Future of Sport in Canada Commissioner Lise Maisonneuve participates in a news conference with former Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough in Ottawa in 2024.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s final report states that sport stands at a defining moment.
The report released today says the current fragmented, inconsistent and too-often unsafe system doesn’t meet the expectations of Canadians.
The commission held cross-country consultations, conducted a public survey, held a summit and issued two public reports over nearly two years.
The commissioner’s mandate was to make the sport system better and safer.
The report calls for a phased overhaul of the sport system over five years, but starting immediately.
Immediate actions include consolidating leadership, establishing one entity to oversee sport, increasing funding, and greater collaboration among federal, provincial and territorial governments to make sport safer.