Question Period Note: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 91 - Ensure that Indigenous peoples' territorial protocols are respected, and local Indigenous communities are engaged in all aspects of planning and participating in major international sport events.

The Government of Canada is committed to fulfilling the sport-related Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

• The Government of Canada is committed to fulfilling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action.
• The Government will work with bid societies to ensure that Indigenous communities are engaged in all aspects of major sport events.

• The federal government is committed to fulfilling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. While sport can contribute to many of the Calls to Action, there are five specifically related to sport (#87 to #91). Canadian Heritage/Sport Canada works closely with Indigenous organizations, particularly the Aboriginal Sport Circle, a federally funded organization and the national voice for Indigenous sport, to ensure the sport-based Calls to Action are addressed in a manner which respects Indigenous views and Reconciliation.
• Call to Action #91 states: We call upon the officials and host countries of international sporting events such as the Olympics, Pan Am, and Commonwealth games to ensure that Indigenous peoples' territorial protocols are respected, and local Indigenous communities are engaged in all aspects of planning and participating in such events.
• Sport Canada has included Call to Action #91 in documents shared with bid and host organizations and other stakeholders that are responsible for developing or supporting major sport event bids.
• Sport Canada is coordinating the development of a national bidding and hosting framework for major sport events. This work involves leading provincial and territorial governments, as well as other major event stakeholders in reviewing best practices, lessons learned and strategies for future major sport events in Canada.
• Call to Action #91 is a federal priority for all future events and will be entrenched both within the bidding and hosting framework. The manner in which Indigenous groups were engaged in the development of a potential Calgary 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid, as well as the planning and delivery phases of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games, will serve as a model for development of the framework and for future requirements for major sport events.

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