Government Acts

Question 1

Fitness & Amateur Sport Act 1961

Answer 1

Made a formal & long term commitment to fitness and health for all Canadians

Question 2

National Recreation Statement

Answer 2

Formal mechanism for cooperation and outlines the responsibility in the field of recreation between the 2 levels of government

Question 3

National Recreation Statement specifically it covers…

Answer 3

Common definitions
Roles & responsibilities
Overlap & duplication
Funding and responsibilities

Question 4

Canada’s Physical Activity & Sport Act

Answer 4

Replaces the obsolete Fitness & Amateur Sport Act from 1961

Creates to acknowledge that physical activity and sports are integral parts of Canadian Culture

Primary Goal: to improve fitness for elite athletes & the general public with a purpose to move Canadians from the “playground to podiums”

Question 5

Which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedom most closely related to Recreation & Leisure?

Answer 5

Freedom of Association

Which allows people to come together and form groups and associations to fulfill basic leisure needs