Participation and Direction of the Qu

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Participation and Direction of the Québec
Government in Recreation Development

• Françoise Duranleau
• Québec Department of Education, Recreation and
  Sport
• Hangzhou 2006

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Presentation Outline

• The evolution of recreation and the states
  participation
• The structure of recreation in Québec
• The issues
• Access
• Volunteering
• Sedentary living
• Safety

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Canada
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Québec
Québec
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The Evolution of Recreation and the States
Participation

• Before the 60s The clergy
• In the 70s
• The organization of recreation
• In the 80s
• The States involvement changes
• In the 90s Partnership

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The Structure of Recreation in Québec
National
Regional
Direction
Professionnal services
Local
Diversified services
Joint Action
Promotionnal activities
Funding programs
Funding programs
Formation
Formation
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The roles of the Department of Education,
Recreation and Sport

• Establish the directions the government wishes to
  take in terms of recreation
• Offer professional and financial support to its
  partners
• Participate in developing various tools to
  promote recreational activities

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The roles of the Department of Education,
Recreation and Sport

• Contribute to the training of coaches and
  volunteers
• Promote the development of safe environments that
  would allow our citizens to participate in
  recreational activities

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Issues

• Access
• Volunteering
• Sedentary living
• Safety

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Access Several Dimensions
Access
Economic Physical
Social Environmental
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Access

• Primary Objectives
• Promoting the development and access to outdoor
  recreational activities
• Supporting recreational services in rural areas

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Volunteering

• Some Facts
• 500,000 volunteers
• 80 million hours/year
• Economic value estimated at several billion
  dollars

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Volunteering

• A Few Measures
• Discussions and representation
• Promoting volunteering activities
• Supporting organizations
• Recruiting
• Training

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Sedentary Living

• Sedentary living is a problem
• deemed
• serious
• underestimated
• growing

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Sedentary Living
Promoting a physically active lifestyle in order
to further the well-being of the Québec population
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Sedentary Living

• Primary Objective
• By 2010, reaching a 10 increase in the
  percentage of the Québec population that is
  physically active

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Safety

• Some Facts
• 25 of all injuries limiting people
• 514,000 traumatisms from the practice of a
  recreational or sports activity
• Costs reaching nearly CAN 300M

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Measures Taken - Safety

• Safety promotion
• Safety equipment
• Practice environment
• Guidance
• Drug prevention
• Violence prevention
• Sexual abuse and harassment prevention

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Safety

• Objectives
• Reducing the number of injuries in youth (12-17
  years old)
• Meaningfully reducing the number of ethic
  violations

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The Evolution of Recreation

• Recreational activities supporting economic,
  cultural and social development
• Recreational activities as a community
  development factor

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Québec 2008
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Québec 2008