The Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC)

The Government of Canada announced in 2019 about their investments over the next five years to expand sport and physical activities in Indigenous communities through the Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities fund. SSDIC component reflects that the Government of Canada considers sport to be a powerful agent for social change and innovation and can achieve key social development outcomes in Indigenous communities. It is also a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s Calls to Action, which identified four key social development needs of Indigenous communities. SSIDC is distinct from sport development as it is focused on the achievement of these specific social development outcomes. This component offers a flexible program that can be tailored to address the self-identified social objectives of individual Indigenous communities.

 

The SSDIC component funds projects that will contribute to the following four social development outcomes: 

• improved health; 

• improved education; 

• improved employability; and 

• reduced at-risk behavior