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Joint letter with the BC Alliance for Health Living addresses barriers to accessing physical activities for equity-seeking families

November 06, 2025

Yesterday, we sent a joint letter with the BC Alliance for Health Living to the Minister of Citizens' Services addressing data and recommendations regarding barriers to accessing physical activities for equity-seeking families. 

Our letter highlights key findings in the "Consultation with Equity-Deserving and Less Active Families Engagement Report"  impacted by our community engagement with low-income equity-deserving families in BC. 

Joint advocacy resulting from the engagement and report seeks to address administrative and other barriers facing low-income families as the Province establishes Connected Services BC, a new model with potential to reduce access barriers and streamline stigmatizing and cumbersome sport and physical activity subsidy application systems. 

Read the full letter

View the full report