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The ParticipACTION Community Challenge is a national physical activity initiative that encourages everyone in Canada to get active throughout June in search of Canada's Most Active Community.
Kicking off on June 1 and National Health and Fitness Day, organizations and municipalities will take on the challenge and get their communities moving and more active. Following the end of the challenge on June 30, 2024, 50 finalist communities will be invited to submit an application explaining why they deserve to be Canada's Most Active Community.
After all the finalist applications have been reviewed, one community will earn the top prize of $100,000 and the title of Canada’s Most Active Community. In addition to the grand prize for the national winner, there will also be prizes for the most active community in each province and territory, and prizes for organizations.
How to Take Part in the Community Challenge!
- Register and get active!
Option 1: Sign up as an individual, making a commitment to be active in June! Throughout the month, try new ways to get active in the community. (Check out some resources below!)
Option 2: Sign up as an organization. Throughout the month of June, submit all activities your organization has taken part in. The more activities you log, the higher the score for your community! Don't wait until the end of the month to log your activities - ParticipACTION will be awarding weekly prizes of $750 for organizations that track and post on social media. Read "Organization Prizing" on their challenge page for more.
Tip* When signing up, ensure you use one of the following postal codes so you are entered as a Trent Lakes participant:
- K0L 0B5
- K0L 0C1
- K0L 1J0
- K0L 2J0
- K0L 3E0 - Enter our Contest! Fill out our form to let us know you took part in the Community Challenge for a chance to win $50 to a local business of your choice!
You will receive an extra entry if your activity was inclusive and/or accessible.
Enter the Contest! - Share your ParticipACTION with us! Share your photos and tag us with the hashtag #TrentLakesCommunityChallenge
- Get friends and family involved! The more participants in Trent Lakes, the higher our score to reach the top!
Frequently Asked Questions
| How do you track a community’s progress? What is being counted towards their score? |
| This year, the focus is on engaging as many people and organizations as possible from your community by having organizations track their activities. Activities can be as small as taking a walk, or as big as a sports tournament! |
| How do I participate as an organization? |
While tracking your activities remember:
Please ensure all activity has been tracked by 11:59 p.m. PT on June 30, 2024. |
| How do I register as a workplace or sports team? |
| Please register as an organization and follow the same steps. All activities tracked will go towards the community score. |
| How do I participate as an individual? |
Individuals do not need to log their activities. Instead, ParticipACTION will provide tips on how you can get active throughout the month, and you’ll also be able to see which other organizations from your community have registered on the ParticipACTION website. |
| How old must I be to register? |
| There is no age limit to register, however an email address is required to sign up. |
| I understand there are now prizes for organizations. What are they and how can my organization win? |
| Yes! Every week of the challenge, we’ll be offering some great prizes to organizations who complete specific activities or reach certain activity levels. Learn more here under "Organization Prizing". |
| How are competing communities determined? |
| ParticipACTION tracks community activities through the postal code that is submitted with registration. |
| How do you decide which communities win? |
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Winning communities are determined by a two-step process: The winners are determined based on a combined score that includes their participation as noted above and the finalist submission. |
| Does my community have a fair chance of winning if we live in a small town? |
| Everyone has an equal chance of winning. The scoring formula is based on individual participation, organization participation and organization tracking. The population of the community is factored into the overall score. |
| What are the prizes? |
| Canada’s Most Active Community will receive the grand prize of $100,000 to support local physical activity and sport initiatives. One community in each of the remaining 12 provinces and territories will each receive between $7,500 and $15,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives (depending on whether there was a provincial or territorial contribution towards the prizes). In addition to the community prizes, there will be weekly prizes awarded to organizations who complete specific tasks or reach certain benchmarks. More details to follow on prizes for organizations. |
| How can the prize money be used? |
The money must support physical activity or sport opportunities in the community. For example:
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Activity Resources
- Follow along to a workout video (Beginner friendly/low impact options available)
- Explore the mental, physical and social benefits to being active.
- Get inspired by motivated stories of people leading fuller lives through physical activity.
- Join a digital challenge on the free Optimity app.
- Guidelines for being active at 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years, and 65+ years.
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