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Policy Award The Outdoor Play Canada Policy Award recognizes and celebrates a significant contribution to the policy base for the field of outdoor play. It is awarded to a policy-maker and/or organization for demonstrated commitment and leadership in policy development and/or implementation that promotes and/or facilitates outdoor play. Qualified nominees are individuals or groups/organizations......
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025 — Ottawa, Canada – Outdoor play is as advantageous for adults as it is for children and should be integrated more often into healthcare practice, according to new global research released today by Outdoor Play Canada. A three-year study and consultations with more than 200 global experts representing all inhabited continents found......
Thank you to Ivana Polackova, Dr. Louise de Lannoy, and Taylor Bradbury for providing this post. This post is featured on Ciernalabu. Less than five per cent of Canadian teenagers spend at least two hours a day outdoors in physical activity – despite the fact that this very time frame brings significant benefits for their......
April 24th is Healthy Environments for Learning Day, led by the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health & Environment! The 2025 campaign centers on protecting children from extreme heat in schools and child care settings (including outdoor play and learning spaces) in Canada. This campaign has been co-signed by 40+ organizations, including Outdoor Play Canada. Check-out......
This posting was originally published on the HALO Research Group website Congratulations to Brianna Nasrallah for presenting her Master’s research on the 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play at Carleton University’s Health Science Research Day! Brianna was also awarded the 2025 Best Graduate Poster! Brianna’s poster reviewed the development of the Position Statement on Active Outdoor......
The Outdoor Play Canada 2025 Awards will be presented at this year’s Breath of Fresh Air Outdoor Play Summit! If you know of an individual or organization that has demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership in the promotion of outdoor play, nominate them for an OPC award! Award categories include: 2023 OPC Honour Award Dr. Mariana......
We have exciting news, Outdoor Play Enthusiasts! Due to popular demand, we’ve extended the deadlines for both Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) workshop proposals and Early Bird registration! New Deadlines: Workshop Proposals: You now have until Friday, April 11th, to submit your proposal! We are seeking presentations and workshops, a mix of sessions that will be hands-on or minds-on......
As part of our commitment to equitable access and national representation, Outdoor Play Canada is pleased to announce two grants to support attendance at the Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) Summit 2025! The BoFA Travel Grant will support travel to the 2025 Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) Outdoor Play Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, for up to......
Thank you to Iryna Demchenko for providing this post. This post summarizes a service spotlight article titled “Celebrating a decade of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and its Global Matrix initiative,” recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Regular physical activity is important for children’s growth and development. However, in the......
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