Grants and Contributions:

Advancing Gender Equity in Sport Coaching through Communities of Practice and Mentorship

WP230437

$1,846,771.00

Jul 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Through this 33-month project, Coaching Association of Canada will scale its social learning initiative, Alberta Women in Sport Leadership Impact Program’s (AWiSL) Community of Practice (CoP), in order to affect sport system change and advance women’s equality, leadership development and diversity, and knowledge transfer. The project will scale its initiative at local and national levels across Canada, targeting key organizations and stakeholders to participate in the Community of Practice (CoP) and mentorship program in coaching for racialized women, women with disabilities, Indigenous women, and newcomer women. The CoP will provide sport organizations with a step-by-step approach to plan, train, design, implement, assess, and maintain a CoP, focused on supporting long-term change. The project will engage organizations in advancing women in coaching through raising awareness, education opportunities, access to expert presenters and practical experiences, training, evaluation, knowledge sharing and legacy documentation including policy changes, new programs, conference presentations and publications. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Coaching Association of Canada will strengthen and scale the Advancing Women in Coaching Mentorship and Communities of Practice initiative by updating mentorship training and resources, equipping sport administrators with standardized tools and policies, and strengthening pathways for women coaches’ progression into paid leadership roles across the Canadian sport system. Building on the outcomes and partnerships established through the initial project, this extension will help address systemic barriers to women’s advancement in coaching and contribute to lasting progress toward gender equality.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1H 7X7

001-2024-2025-Q2-00219

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Increase of agreement value, Change of end date

Apr 13, 2026

Coaching Association of Canada

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.