KidSport provides grants to kids from families facing financial barriers so they can participate in registered sport programs and experience the lifelong benefits of a season of sport. KidSport Hamilton provides grants of up to $250 per eligible child per year for recreational/house league sport programs and up to $300 per eligible child per year for competitive/representative sport programs (January 1 – December 31) towards sport registration fees.
How Do I Apply? Find a sport program your kid would like to join and sign up. Let the program’s administrators know you will be applying for KidSport funding.
- Apply online or use the paper application form. Be sure to complete all sections of the application, as incomplete applications take much longer to process, and can cause delays in receiving your grant.
- Your completed application will be processed within 6 weeks of being received. If you qualify for KidSport funding, the grant will be sent directly to the sport program your kid has signed up for.
- If you are unsure of your eligibility to receive a grant, please reach out to hamilton@kidsportontario.ca
- You can submit a paper application by mail, fax or e-email:
PO Box 57060
Jackson Station Post Office
2 King St. W. Hamilton, ON L8P 4W9
Jumpstart’s Individual Child Grants help families in financial need cover the costs of participating in sport and recreation. To be eligible for funding for one or more children, families must first meet specific financial criteria as per Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICO) chart.
Other Funding Requirements
- Children must fall between the ages of 4 – 18 years old.
- Funding is allocated to sustained programs that involve a sport or physical activity.
- Programs should be a minimum of five weeks in duration and include at least one session per week. In the case of sports camps, the program must last at least five consecutive days for consideration.
Funding Details
- The annual maximum amount a child is eligible to receive is up to $600, subject to Chapter discretion and/or local demands.
- The maximum amount of funding per application is $300.
- Children can be funded for successive seasons in an activity, up to a maximum of $600 per activity.
- All approvals will be determined by the local Jumpstart Chapter and designated Canadian Tire Jumpstart Regional Manager, and are subject to local demands and Chapter budgets.
Disbursement
- Cheques are made payable to the service organization, identified as the “payee” in the application. A payee can be a local hockey association, gymnastics club, etc., that coordinates the sports or physical activity on behalf of the qualifying youth/child.
Need Help? If you have questions about your application email jumpstart@cantire.com.
Before you start your application, please have the following ready:
- Your contact information (name, postal code, telephone number, and email address)
- The first name, last name, gender, and date of birth of your child
- The details of the sport or physical activity in which your child would like to participate including program dates, the name of the program and proof of programming
- The amount that you are requesting from Jumpstart
- The name of the organization (payee) running the sport or physical activity program
- Proof of financial need: a clear, legible, and current copy of your Canada Child Benefit (Statement) will be required as proof of need