the participaction community challenge
presented by novo nordisk
| This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. |
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the participaction commUnity challenge
presented by novo nordisk
Together we made room to move
This past June, people across Canada got active to help their communities compete for the title of Canada’s Most Active Community and the grand prize of $100,000 to support local physical activity and sport initiatives. The Challenge strengthened communities’ capacity to reduce barriers and support people in getting active where they live, learn, work and play.
Thank you to all participating communities, organizations and individuals! Scroll down to see the national, provincial, territorial and organizational winners.
Congratulations to Canada’s Most active Community!
After more than 600 communities participated in the 2025 Community Challenge, we’re excited to congratulate
Richmond, BC
on earning the title of Canada’s Most Active Community in 2025!
They won the $100,000 grand prize to support local physical activity and sport initiatives. Read the news release to learn more.
Congratulations to the most active community in each province and territory!
To recognize their outstanding efforts to engage their residents in physical activity and sport, we’re also awarding cash prizes of between $7,500 and $15,000 to the following communities from each province and territory:
- Red Deer, AB (prizing supported by the Government of Alberta)
- Pinawa, MB
- Grand-Bouctouche, NB (prizing supported by the Government of New Brunswick)
- Clarenville, NL (prizing supported by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Cape Breton and Truro, NS (tie; prizing supported by the Province of Nova Scotia)
- Hay River, NT (prizing supported by the Government of Northwest Territories)
- Iqaluit, NU (prizing supported by the Government of Nunavut)
- Cochrane, ON
- Miltonvale Park, PE (prizing supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island)
- Québec City, QC
- Ituna, SK (prizing supported by the Government of Saskatchewan)
- Faro, YT
organizational winners
This year, more than 1,500 organizations across Canada recorded over 10,000 Challenge-related events, activities, initiatives and programs that helped reduce barriers to physical activity and sport and supported more than 846,000 participants in getting active throughout June – that’s 220,000 more participants than in the 2024 Challenge! Congratulations to the 30 organizational winners that were each awarded $500 for championing the 2025 Challenge in their communities:
| Prize Week | Organization Name | City | Province/Territory |
| Week 1 | Niagara Falls Rowing Club | Niagara Falls | Ontario |
| Week 1 | Elton Community Center | Forrest Station | Manitoba |
| Week 1 | E.J. Sand Public School | Thornhill | Ontario |
| Week 2 | First Filipino Canadian SDA Church | Toronto | Ontario |
| Week 2 | Chinese Association of Mississauga | Mississauga | Ontario |
| Week 2 | Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville | Stouffville | Ontario |
| Week 3 | Travail jardin Inc. / Jardin Work Inc. | Laval | Québec |
| Week 3 | Hoop Heroes Inclusive Basketball Association | Fort McMurray | Alberta |
| Week 3 | Rockway Public School | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Week 4 | Christie Ossington Neighborhood Centre & Housing | Toronto | Ontario |
| Week 4 | Carrefour Accès Loisirs | Sherbrooke | Québec |
| Week 4 | Tsilhqotin National Government | Williams Lake | British Columbia |
| Week 5 | Erickson Jam Committee | Erickson | Manitoba |
| Week 5 | Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia | Surrey | British Columbia |
| Week 5 | Panorama Adaptive Sports Society | Invermere | British Columbia |
| Week 6 | Non-Resident Nepali Association | Brampton | Ontario |
| Week 6 | SheDevils Rugby | Dorintosh | Saskatchewan |
| Week 6 | CAPVISH | Québec City | Québec |
| Week 7 | HOP Fitness | Espanola | Ontario |
| Week 7 | Village of Tahsis | Kyuquot, Nootka-Sayward | British Columbia |
| Week 7 | Centennial Park Leisure Centre and Arena | White Rock | British Columbia |
| Week 8 | City of Kamloops | Kamloops | British Columbia |
| Week 8 | District of Tumbler Ridge | Tumbler Ridge | British Columbia |
| Week 8 | New Leaf Living and Learning Together Inc. | East Gwillimbury | Ontario |
| Week 9 | Lanark County Support Services | St. John’s | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Week 9 | City of St.John’s Recreation | Mississippi Mills | Ontario |
| Week 9 | Accès Escalade Montréal | Montréal | Quebec |
| Week 10 | City of Greater Sudbury | Greater Sudbury | Ontario |
| Week 10 | Municipality of Tantramar | Tantramar | New Brunswick |
| Week 10 | Horst & Emmy Werner Centre for Active Living | White Rock | British Columbia |
What is the ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk?
The Community Challenge is a national physical activity and sport initiative that encourages everyone in Canada to get active throughout June in search of Canada’s Most Active Community, which wins $100,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives, and the most active community in each province and territory.
The Challenge mobilizes communities across the country and strengthens their capacity to support people in getting active where they live, learn, work and play. It also helps facilitate low-barrier, inclusive opportunities for physical activity and sport participation among people in Canada while rewarding engaged communities that get active.
Since the Challenge began in 2019, we’ve awarded over $1.5 million in cash prizes to 43 winning communities across Canada to support local physical activity and sport initiatives.
Who can participate in the Community Challenge?
The Community Challenge is open to everyone in Canada! Local governments and community organizations can register their June physical activity and sport initiatives, programs and events and track the numbers of participants on the Challenge web portal from June 1 to 30.
Individuals can also contribute to their community’s final score by pledging to get active during the Challenge throughout June.
After June 30, we invite 40 finalist communities to apply to be named Canada’s Most Active Community.
How does the Community Challenge promote equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
Everyone living in Canada should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities that help them grow and thrive—physically, emotionally and socially. The Community Challenge helps facilitate low-barrier, inclusive opportunities for people in Canada to participate in physical activity and sport.
Our Community Challenge grant program helps to level the playing field by supporting local governments and community organizations in promoting and delivering sport and physical activity opportunities to equity-denied groups, including persons with disabilities, Black, racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+ and low-income communities, newcomers to Canada and older adults. Since the Community Challenge began in 2019, we’ve provided over $7 million in grants to organizations across Canada to provide opportunities for people to get physically active and participate in sport. Together, we’re building stronger and healthier communities.
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Hay River,
NT
Salisbury,
NB
Red Deer,
AB
North Grenville,
ON