Funding Sources

Provincial support for sport in British Columbia is provided in several ways.

Consolidated revenues

The Sport and Recreation Branch receives annual funding from the British Columbia Government budget. Most of the budget’s funding for British Columbia’s sport system is routed from the branch through 2010 Legacies Now, which is now responsible for allocating funding to province-wide sport and multi-sport organizations.

2010 Legacies Now

2010 Legacies now administers more than $6 million per year in provincial funding to the sport and physical activity system on behalf of government. This funding includes support for province-wide sport development programs and services.

SportsFunder Lottery

A suite of lottery products was created specifically to help strengthen British Columbia’s amateur sport system. SportsFunder Lottery is expected to generate about $20 million for amateur sport in the province over six years.

For more information, please see the SportsFunder Lottery Overview page.

Direct Access to Gaming Revenue

Community and provincial sport organizations can apply for funding through the Direct Access to Gaming Revenue program administered by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. More than $22 million is distributed to sport and recreation groups each year.

For more information, see the Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch (Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General).