Sport provides role models for the pursuit of personal excellence, exemplifies the value of teamwork and builds community pride. Competitive amateur sport also stimulates broadly based participation in physical activity, leading to better health, higher productivity and a stronger social fabric.

Quest for Gold

• Provincial Sport Organizations
• Expectations for Fairness in Sport
• Ontario Sports Awards
• Long Term Athlete Development

Recreation is vital to the health and well-being of individuals, and strengthens communities by encouraging volunteer involvement and providing constructive activities for youth. The $4 billion that Ontarians spend annually on recreation, sport and fitness has a powerful impact on job creation and the economy.

Ontario Trails

A world-class system of trails that captures the uniqueness and beauty of Ontario

• Healthy Communities Fund
• Provincial Recreation Organizations
• Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program in Ontario (RINC)
• Youth at Risk

Leadership by coaches and volunteers is the key to both safe participation in recreation, sport and physical activity, and the achievement of athletic excellence. Effective coaching creates positive experiences that encourage children and youth to continue their participation and improve their skills and performance.

Resources

Each year many people are injured while participating in sport and recreation activities in Ontario.

• Coaching in Ontario
• Making it Safer
• Resources
• Sport Safety Programs