Sports

Sport builds confidence, connection, and lifelong movement skills. Explore programs and partners making sport inclusive and meaningful across Northern communities.

Our Sports & Recreation Partners

We partner with organizations across the NWT to make sport and recreation accessible, inclusive, and fun for everyone.

Indigenous Sport Circle

ASCNWT removes barriers so youth, volunteers, and community members can access sport programs.

Mackenzie Recreation Association

This organization offers programs that help people of all ages stay active and connected.

NWT Recreation & Parks Association

This association promotes recreation and parks, helping communities create programs that encourage active living.

Sport North

Sport North supports safe, inclusive sport opportunities and envisions an NWT where people are active, healthy, and engaged in sport.

NT School Sports

NT School Sports helps student athletes build skills, teamwork, and participation opportunities across Northern schools.

Indigenous SPORTS

Territorial Sports Organizations

These organizations foster community engagement, skill development, and inclusive sport opportunities across the North.

55+ Games Association

Athletics NWT

Aurora Horse Association

NWT Boxing & Kickboxing

NWT Broomball

NWT Curling

NWT Dog Sledding

NWT Federation of Shooting Sports

NWT Gymnastics

Territorial Sport Organizations

More information about the Territorial Sports Organizations sections.

55+ Games Association

Archery NT

Athletics NWT

Aurora Horse Association

Badminton NWT

Basketball NWT

Cross Country NWT

Cycling NWT

Dene Games NT

Figure Skating NWT

Golf NT

Hockey NWT

NWT 5 Pin Bowlers

NWT Boxing & Kickboxing

NWT Broomball

Northern Games NT

NWT Curling

NWT Dog Sledding

NWT Federation of Shooting Sports

NWT Gymnastics

NWT Judo

NWT Karate

NWT Kayak

NWT Snowboard

NWT Softball

NWT Soccer

NWT Speed Skating

NWT Squash

NWT Swimming

NWT Taekwondo

NWT Wrestling

Special Olympics NWT

Table Tennis North

Tennis NWT

Volleyball NT

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Sports can be a path to confidence, connection and community

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Being active is more than just being physically healthy

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School sports can provide a memorable way to improve physical literacy

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From snowshoes to screen time, why all day matters

In the North, every part of the day matters, from moments of movement to sleep and rest, and even small choices can ripple into health and wellbeing. Physical literacy is about more than skills, it is about...

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What are the future stories we want to tell?

What if the stories we want our youth to tell in 2035 begin right now? Every high five, every shared laugh, every moment of being seen and included plants a seed for the future. Let’s keep creating spaces where...