The Government of Yukon invests more than $2 million to support territorial sport and recreation organizations

November 25, 2024

The Government of Yukon, in partnership with the Yukon Lottery Commission and Sport Canada, is investing over $2 million, an increase of $320,000 from last year, in territorial sport organizations, special recreation groups, athletes and officials.

This annual funding represents an investment aimed at strengthening and growing sport and recreation across the territory.

The funding assists Yukon sport and recreation organizations with managing and organizing programs and activities related to athlete participation and development, coach and leadership growth, rural and Indigenous sport development, special projects and facility operations and maintenance. They also support individual athletes and officials who have demonstrated they are at an elite or high-performance level.

The funding is distributed through four streams:

• Foundations Grant Program
• Podium Pathway Grant
• Yukon High Performance Athlete and Officials Assistance Program
• Elite Athlete Assistance Program

The territory’s sport and recreation organizations provide programming that keep our communities healthy and active. Yukon athletes inspire us all with their commitment and achievements, and the Yukon government is pleased to support their efforts with this funding.

Minister of Community Services Richard Mostyn

Quick facts

• Foundation Grant Funding helps Yukon sport governing bodies and special recreation groups develop and deliver sport and recreation development programs and initiatives.
• Podium Pathway Grant supports enhanced sport participation and leadership initiatives, including increasing the involvement and participation of rural and Indigenous youth.
• The Yukon High Performance Athlete Assistance program provides funding for athletes who have demonstrated performance beyond the territorial level, with potential improvement at the provincial, national, or international levels.
• The Elite Athlete Assistance program funds athletes who are carded by Sport Canada and assists them to prepare and participate in international sport.
• Earlier this year, the Government of Yukon announced an increase in funding to support the sport community. As part of this, the Yukon government increased Sport Yukon’s 2023–24 operational funding with a one-time increase of $130,000, as well as additional funding to help establish and administer the Sport Enhancement Fund.

Backgrounder

2024–25 annual sport and recreation funding

Foundations Grant recipients

Sport groups

Sport organization	Foundations Grant	Podium Pathway Grant
Alpine Ski Association Yukon	$41,000	$21,000
Arctic Edge Skating Club	$46,000	$25,000
Athletics Yukon Association	$22,000	$7,000
Basketball Yukon	$53,000	$25,000
Biathlon Yukon	$40,700	$20,000
Climb Yukon Association	$24,000	$11,000
Cross Country Yukon	$114,000	$62,000
Cycling Association of Yukon	$25,000	$15,000
Equine Association of Yukon	$11,000	$3,500
Flatwater Paddling Yukon	$29,000	$14,000
Grapple Yukon	$11,000	$2,500
Judo Yukon	$43,000	$22,000
Pickleball Yukon	$13,000
Snowboard Yukon Association	$41,000	$21,000
Squash Yukon	$21,000	$9,050
Swim Yukon	$55,236	$36,000
Table Tennis Yukon	$12,000
Tennis Yukon Association	$16,000	$2,350
Volleyball Yukon	$70,000	$33,000
Yukon Amateur Hockey Association	$108,000	$55,000
Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association	$22,000	$13,500
Yukon Badminton Association	$3,400
Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club	$15,000	$3,500
Yukon Curling Association	$21,000	$8,000
Yukon Freestyle Ski Association	$35,000	$19,000
Yukon Golf Association	$13,000
Yukon Gymnastics Association	$70,000	$45,000
Yukon Orienteering Association	$17,000
Yukon Rugby Federation	$14,000	$5,500
Yukon Soccer Association	$95,000	$50,000
Total	$1,101,436	$528,900

Recreation groups

Recreation organization	Foundations Grant
ElderActive Recreation Group	$53,000
Friends of Mount Sima	$80,360
Scout Council (Yukon)	$7,200
Skookum Jim Friendship Centre	$65,000
Total	$205,560

Elite Athlete Grant

Name	Sport	Funding received
Jessica Frotten	Athletics – Paralympics	$11,500
Nadia Moser	Biathlon	$11,500
Sasha Masson	Cross Country Skiing	$11,500
Derek Deuling	Cross Country Skiing	$11,500
Sonjaa Schmidt	Cross Country Skiing	$11,500
Emma Boyd	Volleyball	$8,500
Total		$66,000

High Performance Grant

Athletes	Sport	Funding received
Aramintha Bradford	Cross Country Skiing	$7,000
Constance Lapointe	Cross Country Skiing	$6,500
Mara Roldan	Cycling	$6,500
Cheyenne Tirschmann	Biathlon	$6,000
Jaymi Hinchey	Judo	$5,000
Felix Masson	Soccer	$5,000
Emmett Kapaniuk	Archery	$4,500
Tuja Dreyer	Swimming	$4,500
Aidan-Kyle Nault	Cycling-BMX	$4,000
Lia Hinchey	Judo	$4,000
Emery Twardochleb	Hockey	$4,000
Anton Menzel-Tutdhorn	Badminton	$4,000
Cole Germain	Biathlon	$4,000
Stian Langbakk	Snowboarding	$3,500
Mavik MacKinnon	Freestyle Skiing	$3,000
Treytin Frizzell	Hockey	$3,000
Leo Whittaker	Soccer	$3,000
Thomas Bakica	Swimming	$3,000
Simon Connell	Cross Country Skiing	$3,000
Sophia Giangrande	Cross Country Skiing	$2,500
Maude Molgat	Cross Country Skiing	$2,500
Kaylee Fortier	Judo	$2,500
Leah McLean	Judo	$2,500
Seamus MacDonald	Snowboarding	$2,500
Kassua Dreyer	Swimming	$2,500
Alex Petriw	Swimming	$2,500
Genevieve Lefebvre	Gymnastics	$2,500
Liam Gishler	Judo	$2,500
Shiori Monzo	Archery	$2,000
Delia Therriault	Archery	$2,000
Jase Johnstone	Hockey	$2,000
Leo Spiers Leung	Snowboarding	$2,000
Taylor Kennedy	Gymnastics	$2,000
Tycho Roy-Gelinas	Flatwater Paddling	$1,500
Nicolas Giangrande	Cross Country Skiing	$1,500
Wynne Anderson-Lindsay	Rowing	$1,500
Aven Sutton	Snowboarding	$1,500
Layla Hombert	Gymnastics	$1,500
Olivia Vangel	Gymnastics	$1,500
Aidan Harvey	Swimming	$1,500
Jacob Robertson	Freestyle Skiing	$1,500
Huxley Briggs	Judo	$1,500
Heron Land-Gillis	Cross Country Skiing	$1,000
Reid Sandiford	Cross Country Skiing	$1,000
Jayden Demchuk	Basketball	$1,000
Finegand Bradford	Cross Country Skiing	$1,000
Jonah McConnell	Cross Country Skiing	$1,000
Nolan Floyd	Curling	$1,000
Savvas Lantzos	Curling	$1,000
Charles Snider	Curling	$1,000
Roman Snider	Curling	$1,000
Owen Chou	Flatwater Paddling	$1,000
Mason Parry	Flatwater Paddling	$1,000
Sammy Demchuk	Soccer	$1,000
Money set aside for individuals attending world championships		$4,000
Total		$145,500

Officials

Name	Sport	Funding received
Sophia Marnik	Biathlon	$1,000
Diane Billingsley	Cross Country Skiing	$1,000
Chantel Emond	Figure Skating	$1,000
Jessica Woodhouse	Gymnastics	$1,000
Ryder Twardochleb	Hockey	$2,000
Doug Petriw	Swimming	$1,000
Total		$7,000

Media contact

Laura Seeley
Cabinet Communications
867-332-7627
laura.seeley@yukon.ca

John Tonin
Communications, Community Services
867-334-5816
john.tonin@yukon.ca

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