Quest for Gold

Specific objectives of the program are:

1. To help athletes continue their pursuit of athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition;
2. To encourage athletes to stay in Ontario to live and train;
3. To compensate athletes for earnings lost while training;
4. To enable athletes to successfully pursue excellence in sport while fulfilling their educational goals;
5. To increase athlete access to improved high performance coaching; and
6. To enhance training and competitive opportunities available to athletes.

The intent of the OAAP is to provide funding to individual athletes in the sport’s Train to Train through Train to Win categories based on their demonstrated commitment to high performance sport, allowing them to continue to pursue athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition. Only those athletes that meet the required minimum performance standard detailed in this Selection Criteria will be considered for this program. Ideally an athlete will first receive a Quest for Gold “Ontario Card” for 1 to 3 years, which will allow them to train towards the goal of a national team position in subsequent years. Once an Ontario athlete reaches the national level and becomes a recipient of Sport Canada’s carding program, they become eligible for the Quest for Gold “Canada Card”.

Download the 2018-2019 Quest for Gold List

2018-2019 Quest for Gold Selection Criteria