The 2020-2021 Opportunities for Physical Activity in Canadian Communities study examines municipal perspectives on programs, facilities, policies and opportunities for physical activity.

Results from this study are based on data collected in 2006 and explore various factors that influence participation in physical activity in the workplace. Topics include a health profile of workers, perceived work-related benefits and barriers of physical activity, encouragement of physical activity at work, and fitness opportunities at or near work.

This study uses data from 2007-08 and explores Canadian employers’ perceptions of workplace opportunities for increasing physical activity among their employees. Topics include supportive policies, environment, and programming, awareness, barriers, demand for resources, and operation of physical activity opportunities at work.

This 2015 study examines municipal perspectives on programs, facilities, policies and opportunities for physical activity.

The 2011-2012 Sport Monitor explores participation in sport and its associated factors. For example, these factors include the nature of participation, barriers, beliefs about the benefits, volunteering, expenditures, preferences, motivation, satisfaction, support and services.

This study uses data from 2015 and highlights the extent to which various facilities, programs, policies and opportunities are available in Canadian schools (i.e.: elementary, middle and high school) for physical activity.

This study reports on data collected in 2010-2011 which examines factors influencing participation in physical activity among children and youth. It also explores sport participation among children and youth. Topics include active transportation, use of time after school, local opportunities to be active, parental involvement, and activity preferences.

Perceived barriers to sport can influence an individual’s decision to participate in sport or not. The 2011-2012 Sport Monitor explores the barriers perceived by those who do not participate in sport. For the purposes of this bulletin, these barriers are divided into three categories: time or financial barriers; personal barriers; and, barriers related to the social or physical environment.

The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute’s 2015 Survey of Physical Activity Opportunities in Canadian Communities was developed to examine factors associated with physical activity and sport at the local or community level. In the survey, municipal administrators (in communities with at least 1,000 residents) were asked about barriers associated with funding of facilities to support physical activity among citizens.

The 2015 Survey of Physical Activity Opportunities in Canadian Communities was conducted by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute in order to examine local or community level opportunities, supports, and barriers for physical activity and sport. Municipal administrators (in communities with at least 1,000 residents) were asked about several key barriers and needs pertaining to infrastructure and facilities for physical activity and sport.