Background and Overview
The Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund is a $1 million fund dedicated to helping Canadian youth return to hockey during and after COVID-19. It will provide up to $500 per player in registration fee subsidies to approved applicants registered with a sanctioned Hockey Canada association.
Financial Eligibility
Financial eligibility for the Assist Fund is based on the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) guidelines from Statistics Canada, which are an integral part of our application process.
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Are you applying on behalf of:
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Your child who meets the eligibility criteria
A child in your local hockey association for which you are an administrative officer
The terms and conditions document signed by the child's legal guardian is required in order to submit the request. This document is
available here.
Family information
By proceeding with this application, you confirm all of the information that will be provided is accurate and true.
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Parent/Guardian's First Name:
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Parent/Guardian's Last Name:
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Parent/Guardian's Phone Number:
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Parent/Guardian's Email Address:
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Home Address:
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City:
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Province/Territory:
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
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Postal Code:
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Number of people in household:
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
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Number of income-earning members in the family unit:
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
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Income bracket of family (before tax):
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Less than $32,899
$32,899 - $40,445
$40,445 - $$49,106
$49 106 - $55,695
$55 695 - $62,814
$62 814 - $69,935
More than $69,935
Proof of family revenue
Hockey Canada requires
one
of the following for
each
income-earning member of the family unit:
Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment showing Line 15000 – Total Gross Income
Most recent, three consecutive pay stubs
Canadian Child Benefit (CCB) Statement including total income before taxes
Please ensure the uploaded document contains the parent/guardian’s legal name and income.
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Please upload your family’s proof of revenue documents:
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Proof of registration
If the child's registration has already been paid to his or her local hockey association, please provide a proof of payment.
Otherwise, please provide an invoice/quote from the local hockey association that your child will be registered with.
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Please upload a proof of registration:
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Uploaded files:
Local Hockey Association information
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Province/Territory:
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
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LHA name receiving funding:
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Official mailing address:
City:
Postal Code:
Local Hockey Association key contact information
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Name:
Function:
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Email:
Phone:
Child information
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Child's first name:
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Child's last name:
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Date of birth:
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Gender:
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Female
Male
Non-binary
Two-spirit
Prefer not to say
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Home Address:
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City:
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Province/Territory:
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
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Postal Code:
Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) number:
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Have you applied to receive other funding or grants?
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Yes
No
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Total funding amount requested or received:
If you have applied or been approved for other funding, please deduct that amount from the $500 subsidy we make available. If there should be a discrepancy, the Local Hockey Association will confirm final amounts.
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Total registration cost:
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Grant amount requested:
A maximum of $500 can be requested
To better help us understand who our Assist Fund benefits, we would like to ask about your ethnic identity. This in no way impacts our approval process. An ethnic background can be formed through national, cultural, language and racial characteristics. The following question regarding ethnicity is based on the categories used by Statistics Canada when categorizing race or ethnicity.
All approved funding for those who identify as BIPOC is provided by the generous contributions of Scotiabank to the Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund. To find out more about how Scotiabank supports Canadians and hockey, please visit the
Scotia Hockey Club
.
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Which of the following do you feel best describes your ethnic background?
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Arab/West Asian (e.g., Armenian, Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Moroccan)
Black (e.g., African, Haitian, Jamaican, Somali)
Chinese
Filipino
Indigenous (Inuit, Métis, First Nations)
Japanese
Korean
Latin American
South Asian (e.g. Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
South East Asian (e.g., Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese)
White (Caucasian)
Mixed ethnic background
Other
Prefer not to say
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Please specify:
Were you born in Canada?
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Yes
No
How long (in years) have you been living in Canada?
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Hockey Canada and its 13 Members may wish to feature stories about successful applicants. Such stories may be shared publicly by those organizations as part of a continued effort to promote the Assist Fund. If you consent to the Hockey Canada Foundation sharing your and your child’s story with Hockey Canada and its 13 Members to be featured in this manner, please select Yes.
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Yes
No
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In the future, you may be eligible for a complimentary gift offered by our partners or sponsors that would require the Hockey Canada Foundation to share your address with those organizations or their agents, so that they may send you that gift. If you would like to receive these gifts to your home, please select Yes in the dropdown below to permit us to share your address with those organizations or their agents solely for gifting purposes.
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Yes
No
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Please upload the terms and conditions document, signed by the child's legal guardian.
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Uploaded files:
Terms and Conditions
Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund Terms and Conditions regarding the Parent/Legal Guardian
WHEREAS the Hockey Canada Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “HCF” or the “Foundation”) is a not-for-profit charitable corporation that seeks to increase access to hockey for all Canadians by: i) removing barriers to the game; ii) providing resources and tools to better equip kids, parents, and coaches; and iii) promoting nation-building, citizenship, mentorship, and community involvement;
AND WHEREAS HCF has created the Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund (the “Assist Fund”), which aims to provide funding to Local Hockey Associations (“LHAs”) on behalf of children who may require financial assistance to pay hockey registration fees;
AND WHEREAS HCF will determine how to distribute the Assist Fund based on applications submitted on behalf of minor hockey players by their parents/guardians (referred to collectively as the “Applicant”);
NOW THEREFORE HCF and the LHA agree that the following terms and conditions apply with respect to payments made by HCF to an LHA on behalf of an Applicant:
Overview of Application Process
HCF has created an online application that the Applicant can use to submit a request for funding on behalf of their child/children. The Applicant will complete a standard form containing the information required by HCF to determine eligibility for funding, as described further in section 2 below.
In the event the Applicant’s application is approved, approved funds will be issued directly by HCF to the applicable LHA where the Applicant’s child/children will be registered. HCF cannot provide funding directly to any Applicant or any other individual, private or non-registered business, non-profit corporation, or charitable organization.
Assist Fund Eligibility
All funding is at the discretion of HCF and funding allocations may be subject to change.
All applications for funding through the Assist Fund must meet the definition of financially disadvantaged as determined by Federal Low Income Cut-off (“LICO”) Guidelines.
In addition to basic information on their child/children, the Applicant will be required to provide proof of household income and/or financial need. HCF has the discretion to request documents to establish financial need, including but not limited to tax filings and bank records.
Upon approval of funding, it is the responsibility of both the Applicant and the LHA to work together to ensure a spot is available for the Applicant’s child/children in a program offered by the LHA.
In the event that the Applicant is applying to be reimbursed for funds that have already been paid to an LHA on behalf of their child/children, the LHA will be asked to provide proof of receipt of funds from the Applicant, followed by proof that such funds have been returned to the Applicant. After proof satisfactory to HCF has been provided, HCF will issue the funding directly to the LHA.
Application by LHA on Behalf of a Child
The LHA may apply to the Assist Fund on behalf of a child who is eligible to register in a program offered by it.
The LHA must still be able to demonstrate the financial need of a child based on the LICO Guidelines as would an Applicant applying directly on behalf of their children as outlined at section 2 above. This may require obtaining financial documentation from the child’s parents/guardians.
Applications will be assessed in the same manner by HCF regardless of whether they are submitted by the LHA or by an Applicant.
Prior to submitting the application on behalf of a child, the LHA must have a parent/guardian of the child execute the consent form attached as
Appendix A
to these Terms and Conditions. Material submitted on behalf of a child that does not contain the executed consent will not be reviewed by HCF.
Representations of the LHA
The individual executing these Terms and Conditions on behalf of the LHA represents that they have the appropriate authority to sign a legally binding agreement on behalf of their organization.
The LHA agrees that all funds received from HCF on behalf of a child will be paid out directly in order to allow that child to participate in hockey at the LHA. The LHA represents that such funds will be used for no other purpose, and specifically shall not be allocated to the overhead or administrative costs of the LHA.
In the event that the LHA is applying on behalf of a child, the LHA represents that all information provided by it to HCF with respect to such application is accurate to the best of its knowledge and it is not knowingly submitting fraudulent information to HCF.
The LHA is required to notify HCF as soon as possible if the Applicant’s child/children stop attending a program or if a program is cancelled. In such circumstances, the LHA must take the necessary steps to arrange for a refund to HCF of any funds paid on behalf of such Applicant.
The LHA represents and warrants that it is a qualified donee under the
Income Tax Act
, R.S.C. 1985, and is thus capable of accepting gifts from HCF as a registered charity.
In the event that the LHA is not a qualified donee, it must advise HCF prior to accepting any funds on behalf of the Applicant. HCF will be required to investigate whether funds can be paid to the LHA without jeopardizing its status as a registered charity.
In the event that the LHA fails to advise HCF in writing that it is not a qualified donee and accepts a gift on behalf of an Applicant, the LHA agrees to indemnify and save HCF harmless from any penalties or fines issued against HCF by the Canada Revenue Agency and from any losses of any nature whatsoever associated with the revocation of its status as a registered charity.
The LHA agrees that at no time shall funding from HCF be reported as sponsorship or a donation to the LHA.
The LHA agrees to maintain for a period of three (3) years and make available when requested all relevant documentation relating to the disbursement of funding on behalf of HCF, which includes but is not limited to:
Records of registration;
Contact information of the Applicant requesting and receiving funds; and
Records of attendance for the children for whom funding has been provided by HCF.
The LHA agrees to release, hold harmless and waive all claims against and covenant not to sue HCF, its affiliates (including Hockey Canada) and subsidiaries, and each of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, dealers, agents, franchisees, representatives, successors and assigns in connection with any claims, suits, costs (including legal fees), demands, damages, actions, or causes of action whatsoever including without limitation, any liability for bodily injury, death or damage to or loss of property, or infringement of any third party intellectual property rights, which may arise directly or indirectly from or in connection with the LHA’s partnership with HCF, including the collection, use and retention of personal information.
Privacy
HCF is committed to securely maintaining personal information that can be linked to an identifiable individual (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Information”) that is submitted along with an application in accordance with all applicable Canadian data protection laws and regulations, including the
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
(“PIPEDA”).
Personal Information collected through the application process will only be used in connection with the administration of funding and program participation or as otherwise required by law.
Any Personal Information relating to an Applicant or their child/children delivered to the LHA by the Applicant or delivered by HCF to the LHA through the application process will also be secured by the LHA in compliance with all applicable Canadian data protection laws and regulations, including PIPEDA.
Applicable Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta.
By clicking the Submit this request button below, I acknowledge that I have read and understand these Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions
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Hockey Canada and its 13 Members may wish to feature stories about successful applicants. Such stories may be shared publicly by those organizations as part of a continued effort to promote the Assist Fund. If you consent to the Hockey Canada Foundation sharing your and your child’s story with Hockey Canada and its 13 Members to be featured in this manner, please select Yes.
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Yes
No
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Please share with us the child's story:
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In the future, the Hockey Canada Foundation would like to contact you to keep you updated about other initiatives we may launch and/or to let you know about promotions which may be offered by our partners and sponsors. If you would like to receive these communications from us via e-mail, please select Yes in the dropdown below.
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Yes
No
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In the future, you may be eligible for a complimentary gift offered by our partners or sponsors that would require the Hockey Canada Foundation to share your address with those organizations or their agents, so that they may send you that gift. If you would like to receive these gifts to your home, please select Yes in the dropdown below to permit us to share your address with those organizations or their agents solely for gifting purposes.
-- Select one --
Yes
No
Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund Terms and Conditions regarding the Parent/Legal Guardian
WHEREAS the Hockey Canada Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “HCF” or the “Foundation”) is a not-for-profit charitable corporation that seeks to increase access to hockey for all Canadians by: i) removing barriers to the game; ii) providing resources and tools to better equip kids, parents, and coaches; and iii) promoting nation-building, citizenship, mentorship, and community involvement;
AND WHEREAS HCF has created the Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund (the “Assist Fund”), which aims to provide funding to Local Hockey Associations (“LHAs”) on behalf of children who may require financial assistance to pay hockey registration fees;
AND WHEREAS HCF will determine how to distribute the Assist Fund based on applications submitted on behalf of minor hockey players by their parents/guardians (referred to collectively as the “Applicant”);
NOW THEREFORE HCF and the Applicant agree that the following terms and conditions apply with respect to any application submitted by the Applicant to the Assist Fund:
Overview of Application Process
HCF has created an online application that the Applicant can use to submit a request for funding on behalf of their child/children. The Applicant will complete a standard form containing the information required by HCF to determine eligibility for funding, as described further in section 2 below.
In the event the Applicant’s application is approved, approved funds will be issued directly by HCF to the applicable LHA where the Applicant’s child/children will be registered. HCF cannot provide funding directly to the Applicant or any other individual, private or non-registered business, non-profit corporation, or charitable organization.
Assist Fund Eligibility
All funding is at the discretion of HCF and funding allocations may be subject to change.
All applications for funding through the Assist Fund must meet the definition of financially disadvantaged as determined by Federal Low Income Cut-off (“LICO”) Guidelines.
In addition to basic information on their child/children, the Applicant will be required to provide proof of household income and/or financial need. HCF has the discretion to request documents to establish financial need, including but not limited to tax filings and bank records.
In the event that the Applicant is applying to be reimbursed for funds they have already paid to an LHA on behalf of their child/children, then the Applicant will be required to show proof of payment to the LHA.
Providing information through an application for funding does not imply that funding is approved. Applications for funding can be declined upon review, even if the Applicant establishes financial need. Until the Applicant receives confirmation that funding has been approved or denied, the status of their application is under review.
Upon approval of funding, it is the responsibility of the Applicant on behalf of their child/children to work directly with the LHA to ensure a spot is available for their child/children in one of the LHA’s programs.
The Applicant is required to notify HCF as soon as possible if the Applicant’s child/children stop attending a program or if a program is cancelled. In such circumstances, the Applicant must work directly with the LHA to arrange for a refund to HCF before a further application is made to HCF for additional program funding by the Applicant. Failure to properly inform HCF of program cancellation or not taking appropriate steps to arrange for a refund may negatively impact further funding applications made by the Applicant.
Representations of the Applicant
The Applicant represents that they are the legal representative of the child/children on whose behalf they are applying, and further represent that they have the appropriate authority to sign a legally binding agreement on behalf of such child/children.
The Applicant represents and warrants that they are not knowingly submitting fraudulent information in their application and further represents that all such information submitted to HCF is correct in all respects to the best of their knowledge. All such information provided in the Applicant’s application is subject to audit by HCF and, in the case of fraudulent information, HCF is entitled to take appropriate legal actions, including seeking the return of any funds provided to the LHA for the Applicant’s child/children’s programs.
Privacy
HCF is committed to securely maintaining personal information that can be linked to an identifiable individual (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Information”) that is submitted along with an application in accordance with all applicable Canadian data protection laws and regulations, including the
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
.
Personal Information collected through the application process will only be used in connection with the administration of funding and program participation or as otherwise required by law.
Personal Information collected through the application process will not be used by HCF for promotional, advertising, or any marketing purpose without the Applicant’s explicit consent.
General Terms
By accepting these terms and conditions, the Applicant:
Agrees that Personal Information provided in their application for funding on behalf of their child/children will be shared the applicable LHA and third parties as may be required in connection with the review and approval process of the application and disbursement of funds.
Consents to receiving operational email communications and/or telephone calls with regard to the status of their application and funding from HCF. E-mail and/or telephone are the only methods of receiving such notices, and if no e-mail address or telephone number is provided in the application, the system will be unable to inform the Applicant of their application status or approval for funding.
Acknowledges and agrees that HCF and Hockey Canada are not responsible for the acts or omissions of LHAs or other contracting parties who participate in the administration or delivery of programs and hereby agree that they shall not name HCF or Hockey Canada in any proceeding or claim it may commence against LHAs or other contracting parties relating to such administration or delivery. In the event that the Applicant commences such proceeding or claim against an LHA or other contracting party and HCF or Hockey Canada are added to such proceeding in any manner whatsoever, whether justified in law or not, the Applicant will immediately discontinue the proceedings and/or claim.
Applicable Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta.
By clicking the Submit this request button below, I acknowledge that I have read and understand these Terms and Conditions.
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