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Strengthening Connections Between Newcomer Communities and Canada’s Sport System

November 4 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Reaching Each Other: Strengthening Connections between Newcomer Communities and Canada’s Sport System
A free Research-to-Practice event to facilitate connection and action, and to strengthen pathways into sport and physical activity for newcomers.
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Join Sport for Life and LaunchPad for a day of connection and action. This event brings together leaders, practitioners, and community partners to strengthen pathways into quality sport and physical activity for newcomers.
LaunchPad’s work in positive youth development and inclusive community sport meets Sport for Life’s expertise in Long-Term Development, physical literacy, quality sport, and system alignment. You will leave with practical, solution-oriented learning that you can apply directly in your organization, programs, and community.
Language: English
Cost: Free *Registration required
Who Should Attend:
Sport and physical activity leaders, researchers, practitioners, and coaches who work, volunteer, or collaborate with:
  • community sport organizations,
  • recreation leaders and practitioners,
  • settlement and newcomer-serving organizations,
  • Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations,
  • professional and semi-pro sport organizations.
What You Will Take Away
  • Explore current and future pathways into sport and physical activity for newcomers.
  • Build capacity within the community sport and physical activity sector.
  • Create opportunities for networking, relationship-building, and ongoing collaboration.
  • Identify practical actions and solutions that can be implemented within communities.
The Impact We Are Working Toward
By co-hosting this event, Sport for Life and LaunchPad aim to create momentum for collaboration, facilitate connection, inspire action, and strengthen pathways into sport and physical activity for newcomers and equity-deserving communities.
Through intentional networking and cross-sector collaboration, attendees will gain practical tools, new connections, and shared learning that support more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experiences in the GTA and beyond. Together, we can help build a more connected community sport and physical activity ecosystem.
Save your spot for November 4. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/strengthen-connections-between-newcomers-and-canadas-sport-system-tickets-2002575352788?aff=oddtdtcreator
Questions? Contact Shelley Roddie at shelley@sportforlife.ca

Details

  • Date: November 4
  • Time:
    9:30 am - 4:00 pm