The Government of Yukon, in partnership with Lotteries Yukon and Sport Canada, is investing over $1.7 million in territorial sport organizations, special recreation groups, athletes and officials through four funding streams.
These funding streams assist Yukon sport and recreation organizations with running and organizing activities related to athlete and participant development, coach and leadership growth, special projects, and facility operations and maintenance. They also support individual athletes and officials who have demonstrated they are at an elite or high-performance level.
The funding includes the following:
- Foundations Grant Program: $1,092,617
- Podium Pathway Grant: $462,000
- Yukon High Performance Athlete/Officials Assistance Program: $129,000
- Elite Athlete Assistance Program: $66,000
This funding represents an annual investment aimed at helping strengthen and grow sport and recreation across the territory.
Yukon sport and recreation organizations provide important opportunities to stay healthy and active while strengthening community and building life skills. The dedication, hard work and unwavering commitment of Yukon's teams and athletes, ranging from grassroots to elite levels, serve as a constant source of inspiration. As a government, we remain committed to working with our partners to provide ongoing support to our teams and athletes, ensuring the continuous growth of these opportunities throughout the territory.
Minister of Community Services Richard Mostyn
Our government remains committed to investing in sport and recreation opportunities throughout the Yukon. We will continue to work with partners such as Yukon Lotteries, which is overseen by the Yukon Lotteries Commission, to help increase access and participation for all Yukoners in sport and recreation activities. By empowering individuals to develop their skills and abilities in these areas, we are building a strong, resilient and community-driven Yukon together.
Minister responsible for Yukon Lotteries Commission Sandy Silver
Every Canadian should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. The Government of Canada is committed to building stronger and more inclusive communities across the country, and sport plays an essential role in achieving this goal. We are proud to support initiatives that allow communities in Yukon to grow and thrive—physically, emotionally and socially. Together, we are making sport more equitable and accessible for everyone.
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Foundations Grant funding helps Yukon sport governing bodies and special recreation groups develop and deliver sport and recreation development funding.
Podium Pathway Grant supports enhanced sport participation initiatives.
The Yukon High Performance Athlete Assistance program provides funding for athletes who have demonstrated performance that is beyond territorial level, with the potential improvement at the provincial, national or international levels.
The Elite Athlete Assistance program funds athletes who are carded by Sport Canada and assists them to prepare and participate in international sport.
In August 2022, the Government of Canada announced $20 million in renewed funding over five years for Indigenous youth and sport, starting in 2022–23. Among other initiatives, this funding supports the Indigenous youth in sport supplement of the Government of Yukon agreement to increase culturally relevant sport programming for Indigenous children and youth and to strengthen Indigenous leadership capacity of the territorial Aboriginal sport body. In addition, the Government of Canada supports sport participation in Yukon through the generic component of the Canada–Yukon bilateral agreement in the amount of $251,725 annually.
2023-2024 annual sport and recreation funding
Foundation Grants Recipients
Sport Groups
|
|
Amount Received |
|
Alpine Ski Association Yukon |
$34,000 |
|
Arctic Edge Skating Club |
$40,000 |
|
Athletics Yukon Association |
$15,000 |
|
Basketball Yukon |
$46,000 |
|
Biathlon Yukon |
$32,000 |
|
Climb Yukon Association |
$14,000 |
|
Cross Country Yukon |
$108,000 |
|
Cycling Association of Yukon |
$20,000 |
|
Equine Association of Yukon |
$9,500 |
|
Flatwater Paddling Yukon |
$25,000 |
|
Grapple Yukon |
$10,000 |
|
Judo Yukon |
$38,000 |
|
Snowboard Yukon Association |
$33,000 |
|
Squash Yukon |
$19,000 |
|
Swim Yukon |
$52,000 |
|
Synchro Yukon Association |
$2,267 |
|
Table Tennis Yukon |
$10,000 |
|
Tennis Yukon Association |
$13,000 |
|
Volleyball Yukon |
$57,000 |
|
Yukon Amateur Hockey Association |
$88,500 |
|
Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association |
$20,350 |
|
Yukon Badminton Association |
$9,000 |
|
Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club |
$12,000 |
|
Yukon Curling Association |
$15,000 |
|
Yukon Freestyle Ski Association |
$30,500 |
|
Yukon Golf Association |
$11,500 |
|
Yukon Gymnastics Association |
$49,000 |
|
Yukon Orienteering Association |
$12,000 |
|
Yukon Soccer Association |
$88,000 |
|
Total |
$913,617 |
Recreation Groups
|
|
Amount Received |
|
Elder Active Recreation Association |
$45,000 |
|
Friends of Mount Sima |
$53,200 |
|
Girl Guides of Canada Yukon Council |
$8,100 |
|
Scout Council (Yukon) |
$7,700 |
|
Skookum Jim Friendship Centre |
$65,000 |
|
Total |
$179,000 |
Podium Pathway Grant Recipients
|
Sport Groups |
Amount Received |
|
Alpine Ski Association Yukon |
$17,000 |
|
Arctic Edge Skating Club |
$24,000 |
|
Athletics Yukon Association |
$4,500 |
|
Basketball Yukon |
$21,000 |
|
Biathlon Yukon |
$15,000 |
|
Climb Yukon Association |
$8,000 |
|
Cross Country Yukon |
$62,000 |
|
Cycling Association of Yukon |
$10,000 |
|
Equine Association of Yukon |
$2,500 |
|
Flatwater Paddling Yukon |
$14,000 |
|
Grapple Yukon |
$5,000 |
|
Judo Yukon |
$18,000 |
|
Snowboard Yukon Association |
$18,000 |
|
Squash Yukon |
$8,000 |
|
Swim Yukon |
$35,500 |
|
Tennis Yukon Association |
$4,000 |
|
Volleyball Yukon |
$23,000 |
|
Yukon Amateur Hockey Association |
$45,000 |
|
Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association |
$13,500 |
|
Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club |
$2,000 |
|
Yukon Curling Association |
$9,000 |
|
Yukon Freestyle Ski Association |
$21,000 |
|
Yukon Golf Association |
$2,500 |
|
Yukon Gymnastics Association |
$37,500 |
|
Yukon Soccer Association |
$42,000 |
|
Total |
$462,000 |
Elite Athlete Grants
|
Name |
Sport |
Funding Received |
|
Jessica Frotten |
Athletics – Paralympic |
$11,500 |
|
Nadia Moser |
Biathlon |
$11,500 |
|
Sasha Masson |
Cross Country Skiing |
$11,500 |
|
Derek Deuling |
Cross Country Skiing |
$11,500 |
|
Constance Lapointe |
Cross Country Skiing |
$8,500 |
|
Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon |
Freestyle Skiing |
$11,500 |
|
Total |
$66,000 |
|
High Performance Grants
Athletes
|
Name |
Sport |
Funding Received |
|
Sonjaa Schmidt |
Cross Country Skiing |
$7,000 |
|
Mara Roldan |
Cycling |
$6,000 |
|
Romeo Champagne |
Biathlon |
$5,000 |
|
Mia Barrault |
Swimming |
$4,000 |
|
Aramintha Bradford |
Cross Country Skiing |
$4,000 |
|
Cole Germain |
Biathlon |
$4,000 |
|
Thomas Gishler |
Swimming |
$4,000 |
|
Jaymi Hinchey |
Judo |
$4,000 |
|
Emmett Kapaniuk |
Archery |
$4,000 |
|
Felix Masson |
Soccer |
$4,000 |
|
Anton Menzel |
Badminton |
$4,000 |
|
Cheyenne Tirschmann |
Biathlon |
$3,500 |
|
Thomas Bakica |
Swimming |
$3,000 |
|
Simon Connell |
Cross Country Skiing |
$3,000 |
|
Stian Langbakk |
Snowboarding |
$3,000 |
|
Aidan-Kyle Nault |
Cycling - BMX |
$3,000 |
|
Emery Twardochleb |
Hockey |
$3,000 |
|
Lily Whitten |
Gymnastics |
$3,000 |
|
Kassua Dreyer |
Swimming |
$2,500 |
|
Tuja Dreyer |
Swimming |
$2,500 |
|
Treytin Frizzell |
Hockey |
$2,500 |
|
Sophia Giangrande |
Cross Country Skiing |
$2,500 |
|
Lia Hinchey |
Judo |
$2,500 |
|
Isla Hupe |
Biathlon |
$2,500 |
|
Alex Petriw |
Swimming |
$2,500 |
|
Wynne Anderson-Lindsay |
Rowing |
$2,000 |
|
Aimery Barrault |
Golf |
$2,000 |
|
Charlie Fidler |
Freestyle Skiing |
$2,000 |
|
Seamus MacDonald |
Snowboarding |
$2,000 |
|
Mavik MacKinnon |
Freestyle Skiing |
$2,000 |
|
Mathilde Roldan |
Cycling |
$2,000 |
|
Leo Whittaker |
Soccer |
$2,000 |
|
Liam Gishler |
Judo |
$1,500 |
|
Leah McLean |
Judo |
$1,500 |
|
Jacob Robertson |
Freestyle Skiing |
$1,500 |
|
Chayce Tuton |
Hockey |
$1,500 |
|
Olivia Vangel |
Gymnastics |
$1,500 |
|
Maren Bilsky |
Basketball |
$1,000 |
|
Huxley Briggs |
Judo |
$1,000 |
|
Jayden Demchuk |
Basketball |
$1,000 |
|
Sammy Demchuk |
Soccer |
$1,000 |
|
Joel Girouard |
Flatwater Paddling |
$1,000 |
|
Layla Hombert |
Gymnastics |
$1,000 |
|
Dashiell Provan |
Freestyle Skiing |
$1,000 |
|
Tycho Roy-Gelinas |
Flatwater Paddling |
$1,000 |
|
Leo Spiers |
Snowboarding |
$1,000 |
|
Athlete Sub Total |
$119,500 |
|
|
Money set aside for individuals attending World Championships |
$2,500 |
|
|
Athletes Total |
$122,000 |
|
Officials
|
Name |
Sport |
Funding Received |
|
Luke Mahilum |
Basketball |
$2,000 |
|
Sophia Marnik |
Biathlon |
$1,000 |
|
Jessica Woodhouse |
Gymnastics |
$1,000 |
|
Ryder Twardochleb |
Hockey |
$2,000 |
|
Doug Petriw |
Swimming |
$1,000 |
|
Officials Total |
$7,000 |
|
Renée Francoeur
Cabinet Communications
867-334-9194
renee.francoeur@yukon.ca
John Tonin
Communications, Community Services
867-334-5816
john.tonin@yukon.ca