Canadian Sport Institutes

Canada high-performance athletes and coaches are provided support on a daily basis through the network of Canadian Sport Centres located across Canada. The CSCs provide performance and life services for athletes as well as employment and educational opportunities for coaches. Through OTP support, many sport science and medicine professional have been hired in partnership with the CSCs. OTP also recognizes the important linkages that the CSCs have with provincial level sport and are actively supporting the creation of development pathways for athletes and coaches in targeted sports.

Canada is poised to initiate its own 'world-leading' sport institute model through the creation of Canadian Sport Institutes. The key ingredients to a CSI include dedicated sport and related training areas, world-leading performance staff and a critical mass of high-performance athletes and coaches to develop an environment of excellence. The establishment of four CSIs in the future (Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and B.C.) is a critical element of Canada's high-performance sport strategy for the future.

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