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Information for policy and decision-makers, as well as leaders in the recreation, parks, community-based recreational sport, and arts and culture fields at local, provincial/territorial, and federal levels.
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This next Framework will include a core document (the “Shared Agenda”) and accompanying resources to support and drive the overall implementation strategy. These resources will be available through this website and will address four pillars of the Collective Impact approach: Continuous Communication, Mutually Reinforcing Activities, Shared Measurement, and Backbone Support.
This is more than a renewal of the 2015 Framework – it is a bold strategy to lead the sector into the future.
The renewal will emphasize system change and build on the sector's strengths and achievements while highlighting the value recreation and parks bring to addressing major societal issues.
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Thank you to the more than 2,500 people from across Canada — representing every province and territory — who shared their voices during Phase 1 of the 2027 Framework for Recreation and Parks in Canada Development (September 2024 – December 2025). Your input confirmed that recreation is vital, but it must keep evolving to meet today’s challenges.
We heard you clearly! The coming version of the Framework must be:
For a quick overview of Phase 1, check out the infographic. To dig deeper, read the Rapid Review for the National Framework for Recreation in Canada to learn more about the impetus for renewing the National Framework, and the What We Heard: Summary of Findings from Phase 1 to explore what we heard from the sector during Phase 1.
While the next Framework will provide an essential foundation for the sector, more is needed. A proactive, coordinated strategy must support it and drive real change.
The Development Phase has been guided by many voices across recreation, parks, arts and culture, and community-based recreational sport, in a variety of formats: a Framework Leadership Team, an Expert Review Panel, and four co-authors.
The Shared Agenda and other materials will be regularly updated.
The first edition of the Framework, “Framework for Recreation in Canada 2015: Pathways to Wellbeing,” was a collaborative effort of the provincial and territorial governments (except Quebec), the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA), and the provincial/territorial recreation and parks associations (including l’Association québécoise du loisir municipal). This first edition was endorsed by provincial and territorial ministers responsible for sport, physical activity, and recreation (SPAR) and supported by the Government of Canada in February 2015 to provide guidance and galvanize the recreation and parks sector.
Significant change had occurred since the first Framework was published in 2015. To reflect and address these changes, and after consulting sector representatives across the country, the recreation and parks sector developed a 2024 Framework Update in partnership with CPRA and under the guidance of the Framework Leadership Team.
The 2024 Framework Update was not meant to replace the original edition, but instead to highlight current context and provide new information impacting the sector and the development of recreation and parks strategies and action plans.
