Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada review its Policy on Sport for Women and Girls to include measurable objectives and an accountability framework.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Department of Canadian Heritage make gender equality a core element in the negotiation of bilateral agreements with the provinces and territories on sport participation.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that, in order to ensure accountability and to track progress, the Government of Canada collect data on sport organizations receiving federal funding in respect of the following criteria: representation of women on boards of directors, programming that serves the unique needs of women and other underrepresented groups and apprenticeship and employment opportunities for women coaches, umpires and officials.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada use its funding into Canada’s sport system to benefit underrepresented groups in order to ensure that opportunities for girls and women are on par with those for boys and men.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that sport facility infrastructure funding be contingent on ensuring programs that encourage the participation of girls and women.

Recommendation 6

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada add a gender equality requirement to its evaluation process for grant applications from sport organizations, that funding be tied to that requirement and that the sport organizations be required to provide data on this subject.

Recommendation 7

The Committee recommends that the Department of Canadian Heritage take the lead and persuade the other signatories to the Canadian Sport Policy to establish targets for the participation of girls and women  in sport.

Recommendation 8

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada put appropriate measures in place to increase the number of girls and women serving as coaches and referees and look into providing coaching mentorship programs, such as shadowing, that would allow for recognition of  prior learning.

Recommendation 9

The Committee recommends that additional funding incentives be provided only to those sport organizations, that deliver equitable services and equitable leadership opportunities.

Recommendation 10

The Government of Canada, as a major funder of sports, enact three criteria for ongoing funding: significant representation of women on boards of directors, programming that serves the unique needs of women and other underrepresented groups, and higher numbers of apprenticeship and employment opportunities for women coaches.

Recommendation 11

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada require national sport organizations and national multisport service organizations to ensure the equitable representation of women on their boards of directors and in executive positions.

Recommendation 12

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada encourage national sport organizations to ensure that their provincial and territorial members are required to implement gender equality objectives in their governance structures.

Recommendation 13

The Committee recommends that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission impose broadcast hours with respect to women’s sports as part of the licence renewal of public and private television services that broadcast sports programs.

Recommendation 14

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada enhance its communications strategy to encourage girls and women to engage in physical activity and celebrate the successes of Canadian female athletes.

Recommendation 15

The Committee recommends that Sport Canada attract more international women and girls sporting events to Canada.

Recommendation 16

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada build on the initiatives to eradicate harassment and abuse from Canadian sport and continue to support activities that make sport safer and more accessible.