December 24, 2010 – The Athlete Assistance Program (AAP), or carding, is currently being reviewed by Sport Canada. While there has been a considerable increase in funding commitments for sport by the federal government leading up to and following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, there has not been an increase in direct funding to athletes.

AthletesCAN, the Canadian Olympic Committee Athlete Commission, and the Canadian Paralympic Committee Athlete Council are calling on the Government to increase the AAP budget by 20%.

In order for Canadian athletes to continue to succeed on the international stage, we are requesting that the Government increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program to account for cost of living increases over the past 6 years. This will achieve parity with athlete funding in 2004.

We need your help to push this ask forward.

What can you do to support this budget increase?
– Use the letter template and email it to your local MP and the Hon. Gary Lunn, Minister of State for Sport.
– Forward this email to your network and have them use the template letter to email their local MP and the Minister of State for Sport.

Please cc info@athletescan.com when you email your letters.

Click HERE for complete details, including a letter template and a link to find your local MP.