Guy Thibault, Ph.D. Research advisor MAMSL

High Performance Sport Development Policy (1984) Sport Policy (1987) Government Recreation and Sport Framework (1997) Minister’s High Performance Sport Action Plan (2001) Sport and Physical Activy Action Plan ( )

JEAN-MARC FOURNIER Action Plan: A Sport culture Facilities, events, NTC

Community participation Weekly athlete visits Professional athletes Supporters:

Canadian Sport Policy Hosting of sporting events Canada’s antidoping policy

Direct Support to Athletes

“ Excellence ” (413, including 274 carded) “ Élite ” (772) “ Relève ” (1,057) 25,000 “Espoirs”

In addition to Sport Canada carding: Refundable tax credit for top level athletes (2,600 x 1,000 to $4,000 = 5 M$) Équipe Québec (500 x $6,000 = 3 M$)

$228,000 High school sports/study programs: 1,415 student athletes, 21 schools in 24 disciplines $72,000 École Sport-Études program — 550 college students, 21 CÉGEPS, 6 universities $500,000 National Multisport Center – Montréal $150,000 Conseil du sport de haut niveau de Québec $120,000 to SportCom

Other Forms of Athlete Support

Main stakeholders, partners Leader in High Performance Sport Development

Support for Plan Implementation $4 million, 53 sports competitions training camps activities focussing on athlete development

$2.8 million for PSDE through sport organizations (350 coaches) $2.5 million through Équipe Québec (125 x $20,000) Training and development activities with Sports-Québec + National Coaching Institute (NCI)

Primarily at the Provincial Finals First step toward excellence Reaches athletes, coaches, officials, organizers, and volunteers $2.1 million Sports-Québec, provincial organizations, regional sport and recreation branches

Canadian and International Levels $302,000 for 154 events in 2003–2004 (yearly) Single support for large-scale events: –IAFF 2003 ($6.2 million) –FINA 2005 ($14.4 million)

With the Federal Government Massif Petite Rivière Saint-François ($10.2 million) Jarry Stadium ($14.4 million) Université de Sherbrooke stadium ($6.2 million) Georges Vézina Centre ($1.8 million) Myriam Bédard Centre ($45,000) Alone Université Laval stadium ($2.1 million) Bromont Velodrome ($1.9 million) Lac Beauport water ramp ($990,000)

Salt Lake City – 29.5% Sydney – 21.4% Manchester – 24.6% Dominican Republic Pan Am – 20.9% 2003 Canada Games Development of a sport culture

Guy Thibault, Ph.D. Research advisor MAMSL