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Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations

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
$691M
Agreements
850
Apr 2019 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$233K
Typical range
$52K–$850K
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
Swimming / Natation Canada10$41.8M
Athletics Canada / Athletisme Canada16$39.5M
Canadian Cycling Association / Association Cycliste Canadienne16$38.6M
Rowing Canada Aviron13$33.1M
Alpine Canada Alpin18$30.2M
Canada Basketball24$29.1M
Canoe Kayak Canada17$28M
Diving Plongeon Canada12$26.2M
Canadian Freestyle Ski Association13$23.1M
Hockey Canada13$21.8M
Volleyball Canada18$21.1M
Canadian Snowboard Federation24$20.7M
Speed Skating Canada17$20.6M
Canadian Rugby Union17$19.5M
Canadian Curling Association16$18.1M
Canadian Soccer Association15$18M
Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique12$15.6M
Judo Canada18$15.1M
Cross Country Ski De Fond Canada19$13.6M
Wrestling Canada Lutte13$11.7M
Wheelchair Basketball Canada / Basketball En Fauteuil Roulant Canada8$11.3M
Canadian Amateur Softball Association10$11.2M
Canada Artistic Swimming - Natation Artistique Canada15$10.8M
Water Polo Canada14$10.6M
Tennis Canada16$10.1M
Triathlon Canada13$10M
Skate Canada6$9.7M
Equestrian Canada7$8.1M
Wheelchair Rugby Canada / Rugby En Fauteuil Roulant Canada14$7.7M
Sail Canada16$7.4M
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton16$7.2M
Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball13$6.9M
Biathlon Canada16$5.2M
Ringette Canada11$5.1M
Royal Canadian Golf Association11$5.1M
Squash Canada12$5M
Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (The) (Boccia)9$4.5M
Federation Of Canadian Archers Inc. / Federation Canadienne Des Archers Inc.17$4.1M
Badminton Canada20$3.8M
Field Hockey Canada / Hockey Sur Gazon Canada5$3.8M
Taekwondo Canada12$3.7M
Field Hockey Canada12$3.7M
Canadian Luge Association / Association Canadienne De Luge15$3.7M
Canadian Amateur Boxing Association12$3.6M
Football Canada10$3.4M
Table Tennis Canada Tennis De Table14$3.2M
Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada9$3.2M
Lacrosse Canada - Crosse Canada11$3.1M
Canadian Fencing Federation14$2.9M
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association3$2.7M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$150M$300M20192020202120222023202420252026*

* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.

Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20198$760K
202087$54.6M
202184$89.4M
202274$18M
2023251$123M
2024133$104M
2025199$287M
2026*14$14.9M

By province

Alberta: $85.5M in 125 agreements, $17 per residentBritish Columbia: $117M in 127 agreements, $20 per residentManitoba: $4.1M in 17 agreements, $3 per residentNB: none hereNL: none hereNova Scotia: $1M in 8 agreements, $1 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $464M in 533 agreements, $29 per residentPE: none hereQuebec: $20.5M in 40 agreements, $2 per residentSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$1$2–$3$17–$20$29

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
Ontario533$464M
British Columbia127$117M
Alberta125$85.5M
Quebec40$20.5M
Manitoba17$4.1M
Nova Scotia8$1M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department534$304M
Other organizations137$242M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities179$145M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026Wheelchair Rugby Canada / Rugby En Fauteuil Roulant Canada$1,187,000
Apr 2026Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada$432,400
Apr 2026Table Tennis Canada Tennis De Table$430,000
Apr 2026Lacrosse Canada - Crosse Canada$968,000
Apr 2026Football Canada$878,000
Apr 2026Csasurf Canada$100,000
Apr 2026Canadian Team Handball Federation$80,000
Apr 2026Canadian Soccer Association$2,573,414
Apr 2026Canadian Fencing Federation$503,000
Apr 2026Canadian Broomball Federation$150,000
Apr 2026Canadian Amateur Boxing Association$490,300
Apr 2026Canada Skateboard$298,050
Apr 2026Canada Powerlifting$35,000
Apr 2026Athletics Canada / Athletisme Canada$6,726,978
Jun 2025Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton$1,942,000
Jun 2025Wrestling Canada Lutte$1,713,000
Jun 2025Wheelchair Rugby Canada / Rugby En Fauteuil Roulant Canada$910,205
Jun 2025Wheelchair Basketball Canada / Basketball En Fauteuil Roulant Canada$3,198,500
Jun 2025Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie$225,000
Jun 2025Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada$324,450
Jun 2025Water Polo Canada$1,832,448
Jun 2025Volleyball Canada$3,269,950
Jun 2025Triathlon Canada$2,489,000
Jun 2025Tennis Canada$1,737,000
Jun 2025Taekwondo Canada$799,600