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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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Latest News

Lawson Foundation Invests $4.95 Million in 8 Outdoor Play Projects Including Outdoor Play Canada

Lawson Foundation invests $4.95 million in 8 demonstration projects, including Outdoor Play Canada, ...

19 January, 2021 / No comment

CPRA Winter Cities Webinar Series

The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association is proud to partner with 8 80 Cities and World Urban P...

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Townhall Meeting

Outdoor Play Canada is hosting it’s first Townhall Meeting on Friday, January 15th at 12pm EST...

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Make room for play as we stumble through this pandemic holiday and new year

In a recent article for The Conversation, Professor Patrick Lewis and Master’s student Whitney...

07 January, 2021 / No comment

Canadian Parks Council Pan-Canadian Research Network for Parks and Protected Areas

The Government of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Parks Council and Mount Royal Universit...

01 December, 2020 / No comment

ParticipACTION shares the gift of physical activity with the 12 days of Fitmas

December can be a cold, busy month – but making time to move your body is KEY to combating str...

01 December, 2020 / No comment

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

As part of the process of reviewing the Child Care and Early Years Act, the Ministry of Education in...

20 November, 2020 / No comment

Introducing the new CNAC Executive Director, Heather Wilson!

Congratulations to Heather Wilson recently appointed as the new Child and Nature Alliance of Canada ...

13 November, 2020 / No comment

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

Thank you to Dr. Marja Roslund (University of Helsinki) for providing this post. New research...

10 November, 2020 / 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.

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