Linguistic Barriers to Access to High Performance Sport
Study - 2005

TNS Canadian Facts Social Policy Research

Mira Svoboda, Senior Consultant, EKOS Research Associates Peter Donnelly, Ph.D., Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies University of Toronto

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This study was funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage and represents the opinions of the authors. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Canadian Heritage or the Government of Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2006
Catalogue No.: CH24-12/2005E-PDF
ISBN: 0-662-42094-2

Table of Contents

• I. INTRODUCTION
  • A. SPORT CANADA AND THE CANADIAN SPORT SYSTEM
  • B. CONTEXT AND HISTORY OF THE ISSUE
  • C. DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT
  • D. METHODOLOGY
    
    
• II. ANGLOPHONE AND FRANCOPHONE PARTICIPATION IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT
  • A. FACTORS AFFECTING LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION AT THE NATIONAL TEAM LEVEL
  • B. LOCATION OF CANADIAN SPORT CENTRES AND HEAD OFFICES OF NSOS
  • C. CARDED ATHLETES
  • D. CONCLUSIONS
    
    
• III. BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT
  • A. GENERAL FACTORS
  • B. LINGUISTIC FACTORS
  • C. IMPACTS OF LINGUISTIC BARRIERS ON ATHLETES
  • D. CONCLUSIONS
    
    
• IV. THE INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
  • A. OVERVIEW OF THE INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
  • B. SPORT CANADA
  • C. NATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
  • D. PROVINCIAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
  • E. CANADIAN SPORT CENTRES
  • F. NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH
  • G. PROGRESS MADE IN RECENT YEARS
  • H. CONCLUSIONS
    
    
• V. COACHING
  
  
• VI. RECOMMENDATIONS
  
  
• APPENDIX
  • Appendix A: Carded Athletes by Sport and Language Preference
  • Appendix B: Bibliography