2024-2026 Community Sport for All Initiative

Cycling Canada is thrilled to share the programs that we will support through the 2024-2026 Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI) from Sport Canada’s Sport Support Program. Supported programs will focus on supporting HopOn sustainability at the club level and national capacity to offer programming to under-represented groups in sport. These projects aim to reach the following under-represented groups: Indigenous, Newcomer, Persons with a Disability, Racialized, Low-Income, Black, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities.

Cycling Canada has partnered with 27 clubs across 11 Provincial/Territorial Cycling Associations (Cycling Association Yukon, Cycling BC, Manitoba Cycling Association, Cycling Nova Scotia, Cycling PEI, Vélo New Brunswick, Fédération québecoise des sports cyclistes, Cycling Northwest Territories, Bicycle Newfoundland & Labrador, and Ontario Cycling) to help get more kids on bikes across the country.

The funding is made possible by the Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI) component of the Sport Canada Sport Support Program, which seeks to remove barriers and increase sport participation rates for underrepresented groups.

Cycling Canada’s full press release can be found here.

Yukon Cycling Association

Cycling Association of Yukon was funded directly to deliver HopOn programming. See the details below.

Cycling Association of Yukon

The Cycling Association of Yukon has partnered with local organizations and experts to provide HopOn programming in 6 schools throughout the territory as well as providing HopOn Bridge programming to youth in Whitehorse.

Cycling BC

Four clubs were funded in BC. Scroll through below to learn more about each of their programs.

Action BMX

Lower Mainland Cyclocross

We will be organizing a series of short and fun races for kids in conjunction with HopOn festivals where kids will learn cycling skills to help them master the course. These races will be held free of charge.

Nolan Riding

Tripleshot Girls Club

Our target is middle school-aged girls in Southern Vancouver Island. This age group is especially vulnerable as girls’ and boys’ physical, emotional, and social differences begin to diverge at this stage. The goal is to retain girls in sport, expand their knowledge of cycling events, and instill lifelong use of the bicycle in everyday life.

Alberta Bicycle Association

Two clubs were funded in Alberta. See below to learn about the programs.

Ultimate Para Sports Association

We focus on providing opportunities for disabled persons to engage in our adaptive cycling programs, and introduce the HopOn program to get more disabled people involved in para-cycling. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on experiences with handcycles that we provide. These events are designed to include participants of all ages and abilities.

Youth en Route

With two fleets of 45 bikes and eight Cyclists-in-Residence, over 300 non-riders in the Calgary area have learned cycling skills. This year, Youth en Route reached over 4,000 students, including 366 in special needs classes, all at no cost. Students interested in continuing receive a used bike, helmet, lock, and pump.

Manitoba Cycling

One club was funded in Manitoba. See below to learn about the program.

Northgate Trails Inc

NorthGate Kids HopOn is a monthly program through a partnership with the Friendship Center in Dauphin, MB. Its aim is to get kids and young adults riding bikes. Through games, skills development, and road safety, youth will build the tools to feel confident riding on two wheels

Ontario Cycling

Four clubs were funded in Ontario. See below to learn about the programs.

Collingwood Cycling Club

25 youth will have the opportunity to learn and discover the joys of cycling through this partnership with Simcoe Muskoka YMCA and Collingwood Cycling Club. The HopOn program is four weekly sessions with a focus on skill development and safe cycling skills for youth who may not have had the chance to experience cycling in their community.

Golden Horseshoe Cycling Hub

This spring, Golden Horshoe Cycling Hub saw a strong intake of new riders from low-income families, newcomers to Canada, and racialized communities. We remain focused on being a diverse and inclusive cycling community, where every young person feels they belong and can thrive on two wheels.

Handcycling Club of Canada

The Handcycling Club of Canada, in partnership with Ontario Cycling, is hosting road handcycling and adaptive mountain biking camps and events, creating opportunities for para-cyclists of all disciplines and ability levels to try out the sport, learn new skills, and push their limits.

KW Cycling Academy

In partnership with KidsAbility, we are developing mountain bike cycling programs for youth in the Waterloo region. Through these programs we are able to support the development of cycling skills ofr kids with disabilities.

Fédération québécoise des sports cyclistes

Six clubs were funded in Quebec. See below to learn about the programs.

Les Fous Braquets

Mon Vélo

CC Val Bélair

Espoir Laval

Véloraptors du GPAT

Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont

The Bromont National Cycling Center offers HopOn programming in the Eastern Townships. Adapted and accessible, the program offers activity days at summer camps, primarily for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, new arrivals, and people living with disabilities. Our mission: to introduce everyone to the joys of cycling and the benefits of physical activity.

Vélo New Brunswick

Three clubs were funded in New Brunswick. See below to learn about the programs.

River Valley Cycling

RVC Mountain Bike Skills for Youth offers six weeks of fun and engaging sessions designed to boost confidence and mountain bike skills. This program is designed as the next step of HopOn programming for youth ages 12-16. One of our key goals is to empower underserved youth in the Fredericton community.

YouCanRide2

From April 23 to June 11, 2025, we ran the “You Can Ride Two” learn-to-ride program, teaching children with coordination challenges and disabilities to ride a 2-wheeled bike. We had 15 participants, 14 of whom successfully learned to ride on 2 wheels. Over the course of our session, we had 35 volunteers helping to run our program.

HopOn Shediac

Cycling Nova Scotia

Three clubs were funded in Nova Scotia. See below to learn more about the programs.

Valley Devo

We offer youth based cycling programs in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Our programs include, HopOn, afterschool trail riders, 12 week youth program, youth race squad, and MTB and gravel events.

Crazy Creek Cycling Club

Velo Cape Breton

Cycling PEI

Cycling PEI was funded directly to deliver HopOn programming. See the details below.

Cycling PEI

Cycling PEI is using CSAI funding in support of our HopOn community programming, which we are able to offer for free or at minimal cost so that children can participate without cost being a barrier. This includes partnering with local organizations like the Girl Guides and the Boys & Girls Club.

Bicycle Newfoundland & Labrador

One program was funded in Newfoundland & Labrador. See the details below.

Adventure Biking Project

We’re a non-profit project built in rural Newfoundland to empower youth through cycling adventures. We focus on leadership, personal growth, and an active life outdoors. We believe biking builds confidence and develops social skills, particularly when young kids are discovering new things together as their worlds quickly expand.

Cycling NWT

Cycling NWT was funded directly to deliver HopOn programming. See the details below.

Cycling NWT

Cycling NWT will be running HopOn for the first time this year in 2 communities as well as the City of Yellowknife.