As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendations 1

The Committee recommends that the Department of Canadian Heritage strike a committee to study new funding models for organizations in the arts, culture, heritage, and sports sectors. Representatives of the cultural industry, including organizations representing official language minority communities, would be asked to sit on this committee. In addition, the committee structure would take into account Canadian diversity in its membership.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada increase its use of advertising in traditional mediums, such as local, regional, and national newspapers rather than on platforms of international digital companies.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada increase support for local sports organizations that are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada create a community sport and recreation recovery fund to ensure that the parks and recreation sector, as well community sports organizations, are able to contribute to Canada’s post-pandemic recovery.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada create programs to both encourage Canadians to be active and ensure that all Canadians can access physical activity and recreational programs during and after the pandemic.