Hosting Program - International Major Multisport Games (IMMG)

• The applicant must be incorporated as a non-profit corporation under federal or provincial law.
• Eligible applicants include multisport service organizations (MSOs) and organizations established specifically for a bidding or hosting project.
• The application must be submitted prior to initiating a bid to host an International Major Multisport Games (IMMG).

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations incorporated under federal or provincial law
• Eligible multisport service organizations (MSOs)
• Organizations established specifically for bidding or hosting an International Major Multisport Games (IMMG) project

Who is not eligible

• No specific information is mentioned regarding the types of companies or industries that are not eligible for this grant.

Eligible expenses

• Operating expenses such as office rental, salaries, ceremonies, volunteer uniforms, pageantry, insurance, translation services, equipment purchases, officials’ honoraria, doping control, and medical services.
• Costs related to programming or training camps for athletes, coaches, and officials.
• Training expenses for volunteers in financial management, official languages, hosting, and organizational skills.
• Activities for engaging official language minority communities in the planning and delivery of the event.
• Capital expenses including construction or upgrades to venue structures, increasing spectator capacity, and enhancements to lighting or air quality control to meet event requirements.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations incorporated as non-profit corporations under federal or provincial law in Canada.

• Comparison of activities and budgets against similar projects.
• Assessment of the demonstrated need for financial support.

• Applications must be submitted prior to initiating a bid to host an International Major Multisport Game (IMMG).
• The federal government does not provide deficit guarantees or deficit funding for these events.
• Sport Canada compares activities and budgets to similar projects when determining the level of financial support.
• Examples of eligible events include the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and Pan and Parapan American Games.