Government of Canada announces financial support for AthletesCAN to support national team athletes
Investments will help the organization create an online AthleteHUB, a central place for national team athletes to access resources from multiple parties
GATINEAUQK, February 14, 2023 /CNW/ – The support and safety of our national team athletes is an important investment. It is part of the government’s ongoing work with sports organizations to ensure a safe sports environment for athletes around the world Canada.
Last Friday, the Honorable Pascale St-Onge, Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency Canada for the regions of Quebecannounced an investment by $225,000 over two years for AthletesCAN.
The grant provides the organization with the financial means to support national athletes through an online platform called AthleteHUB. The platform will serve as a one-stop shop for national team athletes, directing them to a wealth of information and resources currently available across the Canadian sports system, as well as resources developed by AthletesCAN.
The new online space will consolidate general athlete onboarding and support, secure sports and educational resources, e-learning modules and funding information. It will also contain information on the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees and the respective Commonwealth Sport Canada Athletes Commissions or Councils and the Schedule – canada The entire athlete wellness program. An athlete data collection tool will also be available, among other resources.
The AthleteHUB will initially be integrated into the AthletesCAN.ca website and will be expanded into a dedicated application in the future.
As the largest investor in canada Sports system, the government of Canada is proud of its investments in support of Canadian athletes, the national and multisport organizations that support them, and its initiatives to host international sporting events.
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“Athlete representation is essential in the Canadian sports system. She ensures that the measures put in place reflect the real needs of the athletes. Our government is proud to support AthletesCAN so they can provide national athletes with the right tools to create powerful and impactful change in the sport system. With their new project AthleteHUB, they will be able to centralize all the information athletes need for support, resources, training and modules on one website. This initiative will promote a sense of community and remove barriers to athletes’ access to information.”
– The Honorable Pascale St-Onge, Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec
“We sincerely appreciate the federal government’s investment, which will enable us to create this important, athlete-focused platform and leverage its resources efficiently. The AthleteHUB will bridge this gap and give athletes direct access to the information they need on their journey to a successful and empowering sporting experience.”
—Erin Willson, President, AthletesCAN
Fast Facts
AthletesCAN, the association of canada National Team Athlete, is the country’s only fully independent and most comprehensive athletes’ organization. It is the first organization of its kind in the world. As the collective voice of athletes on the Canada National Team, AthletesCAN ensures an athlete-centric sports system by developing athlete leaders who influence sports policy and act as role models to inspire a strong sports culture.
Funding for AthletesCAN’s AthleteHUB online platform comes from Sport Canada’s Sport Support Program.
To be eligible, all sports organizations must have a harassment, abuse and discrimination policy and provide mandatory training on these issues. You must also provide access to an independent third party to receive and process complaints.
AthletesCAN is a signatory to the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as an independent third party mechanism to receive and process complaints of harassment, abuse and discrimination.
The Office of the Sport Integrity Officer is responsible for administering the universal code of conduct to prevent and address abuse in sport using trauma-related processes that are compassionate, efficient, fair, respectful and just for all involved.
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SOURCE Canadian Heritage
For more information: (media only) please contact: Ariane Joazard-Bélizaire, Press Officer, Office of the Secretary of Sport and Minister in Charge of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Quebec Regions, [email protected]; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 1-819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]