National Sport Organization Support Program

The NSO Support Program assists sport organizations in their pursuit of sport objectives that are shared by the federal government. The program is open to sport organizations that have met the full requirements of the Sport Funding and Accountability Framework (SFAF).

The SFAF is an objective program management tool to ensure that federal funds are allocated to NSOs that contribute directly to federal sport objectives and priorities. It encompasses four main components: eligibility, assessment, funding and accountability. Find out more about the SFAF.

Support provided to National Sport Organizations is targeted to priority areas such as national team programming and the development of coaches and officials. Assistance is also provided for staff and coach salaries along with general national sport organization operations.

Canada's high performance athletes with a disability can access coaching and training assistance via support provided to the organization responsible for that sport, such as Volleyball Canada (volleyball) and the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (wheelchair rugby).

Download the Sport Canada contribution guidelines.

List of Sport Canada Contributions and Recipients.