Canadian Foundations Associated with Professional Sports Clubs – Comparative analysis

François Brouard, Researcher – Université Carleton University

Manuel Litalien, Ontario Hub Co-Director – Nipissing University

Lucille Perreault

Published on February 27 2024

Sports in Canada is a complex social phenomenon where gender, age, race, class, masculinity and sex comes together for the benefit of health and fitness of each individual, regardless of all backgrounds and geographic locations (Joseph, Darnell and Nakamura, 2012). It is then not a surprise that professional sports clubs are a common and a popular feature found across Canada and, undoubtedly, part of the very social fabric of our communities crossing all boundaries. The same observation, however, cannot be said on their respective sport foundations, which go largely unnoticed despite their significant social and economic presence (Gumulka, Barr, Lasby and Brownlee, 2005).

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  • François Brouard
    François Brouard
    Researcher
    Université Carleton University
  • Manuel Litalien
    Manuel Litalien
    Ontario Hub Co-Director
    Nipissing University

How to cite this publication

François Brouard, Manuel Litalien, Lucille Perreault. (2024). Canadian Foundations Associated with Professional Sports Clubs – Comparative analysis, [Research paper], PhiLab – Canadian philanthropy partnership research network, https://philab.uqam.ca/en/canadian-foundations-associated-with-professional-sports-clubs-comparative-analysis-2/