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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

24. Canada

Authors : Alison Doherty, Ryan Clutterbuck

Published in: Comparative Sport Development

Publisher: Springer New York

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Abstract

This chapter looks at sport development in Canada in terms of how sport is structured and governed, how it is financed, policies that promote and support sport development, and an overview of participation rates and trends. It concludes with a special focus on the Long-Term Athlete Development model, a framework for sport participation across the lifespan.

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Footnotes
1
In 1971 Canada was the first country in the world to adopt such a policy. The subsequent Canadian Multiculturalism Act was legislated in 1988 (Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2008).
 
2
At the time of writing, there is at least one Canadian team in the National Hockey League (NHL), American Hockey League (AHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Canadian Basketball League (CBL), Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer (MLS), National Lacrosse League (NLL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL).
 
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Metadata
Title
Canada
Authors
Alison Doherty
Ryan Clutterbuck
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Comparative Sport Development

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-8904-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-8905-4

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8905-4_24