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There is an ongoing debate as to whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) who have unusually high levels of testosterone should be able to compete in female athletics without hormone suppressants.
A fund of $5.5 million ongoing has been established to support Indigenous youth and sport initiatives.
The Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) provides direct financial support to over 1800 Canadian high performance (carded) athletes, across more than 94 sport disciplines. A fund of $5 million on-going has been established to support the Next Generation of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
In recent years there are several sport organizations in Canada that have voiced concern with the condition of high performance training facilities. Many sites originated from past Olympic, Paralympic or Panam/Parapan or Canada Games and they are now in need of renewal and refurbishment. Some sport organizations are turning to other countries to train in more modern facilities.
After the Government of New Brunswick’s decision to withdraw from hosting the 2021 Games of La Francophonie, the International Organisation of La Francophonie decided to launch an expedited bid process to designate a new host. On October 30, 2019, the 2021 Games were officially awarded to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the only candidate that submitted a bid.
There are 163 position within the Canadian Heritage Portfolio, including six vacant positions.
A new joint facility to be shared by Library and Archives Canada and the Ottawa Public Library is expected to open in 2024 in Ottawa.
On March 28, 2018, the Government of Canada unveiled its 2018-2023 Action Plan for Official Languages, which includes nearly 500 million dollars in new funding over five years. Implementation of the Action Plan’s new initiatives is well underway. The majority of the new initiatives have been rolled-out.
In May 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of over 16 million dollars for a free program for learning and maintaining English and French as second languages.
On February 7, 2017, the Government of Canada announced the reinstatement of the modernized Court Challenges Program to improve access to justice and strengthen the protection of constitutional rights. Two independent Experts Panels are responsible for making decisions on funding granted by the Program. Panel meetings to make funding decisions are scheduled for mid-December 2019.