Lead preparations for future international sporting events.

What success looks like

Canadian athletes and national sport organizations are better prepared and supported for domestic and international events.

Government's narrative on progress

Canada recorded its best ever Winter Olympics performance medal-wise at the PyeongChang Olympics with 29 medals (11 gold, eight silver, ten bronze). Canada also recorded its best ever Winter Paralympic performance at the PyeongChang Paralympics with 28 medals (eight gold, four silver and 16 bronze). The government will continue to support Canadian athletes and national sport organizations in preparation for international events. Each year, Canada hosts more than 70 international single sport events that are supported through the government's Hosting Program. Canada’s female athletes make Canadians proud at high-performance sport events. They regularly achieve podium success at Senior World Championships, and Olympic and Paralympic Games, but fewer Canadian women and girls participate in sport and physical activity than men and boys. However of note, 58% of Team Canada at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games were women, an increase of 9% from the 2014 Games in Glasgow. Through Budget 2018, the government proposed an initial $30 million in funding over three years to support data, research and innovative practices to promote women and girls’ participation in sport, and encourage greater inclusion of women and girls in all facets of sport. As such, in April 2018, a Working Group on gender Equity in Sport was created in order to examine issues that may affect participation and propose ideas, approaches, and strategies for eliminating barriers and to increase participation of women and girls in all facets of sport. The Minister’s Working Group on Gender Equity in Sport provided perspectives and insights on how to achieve gender equity in sport by 2035 by discussing the following: Delivering programming specifically for women and girls in sport; Addressing gender-based violence in sport including sexual harassment; Increasing the representation of women in sport leadership positions. Budget 2018 also proposed to provide $16 million over five years with $2 million in ongoing funding for Special Olympics Canada to sustain its empowering movement. This includes support to the National Team Program which ensures optimal performance preparation for Special Olympics Team Canada to represent Canada on the world stage.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.