5/29/2022 6:46 PM

70 Communication how to effectively get adults or kids to understand. 5/28/2022 2:37 PM

71 We need to get all children access to physical education in school. 5/28/2022 2:19 PM

72 Lack of focus on early development and need to push to high levels too fast 5/27/2022 3:38 PM

73 Financial 5/27/2022 12:34 PM

74 Ontario Volleyball manipulating rues at all age groups and not allowing the players to play thegame. The united states spends far more money on this than canada and they do not do thesebizarre play structures.

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75 enough facilities 5/27/2022 11:32 AM

76 Education - making sure all sports organizations are on the same page and providingtraining/education to their coaches at reasonable prices.

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77 Focus on competition and individual success. 5/27/2022 9:27 AM

78 accessibility. level of kids being physically active; most have sedentary lifestyle, even a youngage.

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79 Build micro versions of the larger system and then look at calling that model or moving it toother small areas.

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80 FACILITIES and access 5/26/2022 5:30 PM

81 Accessibilty 5/26/2022 5:21 PM

82 Coaches and programs are recognized/sponsored/monetized for their athletes' achievements,in the highest level at which they compete, above all else. This is often at the cost of athletes'developmental well-being.

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83 principles of LTAD 5/26/2022 3:51 PM

84 LAck of cohesion between all levels and sport entities 5/26/2022 2:58 PM

85 $$$$$$$$$$$$ 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

86 These values are not rewarded by the public funding model. Medals are rewarded, not morals. 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

87 Sport in Canada has an integrity problem. The problem being we have no integrity. It's a bit richto promote Sport For Development while simultaneously sending our athletes to compete incountries engaging in blatant human rights abuses, no? The atrocities happening in Qatar areSPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF SPORT!

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88 I think you can develop so far but then it’s time to know when to change from competitive torecreational or even switch the lens and either become a coach, official, spectator, etc

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89 Sport should be more broadly enjoyed than just the single narrow minded paths tocompetitiveness. Sport needs to be promoted alongside health care and not just a luxury forthose who can afford to participate.

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90 the old boys and old girls club (the exclusive group of gate keepers, that hold all the power insport and all the money in sport)

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91 Lack of understanding of how sport can be used for development - politically, and in generalpublic

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92 Lack of formalized administration for minor sports 5/22/2022 1:59 PM

93 understanding and communication of values to all of those involved 5/20/2022 11:08 AM

94 not sure 5/20/2022 11:04 AM

95 Cost 5/20/2022 6:38 AM

96 infrastructure and rural communities collaborations. each township / town has its ownprograms, if you live outside those boundaries - you pay extra or its not accessible. its notrealistic for rural areas. you can't have a pool in each rural township but you can have acollaborative approach to make best use of the pool with all the communities around is anexample.

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97 Accessibility (availability of diverse programming and cost) 5/19/2022 10:29 AM

98 Sport for development is an honourable concept but has not been appropriately defined andoutlined - so its role and potential is not well understood.

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99 the abuse of officials is pushing them away in droves. there will be no sport if we do not fixthis.

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100 Lack of courage to take difficult decisions to be strategic. Too much pandering to legacyinterests and interests of professional sports.

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101 The sense that competition is bad. 5/18/2022 12:02 PM

102 Parents not understanding that the first 10 years of youth sports isn't about winning, it's aboutplaying and personal development in a positive social environment - let the kids play

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103 Trained volunteers at every level. The lower levels tend to not have the volunteer base. 5/17/2022 9:48 PM

104 See previous answer 5/17/2022 9:46 PM

105 Outdated policies 5/17/2022 9:33 PM

106 Wokeness 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

107 The fact that sport for development refers to “Canadians” within policies and officials. WishingCanada there are also immigrants and refugees. This means that language should beinclusive.

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108 Largest barrier is self identification into female sports and the erosion of sports which require itdue to physical safety.

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109 Resistance to change 5/17/2022 12:03 PM

110 Access to quality facilities and coaching 5/17/2022 11:00 AM

111 long term sustainable planning that can be fluid and long term commitment of necessaryresources

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112 Lack of Accessibility facilities 5/17/2022 10:29 AM

113 Safe and supervised opportunities to encourage participation. 5/16/2022 6:28 PM

114 Provincial organizations focusing more on high level competitive athlete programs than grassroot programs.

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115 Same as High-Performance. Funding and streaming too early. 5/16/2022 4:28 PM

116 The concept of development is different the world over. 5/16/2022 1:52 PM

117 This area still needs clarity for me. Are we advocating for programs that use sport to addressbarriers based on race, gender, sexual orientation, financial status etc?

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118 The biggest barrier is awareness and knowledge of S4D in Canada. Many Canadians andindividuals within the sport sector could not define what S4D is or even may have never heardof S4D.

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119 Confusion around what sport for development is in relation to grassroots sport. 5/13/2022 10:13 AM

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121 We are asking sport organisations to be everything for all people with no accountability. Thus,organizations put in place temporary programs to meet the policy expectations and create thespace to further marginalize those who don't fit.

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122 taking a wholistic approach towards sport that develops the whole person including theirculturally unique approaches to life.

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123 Ableism, Patriarchy, Capitalisms , Racisms complexity 5/5/2022 12:02 PM

124 The archaic club - PSO - NSO structure. 5/5/2022 11:55 AM

125 Inclusion and accessibility still apply. Inability to participate in sport will always be a barrier;thus, preventing social, economic development

5/5/2022 9:48 AM

126 Getting buy in from parents… 5/5/2022 9:14 AM

127 Fully certified leaders 4/27/2022 10:48 AM

128 Health and well-being benefits cannot be overstated. Particularly amongst the aging population. 4/22/2022 10:03 AM

129 Canada has lost a lot of respect globally because it has been found to not live by its words.Make sport accessible. Olympic Day in Canada at the governor Generals house... Inclusive ormost elite? I see countries host positive events for everyone, inclusive. S4D = Canada shouldreally know the meaning of it.

4/13/2022 1:39 AM

130 coaches expertise, especially coaching for participants with physical disabilities. 4/11/2022 11:40 AM


# RESPONSES DATE

1 I have no answer. 7/12/2022 3:48 PM

2 Consultation within communities and co-creative design of any engagement is critical for long-term, anti-oppressive outcomes that meet the needs of those participants as paramount ratherthan sport being the be-all, end-all of what is done. In fact, there needs to be moreconsideration if sport is truly the best vehicle to foster development.

6/30/2022 10:42 AM

3 offset rental costs and suppliment coaching salaries/personal costs 6/29/2022 10:47 PM

4 n/a 6/29/2022 11:36 AM

5 Funding programs 6/27/2022 9:19 PM

6 Massive re-investment in sport for all, especially through public institutions like the school andmunicipality, with a sport for development approach.

6/23/2022 9:04 PM

7 focus on all participants as human beings and citizens first 6/23/2022 11:54 AM

8 Whatever the sport is make sure it's fun and accessible to all 6/23/2022 8:59 AM

9 Subsidize a percentage of training costs 6/22/2022 6:14 PM

10 Include development into other sport contexts, provide education to sport admin and sportcoaches/staff delivering programs

6/22/2022 11:48 AM

11 Connect the dots and integrate into sport programming as an outcome of the sport experience. 6/22/2022 11:16 AM

12 Provide more opportunity through school programs to participate in all sports. 6/22/2022 11:15 AM

13 Capacity and cost- I live with 60 mins of Toronto and my community programs are a challengeto get into- they are always full.

6/22/2022 10:38 AM

14 The development of an open group might lessen this barrier Should the groups be Open orFemale? Or 3 groups? Open/Male/Female?

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15 lots of education 6/22/2022 10:22 AM

16 Integrate values and enforcement of appropriate civic behavior into education 6/20/2022 8:11 PM

17 more LTAD information 6/20/2022 3:10 PM

18 Investing in communities to help them rebuild and restructure current venues to at leastinclude some high performance aspect

6/19/2022 5:44 PM

19 physical accessiblity 6/19/2022 1:38 PM

20 Funding 6/19/2022 11:27 AM

21 Get rid of them 6/19/2022 1:05 AM

22 The people involved with the teams should be trained to detect the use of drugs 6/18/2022 10:09 PM

23 Opportunities within the funding guidelines. 6/17/2022 10:02 AM

24 Agreements 6/16/2022 4:16 PM

25 making more indor of the sports 6/16/2022 10:23 AM

26 increase funding 6/16/2022 9:49 AM

27 Just more and more multicultural participants at higher levels who are showcased on thenational and international stage. It will remove barriers.

6/15/2022 7:58 PM

28 By better co-operation between various levels of government for financial funding, as well ascommunity ability to fund raise.

6/15/2022 1:57 PM

29 Coach education 6/15/2022 1:33 PM

30 try harder 6/15/2022 8:37 AM

31 Access to existing facilities, funding for new facilities 6/14/2022 12:23 PM

32 Research into what the specific barriers are in communities with low levels of sport/exercise:facilities (gym vs park vs sport field), knowledge or awareness of benefits, unable to affordactivities or equipment, unable to drive participants to activities, etc

6/14/2022 11:09 AM

33 Investment in sport specific facilities outside of schools would allow for bit training andcompetition in appropriate venues

6/14/2022 8:49 AM

34 Demand that quality physical education specialists both male and female be included in everyelementary school with an emphasis on free play and games for understanding

6/13/2022 4:44 PM

35 Creating more sustainable coaching licensing processes as well as scouting systems forpotential individuals.

6/13/2022 1:24 PM

36 Not sure. Participants need a horse or access to one. 6/13/2022 12:26 PM

37 Addressing the issues 6/13/2022 11:32 AM

38 train more people more often. 6/13/2022 11:18 AM

39 Remove restrictions. 6/12/2022 6:15 PM

40 clean house 6/12/2022 6:02 PM

41 Focus financial aid on sports that need assistance rather than those easily able to raise theirown commercial partnerships

6/11/2022 4:48 PM

42 Introduction of the UN Guiding Principles framework as the starting point, then ask thesequestions.

6/11/2022 9:11 AM

43 Making the knowledge relevant! If the knowledge is just 'part of what they need/should know, itis a task to be completed and not necessarily important to pay attention and take advantage ofit.

6/9/2022 8:56 AM

44 Better coaches at younger school levels, and better development plans for schools toimplement into their sport teams. Can teach young athletes about so many other aspects ofsport, such as the psychological, mentality (mental health), physical aspects/demands,

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discipline, professionalism, etc.. a lot of school programs just care about having a team andnothing else.. its a huge opportunity to develop those kids while they are on that team.

45 Time 6/4/2022 2:50 PM

46 better education on what sport can do for an individual in a societal context 6/3/2022 11:36 PM

47 Sports need a better plan for sport development. Funding from Sport Canada should rewardsport whom succeed at the highest levels because of the success of the entire developmentpathway, not just the performance of a few at the HP level.

6/3/2022 9:43 AM

48 I would re-position sport for development as something that can also happen domestically. 6/2/2022 3:51 PM

49 financial model overviewed, non profit clubs should keep fees at minimum. for profitacademies - higher the level - reward the coaching and players with no financial burden

6/2/2022 6:09 AM

50 A balanced approach that recognizes sport for development includes high performance anddomestic programs

6/1/2022 9:23 PM

51 Education is the key. There should be a focus on individuals who do not support sport fordevelopment.

6/1/2022 6:52 PM

52 Sport Canada and provincial ministries have to "step back". Provide broad guidance and stepin where things are going wrong, but let the sports get on with things without the massiveoverlay of accountability frameworks that stifles risk taking and innovation.

6/1/2022 5:39 PM

53 Federal govt money into sport 6/1/2022 4:32 PM

54 Transparency mandate in youth sports costing 6/1/2022 12:43 PM

55 Be more inclusive for those that can enter this discussion, people with expertise (ieUniversities).....

6/1/2022 12:32 PM

56 Persistence 6/1/2022 8:47 AM

57 More involvement by schools and municipalitiesmneed to develop facilities and make themaccessible at reasonable fees.

5/31/2022 10:12 PM

58 Targeted government funding. More accountability from provincial and national sportsorganizations regarding their decisions.

5/31/2022 3:47 PM

59 Uncertain 5/31/2022 1:48 PM


5/31/2022 1:19 PM

61 Gyms, sport facilities, .....should be subsidized 5/31/2022 11:25 AM

62 ONE set up policies and values needs to be set out and funding to sports based on how they"live" these values and policies.

5/31/2022 9:34 AM

63 Promoting the benefits of sports in terms of health and wellbeing along with the economicbenefits of hosting major sports events.

5/30/2022 11:19 PM

64 Treat everyone and people with disabilities as humans. 5/30/2022 9:36 PM

65 Build more world-class facility and not just in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. We need tosee regional development in other parts of the province.

5/30/2022 1:39 PM

66 ?? 5/29/2022 6:46 PM

67 Communication classes or resources to reference. 5/28/2022 2:37 PM

68 We need to get all children access to physical education in school. 5/28/2022 2:19 PM

69 STOP EARLY IDENTIFICATION!!! 5/27/2022 3:38 PM

70 More government funding for all levels. 5/27/2022 12:34 PM

71 remove bizarre play structures at each age group, ontario volleyball. 5/27/2022 12:09 PM

72 Shift focus to participation and reltionship building. 5/27/2022 9:27 AM


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73 increase accessibility 5/27/2022 9:24 AM

74 See above. 5/26/2022 5:40 PM

75 We need more/better gyms/spaces for every sport except hockey. If every youth had the samenumber of high-quality 'courts and clubs' within their area as they do hockey.....we'd be golden.

5/26/2022 5:30 PM

76 Education and accountability of high level participants 5/26/2022 5:21 PM

77 Accountability for the health and welfare of athletes and recognition for coaches and athletescontributing positively to communities (e.g. inclusive programming, opening up clinics/etc. toencourage the general public or beginners). Young athletes groomed by unethical coaches maynot realize what was happening in the moment or the damage done until years later--perhapsanonymous surveys for teams designed to suss out grooming practices could be administered.Funding is another one--how does the sport serve the community in such a way that entitieswant to support them for the developmental/psycho-social/community benefits of the sport,rather than just the high-performance stream?

5/26/2022 4:45 PM

78 making sure that everyone involved understands the importance of all stages of LTAD forathlete/participant development

5/26/2022 3:51 PM

79 An expertly designed and cohesive "Sports Development Plan", with a clear delineation ofresponsibilities at each level

5/26/2022 2:58 PM

80 Access 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

81 End the practice of rewarding short-term medal results, in favour of rewarding the attainment ofsocial objectives in NSFs. Outcomes must be rewarded, rather than stated policies.

5/26/2022 2:56 PM

82 Make up your mind and take a stand. Are we for or against genocide and indentured slavery?Do we agree or disagree with discrimination and persecution based on gender identity, sexualorientation, ethnicity, or religious affiliation?

5/26/2022 1:44 AM

83 Make leagues competitive, pay officials better, and showcase different routes they can take insport

5/26/2022 12:18 AM

84 More collaboration with the health care system. 5/25/2022 10:35 AM

85 clean house at the top and allow those hard working 45 and under to really shine and take thereigns

5/24/2022 12:47 AM

86 Education, sharing of success stories to increase profile 5/22/2022 9:55 PM

87 Development or support of programs to standardize minor sports administration, create fundingfor permanent positions and development of recruitment programs.

5/22/2022 1:59 PM

88 community education about the values of sport for development 5/20/2022 11:08 AM

89 not sure 5/20/2022 11:04 AM

90 Provide funding to participants who are in need. 5/20/2022 6:38 AM

91 Gov initiatives to encourage partnerships / collaboration between towns / townships - financialand possible free access to training to its staff.

5/19/2022 10:40 AM

92 Collaboration through partnerships with local municipalities, schools, sport clubs. 5/19/2022 10:29 AM

93 Sport for development should be reframed as "Sport for Sustainable Development." This is aninternationally recognised concept - the UN has recognised sport as an important enabler forSD. At the same time, the concept must be updated to add environment to the social andeconomic pillars of SD. Furthermore, all sport organisations should be able to articulate howtheir mandate contributes to sustainable development under each of the 3 pillars. If anorganisation cannot answer that question, then there should be real scrutiny as to why it isreceiving public funding. Stop making assumptions that sport inherently adds value to society.It also causes harms (as we have seen recently) so it is incumbent on the sector to clearlyarticulate the value it adds to society.

5/19/2022 6:46 AM

94 suspensions, nation wide data base, media 5/18/2022 8:04 PM

95 Make decisions based on engagement and consultations with a broad range of publics. Inparticular, take efforts to reach marganinalized populations that get left out.

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96 We need to celebrate competition more than just participation. Competition can be fun andvery motivating at all levels.

5/18/2022 12:02 PM

97 No idea 5/17/2022 11:09 PM

98 There should be a very short online learning module for an easier/quick entry to coaching orvolunteering. This could decrease the barrier to entry. Then volunteers who want to get betterand improve the sport can have opportunities for longer, more in depth training.

5/17/2022 9:48 PM

99 Review current policies that seem to focused on red tape versus guidelines that encourageathletes to be the best they can be based on their ability

5/17/2022 9:33 PM

100 End wokeness 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

101 Thought clear and inclusive language within The Canadian Policy 5/17/2022 5:01 PM

102 By ensuring females sports remain accessible only to female bodies participants and thatsports that necessitate this continue to be made available and supported.

5/17/2022 3:19 PM

103 Non optional standards implemented in order to foster progress 5/17/2022 12:03 PM

104 Investments in community facilities and coach/volunteer development 5/17/2022 11:00 AM

105 de-politicize sport for development 5/17/2022 10:45 AM

106 Create more Accessibility education modules 5/17/2022 10:29 AM

107 End this bogus "inclusive" nonsense that hurts female athletes (especially those with religiousand cultural restrictions) and athletes with genuine disabilities.

5/16/2022 6:28 PM

108 Organizations need to value all levels of development and sponsor and support themaccordingly. There are more recreational and introduction level participants overall.

5/16/2022 5:29 PM

109 Look to other countries (i.e., Norway) for a more inclusive model to engage everyone andanyone to participate. Removing streaming at a young age.

5/16/2022 4:28 PM

110 Sport organizations need to be educated on sport for development and have capacity toachieve the goal

5/16/2022 1:52 PM

111 I don't have an answer as I don't understand if thee policy assigns responsibility to each NSOto address Sport for Development and if there is a specific program or initiative each isobligated to deliver or if each NSO is to identify their own priorty and focus on that area.

5/16/2022 12:57 PM

112 Awareness building, but also promoting the value of S4D for individuals and communities. 5/13/2022 10:16 AM

113 Education, integration of values based sport. 5/13/2022 10:13 AM

114 Accountability mechanisms from outside the organizations, developed and driven by athletes 5/12/2022 2:22 PM

115 more awareness of cultural contexts and making activities participant-centred and havingparticipant insights help shape the experience.

5/12/2022 9:35 AM

116 collaboration 5/5/2022 12:02 PM

117 Federal & Provincial government agreement to overhaul the sport system by creating aNational Sport Institute/Organization that is funding by both levels of Govt to deliver funding &programing to NSOs to address High Performance/Competitive Sport at the National &Provincial level & sport recreation/participation at the Club & Provincial level.

5/5/2022 11:55 AM

118 Advocacy for more inclusive and accessible sport re: comment on parasport 5/5/2022 9:48 AM

119 Great Q. Emotion clouds judgment. 5/5/2022 9:14 AM

120 More opportunities to certify leaders 4/27/2022 10:48 AM

121 Promotion. Medical community buy-in and endorsement. 4/22/2022 10:03 AM

122 stop pretending to be morally superior. 4/13/2022 1:39 AM

123 openness and honest conversation with those involved/interested in the area of sportdevelopment.

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19.89% 37

8.60% 16

5.38% 10

Q33 Please identify the priority area that you/your organization feel aremost important for the Sport for development context over the next 10

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# OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 Integrating Sustainability (Ecological) and Social Sustainability needs must also be consideredas sport for development

6/30/2022 10:42 AM

2 Test 6/16/2022 4:07 AM

3 I wanted to pick both domestic and UN goals. There’s ways to do both. 5/31/2022 1:44 PM

4 Focus in development as development as whole athlete and human instead of body for highperformance

5/27/2022 3:38 PM

5 the above sound great; but make it affordable 5/26/2022 12:18 AM

6 Environment 5/19/2022 6:46 AM

7 playing in your community, keeping kids in sport 5/17/2022 10:28 PM

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Domesticsocial...

Domesticeconomic...

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Domestic social development (for example: improve availability and access to culturally relevant sport programming)

Domestic economic development (for example: host major games to benefit host communities and local economies)

International social development (for example: leverage international partnerships to advance the SustainableDevelopment Goals)

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8 WTF is "culturally relevant"? We need more recreational access not necessarily focused onelite sports.

5/16/2022 6:28 PM

9 Sorry - I don't understand the Sport for Development context so am unable to answer. 5/16/2022 12:57 PM

10 Again, I'm not sure it is of value to select just one priority area, the biggest point I am trying tomake is that this is all interconnected if we focus too much on one area because it is a prioritywe will not succeed because we are not acknowledging the importance of other areas and howthey complement each other.

5/13/2022 10:16 AM

Q34 What do you believe is the most pressing issue or priority for theSport for development context? Please explain.


# RESPONSES DATE

1 Appreciation for participation not merely achievement 7/12/2022 3:48 PM

2 equal funding between communities 7/10/2022 9:16 AM

3 We need to have more access and better access to sport. If we look at how Europe runs theirsport, there is a massive social element to it. Having experienced high performance anddevelopment sport in North America and in Europe, you can see how they use the socialaspect of sport to bring their communities together. It's structure around the high performancesport but allows all the other aspects of sport to run simultaneously creating amazingatmosphere's on and off the field.

7/3/2022 6:56 AM

4 Understanding Decolonization and Anti-Oppression as core concepts within SfD. The notionthat programming must attend to "do no harm" as foundational in program assessment anddevelopment, and to engage communities is a co-creative, needs based design of anyactivities that are connected with racialized, Indigenous, or marginalized communities. It isrethinking "sport" as perhaps recreation or leisure pursuits that respond to the specific culture,location, land, and community relations.

6/30/2022 10:42 AM

5 Sport science behind social decisions and strategies for Gender fair sports 6/29/2022 11:36 AM

6 Economic development can support social development (e.g. access to event for underprivileged or technical development opportunities mandated as a part of hosting)

6/27/2022 9:19 PM


8 We need a comprehensive, pan-Canadian strategy to revitalize participation, with a sportdevelopment lens.

6/23/2022 9:04 PM

9 the need to consider participants as human beings first, citizens second, and athletes third 6/23/2022 11:54 AM

10 Knowledge of the sport and appreciation of the athletes choice of the sport they participate in 6/23/2022 8:59 AM

11 Our sport is currently very ‘white’, we need all sectors of the population to have equal accessto the sport.

6/22/2022 6:14 PM

12 our demographics have changed. if we want new citizens to engage in sport and physicalactivity in canada we need to provide safe environments, positive experiences and spaces forpeople to participate - and choose sport as a viable leisure activity to do so - as it can providemany health benefits and a real connection to people.

6/22/2022 11:16 AM

13 Following appropriate levels of activity for an athlete's stage of LTAD is important, but when wesee athletes succeed who are not following those levels (ie. training at a higher level,frequency, intensity, or competing more often), it makes it difficult for the remaining athletesand their coaches to stick to the LTAD guidelines, because they want to develop the samekind of performance and success.

6/22/2022 10:26 AM

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15 physical accessibility 6/19/2022 1:38 PM

16 Funding 6/19/2022 11:27 AM

17 Getting rid of the new silly woke policies 6/19/2022 1:05 AM

18 Substance abuse 6/18/2022 10:09 PM

19 Grass roots development of athletes, volunteers and community involvement. 6/17/2022 10:02 AM

20 Costs 6/16/2022 4:16 PM

21 private sector funding 6/16/2022 9:49 AM

22 Focusing on grass roots programmes for better technical and financial assistance. 6/15/2022 1:57 PM

23 Financial ability of some families 6/15/2022 1:33 PM

24 respect for social and club members/participants, make sport a community activity ... clean upthe "in your face" attitudes and behaviours

6/15/2022 8:37 AM

25 Lack of grass roots funding initiatives 6/14/2022 9:44 PM

26 Needing to assess the needs of the communities better 6/14/2022 11:09 AM

27 Acres to facilities 6/14/2022 8:49 AM

28 providing participants with the maximum participation in and exposure to all sports. 6/13/2022 4:44 PM

29 Improving the number of participants among some demographics or geo-demographics mustbe a priority as it would boost the diversity and the excellence.

6/13/2022 1:24 PM

30 Size of country is the obstacle , making the sport level in all aspects across the country 6/13/2022 11:32 AM

31 Providing marketing assistance to increase community awareness and support for sportdevelopment

6/11/2022 4:48 PM

32 Creating human connections and bringing communities together. 6/11/2022 9:11 AM

33 Be known. If the sport is not known by society, there is not a lot of reason for developing it. 6/9/2022 8:56 AM

34 Hard to say, but I believe it could be funding and the priority to invest into these programs ofsport development.

6/4/2022 9:40 PM

35 Being able to show sports and what a greater impact it can have could inspire people to getinvolved if they see what's available/accessible

6/4/2022 2:50 PM

36 Vetting and training of coaches to match Canadian sport policy values. 6/3/2022 11:36 PM

37 I would say access to participation is key. The system as a whole is healthier whenparticipation number are high. That is not the case now as participation in many sports isdecreasing.

6/3/2022 9:43 AM

38 Recognize intersectionality and identify ways that sport can help bring communities together. 6/2/2022 3:51 PM

39 not all raw talent is developed, and more can be done 6/2/2022 6:09 AM

40 Provision of adequate facilities and creating a large pool of resource people who foster sportfor development.

6/1/2022 6:52 PM

41 I don't think sport should be used for economic development. Major games cost so muchthese days that it is hard to make the straight dollars and cents business case. And frankly, Ican't make any sense out of the "International social development" bullet.

6/1/2022 5:39 PM

42 The cost of participation is prohibitive, even with financial backing 6/1/2022 12:43 PM

43 The link between mental health and sport 6/1/2022 12:32 PM

44 Getting our sport up and running again! Encouraging pre pandemic members back and newparticipants to join

6/1/2022 8:47 AM

45 Proper technical training of young athleyes 5/31/2022 10:12 PM

46 Domestic economic development will greatly benefit and create a ripple effect into the other 5/31/2022 1:48 PM


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47 Domestically UN sustainability goal of gender equality and diversity. We need equal access forgirls, all cultures/diversity/inclusion. Internationally, I think Canada basketball has a greatopportunity to lead by example.

5/31/2022 1:44 PM

48 Again it comes down to recognition and funding. All Sports that are currently funded are judgedby performance and finishes based on being part of legacy competitions such ascommonwealth games, olympics and other high oriented competitions as levels to be able torecognize and fund a sport. THAT is a major barrier to new and newer sports that have beendeveloping and garnering a big body of participants but has been shut out of funding based onnot being able to become recognized because of the criteria set to become recognized andfunded. There’s more to the world of sport than Commonwealth Games and Olympics. Oh andhow do you get your sport into the Commonwealth Games and or Olympics. You need to berecognized and funded and you’ve created a sporting policy for the status quo and shut out thepotential new sports because it’s a closed system. Then you have provinces that follow theFederal system and that further shuts out sports from growing Provincially because that can’tbecome recognized either. Open the system to all comers and you will create a healthiersociety and save money in health care with a minimal increase in funding to sport.

5/31/2022 1:19 PM

49 accessibility 5/31/2022 11:25 AM

50 Hosting games in communities makes sport more accessible to everyone. 5/31/2022 9:34 AM

51 publicity and getting information, equipment etc out to athletes about the sport. 5/29/2022 6:46 PM

52 I think there is a lot of pressure and focus at the top for funding. And I think it ripples down tothe communities as to the values of sport.

5/28/2022 2:37 PM

53 This is where diversity and inclusion starts. 5/28/2022 2:19 PM

54 Lack of support at lower levels and focus only on highest level of competition 5/27/2022 3:38 PM

55 Inclusivity 5/27/2022 12:34 PM

56 funding 5/27/2022 11:32 AM

57 Inclusion and education 5/27/2022 11:26 AM

58 This is about taking the communities and designing sport systems that are connected incommunities.

5/26/2022 5:40 PM

59 The physical, psychological, and emotional safety of athletes so that even those who aren't"good" but have some try can continue in the sport without shame, and so that those who are"good" don't get used up and thrown away. So many young athletes are pushed beyond theirlimits and break down at a young age, or believe they are not worthy of sport and quit for alifetime. Worse, some are preyed upon by unethical coaches which can have adverse effectslasting a lifetime. I was on the University of Guelph women's middle-distance track/XC teamsin 2003-2004, the years our coach, Dave Scott-Thomas, was grooming and sexually abusingMegan Brown--which came to light in a 2020 Globe and Mail article and has been part of theimpetus for change within Track and other sports. As I later became a coach, post-secondaryeducator related to my primary sport sector, and ambassador for sport myself, I strived toNEVER make an athlete feel the way Dave made us feel: worthless. Even so, the damage tome was done: the insidious psychological and resulting physical effects of that (over-) trainingnearly killed me years later when I neglected to rest after a neck injury, crashed duringpractice, and sustained a life-altering brain injury that ended my ability to compete in the sportthat is my life's passion. The sexual assault side of the Dave Scott-Thomas scandal hasreceived quite a bit of press and driven some policy change within the University (of which Iam now an employee), but the win-at-all-costs culture that fostered the abuse remains strong:despite some women formerly on the team banding together to try to further these issues, themomentum was lost. But the women on that team haven't forgotten, and it's not just our sportdealing with this culture that encourages athletes to train past all sane personal, physical,psychological, and emotional boundaries to the detriment of their development as humans.

5/26/2022 4:45 PM

60 talent ID 5/26/2022 3:51 PM

61 Domestic Social Development. Because it is currently non-existent. 5/26/2022 2:58 PM

62 If you can't develop something domestically, what is even the point? 5/26/2022 2:56 PM


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63 In the past, sport was the enemy of racism, by making it possible for racialised Canadians tofind a metaphorical level playing field. Today, federally-funded sport organisations arebecoming racism's shock troops, and their racist practices are tainting broader society. This isbeing enabled by federal funding, and a Sport Canada bureaucracy that has learned to use thewords of anti-racism, to divert attention away from its financial support for racist practices inNSOs.

5/26/2022 2:56 PM

64 Too often is a publicity stunt, insincere attempt to combat negative PR, or outright campaign todistract or cover up serious and disturbing issues. Especially egregious when theorganization(s) involved claim to promote ideals such as equality, empowerment, fairness andrespect yet fail to demonstrate this in their own leagues, towards their own players, andcitizens of the global community. Example 1: any organization that hosts a 'yay genderequality! lets get girls involved in sports!' event and: fails to have a policy on sexual assault(lookin at you NHL), overlooks or fails to enforce existing policies against sexual assault (...pretty much everyone?), engages in discriminatory practices against women and women'ssports with low compensation and inadequate funding (again, pretty much everyone), refusesto acknowledge or address misogyny ingrained in their rules and regulations (oh hey IOC, IHF,FTF)etc etc etc etc etc etc. Example 2: any country/league with the gall to engage in Sport forDevelopment while actively contributing to Exploitation and Human Rights Abuse for the sakeof Sport (Qatar World Cup), ongoing corruption and bribery in sport (FIFA, IOC), or blatantgenocide and oppression (China Olympics)

5/26/2022 1:44 AM

65 affordability and knowing when to move into a different capacity/ how to stay involved inanother way

5/26/2022 12:18 AM

66 Sustainability 5/25/2022 10:35 AM

67 to get rid of the old girls and old boys mentality and people in leadership positions who controlthe entire sport system (they need to be fired).

5/24/2022 12:47 AM

68 Administration models are not sustainable. 5/22/2022 1:59 PM

69 Engaging all communities in sport 5/20/2022 11:08 AM

70 Get youth active. 5/20/2022 6:38 AM

71 partnerships / lessen the duplication and accountability 5/19/2022 10:40 AM

72 This question is redundant. See above. 5/19/2022 10:29 AM

73 The environmental pillar of sustainable development has been completely ignored by theCanadian Sport Policy to date - and this must be rectified if Canada wants to stay relevant andcompetitive internationally (eg hosting international events). As a comparison, the Council ofEU sports ministers made the environmental dimension of sport a priority area of the currentEU Work Plan for Sport.

5/19/2022 6:46 AM

74 officials! 5/18/2022 8:04 PM

75 Invest in making sport infrastructure and programming accessible to marginalised populations.Create not-for-profits to engage with and support the over-stretched schools sports sector.Create organizations that can work closely with schools to leverage access to participants infacilities the population already attends. Collaborate to make it happen. Don't force club sportscherry-pick who gets to play. Work with them to build access and participation.

5/18/2022 3:45 PM

76 Reducing financial barriers for youth. 5/18/2022 12:02 PM

77 We create teams and that creatures us vs them dynamic when we should just welcome 30kids to play and make "teams" on the go, so that every game you play with different peopleand now winning doesn't matter

5/17/2022 11:09 PM

78 Focus on the ability of the athletes versus trying to fit all athletes under the same pathway.Currently it seems that one size should fit all…

5/17/2022 9:33 PM

79 Sxy 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

80 Funds and access to newcomers (immigrants and refugees) 5/17/2022 5:01 PM

81 Keep sports sex segregated and female sports to be protected and amplified. 5/17/2022 3:19 PM

82 Eliminate inefficiencies, duplication, nice to sharing resources 5/17/2022 12:03 PM


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83 ensuring First Nations youth/children and Canadian youth/children with disabilities are affordedequitable sporting opportunities relative to their non-First Nations/able-bodied peers

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84 Accesibilty 5/17/2022 10:29 AM

85 The loss of all female opportunities that prohibit or limit female participation in sports. 5/16/2022 6:28 PM

86 Accessibility and local opportunity for all. 5/16/2022 5:29 PM

87 Keeping girls in sport. 5/16/2022 4:28 PM

88 There has been a substantial reduction of funding of available from governments in Canada forS4D over the past 10+ years. If it is a policy goal, it needs to be funded and supported.

5/13/2022 10:16 AM

89 Education, integration of values based sport. 5/13/2022 10:13 AM

90 recognizing the role sport can play in wholistic development and ensuring sport opportunitiesare shaped accordingly.

5/12/2022 9:35 AM

91 using limited resources wisely 5/5/2022 12:02 PM

92 Sport system realignment. 5/5/2022 11:55 AM

93 Re: first comment 5/5/2022 9:48 AM

94 Ethically directed 4/27/2022 10:48 AM

95 Sport activity should be fully integrated into the education early in life - the school systemsneed to be funded and resourced to provide adequate support

4/22/2022 10:03 AM

96 Produce actual results, not just pictures giving a ball to a "poor" person. 4/13/2022 1:39 AM

97 having athletes/participants being able to get the coaching needed locally, without having totravel great distances to get the required coaching expertise.

4/11/2022 11:40 AM

Q35 What’s your vision for the future of sport in Canada?Answered: 474 Skipped: 421

# RESPONSES DATE

1 Increased attention on results/costs. 7/12/2022 3:50 PM

2 Safe, fun, inclusive and equitable 7/12/2022 8:51 AM

3 All people get the opportunity to have fair access to the proper (equal funding) for fields andequipment.

7/10/2022 9:20 AM

4 I don't know. I've been excluded for so long. 7/6/2022 1:03 PM

5 I imagine recreational sport to be more accessible at all levels and not have youth drop outbecause they can't access higher levels of sport, or doing so to avoid the excessive focus onperformance, competition, and normalizing of maltreatment in coaching practices. As well,integrating positive youth development principles, as well as social justice principles, acrossall youth contexts, will help to create more welcoming spaces, as well as more opportunitiesfor personal, social, and community development, within and through the contexts that youthengage in.

7/5/2022 3:26 PM

6 Making sports fun regardless of level of talent. Making sports available to all regardless ofincome level

7/5/2022 11:38 AM

7 I would love to see athletic scholarships added equal to American Schools. Our kids work hardon their grades and maintain and accel in Sports with very little scholarship opportunities.

7/5/2022 8:59 AM

8 Adequate funding for NSO's to plan appropriately for each quad, allows proper long termplanning to achieve international podium success

7/4/2022 2:29 PM

9 A place for everyone to participate at the level they wish to participate at while feeling 7/4/2022 11:36 AM


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supported and welcomed. Having the appropriate supports and resources available foreveryone to achieve the pinnacle of what they want to achieve.

10 For sport to be accessible to all. 7/3/2022 6:58 AM

11 Providing kids with fun and SAFE spaces 7/1/2022 10:14 PM

12 Creating an Afterschool futsal programs for challenged student athletes and their families, thatwould involve nutrition, tutoring and sports ( futsal) ...

7/1/2022 12:05 PM

13 participation/having fun 6/30/2022 11:34 PM

14 A space and place where all Canadians can see themselves belonging and participatingbringing all of themselves within a safe(r) sport landscape that appreciates their uniquecontributions from their presence.

6/30/2022 10:47 AM

15 Inclusive Fair sport 6/29/2022 11:37 AM

16 Sport for all, sport for fun. Sport is an avenue for a better society 6/29/2022 9:25 AM

17 Every child gets the level of support that they need, regardless of ability to pay for it. 6/29/2022 8:25 AM

18 everyone can participate - no matter ability 6/28/2022 3:39 PM

19 Canada is the world's top sporting nation 6/28/2022 12:29 PM

20 My vision for the future of sport in Canada would be a safe fun, inclusive atmosphere whereyou can have fun, socialise, be included in every sport no matter their identity, race, name,origin.

6/28/2022 11:50 AM

21 More teenagers to stay involved in sport 6/27/2022 11:54 PM

22 Access. Leadership. Excellence. 6/27/2022 9:20 PM

23 Freedom to walk on to any track and train without harassments from anyone who believe theyhave authority over you because of a piece of paper/permit of authorizations.

6/27/2022 3:29 PM

24 Everyone in Canada can access and participate in safe, inclusive, fun, healthy sport activitieswhere they feel welcomed, connected, and have autonomy to guide their sport participation

6/27/2022 10:55 AM

25 Kids having fun while mastering the basics. Organizations that are transparent communitybased.

6/26/2022 4:18 PM

26 My vision for sport in Canada is Access and opportunity for all. Allowing more people toparticipate, enjoy and excel in sport.

6/26/2022 9:18 AM

27 Safe, positive, inclusive, a place to educate tomorrows leaders 6/24/2022 7:54 PM

28 My overall vision although altruistic is for every sport to get the coverage they deserve sopeople can see the many opportunities for them to get involved. The space is dominated by afew sports and by opening things up, it can help with the rest of the sports.

6/24/2022 6:40 PM

29 Depressing. No increase in funding, toxic safe sport environment, no collective vision ofpurpose, "too many chefs in the kitchen" (no agreement on who is leading).

6/24/2022 5:42 PM

30 A fair selection of the best athletes to a national team who are supported and encouraged to bethe best they can be in a positive yet competitive environment

6/24/2022 4:18 AM

31 Getting all involved at their level. Sport for health(mental and physical) fun, community anddeveloping elite prospets

6/23/2022 10:46 PM

32 The vision of the PASA is fine--it's just not being seriously pursued. 6/23/2022 9:06 PM

33 The general feeling is that Canadians love sport of all types. I would envision sport beingdeveloped for all ages. Beginning with play, then developing into more competitive games asone becomes older. Ultimately one should have the opportunity to compete at the highestlevel. Sport for life is a vision worth perusing. Not all will get involved but the opportunityshould be there.

6/23/2022 4:23 PM

34 To truly represent the diverse and inclusive environment that we allow the world to perceive usas and continue to pursue excellence in every area of sport.

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35 Les associations nationales de sport ont une gouvernance responsable. 6/23/2022 1:47 PM

36 Le sport inclusif pour tous, contribuant ainsi à augmenter le bassin d'athlètes et réduisant lesbarrières d'accessibilité au sport (incluant les enjeux financiers).

6/23/2022 12:17 PM

37 All Canadians can participate in sport 6/23/2022 11:59 AM

38 1. broad-based participation 2. healthy (in every sense of that term) high performance 6/23/2022 11:57 AM

39 Every person feels welcome to participate at his or her own level, and opportunities areavailable for everyone regardless of their socio-economic status or health.

6/23/2022 11:45 AM

40 A system that supports the development of all players through the delivery of safe sportenvironments and models reflecting Long-term development in sport and physical activity.

6/23/2022 11:20 AM

41 Barrier free, not elitist, aspirational. Accommodating and inclusive for all but guided throughstrong LTAD principles. Safe.

6/23/2022 11:07 AM

42 Inclusive, safe, fair, fun, positive experience 6/23/2022 11:07 AM

43 I would like to see the whole sports system dismantled and rebuilt where co-operative gamesare the standard rather than competitive sports. These games and activities would beaccessible to all Canadians equally (e.g., community sport clubs to which everyone has amembership, paid for through the tax system) and all Canadian could feel good moving theirbodies in healthy ways. Communities would be happier and healthier.

6/23/2022 10:42 AM

44 A thriving, equitable, respectful sport community in Canada where everyone feels they have asafe place to play

6/23/2022 9:57 AM

45 Hopefully to become a voice to be heard from in all sports not just the big ones with money,influence and marketing clout

6/23/2022 9:02 AM

46 Much like that of Norway, “Joy of Sport For All”, which translates into more Winter Olympicmedals and world class talent in summer pursuits. Participation in many sports, keep costslow, avoiding specialization until teenage years, then offer high calibre coaching.

6/23/2022 1:07 AM

47 safe, inclusive, values based - and winning does not come at the expense of these 6/22/2022 10:17 PM

48 Sport should be Accessible to as many Canadians as possible and be considered a vehicle forphysical , mental anc social well being.

6/22/2022 8:53 PM

49 All age groups of individuals remain active as a priority in their lives for their physical andmental health, in whatever capacity best suits them.

6/22/2022 8:20 PM

50 Less specialization and more exposure to complimentary sports 6/22/2022 6:15 PM

51 A sport environment in which athletes are respected as individuals and in which they feel safeand can achieve their potential as athletes AND as individuals.

6/22/2022 6:13 PM

52 Every Canadian is a multi-sport athlete. 6/22/2022 5:01 PM

53 Inclusive safe trusted environments producing high-end athletes and teams. 6/22/2022 2:37 PM

54 That all children who want to play at the highest level in their sport have an opportunity to atleast try out in their own province and have a fair chance to succeed

6/22/2022 12:21 PM

55 Increase participation 6/22/2022 11:56 AM

56 Safe, inclusive sport for ALL. 6/22/2022 11:50 AM

57 Massive participation rates with sound programs and knowledgeable coaches andadministrators.

6/22/2022 11:45 AM

58 Quality coaches for any sport program in Canada at all levels meaning coaches are NCCPtrained and paid - therefore they have met minimum eligibility standards such as screening andunderstanding the expectations of their role to be ethical and provide safe environments - andwhat that looks like would be defined in a coaches code of conduct and ethics.

6/22/2022 11:21 AM

59 Quality sports opportunities should be something that everyone can participate in, no mattertheir personal demographic, physical location, income level, etc. Broad support for sustainablesports development from childhood all the way up to senior age. National teams/competitors

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should represent Canada well on the world stage both in terms of results and as respectedcompetitors (sportsmanship, etc).

60 Growth at the grass roots level of all sports; keeping people involved in sports their whole lives- as most kids stop playing sport in early teenage years and we lose most people being activeat that time.

6/22/2022 11:16 AM

61 One of the many lessons of the pandemic is the recognition that Canadians value recreationalactivities, sports and ways to connect to one another. My vision is one where this lesson is notforgotten but is built upon to invest in the development of mixed use recreational sites thatallow for low barrier access for all Canadians. That meaningful policy is created and funding isallocated to support not only the people who are currently engaged in sport but also from thecommunities who have been, and continue to be, excluded from it.

6/22/2022 10:42 AM

62 Provide a SAFE opportunity for EVERYONE to participate, sport shapes more than skilldevelopment - it develops so many soft skills that are needed as individuals progress fromyouth to teens to adulthood and into careers.

6/22/2022 10:40 AM

63 More participation. More personal development. More performance. 6/22/2022 10:35 AM

64 Access for all and sound development of all athletes. 6/22/2022 10:33 AM

65 An inclusive, holistic based environment where athletes can learn to thrive, succeed, and failwith dignity.

6/22/2022 10:32 AM

66 inclusive to all and fun, providing the opportunity for development 6/22/2022 10:24 AM

67 I would love to see Canadian women continue to excel in sport and receive equal/appropriatefunding for their training

6/22/2022 10:24 AM

68 A connected athlete pathway that provides clear direction and opportunity for all athletes toparticipate safely and to their optimum level as they choose

6/22/2022 9:52 AM

69 A system that is connected for the betterment of all participants. Investigating how to improvean archaic high school system, aligning community-club-school-PTSO.

6/21/2022 1:51 PM

70 safe, welcoming, inclusive for all. reduce the focus on medals and measure by the number ofparticipants that continually stay within the sport system

6/21/2022 8:17 AM

71 Using sport as a way to live active and community centered lifestyle 6/20/2022 8:13 PM

72 inclusion and development of youth character 6/20/2022 3:11 PM

73 Everyone is welcome to coach and share opinions and experience, past athletes help with newteams.

6/20/2022 2:41 PM

74 No child without the resources and opportunity to experience, develop and excel at physicalactivities in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment guided by caring and technical soundleadership.

6/20/2022 12:53 PM

75 That all Canadians have an equal opportunity to participate in in Sport and Recreation and leadan active and healthy lifestyle

6/20/2022 12:23 PM

76 Il faut retourner à la base et laisser la haute performance de côté pour un bout de temps! Nosjeunes sont inactifs et ils coûteront beaucoup de dollars en medicines a la population si on nefait rien.

6/20/2022 12:12 PM

77 I would like to a system where children are burnt out and quitting their sport in their early teens.I'd like to see better access to recreational sports for all ages, particularly for teenagers. Oneof my children didn't want to participate at the competitive level because of other commitmentsand essentially aged out of the system by the time she was 14. Their is a huge gap in sportopportunities for people who hypercompetitive or vying for a US scholarship.

6/20/2022 11:24 AM

78 Athlete training 6/20/2022 10:58 AM

79 We are growing in a steady and good pace . Specifically in soccer 6/19/2022 8:10 PM

80 That sport becomes an important function of the human condition, and girls are seen as highlevel elite athletes just as boys are

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82 Should be treated as a priority by all levels of government. Improvement of our Internationalstatus in sport.

6/19/2022 11:29 AM

83 Less wokeness... more excellence... you can use that catchphrase if you want 6/19/2022 1:06 AM

84 I would like to see more cross training. Encourage for example, if playing hockey during thewinter months and then soccer during the summer months. Consider community work.

6/18/2022 10:20 PM

85 Safe, fair, ethical management. 6/18/2022 9:39 PM

86 SPORT IN CANADA SHOULD ADDRESS MORE FULLY THE FACT THAT SOME SPORTSDO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO BE PLAYED YEAR ROUND, CANADA IS8 MONTHS COLD AND 4 MONTHS HOT AND WET. AN ACTIVE INSTITUTE OF SPORTSEXCELLENCE THAT LOOKS AT ALL SPORTS NOT ONLY THE BIG 7, AND THAT CANADACELEBRATES ITS PARA ATHLETES AND SPORTS THAT ARE PLAYED IN OTHERCOUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT PLAYED ALL TOO MUCH HERE, BUT A HERITAGESPORTS FOR MANY WHO HAVE DECIDED THAT CANADA IS THEIR NEW HOME AND INTIME THEIR HERITAGE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

6/18/2022 3:25 PM

87 Structured from bottom to top with a continuum of objectives that reflect the values and goals.Everyone should be part of and supportive of, these.

6/17/2022 9:57 PM

88 Champions 6/17/2022 9:35 PM

89 Everyone can be involved if the want and have the opportunity to achieve athlete potential 6/17/2022 7:28 PM

90 future of sport in Canada is inclusive, safe and transparent. Coaches or administrators are heldaccountable for their wrongdoings and simply cannot move to another sport orprovince/territory to continue their actions. - having mandatory sessions for any coach - at anylevel. - background checks on volunteers coaching the younger generations - portals thatanyone can report abuse or inequity in sport - toll-free phone number (24 hours) where peoplecan call to report.

6/17/2022 3:24 PM

91 Ringette on more of a level with hockey 6/17/2022 2:20 PM

92 A nation of active children, leading to active adults - from high performance athletes to averageCanadians who enjoy participating in sport.

6/17/2022 11:47 AM

93 Augmenter le taux de participation des les sports de tous les canadiend 6/17/2022 11:40 AM

94 My vision is when joy is brought back into High Performance sport, even if that means notbeing on the podium. NO more winning at all costs. No manipulation of data, so athletes feelsafe taking chances and risks, and can fail once in awhile without feeing like they will bedropped. Being able to speak up without fear of reprisal or being left off teams.

6/17/2022 11:23 AM

95 A thriving pyramid of sport for all to enjoy. 6/17/2022 11:11 AM

96 For for Canadians of all ages to actively pursue opportunities in sport and recreation to theirlevels of ability.

6/17/2022 10:06 AM

97 Increased participations 6/17/2022 9:02 AM

98 I have seen a negative impact on behaviour and attitude since the shift to everyone’s awinner/gets a medal. It’s very hard to teach compete and drive when expectations are alongthe lines that they deserve it rather than have to work for it - going back to how sport was

6/17/2022 8:28 AM

99 All children should have access to sport and be encouraged to do sport. All children can dosport. They have a right to try.

6/16/2022 10:27 PM

100 Les meilleures tournois sont jouer ici et nous envoyons les meilleures athlètes de jouer -- et ilsgagnent toujours

6/16/2022 8:49 PM

101 Having every child an opportunity at a low cost so no child is left out from playing any sport. 6/16/2022 7:07 PM

102 Every child is able to play their one or more sports to the level that they have maximumfun/enjoyment

6/16/2022 4:21 PM

103 A report card that gets A across the board for participation with all age groups activelyparticipating in sport for physical activity.

6/16/2022 4:08 PM

104 to touch and transform lives as well athlete to become world beater and the best version of 6/16/2022 12:05 PM


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themself.

105 Continue to be good, don't mess it up with liberal policy 6/16/2022 11:43 AM

106 I would like to see the level of worthy participants continue to increase so that deservingathletes that have worked so hard can reap the benefits that sport offers, including apprpriatelevel competitions and training opportunities.

6/16/2022 10:41 AM

107 Bleak. I don't see a healthy sport system. It has taken Sport Canada too long to renew theFunding Framework and they have not provided any additional funding since the initialreference levels were provided. In addition, more and more sport are added to the Olympic andParalympic calendar and yet the Enhanced Excellence and Next Gen funding remainsstagnant. At the same time our political leaders put more and more pressure for the NSOs todo more and more and have no understanding that they are about to collapse.

6/16/2022 9:53 AM

108 The government and the private sector invest into sport the same way corporations in the USAor in Europe do.

6/16/2022 9:50 AM

109 That all public schools are in the French model where all morning every day they do sportswith the whole class and the SAME teacher as they study academics in the afternoons. Thatagain following the French model that all secondary schools are sports schools allowingflexible scheduling of both classes and exams to accommodate those potential high levelathletes in attendance. Physical and psychological testing be done in every school to try toidentify athletes with particular abilities for particular sports. Results will be given to studentsand parents. Individual choices will be made. Coaches will receive tax benefits for all levels ofCoaching.

6/16/2022 1:52 AM

110 That Canada be capable of attaining the highest levels of sport performance in multiple sports,while not sacrificing the well-being of athletes.

6/16/2022 12:04 AM

111 That every Canadian have access to participate in sport for as long as they want. Sports forLife. That every Canadian is able to pursue the sport they want to reach their potential in thatsport, given they have the commitment to the sport.

6/15/2022 8:03 PM

112 Canadian Gymnastics Scholarships, less politics that drives decisions being made for athletes 6/15/2022 7:52 PM

113 people of all ages and income levels have access to all levels of sport. Coaches/officials arepaid enough that they can make it their career.

6/15/2022 7:31 PM

114 Healthy, human sport. 6/15/2022 4:18 PM

115 A high performing group of individuals who are able to balance a healthy balance of mental,physical, and ethical values

6/15/2022 3:12 PM

116 My vision for the future of sport in Canada is not very good. I think that sports should beadvertised more and when trying to compete for a spot on team Canada more spots should beavailable.

6/15/2022 2:29 PM

117 It breaks my heart to see an individual with the talent and desire unable to progress in sportbecause of insufficient financial ability. Hopefully this will improve with fund at the grass rootslevel.

6/15/2022 2:09 PM

118 Open to all - regardless of financial status 6/15/2022 1:35 PM

119 More diversity and a growth of what we believe each sport is meant to be. 6/15/2022 12:37 PM

120 To be recognized as a top athletic country without sacrificing the well-being of our athletes,etc.

6/15/2022 12:22 PM

121 soccer at the school level , fundamentals and inclusion 6/15/2022 12:10 PM

122 Fun, inclusive, and value based. We are sport leaders and coaches should never put resultsahead of the safety or well being of another human

6/15/2022 12:05 PM

123 Better Accessibility to all Canadians and more trained Coaches 6/15/2022 11:57 AM

124 Inspirational for the next generation. That kids and teenagers know that they will be respectedand can make a career in sport. And personally, that I can produce international athletes whoare happy and healthy. Who still enjoy the sport as adults.

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people. The more people participating, the greater the possibility of success at the top.

126 To teach the kids how to be competitive and how to lose. I feel like now more than ever thenew generations in sport are rewarded for everything, even when they are losing. The only way,in my perspective, to get better in anything is to learn how to lose and bounce back from yourlosses. If we keep rewarding kids for losing and giving equal scores or participant trophies,then the kids will never learn what it feels like to lose and bounce back and get better.

6/15/2022 11:39 AM

127 Inclusive sport that allows all to participate 6/15/2022 11:29 AM

128 A safe, inclusive and supportive environment where athletes can work towards their personalbest (at any competitive/recreational level).

6/15/2022 11:16 AM

129 appropriate athlete development without too much early specialization - sports these daysforce children to chose too early as they require high number of hours per week of participationthus eliminating the chance to try multiple sports above the entry level/rec level. e.g. earlycompetitive sport for 9-12 year olds requires commitment to one sport, maybe 2 in terms oftime.

6/15/2022 11:01 AM

130 diverse opportunities, support for sports that are not featured in media and sports reporting 6/15/2022 8:38 AM

131 A well funded inclusive sport environment that grows athletes and communities to promote ahealthy life

6/14/2022 9:46 PM

132 A safer sport sector that promotes equity, inclusion and diversity. 6/14/2022 1:56 PM

133 Person centered 6/14/2022 1:42 PM

134 Canada has a world leading sport system that is values-based. 6/14/2022 1:34 PM

135 Equal access to sport, safety in sport 6/14/2022 12:24 PM

136 Low ratio recreational sports for introducing kids to new interests and potential developmentopportunities

6/14/2022 12:15 PM

137 Having more people, specifically children, take part in sport and activity (whether recreational,competitive, or family community activities such as bike rides and races) to decrease rates ofsedentary lifestyles and obesity

6/14/2022 11:12 AM

138 Much like like Arts and Culture which can't be easily measured in economic terms, sportcontributes to Canada in many ways. Getting participation up, cleaning up the organizationsthat are not transparent and navigating the commercialization of international sport are critical.

6/14/2022 10:42 AM

139 All sports are celebrated and treated equally. 6/14/2022 9:07 AM

140 Gaining respect on the international stage 6/14/2022 8:50 AM

141 Successful and inclusive sports 6/14/2022 8:13 AM

142 That all girls in Canada believe that they have a place in sport 6/13/2022 6:40 PM

143 To have all levels of cheer abilities being able to represent Canada in the future and not justteam who have athletes 12+.

6/13/2022 5:27 PM

144 Safe, fair, and technically sound sports experiences for athletes of all ages grounded in aframework of long-term athlete development

6/13/2022 4:56 PM

145 Financing is the biggest single factor. Build the base and the Olympians will follow. Allsuccessful Olympic countries have one thing in common - a huge base of participatingathletes. Reduce the sport specializing until after puberty.

6/13/2022 4:49 PM

146 All Canadians participate and lead an active life, and no one is left out. We provide athletes anopportunity to excel on the world stage.

6/13/2022 4:30 PM

147 Where we are taken seriously on the world stage in all sports. 6/13/2022 2:26 PM

148 Respected internationally as a Country that values sport as a vital part of it's culture 6/13/2022 2:08 PM

149 More funds put into facilities and coaching to allow for maximum player development whichwould result in sustainable, high performance athletic competition

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150 that all feel like they have a chance at being the next X Athlete. Live is expensive and sport is 6/13/2022 1:33 PM


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expensive, but I believe everyone should have the possibility to try a sport once.

151 My vision for sport in Canada is that kids that love sport, any sport, will have EQUAL accessto pursue their dream. The Canadian mens and womens team's are diverse, and I believe theyare starting to LOOK more like the population of Canada. And they are doing awesome. I wishother sports could learn from this example. Make good policies and make sure they arefollowed by EVERYONE.

6/13/2022 1:30 PM

152 In the future, there can be new alternative sport organizations that are easy to access forsome group of people. There can be new established sport organizations that are protectedand funded by the government and investors.

6/13/2022 1:30 PM

153 I would like to see a sport system that supports people to participate in sport in whatever waysthey choose, and a system that does not prioritize international competition and medals overother types of participation.

6/13/2022 1:24 PM

154 Clear pathways for development of athletes, coaches, and referees. Resources to support thedevelopment of introductory and grassroots sport. Clear retention strategy for athletes,coaches, and (most importantly) referees. If we achieve this, it will help a lot of the other areasimprove as well. It’s hard to focus on things like “inclusivity” when we are struggling to keepthe coaches, players, and referees currently involved. These aren’t entirely separate conceptseither.

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155 To give opportunities to all Canadians to participate and perform well in sports 6/13/2022 11:44 AM

156 inclusive, representative 6/13/2022 11:38 AM

157 to continue running cost effective organizations/ programs to operate sport leagues around thecity

6/13/2022 11:37 AM

158 That all young people and then all older adults have access to play and to continue to playsports in their life. This includes at all stages. It needs to be affordable so that it is achievable.

6/13/2022 11:35 AM

159 That everyone that wants to take part in sport can, and develop to whatever level that theyaspire to go to without barriers.

6/13/2022 11:35 AM

160 Aim for excellence but bring on broad base of inclusion 6/13/2022 11:28 AM

161 An accessible sport system that promotes the long-term values /rewards of being active. 6/13/2022 11:20 AM

162 More funding and development for all ages in all levels. 6/13/2022 11:06 AM

163 Where everyone has equal access to sporting opportunities across the country regardless ofwhat Province or Territory you are from.

6/13/2022 10:45 AM

164 For athletes, builders, coaches, organizations to all be on the same page. Together EveryoneAchieves More.

6/13/2022 10:16 AM

165 Accessible and barrier free sport for Canadians in all communities. 6/13/2022 10:10 AM

166 that we choose to pull out of international competitions and start to develop a truly uniquesports/recreation program for all Canadians to participate in healthy active lifestyles from theage of birth to the day they die! get rid of all the other barriers by taking funding away from highperformance sport and start to put those $'s into grass-roots initiatives (passive, active, andeverything in between)

6/12/2022 6:04 PM

167 A country where its relationship to sport is not just entertainment but a commitment topersonal well-being and community involvement.

6/12/2022 2:23 PM

168 That sports become self-sustaining providing a financial supported pathway from youth throughto professional sports

6/11/2022 5:00 PM

169 Continue to build off our momentum and develop a safe place for all to participate in sport,attend sporting event and have athletes enjoy themselves to be role models.

6/11/2022 3:50 PM

170 An integrated network to bring people together as a national steward, through the lens of ‘do noharm’; with a design focus in prevention, long term health and wellbeing; ensuring every personcan meet their true potential, leaving no one behind.

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172 Canada as a sporting nation 6/10/2022 6:17 PM

173 Maintaining and increasing our high level of excellence on the international scene whilestrengthening and expanding the broad-based support of and participation in sport at all levels --in a safe and healthy community of sport-minded people.

6/10/2022 4:01 PM

174 As the way it is, I see that sport in Canada will continue in the same place, not growing inquantity and quality. However, with a few changes, I can see Canadian sports achieving newlevels in various aspects, not only in the LTDA, but also in research, in events, in quality oslife, and.much more

6/9/2022 9:03 AM

175 Multiple levels of competition for all ages and more opportunities to try more sports at all ages 6/8/2022 5:24 PM

176 accessible to all because of lack of financial barriers most speficially. It is expensive to dosports

6/8/2022 4:16 PM

177 excellence 6/8/2022 1:48 PM

178 Be a world-leader in both Summer and Winter Games and ensuring retention of key actors inthe system

6/8/2022 11:12 AM

179 Where referees feel safe and valued and respected. 6/8/2022 10:43 AM

180 For canada to be competitive internationally across a broad range of sports by increasingaccess to sport in our communities.

6/8/2022 7:32 AM

181 Athletes of all ages realising that winning is OK 6/7/2022 12:43 PM

182 Promote life long physical activity 6/7/2022 9:54 AM

183 Sport for life for everyone, regardless of identity or ability 6/6/2022 10:34 PM

184 I would like people to equate Canada sport excellence 6/6/2022 6:50 PM

185 To combine sport with health and wellness. To reach every community and have equal accessto sports, training, and development.

6/6/2022 12:17 PM

186 Inclusive, multi tiered, sport based education 6/5/2022 7:21 PM

187 Everyone has the same opportunities to engage in physical activity and develop a lifelongdesire to be physically activity but also have facilities and programming available to do that.

6/5/2022 11:46 AM

188 for all not just for elite level 6/5/2022 10:45 AM

189 Professional opportunities for all sport at home. Creating world class athletes that have thechoice to earn a living at home - when they can't go overseas. This is what we never hadgrowing up here.. almost like there was no hope.

6/4/2022 9:42 PM

190 Growth. Help sport become part of our culture 6/4/2022 2:51 PM

191 Please just play. No rules that place some groups over another 6/4/2022 7:35 AM

192 Accessibility for a life long practice of sport. 6/3/2022 11:38 PM

193 Excellence, inclusivity, and greater appreciation of sport by all with come with greateropportunities and more funding at the grassroots level and more developmental opportunities atall levels.

6/3/2022 11:43 AM

194 Improved development at all levels We have seen significant growth in National Teamperformance - a direct result of the PSOs and NSO progress. HOWEVER, it is my firm beliefthat with the shift in focus officials have been forgotten as integral.

6/3/2022 10:09 AM

195 The entire system needs to be streamlined. There are way too many fingers in the pie. Sportpolicy needs to be created to ensure a healthy development pathway which can lead toInternational success. Sport Canada needs to take a stronger leadership position in this.Additionally, there needs to be way more NSO/PSO alignment.

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196 Support for single sex sports 6/2/2022 7:46 PM

197 Inclusive and cooperative. 6/2/2022 6:11 PM

198 That more girls get equal access to sport, the more girls play and compete in sport and that 6/2/2022 4:04 PM


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there is wore widespread gender equality in sport

199 Mandatory participation for all school-age (primary & secondary); allow people to go beyondschool org to play

6/2/2022 1:25 PM

200 One where we acknowledge the benefits that sport provides either solo sports or team sportsand provide the space / facilities to allow people to engage with the sports that interest them.

6/2/2022 11:57 AM

201 Competitive on the world stage outside of hockey 6/2/2022 11:42 AM

202 Make it fun, affordable for all and offer different levels of competitiveness for all. Keep thegood work of improving coaching but don't discount coaches with experience who may nothave time to keep renewing licenses, which is another cash grab in Soccer. One other thing,the paperwork needed to play is becoming ridiculous. Two coaches can set up a friendly gamewithout tons of paperwork and permits and permit fees etc. It's become absurd what a coachhas to go through to have kids play in soccer.

6/2/2022 9:15 AM

203 An incredibly active country that prioritizes health but also fosters the worlds best athletesthrough well run and inclusive pathways to the top.

6/2/2022 8:09 AM

204 A sport system that benefits all and develops mental, physical, and social health, whether atthe recreational or elite level

6/2/2022 7:47 AM

205 with Alphonso Davies - rolemodel for young players, World Cup in Canada, local Canadiansoccer league, the sportbis growing. however we need to grow the Womens game also with aprofessional domestic league

6/2/2022 6:13 AM

206 if the new youth athletes don't find the sources and where to develop, Canada won't never be astrong enough country in the sports world

6/1/2022 10:46 PM

207 Develop strong athletes. 6/1/2022 10:36 PM

208 sports to be financially supported by governments to a large degree so sports association donot have to be influenced by money.

6/1/2022 9:53 PM

209 A philosophy that drives youth participation, and provides prospects for advancement intosuccessful provincial/national/professional development.

6/1/2022 9:50 PM

210 That sport is a means to improve peoples lives and the live in the community they thrive in 6/1/2022 9:28 PM

211 everyone has access to good coaches! 6/1/2022 7:45 PM

212 Olympics 6/1/2022 7:43 PM

213 Canada being a top contender for the World Cup 6/1/2022 7:08 PM

214 Healthy Canadians through the provision of sporting activities for every person who wants toparticipate and develop.

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215 To achieve levels of excellence on the world stage in all sports we participate in 6/1/2022 6:27 PM

216 One where every athlete, coach, volunteer and official, whether recreational or competitive,leaves the playing ground every day with a smile on their face.

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217 Winning 6/1/2022 5:38 PM

218 Excellence 6/1/2022 5:13 PM

219 Soccer. In one word. Our country is built on immigration from largely soccer-centric nation's.Don't lose players to their ancestral national teams. Make Canada a soccer country they willstrive to represent, not just a back up if Portugal, Colômbia, Italy etc don't come calling

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220 Its started a slow death march, fewer families can afford to put their children into extra eventsdue to the costs, so we need a cash infusion to help

6/1/2022 4:40 PM

221 Affordable access from coast to coast to coast. 6/1/2022 4:37 PM

222 Inclusive, excellent, quality, safe, sustainable 6/1/2022 3:31 PM

223 The ability to have a successful grassroots program for global sports so canada can be aleader in best practices

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224 A culture of play. 6/1/2022 2:25 PM

225 I would like to see us continue to develop high level, competitive athletes as well asencouraging and supporting more casual, recreational participation.

6/1/2022 2:10 PM

226 Be the best/development 6/1/2022 2:08 PM

227 The country can provide professional pathways, but more critically, enable the participation ofall groups at all ages

6/1/2022 12:44 PM

228 We address our gaps with a much needed course correction. 6/1/2022 12:34 PM

229 Inclusive, accessible, player centered 6/1/2022 11:59 AM

230 More athlete centered investment (carding has not increased since 2017 and with rowing youtrain 6 days a week, up to 7-8 hours a day so outside job is not possible - current rate is $1700monthly), a healthy and happy competitive environment where athletes push themselves toperform, and are in turn leaders of those following in their footsteps, where the nation comestogether as one when we support our incredible athletes, where training is seen as a career, notsimply 'fun' (the qualities learned through training, the discipline, the kindness, support,community, relationships), where athletes have the support they need to reach competitiveexcellence.

6/1/2022 11:07 AM

231 That all athletes are treated equal and with repect 6/1/2022 10:08 AM

232 Rowing should try to foster long-term participation in people as they age. 6/1/2022 9:37 AM

233 Available to all for fun and development personally and physically 6/1/2022 8:48 AM

234 My vision is to see more Canadians leading physically active lives into old age. My sport -rowing - is ideal for this because it allows for energy expenditure without high impact - aproblem with running.

6/1/2022 7:02 AM

235 More facilities and proper training. 5/31/2022 10:14 PM

236 Sports evolve, for example flat water rowing to coastal rowing. New sports need a person tochampion the new sport at the national level.

5/31/2022 8:05 PM

237 Low cost fees that allow all to participate 5/31/2022 7:06 PM

238 Healthy and expansive across Canada. Use on line training and communication to get whole ofCanada together as well as having some sort of convention for face to face thinking.

5/31/2022 6:32 PM

239 To develop a safe and successful environment for athletes and officials to develop at apersonal rate where everyone feels successful.

5/31/2022 5:40 PM

240 Greater awareness and more inclusive 5/31/2022 5:14 PM

241 Individuals who choose to participate have access to the coaching, facilities and competitionsthat enable them to develop to the level of performance that they choose

5/31/2022 4:41 PM

242 Inclusive and multicultural. 5/31/2022 3:48 PM

243 A country that values sport and recreation from our grassroots all the way up to highperformance that has buy in to our long term athlete development plan at all levels.

5/31/2022 1:52 PM

244 All kids participating, all adults keep at some sports! Striving for high performance excellenceand leading by example of how sport has the power to change the world/have great socialimpact.

5/31/2022 1:47 PM

245 Recognition of all sports and funding for all! 5/31/2022 1:24 PM

246 All individuals that are interested is sports should be able to access programs and facilities -remove the financial burden - 'sport for all'

5/31/2022 11:28 AM

247 Sport will be a place where everyone can enjoy a lifetime safe, fun, developmentallyappropriate participation with access to competent instruction.

5/31/2022 9:37 AM

248 inclusiveness, where trans and non binary folks can participate in sport 5/31/2022 8:55 AM

249 Accessible for everybody interested and used as a tool of integration and unity. 5/30/2022 9:51 PM


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250 Clean up the mess of the lack of ethics and transparency. 5/30/2022 9:50 PM

251 All disabilities athletes can compete with others - not just Special Olympics. It is a greatopportunity for them to compete and people/ spectators understand how hard they train andhave fun competing with others.

5/30/2022 9:38 PM

252 That every person has the opportunity to participate in accessible sport/recreation 5/30/2022 7:30 PM

253 Une scène sportive canadienne diversifiée où la communauté est impliquée, qui s'assure degarder les jeunes actifs à long terme et où les athlètes de haut niveau progressent etcontinuent à performer.

5/30/2022 4:24 PM

254 A place where people can excel and have fun. 5/30/2022 3:20 PM

255 Less toxic, more inclusive, more diverse, and more of a focus on sustained participationbeyond youth sports.

5/30/2022 1:55 PM

256 That sport is viewed as the vehicle that benefits Canadians on a social, economic, andlifestyle perspectives. For instance, countries like Norway, Finland, Germany, see sport as away to engage the entire population. This creates huge nationalistic pride.

5/30/2022 1:42 PM

257 Accessible to all Canadians in some manner regardless of income, location, or culture. 5/30/2022 11:32 AM

258 Keep building an adult program for the recreational level. Money is put into youth but the adultprogramming is faltering

5/29/2022 6:48 PM

259 Parents and athletes will be able to participate in their athletic community based on merit, notsocioeconomic indicators. Athletes will see a clear pathway to professional or high-performance (i.e. university level) success and have access to professionals who can helpthem navigate their sport.

5/29/2022 10:38 AM

260 A broad, inclusive sport system that supports people from recreation levels all the way to elitelevels, But supports both of these poles with equal love and attention!

5/28/2022 4:27 PM

261 I hope that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in all sport, regardless ofgeographical location, socio-economic status, gender, race, and many otherdemographic/socio-cultural factors.

5/28/2022 3:26 PM

262 Higher level of participation from people of all ages and abilities leading to better health andfitness of general population

5/28/2022 2:55 PM

263 I think for sports to be a health focus, rather than a professional money profession. Particularlyfor kids.

5/28/2022 2:39 PM

264 Ask me for my vision for the future of *amateur* sport in Canada 5/28/2022 2:24 PM

265 Grass routes maintained - engagement in 20-40 year olds to give back 5/28/2022 9:36 AM

266 Need more facilities 5/28/2022 8:40 AM

267 That we are an international leader 5/28/2022 1:10 AM

268 Multiple tiers of achievement with support for all levels - ultimate goal to move athletes up theladder to the highest tier

5/27/2022 8:30 PM

269 A fluid and coordinated sport delivery system in communities 5/27/2022 8:04 PM

270 To fund key sports that will demonstrate success on the international stage. Work withcompanies to help bring greater funding/sponsorship

5/27/2022 8:00 PM

271 World class athletes winning medals 5/27/2022 6:29 PM

272 Gold at Olympics 5/27/2022 5:57 PM

273 Seeing children who are physically fit to participate in sports of their choosing. 5/27/2022 3:53 PM

274 One that is fair, safe, ethical, inclusive and provides the ideal environment to allow allstakeholders to achieve the goals that they have set for themselves.

5/27/2022 3:44 PM

275 Increased love of all sport. Increased participation for LIFE! 5/27/2022 3:39 PM

276 Youth are inspired by sport and feel engaged in their participation in sport. Sport is a vehicle for 5/27/2022 2:13 PM


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personal development.

277 Ability for adult recreational adults to achieve their health and wellness and participation goalswithout being told they are not important when compared to elite, professional athletes.Message is communicated in increased funding, facilities and change in attitude in nationaland provincial organizations (e.g. Row Canada)

5/27/2022 12:35 PM

278 Broad based 5/27/2022 12:35 PM

279 guaranteed equal opportunity but not guaranteed equal outcome. whomever performs the bestshould go on to elite levels. eliminate differing playing rules for each age group, ontariovolleyball.

5/27/2022 12:11 PM

280 It is inclusive and diversified. To see sport become less gendered focused (not having just acis-gender women and men playing separately)

5/27/2022 11:57 AM

281 Sport for all is common practice - sport that includes entry and participation for all + a a wellsupported pathway for individuals interested in excellence.

5/27/2022 11:40 AM

282 more young athletes competing at a higher level 5/27/2022 11:34 AM

283 That all can play, feel welcomed, and be coached by qualified, knowledgeable individuals. 5/27/2022 11:26 AM

284 Development of informal sport and physical activity spaces that are inclsuive for allindividuals.

5/27/2022 9:28 AM

285 a society that embrace and promote active living; from participation to elite/high performance. 5/27/2022 9:26 AM

286 More opportunities for everyone to play recreationally or competitively, starting in elementaryschools, through seccondary schools, post secondary schools, clubs, churches, communitiesand high level. More government support at all levels, along with organizational support and anemphasis on healthy, physical fitness, exercise and sport in developing the whole person inCanadian society.

5/26/2022 11:09 PM

287 To ensure all youth have the opportunity to engage in sport that enhances physical activity andthe pursuit of excellence.

5/26/2022 9:56 PM

288 Elimination of Olympic type events where few athletes are involved. Sport should be used a abuilding block for effective life skills that contribute to society

5/26/2022 8:36 PM

289 That all persons have the opportunity to experience their spoor of choice at the level of theirability

5/26/2022 7:34 PM

290 My vision would be to see a system that is connected and comprehensive so that people canfind the spaces in sport to be when they want them across their lifespan-creating belonging forall people through the community of sport.

5/26/2022 5:41 PM

291 Youth who "love the game" and participate in it FOR LIFE -- as an athlete (at whatever level)as an official, as a coach, as a board member.....never stop!

5/26/2022 5:33 PM

292 Increased participation by young and new athletes 5/26/2022 5:22 PM

293 It would be to see coaches who are coaching or the correct reasons. There are several thateither start new clubs and/or money making academies with no follow up on their performance.New clubs starting in areas that have several opportunities available. This watering down orcompetitive edge.

5/26/2022 4:56 PM

294 More funding, be that governmental or from corporations, of recreational-level sport andevidence-based practices specifically engineered for humane development of youth and/orskills. Championing of all levels of sport. More partnerships among sporting organizations of alllevels, community and government. A broader variety of sports available to youth withoutbeing cost-prohibitive. Base-level regulations for all sports, at all levels (even recreational)--thiscould look like an inability to obtain insurance without proper qualifications.

5/26/2022 4:51 PM

295 Any athlete could pursue any sport they are interested in 5/26/2022 4:42 PM

296 To have everyone living a healthy active life; to be active for life. 5/26/2022 4:36 PM

297 Anyone who has the athletic and mental abilities (and desire) who wants to train to competecan access the necessary facilities, coaching and competitions at minimal or no charge.

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298 participants are able to participate at the level they chose, so that the participant can be thebest they strive/want to be

5/26/2022 3:55 PM

299 Every person in Canada is permanently physically active. Every child in Canada is able toparticipate in sport and have a positive experience. Many young Canadians participate inorganized sport competitions. Canadian athletes have successful participation in internationalcompetitions.

5/26/2022 3:54 PM

300 active and healthy Canadians pursuing personal excellence at every level 5/26/2022 3:45 PM

301 sport for health, not for medals 5/26/2022 3:18 PM

302 Inclusive and encompassing all 5/26/2022 3:16 PM

303 Every Canadian who wants to participate can participate. Every Canadian who demonstrateshigh-performance excellence is supported and recognized equitably.

5/26/2022 3:04 PM

304 Increased access/opportunity for all Canadians to engage in sport from unstructured to high-performance, and that high-performance sport is not limited to those who can afford it, but it forthe best athletes.

5/26/2022 3:02 PM

305 A cohesive progressive sport system involving partners at each level (schools, municipal,provincial/territorial, national) with a clear mandate at each level within an overall sportsdevelopment plan, which is adequately funded.

5/26/2022 3:02 PM

306 Equitable, Accessible, Inclusive 5/26/2022 2:57 PM

307 A system where the sport system fosters inclusion and meritocracy in society at large. 5/26/2022 2:56 PM

308 Less focus on competition and more on fun and love of movement. 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

309 fairness in the selection of teams 5/26/2022 2:17 PM

310 More people involved in sports, less issue in society, also healthier life 5/26/2022 1:34 PM

311 Success at international events such as the FIFA world cup. 5/26/2022 12:44 PM

312 Full participation to increase health and wellness and for enjoyment. 5/26/2022 12:01 PM

313 That all Canadians recognize the value that sport brings to communities. That while HP sportmay attract and draw participants through the system, it is participation at all levels that buildscommunities and makes us healthier and more productive in all areas of our lives.

5/26/2022 11:54 AM

314 Greater success in olympic volleyball 5/26/2022 11:44 AM

315 More involvement at all levels 5/26/2022 8:47 AM

316 That every type of sport and level of competition will be available to to everyone, regardless ofage, gender, income, etc. And, that not only will Canadians love and excel in sport (bywhatever their own metrics), but that we'll see it as a positive, life-changing endeavour with thepotential to influence even greater change (especially around gender equality) once we clean itup a bit.

5/26/2022 2:13 AM

317 Gold Medals; Everyone having fun; Building Champions and natural athletes, Paying officialswell, and increasing viewership/revenue to create other avenues to make money/ market thegame/sport within canada. For example, it would be cool if they had a Sport Canada app thathad every sport offered in Canada listed and then organizations that fall under that umbrellaand different leagues. For example Hockey -> Ontario -> GTA -> GTHL or Baseball -> BaseballOntario -> the different leagues and level of competiveness

5/26/2022 12:22 AM

318 Equitable integration and value of para sport along the ltdp, equal funding for able body women,men and para women and men.

5/25/2022 6:25 PM

319 People all over the country having access to sports no matter their ability. 5/25/2022 12:06 PM

320 Allow demographic change to be included. 5/25/2022 11:58 AM

321 A completely restructured system where more efficiencies are found in sharing resourcesamongst sports. NSOs and PSOs are combined and not competing. Staff are trained and notjust placed because they competed once. Transparency abounds and toxicity is long gone. Apublic mechanism exists for evaluation of people who hold leadership positions without fear of

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retaliation. Boards of directors are restructured. There are multiple paths to national teamsrather than just a single one which is the path of too many value sacrifices.

322 more clubs structured and under PSO and teach people how to recognize a safe environmentfor their kids - NCCP, certification etc RCM

5/25/2022 10:25 AM

323 Having more diversity and investment in sports 5/25/2022 9:37 AM

324 More funding for athletes so it is not a “pay to play” system. More talent ID so the bestathletes get to participate at the next level

5/25/2022 9:03 AM

325 Fully funded when representing your country in international events. Parity betweenfemale/male sports (access to resources including training facilities)

5/25/2022 6:11 AM

326 My vision for the future of sport in Canada is for the industry to be accessible to all, at alllevels. Sport, despite its reach, is still so binary and narrow in so many ways. I dream of atime when sport feels like an outlet for any individual from any background seeking whateveroutcome (e.g., recreation vs high performance).

5/24/2022 10:17 PM

327 To be the world leading sporting country 5/24/2022 8:46 PM

328 To be a leader in helping people success in sport 5/24/2022 6:58 PM

329 A wide variety of sporting activities available at different levels for all Canadians 5/24/2022 4:26 PM

330 I would like to see that sport at least as reported in the media, be representative of thedemographics of Canadian society, and that results of competition be communicated in themedia according to those demographics and not just the NHL, CFL, and that level ofcompetition.

5/24/2022 11:48 AM

331 Healthy High Performance for All. 5/24/2022 11:12 AM

332 that we pull away from the idea that in order to succeed you need to reach the podium on thenational and especially on the international level; that is ruining sport and we need to get backto a program where sport becomes fun again and where coaches can truly hold a job as theprofessionals that they are trained to be and where they can actually make a living in sportrather than having to work 5 different jobs just to be at the poverty line.

5/24/2022 12:51 AM

333 Sport free of Wokeness & cultural Marxism, where women (adult human females) and girls canplay and compete, in safety, and fairly. Where they are not physically, sexually, orpsychologically, threatened by Trans “women”.

5/23/2022 3:45 PM

334 A sport system that inspires all Canadians to participate in sport and physical activity. 5/23/2022 11:32 AM

335 Gender Equal participation at all levels 5/22/2022 9:56 PM

336 More of it - at the local level - from every Reserve to the largest cities. Local sports are it. 5/22/2022 2:39 PM

337 I believe there can be multi-sport associations coordinating the delivery of programs withindividualized development programs, that attract, retain and nurture young athletes anddevelop them in to adaptive, capable members of the community and also develop strong basefor advanced athletics.

5/22/2022 2:06 PM

338 Challenged. 5/21/2022 11:24 PM

339 World class athletes and national teams in most major events and competitions while creatinga healthy environment for athletes, coaches and administrators. Winning should always be thegoal but not at the expense of people.

5/21/2022 4:17 PM

340 For it to be accessible for all people, regardless of skill, 'aptitude', financial status, and culturalbackground. To be able to encourage dreams and keep athletes engaged in fitness.

5/21/2022 8:57 AM

341 My vision is to see sport developed locally which athletes can utilize to step up intocompetitive, paid team events through 'tracks'. I don't think there is anything wrong forteachers or coaches that see the potential of youngsters they see as having a gift in aparticular sport and guiding them in that direction as long as the child is enthusiastic about itthemselves. Competitive sports can be difficult for children even adolescents and teens. Ibelieve that in order to prepare children for competition, there must be a psychological aspectadopted to the child's age range and conceptual understanding built into teaching sport. Itmakes no sense to develop the body to compete without developing the mind to compete. Notall children can compete b/c if they were like me who had performance anxiety, it will

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absolutely nothing to further excellence. When I was in youth sports, NONE of this wasaddressed by coaches. Ethics also were never addressed and like myself, many childrenexperience bullying and harassment by other kids who are mean spirited. This behavior makeschildren quit sports. My coaches never addressed the bullies. I believe sports psychologyshould be introduced in all sports coaching (mandatory training) including in public and privateschools as part of the curriculum. These are good foundations to start child up with that can bedeveloped further as children and athletes mature. In my experience as a teen athlete, nograde or high school should be equipped with inadequate or unsafe equipment. This isparticularly important for gymnasts. No teacher should expect their kids to use equipment thatis unstable and cause serious harm to an athlete. I experienced this as a gymnast and washurt badly after falling off an unstable balance beam. This equipment should have been thrownaway and replaced with competition grade equipment. If not, the school must practice duediligence and not allow a team to commence or be held liable for the harm they cause.

342 A very well funded/sponsored sport system that is streamlined, aligned, and robust in scopeand reach. Where all are welcomed and well supported. Sport, rec and physical activity shouldbe a Gov of Canada priority. With a healthy well functioning sport system the positive over floweffects on health, wellness, and social impact on Canadian society will result in far greater ROIin comparison to the costs or expenditures toward health care, social justice, etc.

5/20/2022 3:23 PM

343 High level of meaningful participation in sport at all ages supported by caring professionalindividuals and feeding inspiring performances by a few elite athletes on the international stage

5/20/2022 12:57 PM

344 Sport grounded in fun, friendships, and learning. 5/20/2022 11:10 AM

345 It's an incredibly safe, inclusive and fun environment where people of all backgrounds canparticipate with the assurance that they will be safe and learn new skills.

5/20/2022 11:05 AM

346 More resources for athletes (mental health care) Independent resourced for athletes (mentalhealth care, support for maltreatment cases, etc)

5/20/2022 7:56 AM

347 A system where humans are valued first over the performance. That does still expect high-performance to compete, be successful and be world-class, but one that doesn't use athletesonly as tools for funding. Athletes as part of the solution, a voice in decision-making. Asystem that is sustainable and not drowning in Sport Safety issues.

5/20/2022 7:48 AM

348 Universal access for youth. 5/20/2022 6:39 AM

349 Provide sporting activities fir all with Biological frameworks. Trans girls/women ditch advantageof male puberty do not belong in female category for reasons of Sadi and fairness. Sport hascategories for a reason. Trans women can compete in open category, only bio females in girlsand womens.

5/19/2022 11:13 PM

350 More Muslim women in sport, would love to see them on the professional level 5/19/2022 10:01 PM

351 Lots needs to be done 5/19/2022 6:00 PM

352 A healthy vibrant sport community 5/19/2022 5:28 PM

353 Sport where gender/sexuality/class/race are not a factor, where everyone can access sportand proper coaching and competition channels. Where athletes are paid for their contribution torepresenting Canada on the world stage. Where athletes and coaches feel safe to bethemselves, do their jobs, and empowered to go out and win medals on the world stage!

5/19/2022 3:35 PM

354 Everybody Can Play 5/19/2022 1:44 PM

355 Having our top athletes perform at high level helps encourage the lower levels to excel and joinsports (i.e. Canada's soccer teams (men/women) having success on world stage)

5/19/2022 11:52 AM

356 High performance in a broad spectrum of sports. High performance athletes giving back to theirsport to help develop and lead the next generations. You need to build the leaders if you wantto build your base.

5/19/2022 10:56 AM

357 I like sweden vision of sport and litteracy of movement . accessible to all, non competitiveuntil 13 yrs old. young and old strongly encouraged to play. tax deductions for coaching /volunteering in sport. low sport fees for all.

5/19/2022 10:43 AM

358 That everyone has fair and equal access to sport programming. 5/19/2022 10:32 AM

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360 Athletes will be able to pursue sport to its highest level in their sport without compromisingtheir long term life financially. The CFL has a forced pension contribution. Each paycheque hasa deduction that is automatically put into a pension for you (in addition to the CPPcontribution). This allows athletes to feel like they are looking after their long term selves.

5/19/2022 9:22 AM

361 More kids involved and committed 5/19/2022 7:40 AM

362 Sport is accessible, safe and inclusive for all Canadians - promoting a lifelong love for healthyactivity and physical well being.

5/19/2022 6:49 AM

363 LTAD quality coaches and officials All inclusivesports 5/19/2022 5:31 AM

364 Every Cdn with children, should be given money/grant per child per year to enroll/play in sports 5/19/2022 3:55 AM

365 Being more involve for international tournaments 5/19/2022 12:12 AM

366 Womens sport where only biological females can compete, so they are safe and the sport isfair.

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367 Increased participation in sports 5/18/2022 10:46 PM

368 where all can participate is a safe and fair environment 5/18/2022 8:05 PM

369 Large amount of competition to learn from, compare to, and improve 5/18/2022 7:24 PM

370 Inclusive excellence 5/18/2022 7:05 PM

371 That we support Canadians to enjoy sport, and offer the resources for those that wish to excel.Limited coaches is a big issue for elite curlers currently.

5/18/2022 5:11 PM

372 I'd like sport to be seen as part of a healthy lifestyle and be appealing enough to bring out orretain participants.

5/18/2022 4:54 PM

373 MORE EXPOSSURE OF OUR YOUTH TO SPORTS AND TO THE HIGHER LEVELS OFCOMPITITION

5/18/2022 4:20 PM

374 To nurture athletes a young age to be successful on the world stage as a viable career path. 5/18/2022 3:52 PM

375 Massive investment in accessible high quality facilities that are culturally relevant, especiallyin areas that serve low income and marginalised populations.

5/18/2022 3:48 PM

376 Excellence and respect for others 5/18/2022 1:35 PM

377 My short term vision is that all clubs will be operating in minimum compliance with the law andonly employing coaches with the qualifications set out by the national sport organization.

5/18/2022 1:22 PM

378 That it is inclusive in many ways. That all aspects and contexts are recognized as sport. 5/18/2022 12:49 PM

379 Broad based involvement of as many young people as possible, learning sports and havingfun.

5/18/2022 12:05 PM

380 An all encompassing vision of sport that enables athletes and coaches at all levels, throughfunding, education and support

5/18/2022 11:56 AM

381 a better school model, more competent coaching, better programs and integration of sport andschool. Need to take the coaching/leadership out of the teachers hands and provide ability forindependent coaching and instruction within established guidelines

5/18/2022 11:45 AM

382 My vision for sports in Canada is to see domestic pathways for men and women to developtheir athletic abilities from the grass roots level to professional domestic leagues from smallcommunities to large cities.

5/18/2022 11:33 AM

383 Even more access for smaller communities to different sports at a recreational level Very fewoptions for women in smaller communities

5/18/2022 11:18 AM

384 A fair and safe environment that values all participants. 5/18/2022 10:13 AM

385 sport is available and safe for all, regardless of disability and personal identities. 5/18/2022 9:38 AM

386 To continue giving Canadians the opportunity to love and play a sport at every level. 5/18/2022 9:30 AM

387 Everyone can play. 5/17/2022 11:10 PM


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388 access, inclusive, diverse, FUN 5/17/2022 10:30 PM

389 That men cannot play in women's sports 5/17/2022 10:21 PM

390 Sports can help teach discipline and excellence. We need to get back to that. Winning andlosing teaches resilience and it makes games for meaningful and fun.

5/17/2022 9:51 PM

391 Stop trying to turn 8 yr olds into pros - focus on love of sport which in tiwill develop bettercoaches & programs & longevity resulting in better athletes long term

5/17/2022 9:47 PM

392 Ensuring athletes can develop at the levels most appropriate for them. 5/17/2022 9:37 PM

393 Where girls matter and can flourish in sport playing against biological girls. 5/17/2022 9:19 PM

394 home to world class athletes, coaches, competitions/events and facilities 5/17/2022 9:15 PM

395 Scy 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

396 We need to allow for sport to be affordable and fun. Not dominated by private clubs with hugeprice tags and travel requirements.

5/17/2022 8:22 PM

397 Grassroots involvement at a community level should bear higher priority than elite globalsuccess

5/17/2022 5:47 PM

398 More inclusivity Further protections of the athletes wishing Canadians borders and outside (e.gwhile Canadian athletes compete internationally) Clear language in policies (. E.g in theUCCMS document the world “Canadian standards” is mentioned. However it is not clear whatpolicy makers mean with that) Incorporate students (eg PhD students) to the development offuture Canadian sport policies as they might have new ideas and perspectives to bring to thetable) And finally, Canada should be a leading sport model for the rest of the world

5/17/2022 5:09 PM

399 More people of all ages taking part in sport. 5/17/2022 3:58 PM

400 A fair and accessible opportunity for all stakeholders that keep cultural significances at theforefront.

5/17/2022 3:21 PM

401 No administrative barriers to participation 5/17/2022 2:41 PM

402 Positive, inclusive, fun, widespread 5/17/2022 2:15 PM

403 Accessible and open to all. 5/17/2022 1:35 PM

404 to be fun, inclusive and affordable for all 5/17/2022 1:24 PM

405 Everybody plays and sees a place for themselves within the sport system. 5/17/2022 12:37 PM

406 available to all with sufficient facilities and proper coaching 5/17/2022 12:09 PM

407 To be recognized for the impact and contribution sports makes on our population at all levels -and to be seen as serious contenders on the world stage.

5/17/2022 12:06 PM

408 A fair environment that prioritizes the protected human rights class of sex - specifically forbiological women and girls over the age of 12.

5/17/2022 11:17 AM

409 More kids having the skills to compete at higher levels as they become adults 5/17/2022 11:10 AM

410 where everyone can participate in sport at the level of their choosing, no matter race, gender,financial means, location, disability,

5/17/2022 11:05 AM

411 Sport that is participation focused where inclusion and fun are prioritized. 5/17/2022 10:52 AM

412 Positive sport experiences so that everyone has the opportunity to participate. 5/17/2022 10:41 AM

413 Increased participation among all demographics and retention of players and volunteers 5/17/2022 10:37 AM

414 All Canadians have access to sport, all high-performance athletes can access world-classfacilities, coaching & training programs in Canada and do not struggle to support themselves &their training. Canadian athletes leave sport feeling fulfilled and choose to give back to sportonce they retire from competition. Steady increase in medals & top 5 performances in allsports at international level

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416 I would love to see an environment where there is constant acceptance of new ideas andevolution when it comes to our systems, training and general way sports operate.

5/17/2022 10:24 AM

417 no transwomen (biological men identifying as women) in women's sports 5/17/2022 10:16 AM

418 Sport that is welcoming, respectful, and encourages participants to reach for their best. 5/17/2022 9:26 AM

419 Children and youth in families living in high-density urban areas have equitable access toparticipation and engagement.

5/16/2022 10:54 PM

420 Continue to emphasize opportunity for everyone but not for some of the expense of others.Key example of this is allowing males to participate in female support. Many instances of thismay lead to unfair play. Also families maybe really concerned about privacy and safety of theirfemale child and feel discouraged male child in a sport program for example accommodation oruse of shared changing areas. This could also be an impact for adult women who wish toparticipate in sports programs but face participation with a male adult who has self identified asa female / trans woman. The principle of being able to compete fairly well arise as well asconcerned women may reasonably have about privacy, modesty and safety in shared areas.

5/16/2022 10:42 PM

421 I hope that female athletes will be able to compete in a fair and safe environment where realbiological differences between men and women are considered in its entirety. Hormone levelsare insufficient in making such differences and there is research to support this. Lung capacity,muscle mass, physical strength, size etc leaves biological males (transwomen) at a significantadvantage. I see inclusion of transfemales causing problems at all levels of competition, notonly at the elite levels.

5/16/2022 6:51 PM

422 Less focus on competitive sports to encourage more to engage for a healthier public 5/16/2022 6:30 PM

423 Greater participation for athletes of all ages, especially older adults and those in middle age. 5/16/2022 5:31 PM

424 Opportunity for all. 5/16/2022 5:30 PM

425 Respect for women and men's categories. 5/16/2022 5:24 PM

426 An evidenced-based arena that promotes physical literacy to all Canadians 5/16/2022 4:30 PM

427 Access for everyone who wants to participate. All levels of participation from purelyrecreational to high performance including for masters athletes.

5/16/2022 4:02 PM

428 A well funded system that produces medalists in a broad range of sports, and has a vibrantgrass roots base that contributes to the health of Canadians in a fair, ethical manner.

5/16/2022 3:03 PM

429 An aligned system, accessible to all 5/16/2022 1:54 PM

430 Equal access to opportunities to participate and excel in sport for all those living in Canada. 5/16/2022 12:58 PM

431 Inclusivity and equal opportunities for all sections of society and communities 5/16/2022 12:47 PM

432 My vision for the future of sport in Canada is one where all Canadians have equal access tosport at all levels, and where the sport experience meets the expectations of each individualCanadian, whether that is a fun sport experience, a competitive sport experience and/or a sportexperience to benefit the individual beyond sport.

5/13/2022 10:26 AM

433 A space for everyone to play together 5/13/2022 10:15 AM

434 Physical Literacy can define how Canadians engage in sport and recreation from theirt youth tosenior years. We have to be able to fund and mandate requirements to make programmingmore feasible and accessible at all levels.

5/12/2022 8:02 PM

435 An integrated and aligned sport system where all organizations work together for the benefit ofall Canadians participating in all levels of sport

5/12/2022 4:27 PM

436 A dismantled, decentred, open system that shifts the power to athletes, marginalized groups,and strategic partnerships with other sectors. A system of values that is at the heart of howand why it's developed, not just modules, or words but clearly safe and inclusive sport.

5/12/2022 2:25 PM

437 I'd like a sport system that's proactive. One that makes decisions to be better in the futurerather than copying what someone else did for the last Olympics - there's no reason we shouldbe playing catch up with the resources we have available, we just need to integrate sportsystems better and be collaborative

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438 Coming out of Covid-19 sport is more important than it ever has been. To unite the country, sopeople can get outdoors, build friendships and be physically active. There needs to be asystem where there are facilities and not waitlists. Where there is funding for grassrootorganizations so kids soccer leagues aren't cancelled as they don't have enough coachesinterested. Sport is integral to being a well rounded individual, yet it is cost and resourceprohibitive

5/12/2022 12:21 PM

439 “A fully democratized sport and leisure environment would include both the right to participate,regardless of one's particular set of social characteristics, and the right to be involved indetermination of the forms, circumstances and meanings of participation.” (Donnelly, 1993, p.417)

5/12/2022 9:38 AM

440 Fully inclusive and accessible for all sports. High performing athletes and organizations thatput the safety and well-being of their athletes first. Well-funded community clubs that canprovide the best programming for their community. Well educated and accountable coaches,employees, officials, and organizations.

5/11/2022 10:56 AM

441 - Increased opportunities for all that are accessible, inclusive and affordable. 5/11/2022 9:15 AM

442 World class performances by athletes, that are free of doping, have been coached by ethicalpeople, and a sport system that guides and supports their members and stakeholders. A sportsystem that is inclusive and gender equitable at all levels.

5/11/2022 8:40 AM

443 Equality for women’s sports 5/10/2022 9:32 PM

444 Make kids lives better through sport - now and for the rest of their lives 5/10/2022 8:04 PM

445 Equitable access to facilities, development, long term planning needed to stop the two stepsforward, one step back

5/10/2022 2:10 PM

446 That we tear it down and rebuild it to include everyone 5/10/2022 1:32 PM

447 Everyone living and visiting Canada can do some form of movement that they enjoy, every dayof their lives.

5/10/2022 12:08 PM

448 For diverse genders to have a say in how sport is organized. A broader, more diverse culturalideology that emphasizes and rewards combinations of competition and cooperation, emotionaltoughness and sensitivity, and performance and personal excellence would be more inclusive(Kerr, 2007)

5/10/2022 11:50 AM

449 Safe sport opportunities for all, at all levels 5/10/2022 11:38 AM

450 I like the Norwegian motto: The Joy of Sport for All 5/10/2022 11:25 AM

451 That Canada becomes a world leader in high performance sport driven by ethical and safesport practices and where safe sport is accessible to Canadians to achieve their personal best.

5/5/2022 5:29 PM

452 Every one welcome participation to world stage contributing to global health 5/5/2022 3:12 PM

453 Sport is seen as a microcosm of Canadian Society, representing Canadian values & ethics inhow we achieve success on the international stage.

5/5/2022 11:59 AM

454 Inclusive and accessible sport landscape that allow for meaningful participation. Values andprinciples at the core. Developing better people.

5/5/2022 9:51 AM

455 Clearer focus on the overarching goal of sport. 5/5/2022 9:15 AM

456 Safe and inclusive access to sport in Canada. Quality sport programs and access to qualifiedcoaches for all athletes to excel on any path that they choose to take (recreational,competitive, high performance).

5/4/2022 12:34 PM

457 Excellence in a more holistic way that embraces health together with hard work andcompetitive spirit

5/4/2022 9:45 AM

458 My vision for the future of my sport in Canada is for Canada to produce world and Olympicchampions.

5/2/2022 8:02 AM

459 For Canadians to have opportunity to be involved in sport, recreationally or competitively, in asafe environment. For Canadians to have opportunity to move freely from one to the other,from recreation to competitive, in the same safe environment.

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460 Sport as life long activity for everyone 4/25/2022 3:45 PM

461 Sport experiences that systematically empower all Canadians to fulfill their own potential,together

4/25/2022 3:21 PM

462 That each and every Canadian has the opportunity to participate in the sporting activity of theirdesire and the opportunity to develop to the extent of their interest and ability.

4/25/2022 2:27 PM

463 I'm still developing my personal vision, but it would revolve around more sustainablecompetitive environments, encouraging athletes to remain involved throughout their lives.

4/25/2022 2:00 PM

464 That every individual has lifelong participation in the sport of choice 4/22/2022 10:06 AM

465 That medals aren't the only indicator of successful performance. 4/21/2022 9:42 AM

466 More focus on inclusion and OPEN opportunities. Increase participation and let those grow intothe stars if they desire.

4/13/2022 1:43 AM

467 Compelling vision that sees wellbeing as an overarching goal. Considers the intersectionalrealities of sport participation

4/12/2022 6:17 PM

468 it is accessible for all who want to participant, regardless of this abilities. 4/11/2022 11:43 AM

469 more inclusive, more importance given to athletes and coaches in the workplace. 4/11/2022 11:15 AM

470 I'd like athlete experiences to live up to the billing that sport makes people happier, healthierpeople and that when kids watch Olympians on TV they know they have an accessible,affordable pathway to play and develop in sport themselves.

4/7/2022 12:51 PM

471 Inclusive, diverse, accessible, safe spaces. 4/6/2022 3:12 PM

472 Have fun 4/5/2022 5:06 PM

473 For Athletes to make it to the Pro Division 3/28/2022 1:11 PM

474 A system that works seamlessly across levels 2/23/2022 1:06 PM

Q36 How will we know when this vision has been achieved? What wouldbe your measure of success or what performance indicator could we use?


# RESPONSES DATE

1 Total number of participants 7/12/2022 3:50 PM

2 Greater representation in sport. Happy athletes who are safe, physically and mentally healthy 7/12/2022 8:51 AM

3 Funding 7/10/2022 9:20 AM

4 I want everyone to be able to participate if they wish and be safe. 7/6/2022 1:03 PM

5 Do participation levels increase 7/5/2022 11:38 AM

6 When you see an athlete not have to cross the border to achieve professional level sports 7/5/2022 8:59 AM

7 When funds is allocated on long term basis 7/4/2022 2:29 PM

8 Not sure 7/4/2022 11:36 AM

9 More open and accessible turf fields (they all get locked unless they're booked). Not only moreaccess by keeping them open, but more of them in general. Having more transportationoptions to get to these areas.

7/3/2022 6:58 AM

10 Less reports of abuse by people in power and/or by teammates or parents 7/1/2022 10:14 PM

11 Developing a pathway to scholarship and futsal National league system... 7/1/2022 12:05 PM


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12 This is the million dollar questions. Current notions of measurement and metrics are ineffectiveto realizing behavioural and relational "measures of success." We need to involve newunderstandings of what success means, and how measurement overall indicates inclinationsto structures that uphold the status quo. A comprehensive reevaluation of the process ofmetrics and monitoring is imperative. That being said, incremental gains towards those goalscan be used in the interim.

6/30/2022 10:47 AM

13 Surveying women that they believe their sport is FAIR (this includes trans athletes) 6/29/2022 11:37 AM

14 more people playing and supporting safe sport activity at all levels 6/29/2022 9:25 AM

15 Sport drop out rates are reduced. 6/29/2022 8:25 AM

16 more diversity in our programs - right now participants look like they are cut from the samemold...

6/28/2022 3:39 PM

17 sport is a culturally significant to all Canadians. We see sport on our streets, in our schools, onour TVs, etc. Sport is foundational to who we are as a nation

6/28/2022 12:29 PM

18 We can have awareness about bullying and why/how that's becamed a big problem recently.Having a code of conduct and talking about bullying, having concequances like a suspentionafter a number of warnings

6/28/2022 11:50 AM

19 Increased participation in youth Increased opportunities for trained technical leaders. Canadabecoming a centre of excellence for sport hosting Success by Canadian athletes on theinternational stage.

6/27/2022 9:20 PM

20 allow access or freedom to all clubs to train anywhere/parks without harassment from others. 6/27/2022 3:29 PM

21 Sport participation at all ages and across diverse populations. Qualitative feedback fromparticipants. Better depth in census questioning around sport participation especially amongstmarginalized populations.

6/27/2022 10:55 AM

22 Healthy Canadians and a chance to develop if you have a gift and personal growth if you don’t. 6/26/2022 4:18 PM

23 Qualitative data on participant numbers broken into demographics as well as tracking growthand improvement at a high (international competition) level

6/26/2022 9:18 AM

24 when we see more representation, when we hear of less incidents of racism and abuse 6/24/2022 7:54 PM

25 I think it would happen in the conversations between people and the increased level ofcoverage of the sports that don't get much attention.

6/24/2022 6:40 PM

26 No changes in direction will ensure vision above is achieved. 6/24/2022 5:42 PM

27 To see top athletes enjoy teaching their goals rather than quitting because of their coaches 6/24/2022 4:18 AM

28 A more fit (mentally and physically) community focused society 6/23/2022 10:46 PM

29 We need both quantitative and qualitative measures. Work being done by UNESCO andCommonwealth Secretariat, to which Canada has contributed, needs to be publicized androlled out.

6/23/2022 9:06 PM

30 One indicator will be participation numbers at all levels. 6/23/2022 4:23 PM

31 When Canada is used as the measuring stick to progressive and inclusive sport around theworld. That the standards we establish are copied and adapted by other countries becausewe're excelling in every aspect of the sport.

6/23/2022 2:07 PM

32 Le financement du fédéral et du provincial sont alignés avec les objectifs visés. 6/23/2022 1:47 PM

33 Analyser le nombre d'inscription, de création de clubs inclusifs aux divers niveaux decompétitions , le nombre d'athlètes, d'entraineurs et d'administrateurs en situation de handicap.En ayant davantage de participants, les événements se multiplieront permettant despartenariats et un développement de la personne par le sport accessible pour tous. D'un plusgrand bassin de personnes engagées, se démarqueront un plus grand nombre d'athlètes etd'intervenants du sport de haut-niveau.

6/23/2022 12:17 PM

34 Increased participation rates in sport; increased memberships in clubs, PSOs, NSOs,; largerpools of athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers; increased breadth and variety of programofferings

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35 1. a steady increase in broad-based participation 2. a measurable and ongoing decrease inathlete injuries and complaints

6/23/2022 11:57 AM

36 % of Canadians who are active at a level that provides meaningful health benefits 6/23/2022 11:45 AM

37 More active Canadians - people moving from Active Start to Active for Life with ease. 6/23/2022 11:20 AM

38 Increased participation rates. Sustainable funding. Drop-out numbers decreasing. Vibrantprogram opportunities in communities.

6/23/2022 11:07 AM

39 Growth and retention in membership, players playing for life 6/23/2022 11:07 AM

40 When there are almost no cases of bullying, sexual assault, gender discrimination, racialdiscrimination, exclusion based on class, ability, identity, etc.

6/23/2022 10:42 AM

41 -equitable participation in sport regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, race -retention ofCanadians in sport through life course -no abuse by coaches

6/23/2022 9:57 AM

42 Good question but hard to answer.....just knowing that all sports are looked at the same 6/23/2022 9:02 AM

43 Retaining participants at every level, from recreational to high performance. 6/23/2022 1:07 AM

44 sport participation goes up, scandals/abuse goes down/disappears - Canada is seen as leaderin systems change

6/22/2022 10:17 PM

45 Survey Canadians during the next census about their attitudes towards sport. Benchmarks canthen be established.

6/22/2022 8:53 PM

46 Active lifestyle is commonplace across all age groups which should be linked to an increase inoverall health and wellbeing with less stress on the healthcare system as a result.

6/22/2022 8:20 PM

47 For example no summer hockey camps 6/22/2022 6:15 PM

48 When the NSOs start to indicate that they are listening to and respecting the athletes asindividuals. When we get rid of the "Own the Podium" mentality and develop a funding programthat promotes and supports a safe sport environment.

6/22/2022 6:13 PM

49 Individuals are engaged in not just one but multiple sports throughout the year or their lives. 6/22/2022 5:01 PM

50 When athletes are successful in their goals and ambitions with zero burnout in the sport andthe end of their competitive years.

6/22/2022 2:37 PM

51 Less diabetes, less hypercholesterolemia, less cardiovascular disease, less mental healthproblems

6/22/2022 11:56 AM

52 Pathways for sport participation (and competition) for all skill levels, ages, gender identities,ability levels.

6/22/2022 11:50 AM

53 Participation rates and return rates in each sport. When we have the same number of athletesregistered in all sports at age 18 as were registered at age 5.

6/22/2022 11:45 AM

54 All sport organizations are obligated to take the Responsible Coaching Movement pledge andimplement the three pillars: rule of two, ethics training, background screening. When allcoaches are NCCP trained, screened, take an oath or sign a code and are paid.

6/22/2022 11:21 AM

55 Number of sports programs in all communities, increased participation of children/youths fromsmaller communities in regional/provincial/national competition, increased numbers of peopleparticipating in sports at all ages, improved results at international competitions outside of the'moneymakers' like hockey

6/22/2022 11:18 AM

56 Seeing more people continuing in sports in their teens, twenties, thirties - that they make apriority to be active and involved.

6/22/2022 11:16 AM

57 When young families don't need to wake up at 5 am to get their child in swim lessons and thepool is no more than 20 minutes from their home. When LGBTQ2S basketball teams are ableto welcome new members without worrying about finding the needed court time. Whenindigenous people are able to participate in culturally specific programming in their owncommunities.

6/22/2022 10:42 AM

58 Everyone in Canada can respond that they were able to access a sport opportunity thatinterested them no matter what age or location

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59 When people don’t leave sport, elite athletes feel supported, and all feel supported by theactions of their sport organizations.

6/22/2022 10:35 AM

60 When every person who wishes to engage in sport has the opportunity to do so. 6/22/2022 10:33 AM

61 What about the adoption of a Merit Badge system for different aspects of personaldevelopment: learn to win with dignity, learn to lose with dignity, learn to learn, learn to fall,learn to rise, learn to overcome adversity, learn to share, learn to care, learn to move efficiently(fundamental movements and basic movement patterns), learn to move resistance efficiently(strength training for long term activity and functionality), learn to calm your mind, learn tobreathe, learn to select appropriate food, learn to cook, learn to balance varying needs, learn toadopt new ideas, learn to appreciate other cultures, learn to accept others, learn to respectothers' bodies and opinions. When these values become more important that winning or losing,then the vision of an inclusive and holistic sport system will be achieved.

6/22/2022 10:32 AM

62 participation rates and positive outcome surveys 6/22/2022 10:24 AM

63 Global rankings (incl. Olympics) 6/22/2022 10:24 AM

64 Don't know 6/22/2022 9:52 AM

65 Greater participation in sport (not just recreation) at all levels. 6/21/2022 1:51 PM

66 increased participation levels at all levels of sport, reduced dropout in teen years. 6/21/2022 8:17 AM

67 Number of consistently active participants in the community 6/20/2022 8:13 PM

68 expansion of national model of sport vs provincial models different experiences from provinceto province

6/20/2022 3:11 PM

69 When men finally let women into a controlling role, and learn to deal with emotions throughwords not actions

6/20/2022 2:41 PM

70 School and communities work together to design and deliver barrier free quality physicalactivity and sport. The top is only as solid as this foundation.

6/20/2022 12:53 PM

71 Measuring Participation rates and all elements are utilized.ized to the fullest 6/20/2022 12:23 PM

72 Remettre sport avec santé Canada et non héritage Canada. 6/20/2022 12:12 PM

73 A performance indicator would be to see more programming and services available for a widervariety of teenage athletes.

6/20/2022 11:24 AM

74 The effect will be invisible, and if there is a price, it needs to be paid. 6/20/2022 10:58 AM

75 When sport participation becomes recognized as integral and not optional 6/19/2022 5:46 PM

76 when anyone and everyone can go - participate at any sport they choose 6/19/2022 1:40 PM

77 Improvement of facilities 6/19/2022 11:29 AM

78 When we stop seeing silly woke policies destroy the sports we love 6/19/2022 1:06 AM

79 Good question, l wish l knew the answer. A balance between sports, family, communityinvolvement, social skills and giving back to the community. Giving without expecting anythingback in return.

6/18/2022 10:20 PM

80 Documented grievances will reduce to near zero 6/18/2022 9:39 PM

81 THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS WILL BE WHEN OTHER NATIONS BEAT A PATH TOCANADA FORESHORES TO LEARN JUST HOW WE HAVE DEVELOPED A VALUESBASED CULTURE OF SPORTS EXCELLENCE THAT TRANSCENDS WINNING BYPLACING AT THE FOREFRONT THE IDEA THAT ALL CANADIANS WIN WHEN ANYATHLETE WINS AT THEIR SPORT.

6/18/2022 3:25 PM

82 A more healthy, happy society with excellence at the top with increased participation numbers,decreased doctor/hospital visits, greater sustainable success on ALL the world stages, not justthe Olympics and not every four years.

6/17/2022 9:57 PM

83 Medals 6/17/2022 9:35 PM

84 Major of thw population prtucipating in some type of physical activity, decrease in mental 6/17/2022 7:28 PM


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health and health care needs for being inactivity

85 Coaches upskilled background checks completed reports taken actions taken on reports ofabuse survery of athletes about their perception of equal or safe training grounds.

6/17/2022 3:24 PM

86 Same policy and same aspects 6/17/2022 2:20 PM

87 - Activity levels of 20-50 year olds - Participation rates in recreational level adult leagues, funruns, races, etc. - PSO membership numbers - National obesity rates - Olympic / Paralympicperformances - Depth of field at national level events / Olympic/Paralympic qualifiers - Femalesport participation rates - Active city rates (bike lanes, ActiveTO participation, etc.)

6/17/2022 11:47 AM

88 meilleure santé générale des canadiens (diminution des principales maladies, ex: diabète,obésité) -diminution du temps passé devant un écran. -augmentation du temps hebdomadaired'activité physique par canadien. -Augmentation du temps pour les cours d'éducation physiquedans les écoles. -Diminution des frais de santé globaux au Canada

6/17/2022 11:40 AM

89 When CDN athletes can openly speak about their sport, affects, poor decision making onNSO's part and not being dropped. Seeing CDN athletes at the Olympics happy to be there.Not the OTP driven medal crazy hunt that has led to so much grief and mental health issues.

6/17/2022 11:23 AM

90 We will have a strong league at the top. 6/17/2022 11:11 AM

91 Excellence at international sports events. 6/17/2022 10:06 AM

92 Indicator would be an increase in enrolments and retention 6/17/2022 9:02 AM

93 Not sure 6/17/2022 8:28 AM

94 Measure participation and reward participation. Decades ago, we used to have the"participaction" award - all school children were required to participate and would receivebadges for completing the required events. 50 years later, I still have my badge.

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95 Nous devons augmenter nos expectations pour nos athlètes et nous-mêmes 6/16/2022 8:49 PM

96 We may never know because it is province-wide where families and children are left outbecause of the high cost of playing. They can't afford it. Clubs should have a fund put aside tohelp children who live with poor families to play any sports.

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97 A turn around of the current decline in registrations and equal numbers of boys and girlsparticipating

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98 A healthier more active population with increases across the board in participation numbers 6/16/2022 4:08 PM

99 i produced the fast ten year girl in the 100m ever canada after just 3 months of coaching. 6/16/2022 12:05 PM

100 If it stays good without liberal policies 6/16/2022 11:43 AM

101 Measure the amount of participants at the provincial level and up. Continue to track it toensure the numbers increase. Also track the opportunities provided to these athletes to ensurethey are both available regularly and being accessed.

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102 Clearly I didn't put a "positive vision" above. I can't see one at this point. Some drastic actionhas to take place. We need a cultural re-set. Sport needs to be sport and not anything else.Bring Sport for Sport Sake back on all levels... literally from playground to podium.

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103 Podium success at international events such as the olympics. 6/16/2022 9:50 AM

104 "Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda 6/16/2022 1:52 AM

105 An increase in the number of Olympic medals across multiple sports, and reports from theathletes of improved training conditions in those sports where currently there are issues.

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106 Recreational participation increases across all sport, more organizations open to providerecreational sport (issue will be actually being able to afford rent for buildings in major centres),competitive sport enrollment will increase as more people will have access to the sport, resultswill come at high performance/international sport because more kids have had recreational andcompetitive access. Childhood sedentary behaviour and obesity goes down.

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107 When more retired gymnasts stay in the sport to coach, scholarships 6/15/2022 7:52 PM

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109 Happy, healthy athletes. Every coach hired has invested in their own personal development asa LEADER. Success is no longer being reactive by creating yet ANOTHER policy to protectsomething. All these policies we are creating while they are a bandaid for the immediatestate...they are not the long term solution. We HAVE to have the courage to change thesystem. Stop spending so much money on changing and creating policies and instead investin people's development. If they don't get on board, then bye-bye. There are so many policies,honestly, NO ONE knows which policy is in effect, who to talk to, what to do, what their rightsare. Everyone is reactive instead of being proactive. It has to stop. It's insane.

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110 Performance at competitions as well as the increased collaboration between national levelsports facilities

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111 -More spaces available on team Canada -more advertising 6/15/2022 2:29 PM

112 A question could be included in funding applications to identify the numbers and progress ofathletes in their respective programmes. All levels of sport should be considered.

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113 When "poor" kids start breaking into competitive sports 6/15/2022 1:35 PM

114 A lot of old-faces will have gone through an apoplectic phase and will have subsequently quitsince their sport will no longer "be what it used to be"

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115 I’m addition to doing well at international competitions, athletes, coaches, etc. are happy - lessreports of abuse, more respect for all parties.

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116 When all children are given the chance to participate and learn 6/15/2022 12:10 PM

117 Our retired athletes are no longer returning to talk about the abuses they faced. 6/15/2022 12:05 PM

118 Greater participation at all levels and international competition success 6/15/2022 11:57 AM

119 When we don't have to sacrifice a balanced lifestyle of family/education/social/sport-passion tobe successful. To explore other ways for these individuals to be successful students andathletes.

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120 More participation in less popular sports (not hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball) 6/15/2022 11:39 AM

121 When the system makes those changes and is when we will know when the vision will beachieved. Without changes there will be no difference.

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122 Greater participation across social and economic strata 6/15/2022 11:29 AM

123 Year/Year measure showing constant improvement in programming until 100% of athletes feelsafe and supported.

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124 when we have deep pools of talented athletes across numerous sports; when athletes cancross over easily into other sports based on their developmental and technical abilities whichare broad rather than specific

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125 improved sustainability 6/15/2022 8:38 AM

126 Athletes can reach there goals without financial stresses. 6/14/2022 9:46 PM

127 Increase in Para Sport participation and programs, greater pay and visibility towards minoritiescompeting at high levels (e.g., women in sport), more evidence-based knowledge to safeguardathletes from maltreatment and injuries

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128 When you have successful athletes leaving sport healthy 6/14/2022 1:42 PM

129 Would need to drive the policy down into deliverable action items that are trackable. I don'tthink you ever actually achieve a policy of this scope. It drives other areas that are moretangible and deliverable in the country.

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130 When everyone can actually play 6/14/2022 12:24 PM

131 Smaller class sizes, coaches/instructors who connect with the kids while imparting learning,kids who enjoy the classes and have high engagement.

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132 Population survey showing increased participation rates; decreased rates of obesity 6/14/2022 11:12 AM

133 It is not the number of medals, but the degree or participation that is key. If you have a million 6/14/2022 10:42 AM


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kids in a sport, then we're way more likely to succeed ten years down the road than if we havea few thousand. Yes, Own the Podium is paying "Moneyball" and it has a place, but we needmore fields of dreams.

134 When the words "that is not a sport" are no longer repeated. 6/14/2022 9:07 AM

135 Measures within international events 6/14/2022 8:50 AM

136 More successful athletes representative of the country's demographics 6/14/2022 8:13 AM

137 Involvement of women in sport in each age bracket increasing every year. 6/13/2022 6:40 PM

138 When there is more than 1 team Canada special abilities team. 6/13/2022 5:27 PM

139 Athlete surveys, establishment of clear, accountable reporting structures for misconduct,decrease in number of athlete complaints of misconduct, improvements in athlete skill levelover the course of their careers according to the long-term athlete development model

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140 The Canadian Physical Education Report Card results. 6/13/2022 4:49 PM

141 Athletes- additional funding and facilities need to be provided to excel on the global scale.Measure club/sports involvement, collect data of representation For all Canadians to enjoyactivity at any level, review metrics related to health.

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142 When we have larger numbers of participants in all sports at the world competition level. 6/13/2022 2:26 PM

143 Sport becomes more than just a community level, or performance level, or something youwatch on TV. Sport is a way of life for Canadians.

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144 When we have sustainable grassroots sport programs for children that result in an influx ofhigh performing athletes of all sports at professional levels

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145 I don't think this could be fully achieved. This would be an every year type thing movingforward. What I mean by that, is it's not just a next year thing. It's a full mind set movingforward.

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146 When I see diversity in sports teams, and in their management. 6/13/2022 1:30 PM

147 If each minor sport organizations became a factory for creating nee athletes we would knowthat this vision has been achieved.

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148 I think the first step is getting clearer benchmarks of participation numbers and membershipsat each NSO and then working to increase participation by x% in target areas. For instance,about 16% of Canadians have a disability and yet only 1% of NSO membership has adisability. That % could increase with better support for grassroots participation, accessibility,etc.

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149 Increase in numbers participating. 6/13/2022 12:27 PM

150 I’m not familiar with current metrics but I am sure there are ways these are currently assessed.Participation, retention, clarity of process - all measurable. Hard to define how much is“enough” though without having a reference point.

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151 By seeing increased participation and better results 6/13/2022 11:44 AM

152 participation in sport will more clearly reflect the population of Canada 6/13/2022 11:38 AM

153 number of leagues for each sport number of sports offered cost of season of play compared toavg household income

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154 Data collection as part of the census or tracking through school survey's at all levels ofeducation.

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155 Data collection for all sports , year over year, for 10 years to determine results 6/13/2022 11:35 AM

156 In part by Olympic medals 6/13/2022 11:28 AM

157 more diverse sports sharing the spotlight and not just reading about hockey and golf every dayin the newspaper

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158 Better performance on a national level from athletes that started in grass roots and introprograms in Canada and were developed in Canada

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159 When you start to seeing growing populations of athletes from all over the country representCanada.

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160 Seeing the above on one page. 6/13/2022 10:16 AM

161 More kids in sport and staying active in sports even through to adulthood. 6/13/2022 10:10 AM

162 When the old boys and old girls clubs are gone from the Canadian sport system 6/12/2022 6:04 PM

163 An increase in overall participation in every organized sport. Measured by number ofparticipants and the duration and frequency of participation.

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164 A steady stream of athletes progressing through a sport's development pathway being able tocompete on the international stage at the highest elite level and if possible making a career outof professional sports

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165 Sport issues are being dealt with in a timely manner (depending on the situation). new policiesare put into place to help all those with roles in sport better understand safe sport. Have yearlycheck ins with athletes to better understand if there are any underlying issues in the sportsystem.

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166 …. Biggest mistake of this question ‘performance indicator’; nothing about performance; allabout designing a system that reflects Canada’s diversity and ensuring longterm participationthroughout ones lifetime no matter one level of play…. That’s the measurement if any at all;the well-being of all Canadians is the mandate; and like me and other survivors the harm thatensued stops at us…. This is all about prevention and due-diligence; we never want to get toremedy.

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167 The increase in sports engagement by people in the community. 6/10/2022 10:12 PM

168 Sport is considers integral to Canadian culture, health, and success 6/10/2022 6:17 PM

169 Continued success at Olympics and Paralympics, and increased participation numbers inCanada across all sports.

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170 I believe that the increase of demand of professional to work is the easies way to measurethat, and one way to do that, is throgh CAC platform - NCCP (multi sport and sport specifc).

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171 It will never be fully achieved as we should always try to keep improving and striving for more.A performance indicator would include consistently increasing registration numbers acrossmultiple sports at multiple levels and ages.

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172 40% of children (under 18) are involved in organized sport 6/8/2022 4:16 PM

173 Number of medals won and increased number of participants moving from a position to anotherin the sport

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174 When referees come back and stay. 6/8/2022 10:43 AM

175 Rising participation rates followed by rising results in later year. 6/8/2022 7:32 AM

176 World rankings in whichever sport we participate at the National level. 6/7/2022 12:43 PM

177 Look at youth involvement at the grass roots level in recreational activity and house leaguesports. Increase in physical education requirements in schools.

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178 Fewer women & girls drop out of sport after finishing school; sport leadership activelyencourages involvement of trans athletes; sport leadership reflects greater diversity across theboard etc

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179 On the world stage 6/6/2022 6:50 PM

180 Lowering obesity and other medical issues stemming from unhealthy life choices. Beingcompetitive on International stages.

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181 When Canadians are competitive on a world scale 6/5/2022 7:21 PM

182 Participation rates across different sports at different ages. Lots of children engage in sportsfor brief periods but stop as teens. Adult Rec participation rates are also important.

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183 Professional leagues/systems that stay in place and don't disappear or fold after a few years.They must consistently stay there. The only measure is that it keeps improving every year by

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first maintaining a high standard, a standard that can be modeled/measured by othersuccessful systems around the world.

184 International success as well as increased participation and retention 6/4/2022 2:51 PM

185 Getting rid of all the ideas that shut out people 6/4/2022 7:35 AM

186 Health and well being of the general population in terms of hospital visits 6/3/2022 11:38 PM

187 Numbers of children participating in sports programs; also collecting data so that trends andreasons for dropout can be examined.

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188 Fair compensation, effective recruiting and retention. Growth in officials as opposed to theaging decline we are experiencing.

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189 The best metric to measure success would be participation numbers. When the participationnumbers start going up we know we have realized this vision. All parts of the 'pathway' wouldbe positively impacted.

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190 When trans athletes are competing in sports that match their biology and not their gender. 6/2/2022 7:46 PM

191 When club members can depend on their club to be involved at the provincial level. 6/2/2022 6:11 PM

192 We see an increase in participation with girls in sport, that girls become more competitive, wesee more girls/women successfully portrayed in sport, women are paid the same as men insport at a professional level, there are more female professional leagues, mental health issuesgo down amongst girls

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193 When there are public sports facilities where people can play located throughout the countrynot just in affluent neighbourhoods.

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194 When players want to play here 6/2/2022 11:42 AM

195 When everyone who wants to play a game at whatever level , they can afford to do so. 6/2/2022 9:15 AM

196 The lower the barrier of entry to try a sport, the closer to this vision Canada will have achieved.If everyone can point to a clear pathway from youth sport into high performance sport andevery sport has a structure in place, then the performance indicators will be quite clear with thelevels of international competitors from Canada and their competitiveness at the internationallevels rising significantly.

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197 Enrolment and retention rates, mental health metrics across the population, robust internationalperformances

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198 when we reach the levels of some of the European countries with similar talent pools and dowell at world stage and we have success at both mens and womens at youth levels also

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199 when the world start naming us as they do right now in soccer 6/1/2022 10:46 PM

200 Performing at high levels in national and/or international events 6/1/2022 10:36 PM

201 this can be judged by the amount of dollars injected into sports by government bodies 6/1/2022 9:53 PM

202 We are seeing it in soccer and in tennis, as there is increased funding in national programs.But, soccer specific, the national program has to work more with the grass roots programs(supporters, leagues) to help make successful outcomes.

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203 That the health and well being of individuals engaged in a sport community is markedlyimproved, and the numbers of non participants is in decline

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204 kids stay in sport 6/1/2022 7:45 PM

205 Development 6/1/2022 7:43 PM

206 The number of people participating in sport at all levels. 6/1/2022 6:54 PM

207 Medals, cups, championships, wins 6/1/2022 6:27 PM

208 One measure will be a dearth of safe sport complaints. A second measure will be retention,including seeing how we retain competitive athletes in the sport once their best playing daysare behind them.

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209 Alignment of national, provincial and local organizations to a set of principles and strategiesbelieved to deliver excellence

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210 When Canada is expected at every world cup. Not just a happy little story that they qualifiedonce.

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211 More money from the feds, to the local sporting boards, and an increase in participation will bethe bench mark. One of my grandchildren plays in a registered sport, last year a piece ofequipment cost $450.00, it had to be in team colours, this year he is playing on a differentteam.....so now he needs a new piece of equipment, while there is nothing wrong his originalone.

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212 Our Olympians aren’t coming home with gold medals around their necks and going back to fulltime work where they had to take unpaid or extended time off to compete.

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213 Inclusive = various disaggregated data sources on participation Excellent = variousperformance-related measures for athletes Quality = various LTAD measures that make senseto both experts and non-experts Safe: various athlete safety measures Sustainable: measuresof organizational and system effectiveness and efficiency, measures of volunteer rates andcoach/official development, measures of environmental sustainability

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214 The amount of high performance success 6/1/2022 3:24 PM

215 Everyone lives within walking distance of a park, pitch, or playground. 6/1/2022 2:25 PM

216 Good question. Overall national health improvement - physically and mentally. Continuing tomake stride in competitive performances in the Olympics, tennis, soccer, basketball, hockey,and other international sports.

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217 Increased participation in all age groups and underrepresented demographics 6/1/2022 12:44 PM

218 Bottom of the pyramid is addressed. We stop talking about pyramids! 6/1/2022 12:34 PM

219 Increased participation 6/1/2022 11:59 AM

220 When reports stop surfacing of the poor leadership practices currently in place, where athletesare celebrated and recognized throughout the year, not simply each quadrennial, where thesense of community spirit continues to grow, where high performance athletics is seen as aninvestment for all of Canada (as opposed to society's quest to quantify all learning into abusiness skill / career skill - there is so much learning involved in the training of an athlete, asnoted).

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221 when we see a good balance between the elite & the rec programs 6/1/2022 10:08 AM

222 When we see active participation in rowing among people aged 60+! 6/1/2022 9:37 AM

223 Numbers will go up 6/1/2022 8:48 AM

224 We will have more rowers remain active within their local clubs well into old age. People likemyself (turning 80 in weeks) continue to row and to serve their club with expertise (in my case,boat repair).

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225 To built a huge base for all sports. 5/31/2022 10:14 PM

226 Athletes cannot pursue a sport in a vacuum and there is not much fun in just training. Local,Provincial and National events have to be hosted for new sports.

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227 When the playing arenas and fields are full of participants playing for fun and competition 5/31/2022 7:06 PM

228 When we can see diversity in types of sports played and acceptance of world sports incommunities.

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229 Performance at a national and international level that is fun and successful. 5/31/2022 5:40 PM

230 Participants and their families agree that this is or has been available for them throughout theirsporting career

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231 Identity of participants. 5/31/2022 3:48 PM

232 We will see an increase in community and recreation programs with increased enrollment,larger enrollment in coaching and sport administration development programs, at the highperformance and competitive levels we will see our athletes performing better on the national

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and international stage. We will also see more sport and recreation facilities built and increasedfunding dollars.

233 Excellence-world competition success Social impact metrics 5/31/2022 1:47 PM

234 A healthier society and less emphasis on Olympics and PanAm and Commonwealth Games.There’s a greater mix of sports outside those competitions that are a big waste of money Getrid of the Olympics and bigger competitions allow the organizers and organizations to createthere own events and put more money towards all sports not just the podium finish sports

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235 Universal sport system supported by public funds 5/31/2022 11:28 AM

236 A major measure of success would be when a huge percentage of post-puberty women are stillinvolved in sport.

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237 When everyone no matter gender can participate 5/31/2022 8:55 AM

238 We reach this when everybody who wants to participate in sport can do so, when everybody inCanada has the opportunity for personal development through sport.

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239 No need for SDRCC or at least less need 5/30/2022 9:50 PM

240 Not sure 5/30/2022 9:38 PM

241 Une participation de jeunes qui ne diminue pas et qui augmente Un succès constant desathlètes et équipes canadiennes dans les sports ciblés.

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242 When any language referring to skin colour, sexual orientation, ethnic origin and all otherimmutable characteristics (with the exception of sex) are eliminated from sports in Canada.

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243 25% increase in facility capacity, 50% increase in awareness of the benefits of play on mentaland physical health.

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244 That we see an increase in the number of Canadians who are not only registering for sport butmore importantly who are meeting (hopefully) exceeding the minimum amount of physicalactivity on a weekly basis.

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245 Increased representation and diversity of participants and duration of engagement in sport. 5/30/2022 11:32 AM

246 Getting my sport played in all centers - years ago it was played in most of the provinces ofCanada, but now there are minimal programs (at the high performance level). Without grassroot programs, we can not get the sport played across Canada.

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247 When a wide range of people play, coach, and support sport for a wide range of reasons (fun,health, winning, empowerment, community development, etc).

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248 1) Participation statistics, 2) Health care costs 5/28/2022 2:55 PM

249 More adults are educated about sport, health and development 5/28/2022 2:39 PM

250 Success would be when all our children are physically literate and involved in sport of somesort.

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251 New volunteers, coaches, officials 5/28/2022 9:36 AM

252 Success on world stage. Ability to help other places with our Canadian talents and resources 5/28/2022 1:10 AM

253 International success (top 5 placing) in world championships/olympics 5/27/2022 8:30 PM

254 Athletes will remain in sport and see success over multiple Olympic quadrenials 5/27/2022 8:00 PM

255 Top 5 in world, finishing in finals 5/27/2022 6:29 PM

256 Olympic medals 5/27/2022 5:57 PM

257 Not sure. 5/27/2022 3:53 PM

258 Increased membership at the recreation and lower levels 5/27/2022 3:39 PM

259 Much stronger focus on adult recreational athletes 5/27/2022 12:35 PM

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261 remove differing playing rules for each age group, ontario volleyball. 5/27/2022 12:11 PM

262 Seeing sports being played with more inclusivity and less exclusion 5/27/2022 11:57 AM

263 Increase in longevity of programs, staffing and increased numbers of participants - at alllevels.

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264 more young athletes reaching international standards 5/27/2022 11:34 AM

265 When kids are routinely involved in many sports. 5/27/2022 11:26 AM

266 Increasing participation rates. 5/27/2022 9:28 AM

267 increase level of participation in sports and physical activities. 5/27/2022 9:26 AM

268 Participation rates increase, physical health and fitness improves and more people identifywith physical activity and sport.

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269 Children reporting access to at least one youth sport program of interest 5/26/2022 9:56 PM

270 When there is a decrease in drop out rates in involvement especially between youth and earlyadulthood

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271 increased participation in sports demand for more sport related activities in City Parks andRecreation programs

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272 Participation rates above 80% across all groups of people. 5/26/2022 5:41 PM

273 Participants under 20: 75% or more have spent more than 10 yrs involved with the sport.Participants over 40: 75% or more have spent more than 25 yrs involved with the sport.

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274 Regulate academies and new clubs with guidelines that are actually monitored and enforced. 5/26/2022 4:56 PM

275 The canaries in the coal mine here are adult women. Once we start seeing more adult womenstill enjoying sport (not shamed out of it or used up and broken), we'll know we're getting closer.We're already starting to see accountability for coaches sexually assaulting athletes--I want tosee more attention to the identification and prevention of emotional/psychological/physicalabuse, not just between coaches and athletes, but amongst the entire culture of sport.

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276 Overall and sport-specific participation numbers will be up. 5/26/2022 4:42 PM

277 When we see a decrease in hospital visits, social problems, obesity, etc. 5/26/2022 4:36 PM

278 Achievement of medals/trophies by athletes at minimal or no cost to them 5/26/2022 4:06 PM

279 increased participation at all levels, be especially at the grassroots level, which will assist withtalent ID.

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280 The benefits of fulfilling the vision are socioeconomic: Canadians will be healthier becausethey are physically active. Canadian children and youth will be happier and there will be lesssocial problems: crime, drugs, etc. Canada will be a world leader in all sports because the poolof athletes will be larger.

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281 Inscreased sport participation, decrease in the number of sendentary Canadians; maintenanceof performance on world stage; consistent ratings of positive experience at all levels

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282 Majority of Canadians are involved in sport/physical activity. 5/26/2022 3:18 PM

283 Increase in number of participants and hopefully higher performance metrics as a result 5/26/2022 3:16 PM

284 Equal access to and funding for men's and women's sports. National team athletes whosucceed at the World Championships should not be penalized (financially, access to coaching,access to equipment, housing, carding) because theirs is not an Olympic event.

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285 Average familial income of HP athletes decreases. Increased participation in sport. 5/26/2022 3:02 PM

286 Reaching the set objectives within the plan at each level, and measuring participation numbersat each level, availability pf sports facilities to accommodate the participation needs, andactual competitive results at the international level.

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287 When there is increased representation from visible minorities 5/26/2022 2:57 PM

288 When sport organizations that harbour racists and abusers no longer receive federal funding. 5/26/2022 2:56 PM


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289 more people are active and engaged in sport across the lifespan 5/26/2022 2:32 PM

290 the teams will be competing and the scores of the games will not be alot on "blow outs" 5/26/2022 2:17 PM

291 Success at international events such as the Olympics and the FIFA world cup. 5/26/2022 12:44 PM

292 Percentage of total population involved. 5/26/2022 12:01 PM

293 When participation levels at all ages, for all genders goes up. Also - when there is significantlyless decline in participation for teenaged girls.

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294 Improved world ranking for Canadian volleyball 5/26/2022 11:44 AM

295 I think when we have seen success internationally at multiple levels of sports. And when localcommunities have thriving recreational sports programs.

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296 1) cost is no longer cited as the #1 barrier to participation, increased participation rates(especially among first timers to sport or specific sports not tried before), satisfaction scores,increased number of leagues (across age groups and levels), or addition of new or newvariations of sports from other cultures, to meet varying abilities, etc. 2) every incident ofmisogyny, discrimination, of abuse is addressed with a clear, unambiguous statement ofcondemnation, FOLLOWED BY appropriate punishments and sanctions that are madetransparent to the public and ENFORCED TO THEIR FULLEST EXTENT 3) Women's sportsget the same air-time, compensation, funding, sponsorships, signing bonuses, travelaccommodations, contracts, bargaining rights, and dignified uniforms as men's sports. 3b)People can name 5 female athletes that are not Venus and Serena Williams or HayleyWickenheiser (they're awesome, but we also have others!)

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297 by setting goals; i know when this is achieved by reflecting upon them 5/26/2022 12:22 AM

298 Performance Results Easy access to sport 5/25/2022 6:25 PM

299 Growth of participation at national events, with the whole country represented. 5/25/2022 12:06 PM

300 More and better facilities 5/25/2022 11:58 AM

301 A complete restructure of the system happens. The one we have now is not working. Howmany more sports need to have public letters indicating toxic environments before seriousaction is taken. A competent, accountable, transparent, empathetic and efficient system isrequired and achievable with action. Create a mechanism of input for everyone in the systemnot just leaving it all up to to board of directors and EDs who have zero accountability toanyone below. Too much power in too few hands. More accountability to use of public money.Limits to terms of CEOs. Transparent public reports of Sport institute finances and spending.Toxicity abounds and needs an environmental clean up.

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302 more than 50% of the activity under NSO and certified coaches umbrella 5/25/2022 10:25 AM

303 You could identify the household income of athletes You could measure the performance of theteams

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304 Athletes going to the olympics are not having to pay to represent their country. Femaleathletes aren’t having to train extremely early/late in the day at facilities that are a significantdistance from their homes

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305 We will know this vision has been achieved when we no longer hear horror stories of folks whofelt alienated during their sport participation. From a quantitative lens, we can measure thisthrough various data collection and analysis phases looking at equitable diversity, andqualitatively by measuring experience, culture, etc. to ensure that organizations are inclusiveand equitable once they have reached representative diversity.

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306 1. Sport participation (%age of population) from all different age ranges 2. Professionalizationof sport organizations - being run by and accountable to sports professionals rather thanvolunteer Boards. (Qualified professionals lead sport organizations and have decision makingabilities, while volunteers are present on committees) 3. Consistent long term performance atworld championships, Olympic Games, etc 4. Sport events or festivals in every region of thecountry to be used as an annual tourist attraction

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307 Retain athletes 5/24/2022 6:58 PM

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309 Reporting results in the print and Internet media. I follow the newspapers and CBC News andsee very little about non-male and disability sport results.

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310 Higher levels of physical activity across the life span, across genders, across diversecommunities.

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311 when we have participants in sport at all levels and where the numbers are evened out. 5/24/2022 12:51 AM

312 When Trans “women” are not allowed anywhere near female sport or female single sex spaces. 5/23/2022 3:45 PM

313 % Canadians participating in organized sport % Canadians participating in physical activity #Canadian HP athletes performing at world-leading levels % Canadians inspired by CanadianHP performances

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314 Every Canadian has a positive sport participation story 5/22/2022 9:56 PM

315 every Reserve in this country has a softball team or league.... that might be a start. 5/22/2022 2:39 PM

316 Success measures: increase in number of individuals in sports programs, increase in athleticachievements; increase in multi-sport collaboration as indicated by improvements incoordination and ability for individuals to belong to multiple organizations / teams.

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317 When every household has the option for alternative physical health improvement at aaffordable cost.

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318 I think on the performance side we are basically there. We just need to clean up the NSOs andremove some of the bad actors.

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319 Seeing returning athletes, and generally increased enrolement. 5/21/2022 8:57 AM

320 We can use hockey as an example. Each community has a hockey league. If the kids aregood enough they will go on to provincial league then professional. The difference is the mediacoverage. Again, this goes back to marketing. If kids are exposed to more fans and a localcovering of their sports they will get used to the larger crowds when it comes to competitivenational teams and Olympics. Canada does not have the marketing or media on board for othersports events like diving, swimming, soccer, rugby, baseball etc, like the NHL or CFL has. Ibelieve this can be developed in steps too. Why can't these smaller community teams havetheir own YouTube channel and have a live video feed of their competitions?

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321 Clear org chart/structure, real accountability, directive (top down) and collaborative, noduplication of efforts, efficiencies. Far less athlete complaints and safe sport issues. Robustrec and development pathway/opportunities. Depth of field in HP and Next Gen. Medalsuccess with happy, successful, well balanced, well adjusted, well supported athletes in lifeand in sport.

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322 # of individuals at all ages participating in sport as an athlete or coach, ratio of paid qualifiedprofessionals in clubs/PSO over the number of participating athletes, # hours of sport andphys ed in school, % of kids participating in free play, % of National Team athletes improvingperformances over time

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323 Sport enrolment across sports maintaining higher levels of participation throughoutadolescence

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324 Participation at the grassroots level, proportion of safe sport trained individuals working inNSOs.

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325 Increased access to these services Increased mental health literacy for all stakeholdersReduced stigma across sport stakeholders Funder for appropriate resources

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326 The absence of Safe Sport complaints doesn't necessarily mean success, that should be thelow bar we aim for. Success meaning culture reviews of HP sport operations, where athletes,staff, officials, feel valued, express having autonomy, psychological safety and accountabilityover their areas. one where everyone can enter the sport system and feel like they are safe todo their job, regardless of what that job is

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327 Participation numbers. 5/20/2022 6:39 AM

328 No males in female sport. We can include trans in proper category. 5/19/2022 11:13 PM

329 When I see a visibly Muslim women compete on the national team and in the Olympics 5/19/2022 10:01 PM


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330 in high performance it includes medal count compared to other countries but also a continualgap filling

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331 Growth in number of athletes 5/19/2022 5:28 PM

332 More medal successes, fewer (no) safe sport incidents, more children staying involved withsport and opting for the high performance routes.

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333 Participation rates at grass-roots level are increasing dramatically. This would mean sport isaffordable for all (currently it is not). I don't know how many Canadians participate in sportcurrently, but if 75% of Canadians played a sport at any level, I'd consider that a success.

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334 continued success from top level performers 5/19/2022 11:52 AM

335 balanced international performance athletes returning to help develop the next generation of thesport - as coaches, volunteers, officials, board members etc.

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336 increase sport participation / increase canadians in being active 5/19/2022 10:43 AM

337 Rise in participation in recreation and sport programs, clubs, leagues, etc. at all levels(participants, volunteers, coaches, sport administration...) Potentially even see a decrease inobesity and other health conditions caused by a lack of exercise.

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338 Higher standards throughout the system and pay that reflects this. 5/19/2022 10:20 AM

339 Annual income for athletes needs to be at a level where they can consider competing for theirnational team a career.

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340 Increased membership in each sport 5/19/2022 7:40 AM

341 Quantitative measures will include participation rates, demographic profiles of participants,retention rates, program numbers and facilities available.

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342 Athletes are returning to grass roots level in some way growing the sport they love. On theworld stage Canada is developed into a world class team in a number of sports

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343 Enrollment, individuals participating etc 5/19/2022 3:55 AM

344 By supporting from our organization 5/19/2022 12:12 AM

345 There are no biological males in womens sport 5/18/2022 11:32 PM

346 Number of Canadians active in sports domestically and internationally. 5/18/2022 10:46 PM

347 increased official retention rates, differnt culture around officiating 5/18/2022 8:05 PM

348 Increased emigration 5/18/2022 7:24 PM

349 The dual measure will be stable and/or increasing participation, and ongoing successinternationally

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350 When Canadian sports facilities are full and being used to capacity. 5/18/2022 5:11 PM

351 Larger percentage of the population being regularly active in sports. 5/18/2022 4:54 PM

352 ATHLETE SELECTION TO TEAMS BASED ON THIER SKILL LEVELS NOT ON HOW THEYLOOK OR WHO THEY KNOW

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353 Canadian athletes consistently at top 5 standings in international competitions. not justOlympics. Measuring this trend in all areas of sport.

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354 Massive increase in participation and creation of virtuous feedback loops as people givengreater opportunity to participate in sports have their lives enriched and health and socialoutcomes improved.

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355 When we do our best, with our best, while nurturing a positive sporting culture 5/18/2022 1:35 PM

356 It's very simple, just what I said. Minimum compliance with the law and no one coaching whodoesn't meet the standard set out by the national sport organization.

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357 This cannot only be measured by the number of Olympic medals we win. It should also bemeasured by growth in participation.

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358 Registration numbers plus continued growth of the number of Canadians in professional sportsof all kinds.

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359 Healthy community programs all over the country, which in turn support athletes as theymaximize their opportunities for success. Athlete recognition and financial support at all levels,with programming for coaches and administrators to enable those endeavors.

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360 Club sports are the norm for Canadian sports, it will be obvious once there is a betterintegration of school and student sports

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361 1.the quality of Canadian athletes in top competitions around the world 2. engagement at everylevel from youth sports to fan engagement. 3. do Canadian youths aspire to represent Canadaor play in its top domestic leagues

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362 Enrollment numbers are tracked 5/18/2022 11:18 AM

363 When individuals have equitable access to opportunities! 5/18/2022 10:13 AM

364 Diversity of participation, participants' sense of belonging in the programs 5/18/2022 9:38 AM

365 It must be continued and allow for more accessibility. 5/18/2022 9:30 AM

366 Every child partipates in some "sport" before they are 10 years old. 5/17/2022 11:10 PM

367 - focusing on fun and seeing more diversity, inclusiveness in sports, accessibility, affordable 5/17/2022 10:30 PM

368 Respect women's sex 5/17/2022 10:21 PM

369 Get back to tournaments instead of festivals and award winners. 5/17/2022 9:51 PM

370 Removing policies that allow athletes to participate at their appropriate levels. 5/17/2022 9:37 PM

371 There are only biological girls on girls teams. 5/17/2022 9:19 PM

372 Ssd 5/17/2022 8:39 PM

373 Number of multi sport athletes by high school 5/17/2022 8:22 PM

374 Measure the CSA a( corporate social advocacy ) and CSR within National Sport Organizations,have a well established UCCMS, and increase NSOs accountability to UCCMS, and use PhDstudents to advance the research on Canadian sport policy and its further needs

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375 Increases in numbers of members of National Sport Governing Bodies. 5/17/2022 3:58 PM

376 When young children of all faiths/cultures participate in equal numbers. 5/17/2022 3:21 PM

377 Coaching registration has increased. 5/17/2022 2:41 PM

378 How many Canadians are engaged - demographics - and how it is improved both in numberand quality- and demonstrated impact Health and well-being indicators (we are in a dreadfulstate now given physical / mental health indicators as a nation - obesity, diabetes, etc etc.

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379 Not just medals. But increased participation. 5/17/2022 1:35 PM

380 When elite atheletes are representative of the general demographic of our nation 5/17/2022 1:24 PM

381 Participation numbers and health impacts. 5/17/2022 12:37 PM

382 long term participation rates 5/17/2022 12:09 PM

383 See above 5/17/2022 12:06 PM

384 When no biological men or transmen on hormones compete in women sports. It's prettysimple.

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385 More participation at a cheaper cost and with less time commitment will get more highcompetitive athletes because we will have more to choose from.

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386 People are healthy(physically, socially and mentally) because they are participating in sportregularly. Communities are healthy as they are attracting sport participation at all levels. Thereare world class facilities of all types across the country. In urban and rural areas.

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non-answer, measurement needs to include the voices and experiences of participants who areoften missing from the data-people with disabilities, First Nations individuals, those whoidentify with LGBTQ2 community

388 Increated participation in recreational sport at all ages. 5/17/2022 10:41 AM

389 Measure success through data 5/17/2022 10:37 AM

390 When more people participate 5/17/2022 10:29 AM

391 I think to do this, sports need to have access to appropriate funding so they are able to investin advancement and new ideas, without fear that if they do not succeed on everything they willlose funding.

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392 Athlete satisfaction with the process and their results. 5/17/2022 9:26 AM

393 Prospectively and retrospectively survey the families in these.populations. 5/16/2022 10:54 PM

394 Invest in girls and women, newcomers to Canada, lower income people. And start measuringtheir participation / excellence, has it increased in these groups.

5/16/2022 10:42 PM

395 Once fair categories for play are included and enforced. Female vs "open" or female vs. openvs male.

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396 More funding to recreation centers. Success could be measured by annual questionnaires tosupervising bodies as to participation numbers and inviting public comment on experience ofattendees.

5/16/2022 6:30 PM

397 The vision is acheived when we see participation numbers for all ages groups increasing on ayearly basis.

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398 More local sports and athletic opportunities for all ages, all abilities and all backgrounds (i.e.,social & economic).

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399 When only women compete against women at a competitive level. 5/16/2022 5:24 PM

400 As we continue to excel in sport and the incidence of over-weight disease decreases (i.e.,hypertension, cancer, diabetes, etc.)

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401 Higher levels of participation for all ages. 5/16/2022 4:02 PM

402 Medals, participation numbers on an ongoing basis. 5/16/2022 3:03 PM

403 An increase in participation rates and decrease in drop out rate 5/16/2022 1:54 PM

404 Increase in sport participation rates - the number of people who see themselves as activelyparticipating in sport.

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405 I don't believe there will be a day where we can say as a sport sector that 'today is the day, wedid it, we have perfected sport in Canada for everyone', the development of the sport sector isa long term game and we should focus on its continual improvement and progress always. Aperformance indicator for my vision would be to see an increase in sport participation at alllevels of sport and that the participants represent Canada's diverse population and that theseparticipants report that the sport experience met their specific expectations of what theywanted out of sport.

5/13/2022 10:26 AM

406 Multisport, family hubs in communities operated collaboratively by the local sport organizationswith support from provincial and national sport organizations

5/13/2022 10:15 AM

407 Satisfaction from participants at all levels of the system; better integrated organizations andsystems within and across jurisdictions

5/12/2022 4:27 PM

408 Unknown - athletes and participants need to be at the centre of developing the ideas andappropriate measure for real system change. Remove the power from administrators and policymakers - this is where will really see change and new system that is about safe and ethicalsport.

5/12/2022 2:25 PM

409 High participation rates across ages - this would likely indicate positive sport experiences(e.g., physically literate enough to have fun continuing to play, saw the personal developmentpeople got from sport) at most or all levels of their experience

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and the overall facility usage. Additionally, monitoring the overall costs for registration.

411 participants feel empowered to contribute towards the shaping of the sport experiences theycan access regardless of their social conditions/restricted resources.

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412 Athletes are better represented on boards, in leadership positions, in conversations. Mandatorysafe sport education and a third party investigator/auditor for sporting organization. Communityclubs have the funding and resources needed to provide safe and inclusive programming.Basically, anyone anywhere, can choose to play a sport in Canada, and find a community clubwithin reasonable distance that can fulfill their sport goals safely, whether they be arecreational athlete, or Olympian.

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413 Greater participation in sport and recreational physical activity programs, especially for lower-income and racialized groups.

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414 Results of competitions, more examples of ethical coaches and sport leaders, gender equityand inclusive leadership roles in the system.

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415 More visible, high profile women’s professional sporting events hosted by Canada andincreased air time on TV, newspaper sports sections.

5/10/2022 9:32 PM

416 Increased representation of URM and girls - representing at least societal demographics 5/10/2022 8:04 PM

417 When womens sport, para sport are shown on tv outside of the Olympics. When peopledemand professional teams outside of mens ones. When parents sign their daughters up forsport at the same rate as they sign their sons up. When we stop segregating children bygender at a young age. When para sport is normalized. When access to youth sport isaffordable to all. When the decision makers are an accurate representation of our population.That is when we are on our way to the Vision being achieved.

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418 We have a happier, healthier population. 5/10/2022 12:08 PM

419 When men's sport are no longer centered as the standard. 5/10/2022 11:50 AM

420 Athletes and families are not opting out of sport due to the costs. 5/10/2022 11:38 AM

421 A shift will have to occur at the local level - and this must be incremental. A goal could be amajor percentage of children (could be scaled over the life of a policy) are participating in sportat the local level - collected by municipalities, clubs etc.

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422 Sustainable high performance, safe system where NSO have revenue to support the coachesand athletes Greater success at events Increased recreational participation Fewer complaintsby athletes in NSO

5/5/2022 5:29 PM

423 no one left behind 5/5/2022 3:12 PM

424 Canadians & athletes are proud of athletic performances at international events (Games, WorldCups/Championships, etc) in not just the medal count, but how the performance was achieved,regardless of the performance.

5/5/2022 11:59 AM

425 Quantitatively: more participation, more diverse individuals participating Qualitatively: qualityparticipation (meaningful), development of core values in youth, etc

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426 Need organizations to say these things more. PERSONAL development. Life skills. Etc. 5/5/2022 9:15 AM

427 Athletes feel supported and define themselves more broadly than just as an athlete. 5/4/2022 9:45 AM

428 Gold medals 5/2/2022 8:02 AM

429 Not sure. Perhaps noting the number of participant concerns regarding a safe and encouragingenvironment would be a starting point.

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430 Data indicating ages when people are most active in sport and where that participation beginsto decline. Possibly included in census data

4/25/2022 3:45 PM

431 Quality of experience, more on-ramps than off-ramps, movement between sports and contexts 4/25/2022 3:21 PM

432 Participant satisfaction levels Athlete performance levels 4/25/2022 2:27 PM

433 larger cadres of competitive athletes in the small and medium sized sports through to middleage.

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434 When I see active people everywhere 4/22/2022 10:06 AM

435 People are celebrated openly for who they are before what they've achieved. 4/21/2022 9:42 AM

436 When collectively, across all sports, the teams representing canada on the international stagereflect the beautiful diversity of Canada.

4/15/2022 9:14 AM

437 Community sizes and active participation numbers. Numbers growing or numbers decreasing.The numbers ARE decreasing drastically, ASK WHY

4/13/2022 1:43 AM

438 Numbers of people participating in sport increase specifically for marginalized populations suchas Indigenous people, women and girls

4/12/2022 6:17 PM

439 no athlete/participant is left behind, if they want to participant, at what level they want toparticipate at, allowing them to be the best they want to be!!

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440 When youth sport participation rises and drop out declines, especially for women. 4/7/2022 12:51 PM

441 Anyone who wants to try a sport has access. 4/6/2022 3:12 PM

442 Smiling kids 4/5/2022 5:06 PM

443 More Canadians getting noticed while playing sports 3/28/2022 1:11 PM

444 When FP/T governments stop fighting and align their systems. Measures: degree of alignmentof governance requirements, of funding, of policies, etc.

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Q37 Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The insightsyou shared today will help shape both the Canadian Sport Policy and the

future of sport in Canada.We welcome any additional comments orfeedback:


# RESPONSES DATE

1 Thank you for the opportunity to participate 7/12/2022 3:51 PM

2 Offer more options for gender identity in your survey, and more options for disclosing importantidentity markers beyond gender, ethnicity, disability, etc.

7/5/2022 3:27 PM

3 It should be very obvious that athletes can not obtain the highest level of their sport in Canada,(besides hockey) and Scholarships have everything to do with this. We should do so muchmore for our athletes here in Canada.

7/5/2022 9:02 AM

4 One of the biggest factors contributing to the decline of sport over the past couple of decadeshas been the lack of quality sport and physical education in the school system across thecountry. If we truly want more kids in and enjoying sport, we need to bring back qualifiedphysical education teaching into the schools.

6/29/2022 8:29 AM

5 Sport has become too attached to patriotic aspirations and national pride, and hence the focuson medals and international performance. This creates undue pressure to succeed (creatingunsafe situations for athletes) and also removes our intent and urgency to create safe andhealthy sport for everyone, not just high performance. England's Active Lives data collectionand a variety of campaigns and initiatives to enhance awareness, facilities, and communityprogramming are good examples.

6/27/2022 10:59 AM

6 It is time for change. National teams, the selection process, training, continued development ofthese athletes needs to be inclusive, supportive and positive which does not exit currently. Weare finally see the truth about what really goes on and it needs to change before more lives aredamaged. I have seen and talked to many individuals who were involved in a national programand the stress and fear they experienced was horrible. Several quit, others continued to put upwith the stress placed on them because it was their goal to compete for team Canada but at

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what cost to their personal well being and love of the sport. Thank to the athletes who had thecourage to speak up. All the national teams should be put on notice.

7 High Performance sport is currently seen as Olympic Sports, which are growing, and nonOlympic sports. All sports should be seen as equals and smaller participation sports should begiven the opportunity to grow. Safe Sport is an important goal and because there are currentlyso many issues to deal with all National Organizations should receive assistance to drive thisforward and rewarded the positive steps they make.

6/23/2022 4:29 PM

8 Survey would have been been more fruitful without the prescribed assumptions about thecurrent sport system in Canada

6/23/2022 11:58 AM

9 Concerned that ONCA and so much policy and governance will kill off sport and will burdenvolunteers. So a balance is needed.

6/23/2022 11:09 AM

10 I am a social scientist working in sport and physical activity. I am also a parent and an athlete(formerly competing in high performance organizations). I am gravely worried about our futureand hope that there will be a shift in philosophy in the coming years with regards to "higher,faster, stronger". Instead of this approach, we need to infuse love, connectedness and co-operation if we want better sport!

6/23/2022 10:44 AM

11 I hope Canada can continue to be a leader in inclusivity. 6/23/2022 10:33 AM

12 There’s a good Globe and Mail article, “Norway’s radically different approach to sports . . .”(Jan. 21, 2022)

6/23/2022 1:17 AM

13 Sport needs to be recognized as the fundamentally important human activity that it is - for allpeople, regardless of their athletic capabilities.

6/22/2022 6:16 PM

14 Sport and Health are intimately linked. A statistic that was shared with me by an academicinstitution was that for every $1 invested in sport about $5 is saved in healthcare costs. Wehave a health care crisis (both physical and mental) that we will not be able to sustain in thenext 10 years. If that statistic is even remotely correct, an appropriate new investment in sportcould have a 3-5x impact on future healthcare consequences in the future. We should viewsport and health together and invest in them both appropriately.

6/22/2022 5:09 PM

15 More work in the world of Sports Psychology is needed at all levels of sport. 6/22/2022 2:39 PM

16 So many incredible athletes and crazy talent right here in our backward and we don't know howmaximize what we got. We charge an arm an a leg to play sports that don't even have apathway

6/22/2022 12:22 PM

17 Public health has missed the point, movement and exercise are as close to a panacea as wehave.

6/22/2022 11:57 AM

18 After years of coaching youth sport with all the programs implemented by multipleorganizations nothing has changed in fact it may be getting worse.

6/22/2022 11:46 AM

19 There are some incredible academics and grad students who are doing fantastic work andwhile the Sport Participation grant with SSHRC is a fantastic support, COVID has robbed manystudents of the opportunities to connect with established policymakers and more seniorresearchers. While the annual conference is a great initiative, it would be great to see furtherinvestment in the development of the researchers who will be responsible for providing the dataand analysis that tracks the success of the Canadian Sport Policy and informs its futureiterations.

6/22/2022 10:45 AM

20 Thanks for the opportunity to share the first ideas that come to mind. 6/22/2022 10:33 AM

21 Ensure that the Seniors demographic is understood and heard The policy must have animplementation plan

6/20/2022 12:25 PM

22 Thank you for your work on this policy. It has had a really important impact on my work andhas helped me get a better sense of the broader Canadian sport system.

6/20/2022 11:26 AM

23 none 6/20/2022 10:58 AM

24 I strongly believe that sport changes people's lives, especially girls/women, and I wholeheartedly believe communities become safer places when people have outlets to release theircompetitive sides after having been taught the utmost importance of respect, fair play andequality.

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25 financial help on major & expensive projects is needed 6/19/2022 1:41 PM

26 Sport needs to be a priority through all levels of a person's personal life from a young agethrough their senior years. Active body = Active mind = Healthy Body.

6/19/2022 11:31 AM

27 Wokeness is destroying sports and our children 6/19/2022 1:07 AM

28 WHEN VALUES TOP GOLD MEDALS, WHEN PERSONAL INTEGRITY OVERFLOWS IN ALLSPORTING MEETS, WHEN A CO- LEADER IN A RACE CAN STOP TO HELP A FALLENCOMPETITOR, WHEN ALL COMPETITORS STOP TO HELP A FALLEN PERSON, AS WASSHOW ON TV NOT TO LONG AGO ABOUT A SPECIAL OLYMPICS MOMENT. WHEN ARELAY FINISHER COMES BACK TO THE TEAM AND CAN SAY WE WON. WHEN ITSMORE ABOUT OUR VALUES, THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO BE , THEN WE WIN.IF IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MEDAL WE LOSE, BUT OF COURSE THE MEDAL IS NICE. I AMFORTUNATE, MY MOTHER ARE WINNING SILVER AT AN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEET, WENT HOME TO MUCH PARTYING, BUT SHE FLOORED THE CROWD, IN HERTHANK YOU SPEECH, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE JOY, THE THRILL OF THE CONTEST -THEN SHE ANNOUNCED SHE WILL NOT COMPETE ANY MORE, SHE HOPE THISWOULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE THESAME SPECIAL MOMENT SHE HAS HAD. WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY 12 YEARS AGO,THE LADIES OF HER CLUB GAVE HER A 20 PERSON HONOUR GUARD. LETS MEASUREOUR SUCCES BY THE QUALITY OF THE CHARACTER WE DEVELOP IN OUR ATHLETES,AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MEDAL GETS DUSTY BUT THE CHARACTER OF APERSON, NEVER TURNS TO DUST.

6/18/2022 3:37 PM

29 World class athletes can be great role models for all Canadians,, which in turn wouldencourage more participation.

6/17/2022 9:58 PM

30 PSOs/NSOs end up with either mediocre life-long staffers, or massive turnover with nosustainable leadership. This hurts grass-roots participation and high-performance leadership. Afocus should be put on hiring excellent quality people for these organizations. There is anopportunity for a sport executive development program / model, or even a simple mentorshipprogram, where sport executives receive feedback and are held accountable to their personaland professional goals.

6/17/2022 11:50 AM

31 I want to make clear that the items I selected are things I personally feel important and thatmy NSO does not.

6/17/2022 11:24 AM

32 Don't forget about officials. The provincial sport organizations look to officials as "somethingnecessary" - this is not right - officials are as important as coaches. Without officials we maynot have fair sport. Officials are friends and not enemies of sport!

6/16/2022 10:28 PM

33 we most workshop to educate our athletes, coaches officials and parents. 6/16/2022 12:08 PM

34 more funding for provincial levels athletes and up. We don't want to lose them too early. Notjust the ones that are 'already' on the HP track, but also those just below. Keep themmotivated and help them get where they need to be.

6/16/2022 10:43 AM

35 Picking the top 3 of say 7 items is giving you less information than ranking them 1 to 7. Orbetter still, ranking each with a %age relevance number so it is not a fixed game. All multiplechoice type surveys loose some information. Black and white is not choosing a shade of grey.Example one question had values as a choice, but didn't even mention honesty as a value?My idea of fair is that everyone should have an equal chance, but I am going to spend moretime with the ones who pay attention and work hard. Thats why I had values as #4 = zero onthat question when my first priority is honesty. An athlete/coach relationship is a trust whichhas honesty as a backbone.

6/16/2022 2:04 AM

36 Good coaches feel unprotected and everyone is questioning whether to continue in the sport ornot based on what is in the news. How do we change this? How do we build more confidencein our sport for a positive change? I can see many perspectives (ex- gymnast, coach, programmanager and I am a parent as well including parenting a special needs child) I want change forthe better if I am going to spend another 20 plus years in this career. There are many politicsand negativity that are preventing our sport and athletes from succeeding.

6/15/2022 7:57 PM

37 I hope the changes in the policy will be enough to help prevent the repetition of the typicalsituations which have been recurrent for ages.

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expences ,and don't bother to thank volunteers the public is not well served

39 Please make sure that all individuals who have abused any participant is held accountable andput in jail

6/15/2022 11:58 AM

40 It is the system and the people that is the issue- it is complex 6/14/2022 1:43 PM

41 Don't limit yourself to a schedule that limits your ability to get feedback and write the policy.Take the time needed to get it right.

6/14/2022 1:35 PM

42 Keep up the good work! 6/14/2022 12:36 PM

43 Incorporating sport into everyday life, especially sport for all, is a luxury we can afford. Itneeds to be more that competitive sport. Because our definition of a successful athlete hasbeen defined in competitive terms, and that morphs into sport organization leaderships, wehave lost sight on play, community, participation and social dimensions as parallel objectives.We still need the competitive dimension, but we also need the community dimension.

6/14/2022 10:47 AM

44 Great work 6/14/2022 8:14 AM

45 Cheer is an amazing sport and is so welcoming to those with different abilities. I have been acheer abilities cheerleader this season will be my 12th season. I would love to see an optionwhere cheer abilities division is competitive in more than one competition.

6/13/2022 5:29 PM

46 Many tough decisions to be made. The real challenge will be to get these decisions manifestedin the "sport" communities

6/13/2022 4:51 PM

47 The first touchpoint a child/person has in that sport can have a life long impact. Having theright coaches, volunteers, leaders with proper training can make a world of difference. Also youcant be what you cant see, having representation matters!

6/13/2022 4:34 PM

48 Sports in Canada needs more funding period. 6/13/2022 1:39 PM

49 I apologise if I have seemed annoyed, or even angry in this survey. This is from a place ofhonesty and humility. I believe that ANY team that is inclusive of ALL athletes that want toplay, will ALWAYS perform better than one where there is bias, and systemic racism. Having apolicy that states that calling people racist names is not permitted makes sense. However, apolicy that allows a coach, manager, or even parents of other athletes not bound by yourpolicies, to exclude the few athletes of colour brave enough to try out, is not good. It is worsethan racist names. I have met the most amazing, inspiring, and generous people through sport,just as a parent, and for that I am truly grateful. As someone who grew up outside of Canada Ican appreciate what an amazing country this is. There is so much opportunity, and so muchpromise. Please make the opportunities equitable, and the promises meaningful. I reallybelieve that this policy can make things better if following it is a pre-requisite for evwryone insport. love : blessings : respect

6/13/2022 1:35 PM

50 My main concern with the sport policy is that it is not enforceable. The values and goals aregreat and well-intentioned, but there are little to no consequences or impetus for stakeholdersto make sustained changes if the policy isn't enforceable in some way, and supported federallywith the appropriate resources.

6/13/2022 1:25 PM

51 Would enjoy to see a summation of the results of the survey to weigh against my thoughts. 6/13/2022 11:36 AM

52 Funding is key - thanks 6/13/2022 11:29 AM

53 I am glad too have participated in this survey. I am unsure due to Sport Canada’s historicalrecord any of this is meaningful. We do know Canada has an enormous problem; and why theInternational Olympic Committee reached to me 2 1/2 years ago with this acknowledgement[asa recognized surovir]; and where I would commitment re-engage and spend 2 1/2 yearspivoting the Olympic Movement to what Canada and other nations are seeing. This is inreference to the historical harm and systematic abuse of the Canadian sports by thosepersons and system; I and other athletes have been tragically impacted by the system as it is.The system failed me as I has others. This is all about ‘design prevention’; so this neverhappens again to anyone else. So think about it through that lens; and the indigenous’7thGeneration Principle’ as your starting point of your process while introducing the UN GuidingPrinciples.

6/11/2022 9:25 AM

54 Good luck operationalizing this feedback 6/10/2022 6:18 PM

55 I would love to see the sports in Canada getting to a new level. Since I arrived in Canada, in 6/9/2022 9:10 AM


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2008, all I see is the same sports getting attention and the sports strugling to survive. I work inthe sports industry since 1997 in Latin America, Europe, Asia and never thougth tha I wouldsee Canada with a system with such potencial not being explored. I must confess that it isdisapointing; but, I am hopeful that we can make a difference and turn Canada a worldreference in sports for all, in sports development, in recreational sports, in inclusion and equityin sports, and in high level of achievement in sports.

56 If the country wants to inspire the next generation of athletes there needs to be realistic andattainable pathways for kids to see themselves at the national or professional level. Soccer isthe most popular sport played in Canada yet girls have no professional pathway in this country.It is the same for pretty much every sport. Boys and aspire to be a professional (fill in theblank) but girls simply cannot. Until this changes, the future of sport in this country is bleak.Half the population is excluded.

6/5/2022 11:50 AM

57 Any type of round table needs to be made up of people outside of the system. There are far tomany people with self serving interests to advocate first and foremost for the betterment ofCanadian Sport. I have lost trust in the system and as such I am not confident to share mypersonal information below. Honest feedback I have found gets you thrown on the sidelinesand as such at this point I feel my best recourse is to be anonymous with my input. I hope thatcan change.

6/3/2022 9:59 AM

58 N/a 6/2/2022 7:47 AM

59 No additional comments 6/1/2022 9:53 PM

60 Awesome sport.. played on canadian team in Finland.. incredible experience. 6/1/2022 7:44 PM

61 When I was President of a large sports club, one of the parents came up to me today and toldme how happy his kids were with our club and programs. He gave me the comparison withdifferent sports and clubs they had been involved in across North America and in Australia andsaid our club was the best community they had been involved with. That was my definition ofsuccess as a sport leader, more than any medals the kids won.

6/1/2022 5:43 PM

62 Do not make financial disparity a reason that a kid can't play organised soccer. It isinexcusable. Let the best Ayers rise to the top on skill and application alone. A kids family'sfinancial status should not be part of the equation.

6/1/2022 5:08 PM

63 CSP 2012 was an excellent policy framework, and I wish you all the best in continuing toadvance the CSP legacy and impact.

6/1/2022 3:32 PM

64 Thank you for this survey. Good questions. When this material and data is reviewed have adiverse group looking at it please. It is easy to find the data you want, to justify a certaindirection, or create a new one. Be open to perspectives, but the system is sometimes built onbias (or self protection). Organizational hubris. Do what you can to limit this please.

6/1/2022 12:42 PM

65 If you have any questions you are welcome to contact me, as long as anonymity ismaintained. There is so much good in sport, as I have watched it closely for many years. Whatgets in the way is the need for power / abuse of power by those in charge, and this is not trueeverywhere, but should not happen at all. From hockey coaches benching players for their ownchild's personal gain, to CEOs manhandling athletes and allowing abusive cultures to develop,this is human nature sadly, and I don't know the answer to stop it. There is so much good insport, and it does only take a few bad apples. I am not convinced or sure of your definition ofinclusivity, as a myriad of unique skills are required to be a high performance athlete, and noteveryone is capable. Given that, I salute the para athletes. They amaze me beyond all.Thanks for listening.

6/1/2022 11:13 AM

66 Visit Germany or Scandinavia to see how they accommodate and encourage rowing amongpeople who will never compete.

6/1/2022 9:38 AM

67 Grow community sport opportunities to grow national team expertise!! 6/1/2022 8:49 AM

68 Have a look at rowing in Germany or Scandinavia where rowers tend to remain respectedmembers (and often active in the sport) of their clubs until they die. Look at their boathouseand note the proportion of recreational craft they keep. Row on a weekend tour with them . . .

6/1/2022 7:05 AM

69 Also need to stop adding rules that take away from the fun of the game 5/31/2022 7:07 PM

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71 Excellent idea to do this. 5/31/2022 1:49 PM

72 I’d love to help in the design of future sport policy as I’ve seen the limitations of the currentbarriers to recognition and growth for new sports and decade long criteria needs the allowancefor new up and coming sports to make immediate in roads rather than being shut out for adecade. Your missing out by pigeon holing various elements and criteria aspects

5/31/2022 1:28 PM

73 Great survey -- thanks so much for asking for input. 5/31/2022 9:37 AM

74 Can’t think of which ones I wanted to say as I have so many. 5/30/2022 9:39 PM

75 I believe we need to do a better public relations job in explaining the benefits of daily physicalactivity and sport as it relates to preventative health care and improved quality of life. Peopleneed to better understand the benefits to prioritize time and resources.

5/30/2022 11:34 AM

76 I think this is a pivotal time for sport in Canada. Let's ensure that the desire to win is just onevalue for Canadian sport, and that we offer a wide range of opportunities to a wide range ofpeople.

5/28/2022 4:28 PM

77 Investment in recreational sport would contribute to whole health of population and should leadto less pressure on health care costs (prevention is less expensive than treatment)

5/28/2022 2:56 PM

78 Thank You. 5/28/2022 2:28 PM

79 N/a 5/27/2022 12:35 PM

80 there is no avenue for the reporting of unethical actions by sport organizations, coaches orplayers. have we learned nothing for the usa gymanstics scandal?

5/27/2022 12:12 PM

81 Looking forward to seeing the new sport policy! 5/27/2022 11:42 AM

82 Thank you for the opportunity! :-) 5/26/2022 11:10 PM

83 Sport policy should focus on increasing involvement throughout individual's lifespan. 5/26/2022 8:38 PM

84 Thank you for creating this survey to get a pulse on priorities amongst stakeholders ofCanadian sport. While I was tempted to answer on behalf of my sport sector--equestrian (andthat sector is historically resistant to change, with impending implications, some potentiallydire for the equine industry as a whole)-- I felt it was more important to answer personallybased on my experiences, which are perhaps more universal, and which I haven't had thevoice/platform to do since the Dave Scott-Thomas scandal was brought to light and I wasforced to re-evaluate the psychological abuse many of us suffered on that team and in thatcutthroat culture--I've since taken up running, even racing, after nearly 20 years of thinking Iwasn't good enough to even bother trying. I was able to do that because that abuse wasnamed and outed, even years later--even as a rational adult and a coach of young athletesmyself, I couldn't overcome that conditioning and shame until it was spelled out andlegitimized nearly 20 years on. Acknowledging the issues is so important and helps us healand move forward and advocate for future generations to keep sport sustainable. I also thinkhigh-performance sport is incredibly important on an international scale, that fosteringexcellence (humanely) matters and creating those building-block programs and built-inopportunities based on talent, not connections/means, matters. There are a lot of youngprofessionals in my primary sport sector --equestrian--who are maimed or killed trying to findgreatness without financial means (riding dangerous horses because that's all that's available,or you need the training money). Animal welfare is a whole 'nother can of worms beyond thescope of this survey, but the equine athletes suffer as the human ones do when, again,winning-at-all-costs is the sole metric everyone is measured against.

5/26/2022 5:13 PM

85 Thank you for the opportunity to participate. 5/26/2022 4:37 PM

86 It is difficult to explain all what needs to be done. I firmly believe that community sportorganizations (CSO) are the key to the success of the sport in Canada. If all CSOs would haveproper governance to be able to run the organization properly.

5/26/2022 4:00 PM

87 not addressed in this survey is the nature of bilateral agreements with provinces and territories;need for consistent funding to priority areas accross all areas of sport - eg coach development,addressing barriers to access education and training because of jurisdictional bs. eg. a coachcannot find a unified training calendar and regiatration poibt for NCCP training, access to onlinecourses varies based on willingness of PTs to allow cross border training = poor service,wasted human and financial resources

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88 In my sport, and many others, every elite athlete understands that at the pinnacle of their sportit is just as difficult to win the World Championships as it is to win the Olympics. It is just hashard to break a World Record as it is to break an Olympic Record. And yet, athletes whosimply attend the Olympics are often held on a pedestal higher those who win the WorldChampionships. I feel this distortion in values is propagated by Sport Policy, Sport Canada andthe sports-entertainment business. As an athlete, this feels unfair and unequitable. It hasconcrete financial and access to opportunity impacts. For those in a privileged position, sportmay seem like a bastion of fair play, but for women, lightweights, para-athletes, it often doesn'tfeel this way, even when you can demonstrate that you are the best in the world.

5/26/2022 3:18 PM

89 Provision of funding and financial assistance for the development and creation of sports clubs. 5/26/2022 3:04 PM

90 Please reach out to safety and injury prevention experts to guide the section on safety. 5/26/2022 2:33 PM

91 When asking for participants of this survey to self identify who they are, I would haveappreciated if the survey had asked to choose to self identify if a member of the 2SLGBTcommunity.

5/26/2022 11:56 AM

92 Thanks for asking me to be a part of this. I really appreciate the opportunity to weigh in onwhat has been the most integral component of my development as a person. I'm lookingforwarded to seeing how we can make sport even greater.

5/26/2022 2:24 AM

93 if you truly want input then distribute this more widely than the already existing sportcommunity. Get it to the public. Get it to those who had to leave the sport industry fromfrustration. Sports in Canada is a very small world and needs broader input and more publicaccountability.

5/25/2022 10:49 AM

94 Sport Canada need to have more regulated power through the country and can not delegate toorganization what should be a federal level of investigation and regulation

5/25/2022 10:26 AM

95 Thank you for this opportunity. 5/24/2022 11:50 AM

96 Wokeness is a cancer in sport and wider society. 5/23/2022 3:45 PM

97 Please find a way to inject new money with this policy or commit to re-engineering to have aless $-demanding structure… otherwise any strategy does not have what it needs to succeed.

5/23/2022 11:33 AM

98 I think the biggest danger in sport and the largest barrier to participation is the "transgender"madness. Girls and women are going to lose out - full stop. There is no such things "beingtrans" - this is a complete misunderstanding and misuse of the word Gender. It is driven by bigbusiness and it is at the greatest expense of women and girls throughout all facets of societyand at the individual levels. there is no scientific basis for the concept nor any reasonwhatsoever to include males (a biological term) in the female (a biological term) category ofany and all sports. doing so kills the fun of it all, not mention encourages the harming of thebodies of people, especially the young - and this is nothing short of counter to the purposes ofsport one of which is to improve people's physical health and well-being. I could go on. Stopthe madness. Now.

5/22/2022 2:45 PM

99 It’s a daunting responsibility to fix a system that’s not broken, so improving little projects canhave a huge impact to generations of athletes.

5/21/2022 11:26 PM

100 There is nothing as invigorating, as worthy of praise and pride than watching your owncommunity's kids excel at the given sports they have chosen to play. My high school in thelate 70s and early 80s, had the best swim team in the city. I wasn't a swimmer, but as aspectator and fan, who was screaming and cheering on my team to watch them breakprovincial records was the most amazing experience I can recall of competitive sports growingup. The looks on our athletes faces when they broke those records was precious. If onlymoments like those were captured on camera for Canadians to see. There is nothing like thepride one feels when it's your own people in your community.

5/20/2022 5:27 PM

101 The system can't be primarily focused on funding the few top athletes performing at theOlympics. More funding must go towards the organizations that are accountable for providingquality programming (NSO, PSO, clubs...) to youth athletes so they can provide better qualitysport experiences and meet the needs of the athletes. If clubs and PSO's do a good job atencouraging quality participation, that will drive available funds and better performances at thetop level.

5/20/2022 1:03 PM

102 I feel that developing athletes at the elite level will lead to increased participation at grassrootslevels.

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103 Great to see feedback being sought - kudos on that. One bone to pick I have: for years, largerNSOs get millions in funding, while smaller NSOs get peanuts. Since ALL NSOs are expectedto have the same things (coaching, governance, high performance program, bilingual, etc.),this imbalance in funding from Sport Canada is unfair and detrimental to the sport sector ingeneral. Expecting small NSOs to do the same amount of work as large ones with less thanhalf the funding to do it, is unreasonable. I'd also like to shift the focus (and funding) to grass-roots, governance, and culture more than high performance. I'd like to see excessive, almostexclusive, focus on Intro-to-sport, recreational activities, and Learn to Play type of programs. Ifthe Policy focuses on this, more Canadians get active, more Canadians participate in sport,and we have more people to choose from for High Performance programs too.

5/19/2022 1:49 PM

104 I believe that you need your high profile athletes if you want to encourage young children toparticipate. When the masses participate, everyone will find the pathway that suits them thebest and there will be something available for all

5/19/2022 10:58 AM

105 My overriding impression is that the resources that go into the Canadian sport sector areinequitably distributed among the real Canadian demographics. It would be great to seequantitative research on this point. Qualitiatively, it is an oft cited complaint that too manyresources go into one sport (hockey). It must be an overall goal to use limited public funds forthe maximum benefit to as many Canadians as possible - of all demographics. Increasedparticipation and a healthier, happier population appears to me to offer the greatest "bang forbuck" to Canada.

5/19/2022 6:54 AM

106 Coaching and athlete bursary would be a great place to start 5/19/2022 5:32 AM

107 Sports should be separated by the sexes when physical differences provide measurable andrepeatable advantages for one over the other

5/18/2022 7:26 PM

108 I am quite concerned about the trend to erase biological sex based categories in women andadolescent girls sports. Though we need to enable trans women and girls to play sports,women and girls should not be the victims of poorly thought out inclusion policies. Male bodiedpeople under the guise of gender identity/transgender identity are increasingly colonizingwomen's sports. Women have fought for sex segregated spaces to allow for fairness incompetition. When biologically male bodies compete with female participants (when not inintentional co-ed leagues) it crushes any sense of fair play and in some sports, risks injury tofemale players. Human's are sexually dimorphic and even the effects of cross sex hormonetreatment doesn't mitigate the effects of, on average, stronger, taller, physically advantagedmale bodies. It is imperative that girls have a fair playing field. In the United States, transwomen competitors like swimmer Lia Thomas are cheating the system and destroying recordsalong with the competitive spirit of female athletes. The women's category is not meant to bean open category for both male and female bodied people. If this thorny question of transathletes is not handled with care, more and more women and girls will leave sport behind.

5/18/2022 5:11 PM

109 As a first world nation Canada should be investing more in our athletes. The investment I seeis only in areas where we are already successful like Hockey. We need to put more focus onareas that are developing, and are not already a billion dollar industry.

5/18/2022 3:55 PM

110 Look at the data and what sport are growing in popularity and demand to participate. Considerhow participation will be influenced and need to serve a country overwhelmingly dependent onimmigration for labour force development. Let data inform choices, not pre-conceived notionsof what it means to be Canadian.

5/18/2022 3:50 PM

111 Let the kids play. 5/17/2022 11:10 PM

112 It’s very important to not paint all athletes with the same brush. Let them participate at thelevels they will be successful.

5/17/2022 9:39 PM

113 Please remember girls deserve safety and dignity. They deserve a safe place to bethemselves and flourish. Thank you.

5/17/2022 9:20 PM

114 Keep sports sex segregated to ensure fairness in sports and to push for more femaleparticipation.

5/17/2022 3:22 PM

115 The government - and government-funded institutions - should be less involved in the deliveryof sport.

5/17/2022 2:41 PM

116 It is difficult but it would be preferable to have a document which is much more succinct thanthe previous versions which were well meaning but too long / comprehensive which was too

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difficult to implement / monitor / evaluate across the board. It is easy to make things complex,it is much more difficult to make complex issues clear and succinct. in other words, Simplicityis an advanced course!

117 I'm concerned about transgender females competing against born female athletes. Wewelcome participation of all, but in fair categories.

5/17/2022 1:37 PM

118 more attention needs to be paid to local organizations because this is where it all starts 5/17/2022 12:10 PM

119 Enough with this issue of biological men competing in women's sports. It's ruining women'ssports (think Lia Thomas winning the NCAA swim meet). It is demoralizing to women and girlscontemplating sports. Female biological sex is a protected human rights category, don't forget.You need to figure out a way to balance the rights NOT at the expense of biological womenand girls.

5/17/2022 11:18 AM

120 Sport has been woven into the culture of Canada for so long, but only at the higher levels. Itneeds to be emphasized more and more accessible at the grassroots and development levelsto a greater extent for greater participation.

5/17/2022 11:06 AM

121 Please keep transwomen (biological men identifying as women) out of women's sports 5/17/2022 10:16 AM

122 Thanks for the opportunity to contribute to the discussion! 5/17/2022 9:27 AM

123 Although this focused mostly on participation numbers and getting people involved in sport,resources also need to be made available for research. Right now, researchers and sportorganizations often work independent of each other, so that research being conducted isn'talways the research that organizations need. Encouraging partnerships betweenuniversities/colleges and NSOs/PSOs/other sporting organizations is the best way to ensureresearch that will improve sport is being conducted.

5/16/2022 5:35 PM

124 Provincial sports organizations should support development and introduction programs more. 5/16/2022 5:32 PM

125 Please include intersectionality in the division of sport - for instance, by age, weight, height,gender and sex. Please also include to inform people about the difference between gender(how I choose to identify) and sex (how my chromosomes are expressed XX vs XY). Pleasecontinue to work on physical literacy for all - just like Mathematics and English arerequirements for graduation in high school, so should physical literacy, which might includelow-intensity activities, like yoga, meditation and walking for some and high-intensity activities,such as running, cycling, or skating for others.

5/16/2022 4:32 PM

126 Please do not harm female athletes by allowing males to sneak into their categories. Womendeserve to compete against women.

5/16/2022 4:02 PM

127 We have to be careful about making Safe sport requirements to onerous for volunteers, sothey won’t be ignored or divert too much time, money and energy away from other priorities.Most people that are go8ng to be bad, will do so despite any regulations, paperwork put inplace.

5/16/2022 3:07 PM

128 We need more guidance and structure around sport for people with disabilities. Our sport is nota Paralympic Sport so we are having trouble navigating the para landscape and understandingwhat our mandate is in the space. Is there specific funding for non-Paralympic sports thatshould be directed to programming for people with disabilities. There is no governing body forgrassroots para sports as the CPC is strictly high performance for Paralympic Sports. Weneed a Special Olympics type of organization to support program creation and development forrecreational para sports and non-Paralympic sports. The para structure at the provincial level iseven more confusing so it is difficult to know which organizations to collaborate with. Theprioritization of DE&I in sport is exciting as we are slowing starting to see a change in thedemographic of our sport participants however our sport needs to maintain a focus on womenand girls so it was disappointing to learn that funding for programming that is specificallytargeting initiatives to increase participation of women and girls is likely to be discontinued.

5/16/2022 2:06 PM

129 Personnel are key - right people in the right positions will lead to success. The English sportsystem is a great example to study

5/16/2022 1:56 PM

130 A healthy sport sector is one where everyone is thriving, this includes all stakeholders,including participants, athletes, coaches, administrators, etc. We must also create and supporta narrative that we as a sector are serving all Canadians through sport and act on this.

5/13/2022 10:30 AM

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they can inspire generations to come, but we don't even do it well. We supplement rather thansupport and we focus on on demand performance which isn't promoting mental health either.We need a system that not only support high performance athletes to be full time highperformance athletes, but makes sport and recreation available and affordable for all. Thelarger the pool of athletes to draw on the more sucsess and the mental and physical healthbenefits and costs are drastically reduced for a physically fit population

132 I think this next policy should include its commitment to the principles outlined in the UnitedNations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Canada has adopted as Bill C-15 on June 21, 2021. Sport should proactively realign to ensure these principles fit with sportas found in Canada, thereby contributing to the government's commitment to provide an actionplan that ensures these principles are met across Canada. This would also help us in sportaddress the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action and thus be an actionmoving towards reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and settlers in Canada.

5/12/2022 9:43 AM

133 None 5/11/2022 11:19 AM

134 I'm an athlete and a coach and I love sport but there are huge inequities in the system that Ibelieve we as a culture uphold and believe. Until our views change progress will be slowbecause there is an extraordinary amount of pushback against any real move to equality.

5/10/2022 1:35 PM

135 The system needs better, bolder visionary leadership. No significant changes have beensuccessfully implemented in years. With the exception of the issues with abuse andharassment, I think the system was better 5 years ago than it is today. It is not sustainable asis, but weak leadership keeps the status quo

5/5/2022 5:31 PM

136 Thank you for asking the important questions. 5/5/2022 3:12 PM

137 I have Helped and worked in sports in multiple countries. I leave Canada to find opportunities.There are no opportunities in Canada. I find no joy in sports in Canada at any level.

4/13/2022 1:47 AM

138 Nothing at this time. 4/11/2022 11:43 AM

139 Canadian Ball Hockey Association (CBHA) should be recognized as a canadian sport for thefederal government. CBHA is governed by ISBHF.

4/11/2022 11:16 AM

140 Survey looks good to me. Easy to use 2/23/2022 1:06 PM

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