Those facing greatest barriers to participation

A PDF or online assessment tool developed by The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association to measure the extent to which a municipality or organization o

Heat and poor air quality continue to be a concern for many in the province, especially with how it affects our bodies and the way we move outdoors in the summer. 

If you are a coach, a recreation leader or educator, download our Heat and Smoke Safety Guide to help you develop a safety response to extreme weather events, while also keeping participants active and healthy. 

A resource library full of adapted sport resources designed for PE classes, lunch or after-school programs, community recreation, or even home-based training.

Many newcomers are very interested in taking part in physical activity and traditional sports and activities, but leaders may need different approaches to engage them. This resource from Sport for Life provides sport and recreation leaders and staff with the tools they need to be able to support new to Canada sport and recreation participants. 

This webpage has various resources and professional development opportunities to increase coaches', leaders', and volunteers' knowledge on Indigenous perspectives of health and wellness, to support Indigenous students and sport and recreation participants in a culturally safe way. 

The Families Getting Active Engagement Report highlights voices, experiences, and wisdom shared from equity-deserving families across BC. Their recommendations provide a direction on how sport and recreation leaders and organizations can support them in their active living journey. 

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with Disability's (ALACD) new Municipal Guide is designed to provide municipal recreation staff members the best practices to ensure people with disabilities are included in their programs and activities. This Guide starts off with best practices on creating an inclusive workplace, programming, and putting accessibility at the forefront. 

People come from different places, backgrounds, beliefs, and have different forms of self-expression - and we all should have a home in sport. viaSport BC developed this guide to help organizations ensure that everyone is included and celebrated so that more people are able to participate in sport. 

The Adaptive Fitness Education is designed for fitness or rehab coaches who want to work with people with physical disabilities. The training course will equip staff and leaders with knowledge to work with clients who have MS, spinal cord injury, arthritis, cerebral palsy, and more. 

This page includes listings for online resources that offer education and training for recreation and sport leaders and staff who want to expand their knowledge about providing inclusive physical activities for participants who have a disability.

The Blueprint for Building Quality Participation in Sport for Children, Youth, and Adults with a Disability introduces key concepts that underpin quality participation, and provides tools for building quality participation sport programs. 

This resource is provided by the Canadian Disability Participation Project.

The I·SPARC FitNation Home Workout Series consists of 8 home workouts designed for Indigenous participants of all ages and abilities. Throw on your workout gear, grab a water bottle, find a safe, open space, and follow along to our YouTube videos!

The City of Vancouver created an accessible events checklist and resource webpage full of examples, templates, topics, and ways to plan to ensure your facilities, events, and programming are inclusive for all.

BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) offers this free course introducing staff, leaders, programmers on how to create and deliver recreation programs to all children, especially from vulnerable populations and how best to address the larger issues.

This guide created by Community Living British Columbia provides examples and step-by-step actions that can be taken to create a person-centred plan so that adults with developmental disabilities, their families, care providers and community can provide a safe, respectful experience and environment.

The Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC) created a toolkit for developing and influencing physical activity policy. After 15 years of supporting physical activity promoters across Ontario, PARC has ceased its service on March 31, 2018. PARC, The Centre of Excellence for Physical Activity Promotion was managed by OPHEA.

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability created a resource for those persons with a disability and diabetes and considerations in staying physical active.

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability and partners created a resource for Parents, Care Providers and others based on the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (ages 5-17) adapted for youth with disabilities.

This Snapshot created by the City for All Women Initiative was used to inform the work developed and implemented in their Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook. It is one of 11 Diversity Snapshots.

This Snapshot created by the City for All Women Initiative was used to inform the work developed and implemented in their Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook. It is one of 11 Diversity Snapshots.

This Snapshot created by the City for All Women Initiative was used to inform the work developed and implemented in their Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook. It is one of 11 Diversity Snapshots.

This Snapshot created by the City for All Women Initiative was used to inform the work developed and implemented in their Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook. It is one of 11 Diversity Snapshots.

This infographic is part of a series of posters that create inclusion, raise awareness, promote and educate the public on active living and disabilities.

This infographic is part of a series of posters that create inclusion, raise awareness, promote and educate the public on active living and disabilities.

This infographic is part of a series of posters that create inclusion, raise awareness, promote and educate the public on active living and disabilities.

 A list of resources and links to adaptive programs and facilities in the Greater Victoria area in British Columbia, Canada. Most of the links contain instructional videos demonstrating how an activity can be adapted from OneAbility. 

viaSport's All Youth Matter: Inclusion Training is a four-hour workshop where participants are provided with tools, techniques and best practices to create inclusive sport, recreation and physical activity experiences for youth from underserved populations.

#LevelTheField is a province-wide movement that is working to create a more inclusive sport culture in BC by targeting under-represented groups, such as women and girls, persons with disabilities and those who identify with the LGBTQI2S community. You can sign up to follow the campaign at viaSport.

A series of policy guidelines from viaSport that can be used by provincial and disability sports organizations to create more inclusive environments, policies, and practices related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression with the goal of creating safe, inclusive and welcoming environments for all athletes, coaches, o

This easy-to-follow checklist from viaSport will help an organization determine their level(s) of accessibility. It also provides concrete examples of how to make all aspects of programming and facilities more inclusive and accessible for everyone. It is organized around six pillars of accessibility.