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Sport Support Program - Canadian Sport Centres and Institutes

The Department of Canadian Heritage, as the entity within the federal government responsible for sport, works to advance sport within the context of Government of Canada priorities. Moreover, the Department is striving to establish Canada as a leading sport nation at home and abroad, where all Canadians and their communities enjoy, value and celebrate the benefits of active participation and excellence in sport.

Total value
$120M
Agreements
127
Apr 2019 to Nov 2025
Median agreement
$193K
Typical range
$53K–$1.1M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

Applying? Sport Support Program. Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society22$28.3M
Canadian Sport Institute Ontario19$26M
Institut national du sport du Québec18$23.8M
Canadian Sport Institute Alberta7$17.4M
Canadian Sport Institute Calgary9$11M
Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society7$4.8M
Canadian Sport Centre - Manitoba16$3.3M
Canadian Sport Centre - Saskatchewan14$2.3M
Canadian Sport Centre - Atlantic9$2.1M
National Sport Centre Calgary3$917K
Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic Society3$465K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$40M$80M2019202020212022202320242025
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YearAgreementsTotal
20194$365K
20206$436K
202116$13.9M
202216$5.8M
202348$28.7M
20247$2.1M
202530$69.2M

By province

Alberta: $29.3M in 19 agreements, $6 per residentBritish Columbia: $28.3M in 22 agreements, $5 per residentManitoba: $3.3M in 16 agreements, $2 per residentNB: none hereNL: none hereNova Scotia: $7.4M in 19 agreements, $7 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $26M in 19 agreements, $2 per residentPE: none hereQuebec: $23.8M in 18 agreements, $3 per residentSaskatchewan: $2.3M in 14 agreements, $2 per residentYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$2–$2$2–$3$5–$6$7

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Alberta19$29.3M
British Columbia22$28.3M
Ontario19$26M
Quebec18$23.8M
Nova Scotia19$7.4M
Manitoba16$3.3M
Saskatchewan14$2.3M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations21$53.3M
Not stated by the department80$52.5M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities26$14.7M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society$3,062,679
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Institute Ontario$3,001,584
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society$67,098
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Institute Alberta$3,095,490
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Centre - Saskatchewan$5,547
Nov 2025Canadian Sport Centre - Manitoba$10,449
Apr 2025Institut national du sport du Québec$3,367,144
Apr 2025Institut national du sport du Québec$9,022,512
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society$290,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society$4,189,607
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society$701,500
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society$8,823,786
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Ontario$290,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Ontario$3,733,944
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Ontario$694,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Ontario$8,299,528
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society$167,500
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society$1,536,138
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society$185,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic Society$2,290,736
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Alberta$55,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Alberta$290,000
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Alberta$3,940,906
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Institute Alberta$8,628,396
Apr 2025Canadian Sport Centre - Saskatchewan$86,250