ATHLETE
PARTICIPATION FUND
Supporting Yukon Athletes
Made possible by Lotteries Yukon, the Athlete Participation Fund provides up to $500 to help Yukon families manage the expenses of travel within and outside of the territory for representative Yukon athletes.
What is the APF?
The Athlete Participation Fund is a time-limited fund designed to support Yukon families with:
Participant costs for Territorial Sport Organization representative team or representative individual travel within and outside the Yukon (ie. National competitions)
Team Yukon participation fees for:
Canada Summer/Winter Games
North American Indigenous Games
Arctic Winter Games
Youth athletes from Yukon communities travelling to Whitehorse for high performance training
Eligibility
Residents from Whitehorse & Periphery
Communities included in the Whitehorse periphery include:
Carcross, Lake Laberge, Mt. Lorne, Marsh Lake, and Mendenhall
For those residents of Whitehorse and the communities in the list above, funding is available for Yukon youth, aged 18 years and younger, for only those with a family combine household net income under:
$46,818 with one child;
$54,100 with two children;
$60,343 with three children; and
$66,585 with four or more children.
Required Eligibility Documents:
Revenue Canada Notice of Assessment or recent Social Assistance Budget Sheet
AND
Most recent Canada Child Benefit Statement (issued on July 20th of every year)
Residents from
Other Yukon Communities
Funding is available for Yukon youth, aged 18 years and younger. No income restrictions apply for athletes from the following communities::
Burwash Landing
Carmacks
Dawson City
Destruction Bay
Elsa
Faro
Haines Junction
Keno City
Mayo
Old Crow
Pelly Crossing
Ross River
Teslin
Watson Lake
Restrictions
Timelines
Applications for funding are recommended to be submitted two weeks prior to travel. Applications submitted after the time of travel may not be considered.
Proof of Participation
Proof of the athlete’s participation (e.g., a photo of the scorecard with the athlete’s name on it) must be submitted along with all receipts within two weeks of return from travel. Insufficient proof of participation will disqualify this application.
Endorsement
Each application requires an endorsement from either the Chef de Mission (for NAIG, CSG, or AWG funding) or a representative with the sport organization with whom the athlete is training (for out-of-territory competition funding). The endorser of the application must seek from the athlete, and disclose to Sport Yukon, any additional funding sources the athlete may receive in relation to the funding sought in this application. To determine eligibility, Sport Yukon may share the athlete’s name and funding request with other funding agencies.