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 (2004-2008)

JEAN-MARC FOURNIER

• 2004 - 2009 Action Plan: A Sport culture• Facilities, events, NTC

• Community participation• Weekly athlete visits• Professional athletes• Supporters: www.lequebecauxjeux.qc.ca

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

Direct Support to AthletesDirect 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 SupportOther 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