Sport for Life
Sport, Recreation and Active Living are vitally important to Albertans.
Albertans enjoy a high quality of life, improved health and wellness, strong communities, economic benefits and personal fulfillment, through recreation, active living and sport.
The activities they choose for enjoyment, where they live and take vacations, what they teach their children, and who they select as their heroes all demonstrate how important the sector is to the lives of Albertans.
Active Alberta Policy
Sport System
The Canadian Sport System is made up of various organizations that provide sport programming and services at the national, provincial/territorial and municipal levels. These organizations typically have either a single sport or multisport focus.
Support and Development
Sport has the power to transform lives and communities. Community Sport Development is about developing collaborative partnerships and delivering quality sport programming.
Athlete Development
Explore opportunities for sport and physical activity, from infancy through all phases of adulthood. Find programs and resources for athletes of all ages and performance levels 0 – 55+.
Sport Science
Sports science encompasses a number of different disciplines including sports psychology, nutrition, training and injury prevention.
Careers in Sport and Recreation
Choose a career in recreation. See some of the educational opportunities and scholarships that are available to you.
Funding Assistance for Children
Canadian Tire Jumpstart http://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/content/microsites/jumpstart/en/apply.html#wanttoapply.
KidSport Wood Buffalo www.kidsportcanada.ca/alberta/wood-buffalo/, or [email protected].
WB Kids https://www.rrcwb.ca/wbkids
YMCA Opportunity Fund https://northernalberta.ymca.ca/Opportunities-to-Give/Funding-Priorities/YMCA-Giving