15.0 (PARTICIPATION) Sport Participation of children and youth - Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

CANADA

Participation of children and youth in sport in past year and regularity (number of months or year)

Canada	Percentage of children and youth participating in sport in past year
Total, children aged 5 to 17	68%
Boys	71%
Girls	64%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	68%
Boys	71%
Girls	65%
12 to 17 years	67%
Boys	71%
Girls	64%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	60%
$60,000-$99,999	66%
≥$100,000	73%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-
Some or completed secondary school	61%
Some or completed college, technical school	64%
Some or completed university	72%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	70%
Immigrated, 5-10 years	63%
Immigrated, 10-15 years	69%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	69%
Born in Canada	67%
Community size
<10,000 residents	73%
10,000-99,999	71%
≥100,000	66%
Province/Territory
NL	63%
PE	-
NS	67%
NB	62%
QC	79%
ON	63%
MB	56%
SK	71%
AB	65%
BC	69%
North	-

Participation of children and youth in sport in past year and regularity (number of months or year) (cont'd)

Canada	Less than 6 months	6 to 11 months	12 months	Uncertain
Total, children aged 5 to 17	26%	33%	24%	17%
Boys	25%	34%	24%	17%
Girls	28%	32%	23%	17%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	28%	33%	22%	17%
Boys	26%	36%	21%	17%
Girls	31%	29%	23%	16%
12 to 17 years	25%	33%	25%	17%
Boys	24%	33%	27%	16%
Girls	25%	34%	23%	18%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	33%	28%	17%	21%
$60,000-$99,999	30%	35%	20%	15%
≥$100,000	23%	35%	27%	14%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	30%	23%	21%	27%
Some or completed college, technical school	30%	31%	22%	17%
Some or completed university	25%	37%	24%	14%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	33%	-	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	31%	26%	-	23%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	27%	33%	20%	21%
Born in Canada	26%	35%	26%	13%
Community size
<10,000 residents	27%	40%	20%	13%
10,000-99,999	31%	31%	26%	12%
≥100,000	26%	33%	24%	17%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-
NS	-	31%	-	-
NB	-	-	-	-
QC	17%	34%	35%	14%
ON	31%	31%	20%	19%
MB	32%	33%	-	-
SK	-	41%	-	-
AB	32%	40%	15%	13%
BC	25%	32%	21%	22%
North	-	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size

Frequency of sport participation of children and youth (number of times per week)

Canada	Everyday	4 to 6 times per week	2 to 3 times per week	Once per week	Less frequenty, variable based on week or season	Uncertain
Total, children aged 5 to 17	5%	18%	38%	17%	5%	17%
Boys	6%	19%	39%	15%	5%	17%
Girls	4%	18%	37%	19%	5%	17%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	4%	14%	37%	24%	4%	17%
Boys	4%	14%	38%	22%	4%	17%
Girls	5%	13%	36%	26%	4%	16%
12 to 17 years	5%	22%	39%	11%	5%	17%
Boys	7%	22%	40%	9%	5%	16%
Girls	-	21%	38%	14%	5%	18%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	5%	15%	37%	15%	7%	21%
$60,000-$99,999	5%	17%	39%	20%	4%	15%
≥$100,000	5%	21%	39%	17%	4%	14%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	-	16%	33%	15%	-	27%
Some or completed college, technical school	4%	18%	39%	16%	4%	18%
Some or completed university	5%	19%	40%	19%	4%	14%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	-	-	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	-	23%	-	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	-	29%	-	-	23%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	6%	14%	39%	14%	6%	21%
Born in Canada	4%	20%	41%	19%	4%	13%
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	16%	42%	20%	-	13%
10,000-99,999	4%	21%	42%	17%	-	12%
≥100,000	5%	17%	38%	18%	5%	17%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	45%	-	-	-
NB	-	-	50%	-	-	-
QC	7%	22%	37%	17%	4%	14%
ON	5%	15%	35%	21%	6%	19%
MB	-	-	-	-	-	-
SK	-	-	47%	-	-	-
AB	-	23%	41%	18%	-	13%
BC	-	15%	44%	11%	-	22%
North	-	-	-	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Degree of structure and level of competition of sport participation of children and youth

Degree of structure of sport participation	Primarily structured	Primarily unstructured	Both equally
Total, children aged 5 to 17	61%	14%	25%
Boys	60%	14%	25%
Girls	62%	14%	24%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	62%	13%	25%
Boys	61%	13%	26%
Girls	63%	14%	23%
12 to 17 years	61%	15%	25%
Boys	60%	16%	24%
Girls	62%	13%	25%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	51%	21%	27%
$60,000-$99,999	61%	16%	23%
≥$100,000	64%	10%	25%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	53%	21%	26%
Some or completed college, technical school	64%	13%	23%
Some or completed university	61%	14%	25%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	54%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	61%	-	24%
Immigrated, 10-15 years	47%	26%	27%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	59%	17%	24%
Born in Canada	64%	12%	25%
Community size
<10,000 residents	66%	14%	20%
10,000-99,999	62%	14%	24%
≥100,000	60%	14%	26%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-
NS	66%	-	-
NB	73%	-	-
QC	55%	21%	25%
ON	60%	11%	29%
MB	63%	-	-
SK	75%	-	-
AB	70%	-	24%
BC	62%	20%	18%
North	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Degree of structure and level of competition of sport participation of children and youth (cont'd)

Level of competition of sport	Competition	Recreation
Total, children aged 5 to 17	30%	70%
Boys	32%	68%
Girls	27%	73%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	20%	80%
Boys	23%	77%
Girls	16%	84%
12 to 17 years	38%	62%
Boys	40%	60%
Girls	36%	64%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	19%	81%
$60,000-$99,999	29%	71%
≥$100,000	34%	66%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	26%	74%
Some or completed college, technical school	30%	70%
Some or completed university	30%	70%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	85%
Immigrated, 5-10 years	31%	69%
Immigrated, 10-15 years	34%	66%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	35%	65%
Born in Canada	27%	73%
Community size
<10,000 residents	28%	72%
10,000-99,999	29%	71%
≥100,000	30%	70%
Province/Territory
NL	-	74%
PE	-	-
NS	34%	66%
NB	-	60%
QC	21%	79%
ON	30%	70%
MB	35%	65%
SK	33%	67%
AB	35%	65%
BC	34%	66%
North	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Trains and uses a coach for sport

Percentage of parents who report that their children:	Uses a coach for sport	Trains for sport
Total, children aged 5 to 17	78%	67%
Boys	80%	69%
Girls	75%	65%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	78%	61%
Boys	81%	63%
Girls	74%	59%
12 to 17 years	78%	72%
Boys	80%	74%
Girls	75%	69%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	69%	61%
$60,000-$99,999	76%	64%
≥$100,000	82%	71%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	64%	58%
Some or completed college, technical school	78%	66%
Some or completed university	81%	69%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	62%	74%
Immigrated, 5-10 years	83%	78%
Immigrated, 10-15 years	70%	68%
Immigrated, more than 15 years	80%	72%
Born in Canada	78%	63%
Community size
<10,000 residents	76%	59%
10,000-99,999	78%	67%
≥100,000	79%	69%
Province/Territory
NL	85%	-
PE	-	-
NS	83%	70%
NB	79%	72%
QC	66%	60%
ON	81%	68%
MB	74%	63%
SK	85%	70%
AB	85%	69%
BC	83%	75%
North	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Primary location of sport programming for children and youth

Percentage of parents reporting the primary location of their children's sport participation	Primarily school-based programming	Primarily community-based programming	Both equally	Uncertain
Total, children aged 5 to 17	21%	48%	23%	8%
Boys	19%	48%	25%	9%
Girls	23%	48%	22%	7%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	12%	62%	18%	8%
Boys	12%	62%	17%	9%
Girls	13%	62%	19%	7%
12 to 17 years	28%	36%	28%	8%
Boys	24%	36%	31%	9%
Girls	32%	36%	24%	7%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	28%	36%	26%	10%
$60,000-$99,999	22%	48%	23%	8%
≥$100,000	18%	53%	24%	6%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	25%	38%	19%	18%
Some or completed college, technical school	21%	48%	23%	8%
Some or completed university	19%	50%	25%	6%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	27%	39%	29%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	26%	40%	25%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	17%	44%	32%	6%
Born in Canada	21%	51%	20%	8%
Community size
<10,000 residents	22%	46%	24%	8%
10,000-99,999	22%	49%	23%	6%
≥100,000	20%	50%	23%	6%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-
NS	-	51%	-	-
NB	-	54%	-	-
QC	24%	37%	24%	15%
ON	19%	54%	22%	5%
MB	-	51%	-	-
SK	-	52%	-	-
AB	23%	52%	21%	-
BC	15%	45%	29%	-
North	-	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Likelihood of children and youth participating in sport in next six months

Percentage of parents indicating the likelihood that their children will participate in sport in the next six months	Very likely	Somewhat	Not very likely	Uncertain
Total, children aged 5 to 17	55%	25%	15%	5%
Boys	58%	25%	12%	4%
Girls	51%	25%	18%	6%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	58%	27%	10%	5%
Boys	60%	28%	7%	4%
Girls	56%	25%	12%	7%
12 to 17 years	51%	23%	20%	5%
Boys	56%	23%	17%	4%
Girls	47%	24%	23%	6%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	46%	28%	18%	7%
$60,000-$99,999	50%	30%	13%	6%
≥$100,000	62%	19%	15%	3%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	42%	29%	20%	9%
Some or completed college, technical school	53%	25%	16%	6%
Some or completed university	58%	24%	13%	4%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	54%	38%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	51%	36%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	43%	38%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	55%	28%	12%	6%
Born in Canada	56%	21%	17%	5%
Community size
<10,000 residents	58%	22%	14%	5%
10,000-99,999	57%	24%	15%	3%
≥100,000	54%	25%	15%	6%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-
NS	51%	29%	-	-
NB	44%	26%	24%	-
QC	67%	17%	13%	3%
ON	51%	28%	16%	5%
MB	41%	31%	-	-
SK	63%	-	-	-
AB	55%	23%	17%	5%
BC	52%	29%	14%	-
North	-	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

15.0 (PARTICIPATION) | Sport Participation of children and youth

(Population Studies Data Tables)

13.1 (COVID) Impact of pandemic on physical activity in key settings

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.1 (PERCEPTIONS) Parental perceptions about physical activity and sport opportunities for their children

CANADA

Participation of children and youth in sport in past year and regularity (number of months or year)

Participation of children and youth in sport in past year and regularity (number of months or year) (cont'd)

Frequency of sport participation of children and youth (number of times per week)

Degree of structure and level of competition of sport participation of children and youth

Degree of structure and level of competition of sport participation of children and youth (cont'd)

Trains and uses a coach for sport

Primary location of sport programming for children and youth

Likelihood of children and youth participating in sport in next six months

(Population Studies Data Tables)

13.1 (COVID) Impact of pandemic on physical activity in key settings

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.1 (PERCEPTIONS) Parental perceptions about physical activity and sport opportunities for their children

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