Sports Law in Canada

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Statutory Foundations and Sport Policy

Sports law in Canada is not a single coherent body of legislation but a diffuse collection of federal and provincial statutes, regulatory frameworks, contractual arrangements, and private dispute resolution mechanisms. The principal federal statute is the Physical Activity and Sport Act, SC 2003, c 2, which establishes the framework for federal policy on physical activity, amateur sport, and the funding of national sport organizations. The Act empowers the Minister of Sport to promote physical activity, develop sport policy, and provide financial support to sport organizations through Sport Canada, a branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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Sports Law in Canada

Statutory Foundations and Sport Policy