The Government of Yukon, in partnership with the Yukon Lottery Commission and Sport Canada, has announced $1,621,117 in funding to territorial sport organizations, special recreation groups, athletes and officials.
This funding will help Yukon sport organizations organize and run activities related to sport development, leadership development and facility operations and maintenance. It also offers support to individual athletes and officials who have demonstrated they are at a high or elite performance level.
The funding includes:
- A total of $830,817 to 27 territorial sport organizations and $165,800 to five territorial recreation organizations through the Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee (YRAC) program;
- A total of $467,500 to 22 territorial sport organizations through the Yukon Sport 4 Life (YS4L) program;
- A total of $101,000 to 41 athletes and two officials through the Yukon High Performance Athlete Assistance program; and
- A total of $56,000 to five athletes through the Elite Athlete Assistance program.
Staying healthy, active and connected is more important than ever. These Yukon sport and recreation organizations provide us with opportunities to do that. Our Yukon teams and athletes inspire us with their commitment and achievements, making their marks on the regional, national and international stage. We are pleased to provide this annual funding in support of recreation, sports, achievement and wellness.
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Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee funding helps Yukon sport governing bodies and special recreation groups develop and deliver sport and recreation development initiatives.
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Yukon Sport 4 Life is project-based funding that supports enhanced sport participation initiatives.
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The Yukon High Performance Athlete Assistance program provides funding for athletes who have demonstrated performance that is beyond the territorial level, with the potential for improvement at the provincial, national or international levels.
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The Elite Athlete Assistance program funds athletes who have been carded by Sport Canada and assists them to prepare and participate in international sport.
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Given the evolving situation of COVID-19, the Government of Yukon is approaching this year’s funding with some flexibility and will continue to do so.
2021–2022 annual sport funding
Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee funding
Sport groups
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Alpine Ski Association of Yukon |
$28,000 |
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Arctic Edge Skating Club |
$36,000 |
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Athletics Yukon |
$11,000 |
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Basketball Yukon |
$44,000 |
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Biathlon Yukon |
$27,000 |
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Climb Yukon |
$10,000 |
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Cross Country Yukon |
$105,000 |
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Cycling Association of Yukon |
$16,500 |
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Equine Association of Yukon |
$12,000 |
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Flatwater Paddling Yukon Society |
$22,000 |
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Judo Yukon |
$33,500 |
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Snowboard Yukon Association |
$29,000 |
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Squash Yukon |
$21,500 |
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Swim Yukon |
$49,500 |
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Table Tennis Yukon |
$12,000 |
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Tennis Yukon |
$10,317 |
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Volleyball Yukon |
$52,500 |
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Yukon Amateur Hockey Association |
$76,000 |
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Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association |
$21,000 |
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Yukon Badminton Association |
$12,000 |
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Yukon Canoe & Kayak Club |
$11,500 |
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Yukon Curling Association |
$11,000 |
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Yukon Freestyle Ski Association |
$29,000 |
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Yukon Golf Association |
$10,500 |
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Yukon Gymnastics Association |
$44,000 |
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Yukon Orienteering Association |
$12,000 |
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Yukon Soccer Association |
$84,000 |
Special recreation groups
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Elder Active Recreation Association |
$42,900 |
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Friends of Mount Sima Society |
$42,900 |
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Girl Guides of Canada Yukon Council |
$8,500 |
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Scout Canada Group Yukon |
$8,500 |
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Skookum Jim Friendship Centre |
$63,000 |
Yukon Sport 4 Life program
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Alpine Ski Association of Yukon |
$16,000 |
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Arctic Edge Skating Club |
$27,000 |
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Athletics Yukon Association |
$6,000 |
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Basketball Yukon |
$22,500 |
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Biathlon Yukon |
$14,000 |
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Climb Yukon Association |
$7,500 |
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Cross Country Yukon |
$65,000 |
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Cycling Association of Yukon |
$10,000 |
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Flatwater Paddling Yukon Society |
$15,000 |
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Judo Yukon |
$18,000 |
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Snowboard Yukon Association |
$18,500 |
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Squash Yukon |
$8,000 |
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Swim Yukon |
$38,000 |
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Tennis Yukon |
$850 |
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Volleyball Yukon |
$24,000 |
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Yukon Amateur Hockey Association |
$42,150 |
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Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association |
$17,000 |
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Yukon Curling Association |
$8,000 |
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Yukon Freestyle Ski Association |
$23,500 |
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Yukon Golf Association |
$3,000 |
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Yukon Gymnastics Association |
$39,500 |
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Yukon Soccer Association |
$44,000 |
Elite athlete funding
|
Nadia Moser |
Biathlon |
$11,500 |
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Dahria Beatty |
Cross-country skiing |
$11,500 |
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Graham Nishikawa |
Cross-country skiing |
$11,500 |
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Jessica Frotten |
Athletics, Paralympic |
$11,500 |
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Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon |
Freestyle skiing |
$10,000 |
High performance funding
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Athletes |
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Emmett Kapaniuk |
Archery |
$2,500 |
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Anton Tutdhorn-Menzel |
Badminton |
$1,500 |
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Maren Bilsky |
Basketball |
$1,500 |
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Jayden Demchuk |
Basketball |
$2,000 |
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Sammy Demchuk |
Basketball |
$1,000 |
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Jake Draper |
Biathlon |
$5,000 |
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Romeo Champagne |
Biathlon |
$3,000 |
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Noah Marnik |
Biathlon |
$500 |
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Derek Deuling |
Cross-country skiing |
$7,000 |
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Sasha Masson |
Cross-country skiing |
$7,000 |
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Sonjaa Schmidt |
Cross-country skiing |
$5,000 |
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Taylor Legge |
Curling |
$500 |
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Dannika Mikkelsen |
Curling |
$500 |
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Bayly Scoffin |
Curling |
$500 |
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Neizha Snider |
Curling |
$500 |
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Aisha Roldan |
Cycling |
$2,000 |
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Mara Roldan |
Cycling |
$4,000 |
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Mathilde Roldan |
Cycling |
$1,500 |
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Mikayla Kramer |
Figure skating |
$2,000 |
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Neil Mikkelsen |
Freestyle skiing |
$2,500 |
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Julianne Girouard |
Flatwater Paddling |
$2,500 |
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Joel Girouard |
Flatwater Paddling |
$500 |
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Caleb Parry |
Flatwater Paddling |
$500 |
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Aimery Barrault |
Golf |
$2,000 |
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Maude Molgat |
Gymnastics |
$2,500 |
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Lily Whitten |
Gymnastics |
$2,000 |
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Gavin McKenna |
Hockey |
$5,000 |
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Conner LaBar |
Hockey |
$2,000 |
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Wynne Anderson-Lindsay |
Hockey |
$1,000 |
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Tuja Dryer |
Judo |
$1,500 |
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Ben Machtans |
Snowboarding |
$3000 |
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Riley Boland |
Snowboarding |
$1,000 |
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Joseph Hanson |
Soccer |
$4,000 |
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Callum Weir |
Soccer |
$2,500 |
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Jasmine Sealy |
Soccer |
$500 |
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Hannah Kingscote |
Swimming |
$3,750 |
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Amelia Barrault |
Swimming |
$3,250 |
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Thomas Bakica |
Swimming |
$2,250 |
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Alex Petriw |
Swimming |
$2,250 |
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Thomas Gishler |
Swimming |
$2,000 |
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Kassua Dryer |
Swimming |
$1,500 |
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Money set aside for individuals attending World Championships |
$1,500 |
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Officials
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Paul Butra |
Basketball |
$1,000 |
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Doug Petriw |
Swimming |
$1,000 |
Renée Francoeur
Cabinet Communications
867-334-9194
renee.francoeur@yukon.ca
Odile Nelson
Communications, Community Services
867-332-0886
odile.nelson@yukon.ca