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National Survey: Impact of COVID-19 on children and youth

Pandemic Play: Child-Centred Policy in a Global Crisis

Should I go outside in the COVID-19 era?

If in doubt, let them out – a child’s right to play.

Outdoor Play Canada is a growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada.

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The Outdoor Play Canada Response to COVID-19: See Details

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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Child Care and Early Years Act – Forest and Outdoor Programs Submission 2020

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Introducing the new CNAC Executive Director, Heather Wilson!

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Exposure to natural biodiversity improves the immune system of day-care children after one month

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The Nature of Things Documentary – Kids vs Screens

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Regional differences in access to the outdoors and outdoor play of Canadian children and youth during the COVID-19 outbreak

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23 October, 2020 / No comment

ParticipACTION’s Great Big Move

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As schools reopen, will this be the least fit generation of schoolchildren ever?

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10 September, 2020 / No comment

Does Your Child’s Outdoor Time Promote Connection to Nature?

Thank you to Murry Burgess (North Carolina State University), Rachel Szczytko (Pisces Foundation), a...

09 September, 2020 / No comment

Play in Lockdown: An international study of government and civil society responses to Covid-19 and their impact on children’s play and mobility

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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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