ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk
June 1 – 30, 2024
Together we move!
Get ready to participate this June to get active, connect with others and help your community be crowned Canada’s Most Active Community and win $100,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives!
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How to participate in the challenge
Register as an organization and track the programs and events delivered by your organization throughout June. Sign up as an individual and take the pledge to be active for your community this June!
About the challenge
What is the Community Challenge?
Who can participate in the Community Challenge?
How does the challenge promote equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
Everyone in Canada should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities that help them grow and thrive—physically, emotionally and socially.
We’re proud to provide funding to community organizations who will be promoting or delivering sport and physical activity opportunities in June to equity-denied groups, in particular Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQQIA+, persons with a disability, low-income populations and newcomers to Canada.
This funding will help level the playing field by reducing barriers to physical activity and sport and building stronger and healthier communities.
Organization Prizing
Every week during the Community Challenge, we’ll be offering four weekly prizes of $750 to celebrate and recognize participating organizations. To win one of the weekly prizes, your organization will need to engage with the challenge on social media and register and track your physical activity programs and events in the portal.
Early Bird Prizes
Register your organization in the Community Challenge portal before the end of May. Prizing period ends May 31.
Spirit Prizes
Showcase your organization’s Community Challenge spirit. Prizing period ends June 7.
Inclusion Prizes
Tell us how your Community Challenge activities are demonstrating inclusion. Prizing period ends June 14.
Capacity-Building Prizes
Tell us what capacity-building need you would fill with $750. Prizing period ends June 21.
Participation Prizes
Register and track your organization’s programs and events. Prizing period ends June 28.
How to participate as an individual
Looking for ideas on how to take part in the challenge during the month of June? Here are some ways to get active:
- EChallenge yourself or keep it easy! Get active with the free 30-day challenge with YMCA@Home
- EParticipating YMCAs across Canada will be offering free programming during the month of June. Stay tuned for more information!
- EFree access to GoodLife Fitness Clubs across Canada on June 1st. Click here to find a location near you! (Must be 18+ or accompanied by a parent/guardian. See club for details.)
- EFree access to Fit4Less clubs on June 3rd. Click here to find a location near you!
- EDownload the Optimity app to stay accountable to your pledge!
- EExercise video page: access workouts from anywhere.
- ENextdoor: find neighbours near you to move with.
- In support of Parks and Recreation Month, several local governments, including towns, cities, municipalities, and Indigenous communities across Canada, will be putting on events and programs to help you get active. More details to follow soon!
Communities in action
- Red deer knows how to get active together
- Searching for Canada’s most active community
- Encouraging Canadians to get active throughout June
Community Challenge winners
2023
2022
2021
2019
Salisbury,
New Brunswick
Red Deer,
Alberta
North Grenville,
Ontario
Enderby,
British Columbia
2019 Enderby, British Columbia
2021 North Grenville, Ontario
2022 Red Deer, Alberta
2023 Salisbury, New Brunswick
Community Challenge winners
2019
2021
2022
2023
Enderby,
British Columbia
North Grenville,
Ontario
Red Deer,
Alberta
Salisbury,
New Brunswick
2023 Salisbury, New Brunswick
2022 Red Deer, Alberta
2021 North Grenville, Ontario