Category: Sport culture

With a view to tapping a potential talent of the promising youth, necessary support in the form of financial funding is granted by the Canadian authorities through the Petro-Canada Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence (FACE) Program. Every year, 50 deserving athletes and coaches are identified to receive a financial support of $5000. The Program started in the year 1988, has identified about 3000 athletes and coaches for support, and extended the financial support to an extent of $11,000,000. (more…)

When you rewind the history of Canada, you will find that there has been a rich and varied history of sports in the country. In fact, you can categorize the Canadian sport’s history into subsections from the Indigenous to the modern-day sports. In between the two extremes, you can identify organized competition, the establishment of national organizations, and growth of sports both in the amateur and professional categories. (more…)