Outdoor Play Canada | A growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada

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About Outdoor Play Canada

The history of outdoor play advocacy, practice and research in Canada is diverse and strong. Recently, there has been a marked increase in multi-sector efforts to align our work and build a movement together.

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Position Statement

We conducted two systematic reviews to examine the best available scientific evidence on the net effect (i.e., balance of benefits vs. harms) of outdoor and risky active play.

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Resources

Knowledge mobilization is an important part of increasing every child's access to outdoor play. Use these evidence-informed tools to support outdoor play in your community.

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Latest News

OPC’s Dr. Mariana Brussoni appointed as Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership at UBC!

Congratulations to OPC Leadership Group member, Dr. Mariana Brussoni, on her new appointment as Dire...

23 July, 2021 / No comment

UNICEF: The Necessity of Urban Green Space for Children’s Optimal Development

UNICEF recently released a discussion paper, entitled: ‘The Necessity of Urban Green Space for...

21 July, 2021 / No comment

The Conversation: Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child-care program

Christine Alden, PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toro...

19 July, 2021 / No comment

Beyond the Classroom in a COVID Year

Thank you to David McFall, Principal of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School, Gatineau, Queb...

15 July, 2021 / No comment

TD Summer Reading Club StoryWalk

The TD Summer Reading Club has announced StoryWalk®, an exciting new outdoor reading activity. Stor...

15 July, 2021 / No comment

Outdoor early learning helps kids. Provinces should do more to support it

In 2020 the Lawson Foundation published a report and position on increasing outdoor play in early le...

14 July, 2021 / No comment

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We believe that if all parents, neighbours, care providers, practitioners, educators, insurance providers, schools and municipalities better understood the value of outdoor play to children’s healthy development, they’d be more likely to prioritize, initiate, nurture and support efforts to get kids outside.

If we want outdoor play to be an integral part of every child’s daily life in Canada, we’re going to have to get our hands dirty. Roll up your sleeves and join us.

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