International Single Sport Events - Hosting Program

• Application Form
• Pre-event Economic Impact Assessment
• Four-Year Hosting Strategic Plan
• Business Plan for requests more than $250,000

Who is eligible?

• Canadian summer or winter National Sport Organizations (NSOs)

Eligible expenses

• Operating costs, including competition and venue expenses, promotion, and communication.
• Travel, accommodation, and per diem costs.
• Administration costs, including salaries, benefits, professional fees, bank charges, and utilities, up to 15% of the funding request.
• Eligible carbon offset credits for travel-related activities.
• Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation-related activities, including training, honoraria, partnership development, content delivery, resource production, language support, and related travel, meals, accommodation, and facility rental.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Prize monies
• Sanction fees
• Taxes for goods or services for which you are entitled to tax credit or reimbursement

• Sport excellence
• Sport development
• Impacts and legacies
• Economic impact
• Multiple competitions are prioritized based on the organization’s Hosting Plan and annual competition priorities

• Read the Application Guidelines in their entirety.
• Contact a Sport Canada Program Officer to request an application package and submit the required documentation.
• Complete, sign and date the Application Form.
• Attach all required supporting documents.
• Submit the application by email to intlsinglesportevent-manifestationintlunisport@pch.gc.ca.
• Applications must be sent through the appropriate NSO only.

• Applications are reviewed for eligibility and then evaluated using the listed criteria.
• Funding applications for multiple competitions are prioritized based on the organization’s Hosting Plan and annual competition priorities.
• Approved applicants receive funding through a contribution agreement.
• Interim reports may be required during the project.
• Recipients of $250,000 or more must submit audited financial statements or an audited financial report, depending on the type of funding received.
• A final report must be submitted at the end of the project.

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis but must be submitted between six and 24 months prior to the event, depending on the funding amount requested.
• Funding is provided in the form of a conditional contribution, with requirements for interim and final reporting.
• For requests over $250,000, an audit of project costs is mandatory.
• Organizations must acknowledge federal support in both official languages in communications and promotional materials.