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Dear SIRC Librarian:

I am inquiring about Canada's fitness participation. Do you have any lists showing the exercise participation of Canadian citizens by FSA, Provincial, or Metro Area? An example of what I am trying to look for is there could be 100,000 people in Ottawa that exercise, is there some sort of list that breaks participation down into how many exercise by postal code?

Thank you for the help.

Jason, Research Consultant

 

Answer:

Dear Jason:

Thank you for emailing SIRC your question. Sport participation statistics are a popular question without an easy answer. I have included the participation documents that we have in the SIRC Collection. Although I am not aware of single document that breaks fitness participation down to the level that you are looking for these should help answer some of your questions.

Documents

Bloom, Michael and Michael Grant. (2005) Strengthening Canada: The Socio-economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada. Conference Board of Canada.

Ifedi, Fideli, (2008) Sport Participation in Canada 2005. Minister of Industry.

O’Dwyer, Diane and Nancy Rebel. (2004). Olympic Medals and Sport Participation: A Statistical Overview. Executive Summary. Sport Information Resource Centre, SIRC.

Sport Canada. (2004) INVESTING IN SPORT PARTICIPATION 2004-2008: A Discussion Paper. Canadian Heritage.

 

Sport Canada. (2000) Sport Participation in Canada 1998 Report. Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.

This is an old report. It is indicated that a up to date report will be issued soon.

Coaching Association of Canada Backgrounder.

Additional Resources:

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute Publications

Sport Canada: Participation Initiatives

Good luck with your search!

Sincerely,

Your SIRC Librarian

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