Government

Own the Podium thanks its government partners for their contributions and commitment to helping Canadian athletes achieve their goals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The current support from the federal and past support from the provincial and territorial governments enables Own the Podium to support winter and summer targeted sports and athletes.

The Government of Canada is the largest contributor to the Own the Podium initiative. Through Sport Canada, it contributes a total of $62 million in enhanced excellence funding each year to Canadian winter and summer sports. A total of $22 million of this enhanced funding is committed to winter sports, and $34 million for the summer sports and $6M is targeted to team sports.

Own the Podium thanks its government partners for their contributions and commitment to helping Canadian athletes achieve their goals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The support from the federal, provincial and territorial governments enables Own the Podium to support winter and summer targeted sports all the way to the Games.

Own the Podium values the support and services it receive from sport partners at the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), These organizations provide a range of professional services and expertise that allows Own the Podium to lead the development of a stronger Canadian sport system, and encourages greater public support for sport in Canada.

Government